Okay, But Why? is a funny, candid tech-learning podcast for developers who are tired of being told how something works without anyone bothering to explain why the hell it exists in the first place.
Each episode takes apart a technology, tool, or concept by asking the questions developers are sometimes afraid they're already supposed to know: What problem was this trying to solve? What did we do before it existed? How does it actually work? When is it useful? When is it unnecessary? And, ultimately, why should I give a shit?
Hosts Parisa and Jules bring different generations of web-development experience to the conversation, occasionally joined by their extremely enthusiastic intern Sabrina and guests who actually know what they're talking about. Together they work through everything from TypeScript, Node and modern JavaScript tooling to CSS, React, web architecture, cybersecurity, DevOps, containers, cloud infrastructure, AI, and whatever developers are expected to understand next Tuesday.
There are no stupid questions, newer doesn't automatically mean better, and nobody is expected to memorize a pile of buzzwords and pretend they understand them.
Come for the technology. Stay for the metaphors, debugging, generational chaos, and occasional realization:
“Ohhh. THAT'S why that exists.”
