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Vibes from Strange Loop (Interview)

Sep 28, 2023

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Guest AnnMarie Thomas, an engineering, business, and education professor, discusses playing with engineering and the importance of handling tech issues during a presentation. Other topics include collaborations with OkGo and Blue Origin, the concept of sabbatical in academia, reflections on the Strange Loop conference, building a password manager with enhanced collaboration, and building an editor deal with code base components.

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Quick takeaways

Strange Loop conference offers a unique mix of talks and inspiring content.

Taylor Troach shares his strange encounters at Strange Loop, including an Airbnb brawl and a magic battle.

Pass Bolt is an open-source password manager prioritizing security and collaboration, while Cursorless is a spoken programming language for efficient code editing.

Deep dives

Strange Loop Conference Highlights Unconventional Experiences

At the Strange Loop conference, attendees shared unique and sometimes bizarre stories. One person recounted a strange Airbnb experience where the host was passed out and guests got into a physical altercation. Another attendee had a wild encounter with two self-proclaimed magicians engaging in a magic battle. Despite these odd situations, the conference itself was praised for its diverse mix of talks and inspiring content.

Introduction

2min

Zen of Convex and Anne Marie Thomas Keynote

3min

Handling Tech Issues During a Presentation

12min

OkGo and Blue Origin Collaborations

5min

Exploring the Concept of Sabbatical

3min

Reflections and Memories at Strange Loop

8min

Dogs, Interactions, and Top Hats

15min

Building a Password Manager with Enhanced Collaboration and Permission Control

2min

Pass Bolt: Open-Source Password Manager for Teams

15min

10.

Building an Editor Deal: Code Base and Components

10min

11.

Recapping the Fantastic Strange Loop Conference

2min

This week we’re taking you to the hallway track of the final Strange Loop conference. First up is AnnMarie Thomas — an engineering, business, and education professor. AnnMarie gave one of the opening keynotes titled “Playing with Engineering.” We also caught up with many first-time and multi-time attendees who shared their favorite moments from Strange Loop over the years. You’ll hear from Richard Feldman, Colin Dean, and Taylor Troesh. Last up we talk with Pokey Rule. He gave a talk about his project called Cursorless which is a spoken language for structural code editing.

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Featuring:

AnnMarie Thomas – Twitter, LinkedIn, Website
Richard Feldman – Twitter, GitHub
Taylor Troesh – GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Colin Dean – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Pokey Rule – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

Show Notes:

Also, a huge thanks to Alex Miller (the organizer of Strange Loop) for being so kind to us and getting us there for the final Strange Loop. It was quite the experience.

Pokey Rule

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The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Vibes from Strange Loop (Interview)