devtools.fm: Developer Tools, Open Source, Software Development Robby Russell - oh my zsh, Planet Argon
Jul 15, 2024
Robby Russell, creator of Oh My ZSH and CEO of Planet Argon, discusses the history of Oh My ZSH, the evolution of terminal environments, transitioning from freelancing to Ruby on Rails development, creating a ZSH configuration management framework, and maintaining Ruby on Rails projects at Planet Argon.
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Sticker Business to Coding
- Robby Russell's coding journey started with a mail-order sticker business.
- He wanted a dynamic webpage for orders, leading him to learn Perl and other web tools.
Planet Argon's Organic Start
- Robby Russell's consultancy, Planet Argon, began organically.
- A rescinded job offer led him to Ruby on Rails, which increased project demand.
Oh My Zsh's Humble Beginnings
- Oh My Zsh began as Robby Russell's personal Zsh configuration file.
- He shared it with coworkers for easier pair programming, and it grew organically from there.