Adam’s friend on the frontend, John Long joins the show to explore his usage of AI, design tools and the stack he prefers. We talk Next.js vs Rails, maintaining open source, building websites with Framer, their mutual love for Figma, and more.
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<li><a href="https://github.com/orgs/radiant">Radiant GitHub</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.framer.com/">Framer</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tryopine.com">Opine</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.tryopine.com/getting-started-guide/overview">Opine Docs - Getting Started Guide</a></li>
<li><a href="https://lovable.dev">Lovable</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.gierd.com/">Gierd</a></li>
<li><a href="https://generated.photos/">Generated Photos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://zesticons.com/">Zest Icons</a></li>
<li><a href="https://iconic.app">Iconic</a></li>
<li><a href="https://heroicons.com/">Heroicons</a></li>
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