In this episode, Danny and Leon are joined by James Quick, Head of Developer Experience at BigCommerce, to unpack all the major announcements from Vercel Ship 2025. We cover:

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- The new AI Gateway and what “no vendor lock-in” really means

- Active CPU pricing and how it can save you real money at scale

- Rolling Releases vs. A/B testing for safer, incremental deployments

- Bot ID: Vercel’s AI-powered bot protection for logins, checkouts, and expensive LLM endpoints

- Micro-frontends and how they fit into your Next.js apps

- Sandboxes for isolated testing of AI agents and prototypes

- Plus, stick around for our Ask Danny & Leon Q&A on building a stand-out portfolio and getting your first software role

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Timestamps

00:00 – Welcome & Host Introductions

01:42 – Overview of Vercel Ship 2025

07:08 – AI Gateway: One Endpoint for Every Model

10:22 – Active CPU Pricing: Pay Only for What You Use

14:46 – Rolling Releases: Safer, Incremental Deployments

20:52 – Rolling Releases vs. A/B Testing Explained

24:47 – Bot ID: Invisible AI-Powered Bot Protection

30:03 – Sponsor Break: Level Up Financial Planning

33:07 – UX & Partnership: Why Vercel’s Strategy Matters

36:05 – Sandboxes: Isolated AI & Code Testing

40:03 – The Shift to AI Cloud & Future Workflows

44:47 – Ask Danny & Leon: Portfolio, LinkedIn & Landing Jobs

53:30 – Wrap-Up & What’s Next

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6 Game-Changers from Vercel Ship 2025: AI Gateway, Rolling Releases & More

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