Fallthrough Ghosttying Go
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Feb 24, 2025 
Mitchell Hashimoto, co-founder of Hashicorp and creator of Vagrant and Terraform, joins the discussion to unveil Ghostty, an innovative terminal emulator. He shares insights about its development challenges and the importance of community feedback. The conversation also dives into the Zig programming language, highlighting its advantages over Rust and Go. Hashimoto reflects on the evolving identity of Go amidst generics, urging a focus on creativity in programming languages. Plus, they explore the significance of contributing to open source projects and the power of expressing unpopular opinions.
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Ghosty's Release Journey
- Mitchell Hashimoto released Ghosty, a terminal emulator, after Christmas 2024.
- The private beta had minor bugs; the public release increased visibility and bug reports.
Ghosty DevTools Inspiration
- Ghosty's dev tools were inspired by a community member’s suggestion.
- They function similarly to web dev tools, allowing cell inspection and escape sequence analysis.
Escape Sequence Complexity
- Terminal emulators use in-band signaling with escape sequences to control display properties.
- This method is ancient with limited standardization, causing compatibility issues.