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HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers

Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan

HTML All The Things is a podcast for developers navigating the modern web industry. Hosted by web development agency owners Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan, the show explores web development, AI-driven industry shifts, and the realities of building a sustainable career in tech. Matt and Mike discuss foundational technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript along with modern tools and frameworks such as Svelte, Vue, WordPress, React, and Tailwind. But beyond the code, the show also dives into

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80:56

How to Choose the Right CMS for Your Website

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2026/07/28

Choosing the right CMS isn't about picking the most popular platform - it's about asking the right questions.In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the framework they use before recommending a content management system for a new website. From understanding who will manage the site to evaluating budget, customization, maintenance, and long-term goals, they explain how different project requirements naturally lead to different solutions. Along the way, they discuss where platforms like WordPress,

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18:25

Do You Actually Own Your Digital Games?

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2026/07/25

Do you actually own the digital games you buy?An Xbox player in Brazil successfully sued Microsoft after a hacked account left him locked out of his entire digital game library - and his other Microsoft services. The court ordered Microsoft to restore his account and compensate him, raising some interesting questions about the rights consumers have over their digital purchases. In this Web News, Matt and Mike discuss digital ownership, game preservation, account bans, DRM-free alternatives like

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57:40

AI Coding Makes Development Easier - So Why Are We...

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2026/07/21

AI coding tools can make developers faster, remove tedious work, and help us build things that once felt out of reach. So why can using them still leave us feeling drained? In this episode, Matt and Mike explore the complicated relationship between AI coding and developer burnout. They discuss losing the satisfaction of solving difficult problems, the mental cost of managing multiple AI workflows, whether AI-generated work still feels like your own, and why reviewing code can be more exhausting than

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20:35

Kimi K3 Brings Frontier AI Into the Open

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2026/07/18

Kimi K3 is a massive new open AI model with 2.8 trillion parameters, native vision and a one-million-token context window. Its creator claims it can compete near the frontier of coding, reasoning and knowledge work - but its potential goes far beyond benchmark scores. In this Web News, Matt and Mike discuss what happens when companies can operate powerful AI without depending entirely on OpenAI, Anthropic or another hosted provider. Could open models lower costs and unlock better AI products, or

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66:02

JavaScript Isn't Always the Answer: Native Browser...

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2026/07/14

Modern browsers have evolved dramatically over the past two decades, quietly absorbing many features that once required custom JavaScript or third-party libraries. In this episode, Matt and Mike explore native browser capabilities including form validation, accordions, dialogs, popovers, lazy loading, and responsive images. Along the way, they discuss why letting the browser handle more of the work can improve accessibility, performance, maintainability, and the overall developer experience -

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27:28

Growing Your App: From MVP to MLP

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2026/07/11

Should you ship your app as soon as it's functional, or keep building until users love it?In this episode, Matt and Mike explore the difference between a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and a Minimum Lovable Product (MLP), and why that distinction matters more than ever in the age of AI-assisted development. We discuss feature creep, validating ideas with real users, trusting your instincts as a founder, and how to balance shipping quickly with building something people genuinely want to use. Whether

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68:59

How to Build an Async Remote Team That Actually Works

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2026/07/07

Remote work isn't simply about working from home - it’s about building systems that let people do their best work without constant meetings or interruptions. In this episode, Mike shares nearly a decade of experience leading asynchronous engineering teams, discussing what separates successful async companies from those that struggle. We explore why trust, written communication, documentation, and intentional collaboration matter far more than online status indicators. We also discuss hiring for

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53:38

What Happens When Physical Games Disappear?

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2026/07/04

Sony has announced that beginning in 2028, new PlayStation games will no longer be released on physical discs. While much of the discussion has focused on digital ownership and game preservation, we explore a different question: what does the loss of physical media mean for gaming culture? From collectors and preservationists to streamer backgrounds, game stores, and shelves filled with iconic box art, physical games have become symbols of gaming itself. As the industry moves toward an all-digital

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63:40

AI Safety: From Narrow AI to Superintelligence

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2026/06/30

Artificial Intelligence is advancing faster than ever, but can it actually be made safe? In this episode, we explore the evolution of AI from today's Narrow AI systems to the theoretical future of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and Superintelligence. Along the way, we discuss AI alignment, control, bias, security, transparency, and the growing challenges researchers face as AI capabilities continue to accelerate. We also examine concerns raised by AI safety researcher Dr. Roman Yampolskiy and

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26:22

Web News: Consumer Electronics Are Getting Gutted

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2026/06/27

The price of consumer electronics keeps climbing, and it may not be slowing down anytime soon. Using Valve's new Steam Machine as a case study, we examine how the ongoing RAM pricing crisis and AI-driven demand for hardware are reshaping the consumer electronics market. From gaming PCs and consoles to smartphones and local AI hardware, we discuss why prices are rising, what it means for consumers, and whether affordable tech is becoming a thing of the past. Show Notes:

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47:19

Get Found: SEO, Social Media, and Building an...

