The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Fallthrough & Friends (Friends)
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Jan 24, 2025 
Kris Brandow and Matthew Sanabria, co-hosts of the Fallthrough podcast, dive into the shifting landscape of software development. They dissect why Go remains a strong choice alongside newer languages like Rust and Zig. The duo discusses the potential of tools like 'jj' for version control and the importance of user-centric documentation. With humor, they reminisce about past projects and share insights on flexible code editors. They also speculate on the future of programming, including programming in natural language, and the need for better organization in documentation.
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Jerod's Editor and Terminal Switch
- Jerod Santo switched to Zed as his primary text editor.
- He also replaced his terminal of choice with Ghosty in 2024.
Chris's Tooling Nostalgia
- Chris Brandow is relearning Audition and Final Cut Pro for podcast post-production.
- He's getting reacquainted with the tools after a long hiatus.
Try Jujutsu
- Try Jujutsu; it's a version control system with Git as a storage backend.
- Matthew Sanabria hasn't used Git in months after adopting Jujutsu.
