Ian and Aaron discuss how Aaron's orchestrating fly.io boxes for Database School, why sometimes you need to use AI to help AI, and why Costco is truly a great place. Plus an all-time Ian resume rent and so much more.

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• (00:00) - Classic Little Kid Disease
• (04:14) - Weekend Update
• (18:29) - Ian's Resume Rant
• (33:57) - Advent of SQL
• (46:50) - Using AI to Help AI

• Google Classroom
• NorthPark Center
• Danbury Railway Museum
• Melissa & Doug
• Thomas & Friends
• Advent of SQL on Database School
• CodeRabbit
• Stratechery

Ian and Aaron discuss all things AI this week - from Claude Max to pairing Gemini with Claude to why people want to code but they don't want to sell and so much more. Plus Aaron's secret soccer past and why the game (of getting a job) isn't fair.

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• (00:00) - OD on AI
• (09:40) - Product vs Distribution
• (15:29) - Alcove
• (21:21) - What's Ian Building With AI?
• (27:18) - Using Claude With Gemini?
• (37:38) - Google or ChatGPT?
• (46:51) - Old Puritan Aaron
• (58:21) - The Game Is Unfair
• (01:03:20) - What's New With Database School?
• (01:07:13) - Sportsball!

• Claude Max
• Aaron's tweet about a design tool he built
• Alcove
• Laravel Wrapped 2025
• Radix Colors
• Amp
• CodeRabbit
• Primeagen - 1 year, no job
• Hassan Nazari

Ian and Aaron discuss Claude vs. Gemini, *another* Laravel New idea, drama on Thanksgiving, and so much more.

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• (00:00) - Happy Cyber Monday!
• (01:39) - Follow Up
• (07:24) - AI Update: Claude vs. Gemini
• (24:43) - Laravel New, Again, Again?
• (36:30) - Ian's 🐕 Drama
• (43:25) - Kids & Parks
• (48:47) - A Childlike Server
• (52:50) - Even More Follow Up

• Indie Hacker who had his wedding sponsored
• Million Dollar Homepage
• Introducing Claude Opus 4.5
• JMac's 'child-like' $20/month DO box

Ian and Aaron talk about the launch of Database School - the branding, everything he did the morning of the launch, building the site with Gemini, and so much more. Plus the world championship of….bagels?

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• (00:00) - Every Second Mattered
• (08:40) - The Morning Of
• (15:30) - The Last Launch?
• (18:07) - Walking With Adam
• (20:01) - Pricing
• (28:28) - Doing It Live
• (36:21) - We're Talking Logos
• (44:14) - Closing Thoughts On The Launch
• (49:21) - Built With Gemini
• (01:06:23) - World Championship of Bagels

• Nightwatch
• OG Kit
• Forge
• Laravel Cashier
• Jamey Gannon on Twitter
• Aaron's Blooper Reel
• Adam's Morning Walk
• Laravel VPS
• Nano Banana Pro
• Gemini 3
• Filament
• Starship Bagel

Ian and Aaron are joined by John O'Nolan, creator of Ghost, to talk about double Laravel New'ing, side projects for your side projects, building an RSS reader, mastering Claude Code, and so much more.

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• (00:00) - Double Laravel New'd
• (08:52) - Claude Code Power User
• (21:26) - Queues!
• (32:58) - Your Side Project Has A Side Project
• (48:37) - All About Ghost
• (58:12) - Advice for Laravel New Believers

• Ghost
• Marco Arment
• Overcast
• ChartMogul
• Joel Spolsky on why you shouldn't ever do a rewrite

Ian and Aaron discuss screen time for kids, the impending launch of Database School, why Ian acquired Bootstrapped.fm, and more.

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• (00:00) - The Screen Time Conundrum
• (12:56) - Public Service Announcement
• (23:18) - Database School Is Launching Next Week!
• (32:26) - Thanksgiving Plans
• (38:29) - Acquiring Bootstrapped.fm

• Wall Street
• The Secret Life of Pets
• Claude Code
• Browser testing in Pest 4
• Database School
• Jason Beggs
• "Rich enough not to waste time"
• Andrey Butov
• Bootstrapped Episode 43: The UserScape Developers
• Bootstrapped Episode 46: Jeffrey Way of Laracasts
• Pluribus
• Is It Cake?

Ian and Aaron talk about 20 years of HelpSpot, Aaron's big week on Twitter, and....talk about burying the lede....Aaron's got ARR! Subscription revenue! It's happening!

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• (00:00) - A Weekend Story
• (15:25) - Sick Kids
• (20:12) - Laravel New Update
• (22:40) - 20 Years of HelpSpot
• (37:27) - Ian's Hiring
• (43:03) - Aaron's Big Week on Twitter
• (53:20) - Database School Update

• Paperless Post
• Fuji X100VI
• Ricoh GR IV
• Laravel New
• Ian's hiring!
• Aaron's tweet
• "Put Food On My Family"

Ian and Aaron talk about the first ever Wire:live conference, what's new in Livewire 4, the best book Aaron's ever read, and....oh no. Oh no. Ian decided to `laravel new`. Again.

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• (00:00) - Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
• (01:52) - Wire:live
• (10:54) - Livewire 4
• (27:49) - Poker Day
• (34:45) - Aaron MC
• (36:40) - We Musn't Ship
• (48:54) - Best Book I've Ever Read
• (57:07) - Update On New Videos
• (01:10:44) - Advent of SQL
• (01:14:18) - 🐴 Update

• Wire:live
• Vehikl
• Blaze
• Forte
• Rainbow Bridge
• Digital Minimalism
• The Intellectual Life
• Advent of Vibe Coding