What even is a dev conference in the age of AI? Jack is fresh back from React Advanced in London with a road report, and we dig into how conferences are rethinking their focus as attendance shifts. We also break down how the Claude Code team handles code reviews, unpack GitHub Universe's updates, cheer on CSS-Tricks' new owner, and say a fond goodbye to the Arc browser.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:58 - React Advanced conference update
12:40 - How the Claude Code team does code review
21:34 - GitHub Universe highlights
38:58 - CSS Tricks has a new owner
41:34 - RIP Arc
50:11 - What's making us happy

NEWS
Paige - GitHub Universe 2026 highlights: https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/github-universe-2026-evolving-every-layer-of-the-stack/
Jack - React Advanced conference update: https://reactadvanced.com/
TJ - How the Claude Code team does code review: https://x.com/addyosmani/status/2114604912520921136

LIGHTNING NEWS
RIP Arc: https://arc.net/
CSS Tricks has a new owner: https://css-tricks.com/css-tricks-has-a-new-owner/

WHAT'S MAKING US HAPPY
Paige - The Diplomat TV series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17491088/
Jack - Dungeon Crawler Carl book series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Crawler_Carl
TJ - The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36337550-the-7-deaths-of-evelyn-hardcastle

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