The Midwest Artisan

The AI Revolution

Did you miss us? We missed you. In this episode we unpack the latest in AI workflow strategies — from managing multiple sessions with custom orchestration tools like Intent to building AI-powered household helpers with personality and memory. Andy and Dalton dive into practical setups: using warp terminals, chat integrations, custom skills, and on-premise servers to automate everything from code reviews to grocery orders.

Buffalo Wings and Livewire Things

In this episode we discuss Andy's recent office revamp, his trip to Buffalo for a conference, and the MCP tools they use in their development work. They delve into the integration of AI tools like Claude and MCPs, the importance of code quality with PHP Stan, and the future of AI in development.

Claude Lied, Authorization Died, We Survived

This episode Andy and Dalton recap Andy's talk at Laravel Worldwide and subsequent Artisan of the Day recognition, share horror stories of Claude Code lying to their friend Dino about a Laravel migration, and debate the eternal question of where to put authorization logic in Laravel 12. Also: conductor workspaces, Opus limits, and that time NPM packages started stealing Bitcoin wallets. Show links: Laravel Meetup [https://meetup.laravel.com/] Keeping Laravel Elegant When Business Get's Messy [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LukMB3SpvUE] Conductor [https://conductor.build/] * (00:00) - Introduction and Personal Updates * (01:57) - California & Disneyland * (03:42) - Laravel Worldwide * (05:42) - Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Preparing for Talks * (11:18) - Community Support and Feedback * (11:51) - Artisan of the Day * (13:05) - Reflections on Speaking and Future Talks * (13:41) - Don't fight the framework * (15:31) - Where do you store shared business logic? * (19:01) - Claude Code Workflows * (19:24) - Exploring Planning Modes and Development Workflows * (24:28) - Claude Code Planning Mode * (30:12) - Claude Pricing Plans * (35:31) - Keeping AI in check * (41:38) - NPM Supply Chain Attack * (43:53) - How do you handle resource/policy authorization? * (57:19) - Outro

The Importance of Refactoring

In this episode of the Midwest Artisan, we're talking about the complexities of writing simple and clean code, Laracon recaps, Filament 4, and Andy's super special announcement. * (00:00) - Introduction * (02:11) - Exploring Pest 4 and Browser Testing * (04:34) - Networking and Community at Laracon * (09:54) - Reflections on Laravel's Growth and Community Dynamics * (14:57) - Andy's talk for Laravel Worldwide * (19:28) - The Complexity of Code Requests * (22:04) - The Importance of Refactoring * (24:55) - Clean Code Practices * (27:53) - Filament 4 * (33:09) - Engaging with the Filament Community * (37:09) - Laravel Boost

10 Requests a Minute

We explore everything from sports and the Alpine.js vs React debate to challenges with Laravel Vapor, HTTP testing, and API rate limits. We also dive into AI, the potential of NativePHP, and look ahead to tools like Juni, Laravel Cloud, and even Neovim. * (00:00) - Introduction * (03:04) - Sports. Yes Sports. * (06:03) - Alpine.js vs React * (10:59) - What is MCP? * (11:35) - Stop using all AI tools in dev? * (21:29) - Juni * (25:33) - IDE: Andy wants to try Neovim * (28:27) - HTTP Testing and API Integration * (37:13) - 10 Requests a Minute * (38:22) - The Limitations of Laravel Vapor * (40:07) - Laravel Vapor * (44:02) - NativePHP * (53:20) - Laravel Cloud * (56:11) - riverside_copy_of midwest artisan podcast _ apr 18, 2025