Async
Joshua and Saadia helped pioneer asynchronous and distributed work. So it's only natural that our podcast bucks synchronous conventions. On Async, we take turns to unfold the conversation, one episode at a time, as we chat about technology, app development, and remote work.
A Pretty Good podcast.
Episodes
112 episodes
[Saadia] Two Person Product Team
Product Designer: Uses vibe coding as an immediate feedback design tool.Product Developer. Uses AI assisted tooling to implement the designs, and product knowledge to build a scalable architecture.
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Episode 112
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9:56
[Joshua] The end of product managers
Joshua weighs in on where product managers, product designers, frontend developers, and fullstack developers fit, and how a convergence of all these is happening before our eyes.
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9:30
[Saadia] A New Approach to Software Development
Hypothesis 1: Vibe code tools will always produce better results in the hands of skilled operators.Hypothesis 2: Vibe code tools are more impactful on the workflow of designers than developers.I made the mistake of l...
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Episode 110
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21:18
[Joshua] Shifting gears
Joshua's been missing for a few weeks. Well a ton has changed. He's got a new job (sort of), and it's all related to AI (for better or worse!).
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Episode 109
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9:09
[Saadia] A bad feeling
Feeling overwhelmed by the AI hype cycle, politics, and tests!
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Episode 108
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12:58
[Joshua] Claude vs Replit for a vibe coding designer
Followup from the last episodeDoes Joshua have a bunch of nebulous ideas he struggles to write? [Oh boy yes]Does Joshua feel there's too many inputs and noise to deal with [Yup, working through it]How many free sub...
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Episode 107
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12:29
[Saadia] Sometimes Synchronous
Responsible use of AI, and launching a new product.
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Episode 106
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11:40
[Joshua] A crazy vibe coding week
Joshua made an app, a crazy fun week, and some Freeform complaints on the iPad.
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Episode 105
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6:43
[Saadia] Know your tools
Be true.Dungeons & Dragons: https://diggingforfire.blog/posts/dungeons-and-teenagers/James Jameson Used One Finger:
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Episode 104
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13:20
[Joshua] Ghosted fireballs
It's been a massive week for Saadia and Joshua.Saadia got fireballed, Joshua got ghosted. This episode (and the previous) are why async exists. Friends helping each other push forward in the things they want to create. If you...
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Episode 103
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16:48
[Saadia] Cowboy Coding
Choosing an audience, not a topic. Finding your crew. Platform native design.
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Episode 102
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16:07
[Joshua] Custom illustrations and default designs
Suggesting to Ben Thompson a way he can tweak his illustration, suggestions to Marco Arment on Overcast, and congratulating Saadia on a fantastic episode with John Gruber. A bit of a theme...
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Episode 101
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10:21
[Joshua] Finding a niche
I'm getting closer to landing a niche for my writing. Now I just need to get over the last hurdle.
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Episode 99
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7:35
[Saadia] Ambient AI
I'm starting to get excited about the LLM-powered tiny quality-of-life features that will soon start appearing in our interfaces.
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Episode 98
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14:24
[Joshua] Writing into the dark again
Joshua gets inspired on a new breakthrough, has some sadness with the NBA, along with followup on genealogies and Saadia's apps.
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Episode 97
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15:05
[Joshua] A Playdate hobby
https://joshuawold.com/finding-a-hobby/Followup on starting a subscription blog, a weird bug in iOS, finding a hobby, and Playdate.
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Episode 95
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7:36
[Saadia] Talk to think
Tonic is out! https://diggingforfire.blog/posts/tonic/External vs Internal processing, plus more about just knuckling down and doing the hard work.
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Episode 94
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15:29
[Joshua] Inflate the Patreon balloon
On deciding, dithering, using personal projects to fuel creativity, and thinking through ideas.
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Episode 93
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10:16
[Saadia] Knuckle down
On Patreon, growing an audience, Tonic, compasses, and open-source.
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Episode 92
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18:52