Nic Barker is a self-taught programmer who went from web development to building Clay, a fast UI layout library in C. We talk about how he got started, his journey into low-level programming, the challenges of building tools, and what makes great software. Join us!
Nic
Website: https://www.nicbarker.com/
Github: https://github.com/nicbarker
Clay: https://www.nicbarker.com/clay
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicbarkeragain
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Wookash Podcast
Show links: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lukasz-sciga
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7tExkDJcI6vvmpCguX8Ygd
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wookash-podcast/id1683109481
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9J9u3apteD0EuFjzRpt71w
RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/dd7643a4/podcast/rss
X: https://x.com/wookash_podcast
Chapters:
Highlights
Programming Journey
Founding a Startup
Work Experience
Clay Inspiration
What is Clay?
Immediate vs Retained Mode
Browsers and Virtual DOM
Clay Backend Compatibility
Macros
Choosing C
Dislikes about C
Complexity in Clay
Performance Bottlenecks
Contributing to Clay
Finding Time
License
Marketing & Teaching
Code Editor
The Importance of Debugger
