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Supper Club × Zach Lloyd from Warp

May 5, 2023

Zach Lloyd, an engineer and the creator of Warp, shares his insights on revolutionizing the terminal experience. He explains why he built Warp, highlighting its unique AI features and its architecture in Rust for better performance. The discussion spans how Google Sheets works, the challenges of cross-platform UI development, and the intersection of music and technology. Zach also hints at future capabilities for Warp on Windows and the web, making it an engaging conversation for developers and tech enthusiasts alike.

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Zach Lloyd

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

From Music to Code: The Evolution of Web Applications

11min

Reinventing the Terminal Experience

6min

Building a Cross-Platform UI Framework

33min

Tech Setup and Preferences in Development

2min

Transforming Music Education with AI

4min

Streamlined Workouts and Team Expansion Opportunities

2min

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Zach Lloyd about how Google Sheets works, why Zach wanted to build Warp, why did they use Rust to write Warp in, is Warp going to come to Windows, and more!

Show Notes

00:20 Welcome
01:12 Who is Zach Lloyd?
Zack on Twitter
Zack on LinkedIn
Warp Terminal × Next Gen Terminals — Syntax Podcast 579
Warp: The terminal for the 21st century
03:41 How does Google Sheets work?
GWT
13:38 What is Warp and why did you build it?
Introducing Warp
16:50 Why did you build Warp in Rust?
Rust Programming Language
Harfbuzz
Adventures in Text Rendering: Kerning and Glyph Atlases
23:20 How would you move Warp to Windows?
26:02 How would you run Warp on the web?
31:24 How are the blocks done inside Warp?
36:23 Would Warp ever add a shell?
40:04 Is better completion support coming to Warp?
44:42 Warp AI features
52:08 Supper Club questions
56:52 SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××
Oh My Zsh - a delightful & open source framework for Zsh

××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ×××

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