163: Do Frameworks Still Matter Anymore?

DHH took the Rails World stage to announce that he and Basecamp are no longer writing code by hand, wouldn't necessarily recommend Rails for a new app, and are going all in on native. That kicks off this week's big question: in an era of agentic coding, do frameworks still matter? We also dig into Safari 27's WebKit release, which is packed with a Safari MCP for agents, customizable selects, the HTML model element, and a pile of CSS improvements. In Lightning News, GitHub Copilot's runtime moved to Rust, and OpenAI's agents hacked an Australian government Medicare portal.

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:36 - DHH's Rails World Keynote
• 12:28 - Do frameworks matter anymore?
• 19:50 - Safari 27 WebKit updates
• 37:32 - GitHub Copilot's runtime migrated to Rust
• 39:23 - OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website
• 44:30 - What's making us happy

News

• Paige: Safari 27 WebKit updates
• Jack: Do frameworks matter anymore?
• TJ: DHH's Rails World Keynote

Lightning News

• GitHub Copilot's runtime migrated to Rust
• OpenAI agents hacked an Australian government website

What's Making Us Happy

• Paige: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds TV series
• Jack: Learning Blackbird on guitar
• TJ: Ted Lasso TV series

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