Software Unscripted

Niche Domain Knowledge with Ashley Williams

Aug 8, 2023

54:40

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Episode notes

Introduction

6min

The Silly Mindset of Russ

2min

Russ: A Systems Programming Language

2min

The Importance of Hard One Knowledge in Low Level Programming

4min

The Importance of Seniority in the Terms of Tenure

5min

How to Onboard AI

2min

Game of Thrones: A Parable About Climate Change

3min

How to Use a Change Log Generator

2min

The Importance of Air Types in Rust

2min

10.

What Is a Breaking Change?

2min

11.

The High Rooms Law of Package Managers

4min

12.

How to Scale a Node Package

2min

13.

How to Balance Infrastructure Costs and Design in Rust

3min

14.

The Future of Package Managers

2min

15.

The Importance of Decentralized Discovery

4min

16.

The Importance of Downloads in a Package Manager

3min

17.

The Importance of Measurability in Developer Tools

4min

18.

How to Give Back to Open Source Software

2min

19.

How to Get Data Collected on Enough People Systems Without Becoming a Package Manager

3min

Richard talks with former Rust core team member Ashley Williams, aka ag_dubs,, about various different types of niche domain knowledge - from CSS tricks in web development to low-level systems programming, package managers, and even organization-specific domain knowledge.

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