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946: We Got Roasted for Our Websites — Fair

October 15, 2025·58 min·5 clips
Scott explains why he ripped out all CSS from his website, leaving it functional but intentionally ugly.
Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski answer listener questions on web development, including why developers have bad personal websites, work-life balance for a 19-year-old, image optimization best practices, and handling hacked user accounts. They also discuss tech tools like Omar G OS, AirPods alternatives, and free tier pricing pitfalls.

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A practical case for deciding when AI instructions should stay in the repo and when they should move into tools or agents.

The episode takes up a practical web-dev question: how much workflow knowledge belongs in committed instruction files, and how much should live in agents, tools, or MCP-backed systems.

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You want a blunt, practical take on AI instructions inside a real web-dev workflow.

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