Nov 20, 2025Host

Sweet Hang #3: Matching Tattoos w/ John O'Nolan

Sweet Hang #3: Matching Tattoos w/ John O'Nolan
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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

Links:Ghost - https://ghost.org Marco Arment - https://marco.org Overcast - https://overcast.fm ChartMogul - https://chartmogul.com Joel Spolsky on why you shouldn't ever do a rewrite - https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2000/04/06/things-you-should-never-do-part-i/

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