Mat, Johnny and Jon are joined by Elias, creator of Gio, to discuss GUIs. Specifically, we explore the pros and cons of immediate vs retained mode and explore some examples of each, as well how some frameworks like React are attempting to bring the benefits of immediate mode to a retained mode world (the DOM).

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Featuring:

• Elias Naur – GitHub, X
• Jon Calhoun – Website, GitHub, X
• Mat Ryer – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Gio
• Immediate mode
• Retained mode - The opposite of Immediate mode.
• Scatter - Federated chat client built with Gio using email for messaging.
• Egon Elbre - Egon designed the Gio logo.

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!