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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