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2026/06/25

Matt Diamante joins the show to discuss modern SEO, social media growth, and building an audience in the age of AI. We explore how he grew his following to over 600,000 people, why he fired his largest client to focus on content creation, and what businesses need to do to stay visible as search evolves beyond traditional Google rankings. We also discuss AI Overviews, personal branding, content strategy, and whether SEO still has a place in an increasingly AI-driven web. Show Notes:

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67:46

The $2 Trillion AI Panic: Is SaaS Really Dead?

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2026/06/23

For years, SaaS companies seemed untouchable. Now, investors have wiped trillions of dollars from software stocks as AI agents become capable of building functional clones of popular products in minutes. But are these fears justified? In this episode, Matt and Mike break down the growing panic around AI and SaaS. They explore why investors believe AI could destroy software moats, why tools like Claude Cowork and other AI agents are causing concern, and whether the market is overestimating how easily

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21:51

Web News: Would You Risk Your Job to Oppose AI? (Debate)

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2026/06/20

In this edition of the Web News we address one of Mike's recent statements where he advised anti-AI workers to "shut up" in the face of a pro-AI workplace. He stated that you should not be bringing up your AI concerns to workplaces that are bullish on AI, especially during the difficult job market that developers and other tech workers find themselves in. This statement came with some harsh criticism from commenters, some of whom believe that you should not be covering up your own concerns and

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76:22

Are AI Data Centers Good or Bad?

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2026/06/16

Artificial intelligence may live in the cloud, but the infrastructure powering it exists in the real world. As companies race to build hyperscale AI data centers, communities are raising concerns about power consumption, water usage, housing pressures, environmental impacts, and the strain on local infrastructure. In this episode, Matt and Mike break down what data centers actually are, how AI is changing their scale and requirements, and why the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure has become one

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31:58

Web News: Anthropic Released An AI It Doesn't Fully...

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2026/06/13

Anthropic has released Claude Fable 5, a Mythos-level AI model with built-in safeguards designed to route certain high-risk prompts to older models instead. As AI capabilities continue to accelerate, are AI companies creating systems they no longer fully trust? We discuss AI safety, prompt routing, technical debt, and whether this approach can scale as future models become even more powerful.Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/anthropic-released-an-ai-it-doesnt-fully-trust

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60:14

AI Isn’t Just Taking Jobs, It’s Creating Weird New Ones

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2026/06/09

Most conversations about AI focus on job displacement, but a different story is unfolding at the same time. As companies rush to adopt AI, entirely new roles are appearing to bridge the gap between powerful models and real-world business problems. In this episode Matt and Mike explore emerging careers like Forward Deployed Engineers, AI Generalists, Prompt & Evals Engineers, and the growing need for developers who can rescue and maintain AI-generated applications. Are these temporary jobs

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52:27

Web News: AI vs No-Code

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2026/06/06

In this edition of Web News, Matt and Mike debate whether AI coding agents are starting to reverse the no-code revolution. Inspired by a recent article about a company abandoning its no-code website and returning to code, the conversation explores how tools like OpenAI Sites, Cursor, and other agentic workflows are changing the way websites are built. Are platforms like Webflow, Wix, and Squarespace facing a new challenge, or will they evolve alongside AI? From agency workflows and client

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51:33

How Long Do Websites Last? (And When Should You...

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2026/06/02

When you launch a website, how long should you expect it to last? Two years? Five years? Ten?The answer depends on what you mean by "last." A website can remain online and technically functional for years while quietly becoming harder to maintain, slower to evolve, less effective at generating leads, or increasingly out of touch with a company's brand and customers. In this episode, Matt and Mike explore the real lifespan of modern websites. They break down the difference between replacing a

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28:55

Web News: The Middle Class Can't Keep Up With Tech...

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2026/05/30

For years, technology kept adding new categories to our lives. First it was the desktop computer, then the laptop, smartphone, tablet, smartwatch, wireless earbuds, game consoles, and now smart glasses and AI-powered wearables. The problem is that every new category comes with its own price tag, upgrade cycle, and growing expectation that we'll keep up. In this edition of the Web News we're discussing the rising cost of consumer technology, whether the average person can realistically afford this

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58:41

AI Coding Hype Is Starting to Crack

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2026/05/26

AI skepticism might be one of the most valuable developer skills right now - but only if it doesn’t turn into stubbornness. In this episode, Matt and Mike discuss the growing divide between developers who reject AI entirely and those who trust it far too much. They explore why blindly accepting AI-generated code can create serious problems in production, why refusing to adapt can hurt your career, and where experienced developers still provide the most value. From architecture and security to

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