The Standup with ThePrimeagen

This Episode never made it to Spotify for whatever reason, Original Air Date: 2025-11-20. Enjoy!

We break down the most infamous "thought-terminating clichés" in software engineering. From the classic "It depends" to the controversial "Premature optimization is the root of all evil," the team ranks these common dev phrases on a tier list based on how much they actually hinder or help real problem-solving.

We dive deep into the recent Windows 11 update and Microsoft's claim of a "performance-first" rewrite for the Run dialogue. Is 94 milliseconds actually fast, or is it just "cope"? Casey breaks down why measuring UI responsiveness in FPS matters, the "racing the beam" philosophy, and why he’s officially done with Windows for good.

We also get an update on Trash's "unethical" Pokémon card bot army, his Slack status management at Netflix, and why "Family Feud" on a floppy disk was the peak of gaming.

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The crew debates the internet’s latest impossible question: red button or blue button, and somehow turns it into a full philosophical breakdown of trust, self-preservation, group behavior, and whether Trash would doom humanity because he hates red cars. They also get into Pokémon card chaos, Wikipedia drama, Odin’s deleted page, and why modern “notability” might be broken.

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AI, zero-days, and a whole lot of hot takes. The crew dives into the controversy around powerful new AI models and whether they’re making cybersecurity better or way more dangerous. From bug bounties to “anyone can hack now” fears, it’s a mix of serious debate, wild hypotheticals, and classic Standup chaos.

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Chocolate carrots, ghost hunting, and an app that might end marriages. We kick things off with Easter stories and a late-night haunted hotel adventure… then spiral into “Receipts” — a fully vibe-coded app designed to track every petty argument in your life. Yeah. It’s exactly what it sounds like.