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The Standup with ThePrimeagen

The Standup with ThePrimeagen

ThePrimeagen 59 Episodes Jul 3, 2026

ThePrimeagen and Teej host The Standup, a podcast where they talk about software, life, memes, and more. It's fun, can be informative, and sometimes Trash is also there. They are joined by regular guests like Casey Muratori and Carson Gross.

Episodes

Is Cloud Gaming the Future Jul 3, 2026 5132 [Sponsor] Don’t let bad code get merged without reviewing (hopefully not by merge cop!). Checkout out Code Rabbit at https://trm.sh/coderabbit [Description] Should you own your hardware, or is renting compute the future? This week on The Standup, we dig into cloud gaming, GeForce Now, latency, GPUs, data centers, and whether “cost per effective flop hour” actually matters [Sources] https://x.co
The $100,000 LEGO Heist Jun 26, 2026 4528 [Sponsor] Linear helps teams track issues, manage projects, collaborate on docs, and ship products - and the crazy thing is their software is actually fast and a joy to use. Learn more: https://trm.sh/linear [Description] A family trusted a massive Star Wars LEGO collection to a local Bricks & Minifigs store. Then the collection vanished. What started as a dispute over missing LEGOs turned into
How We Got Our First Dev Job (Lost Episode) Jun 11, 2026 3246 We’re taking a trip down memory lane to discuss the milestone every developer remembers: landing that very first job. Whether it was through a standard application, a side project gone right, or just being in the right place at the right time, we break down our individual paths into the industry. We dive into the realities of the early dev grind, the skills that actually mattered vs. what we thoug
Casey Destroys Optimization Myths Jun 5, 2026 5370 Don’t let bad code get merged without reviewing (hopefully not by merge cop!). Checkout out Code Rabbit at https://trm.sh/coderabbit We dive deep into technical performance debates, specifically the nuances of floating-point math—is multiplying by a reciprocal actually faster than division on modern CPUs? We also break down the latest from Microsoft and NVIDIA, including the "RTX Spark" and the
Trash vs Linux May 29, 2026 4405 Peep Trash’s Dotfiles: https://github.com/bautistaaa/dotfiles Trash takes us through his "hell on earth" first week switching from Mac to Linux. From battling Wi-Fi drivers on an ancient MacBook Air to discovering the aesthetic joy of Hyperland and custom dot files, this episode covers the highs and lows of the Linux desktop experience. We also dive into the messy definitions of AGI, the utility
Recovering from AI Psychosis May 22, 2026 3673 The crew dives into “AI psychosis,” coding with GPT vs Claude, doom scrolling tech Twitter, meme culture, burnout, obsession, and what happens when developers start letting AI run wild. Equal parts hilarious, insightful, and slightly concerning.
Bullsh*t Engineers Say Tier List (Lost Episode) May 15, 2026 3080 This Episode never made it to Spotify for whatever reason, Original Air Date: 2025-11-20. Enjoy! We break down the most infamous "thought-terminating clichés" in software engineering. From the classic "It depends" to the controversial "Premature optimization is the root of all evil," the team ranks these common dev phrases on a tier list based on how much they actually hinder or help real problem-
Casey VS Microsoft May 8, 2026 4205 We dive deep into the recent Windows 11 update and Microsoft's claim of a "performance-first" rewrite for the Run dialogue. Is 94 milliseconds actually fast, or is it just "cope"? Casey breaks down why measuring UI responsiveness in FPS matters, the "racing the beam" philosophy, and why he’s officially done with Windows for good. We also get an update on Trash's "unethical" Pokémon card bot army,
The Wikipedia Odin Controversy and the Red Button Dilemma May 1, 2026 4269 Don’t let bad code get merged without reviewing (hopefully not by merge cop!). Checkout out Code Rabbit at https://trm.sh/coderabbit The crew debates the internet’s latest impossible question: red button or blue button, and somehow turns it into a full philosophical breakdown of trust, self-preservation, group behavior, and whether Trash would doom humanity because he hates red cars. They also ge
What Mythos Means for Software Security Apr 18, 2026 3397 Sentry: Catch, trace, and fix bugs across your entire stack. Use code: prime for $100 in free sentry credits → https://trm.sh/sentry AI, zero-days, and a whole lot of hot takes. The crew dives into the controversy around powerful new AI models and whether they’re making cybersecurity better or way more dangerous. From bug bounties to “anyone can hack now” fears, it’s a mix of serious debate, wil
Trash Made a Black Mirror App Apr 10, 2026 3276 Download Trash’s App Receipts Here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/got-receipts/id6760623464 Thanks to this week's sponsor: Code Rabbit If you're tired of developers just replying with LGTM, then you NEED Code Rabbit. An actually useful application of AI where it can use your own rules, lints and more to provide instant feedback in your editor OR a review on Github. https://coderabbit.link/primeag
Cloudflare CTO talks AI, Opensource and the Future Apr 3, 2026 3408 Ship with confidence. Try Sentry: https://trm.sh/sentry This week on The Standup, we sit down with the team behind Cloudflare’s “Vinext” experiment an attempt to bring the Next.js API surface onto a completely different runtime. What starts as a simple “why does this exist?” quickly turns into a deep dive on AI-driven development, open source in the age of agents, and what happens when an intern

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