We ain't afraid of no Ghostty!

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Dec 18, 2024

Mitchell Hashimoto, co-founder of HashiCorp and creator of the innovative Ghostty terminal emulator, dives into the exciting world of terminal technology. He discusses the evolution of terminal emulators, revealing how Ghostty aims to enhance user experience while addressing the limitations of existing tools. Hashimoto reflects on the importance of community-driven projects and technical philanthropy in the software realm. He also shares his journey post-HashiCorp, balancing new parenthood and programming challenges, and offers a glimpse into the promising future of Ghostty as it approaches its 1.0 launch.

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Mitchell's Return

Mitchell Hashimoto, after exiting HashiCorp post-IPO, returns to software development with Ghosty.
His last appearance on Changelog was over 10 years ago, with his first appearance being 13-14 years ago.

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Terminal Innovation

Mitchell Hashimoto believes terminal emulators deserve more innovation, similar to web browsers.
He aims to create a faster, cross-platform, and native terminal experience.

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Browsers vs. Terminals

Web browsers have become the dominant graphical interface, getting hundreds of new features yearly.
Terminals, in contrast, receive few updates, prompting Mitchell to improve the platform.

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Mitchell Hashimoto joins the show to discuss Ghostty, the newest terminal in town. Mitchell co-founded HashiCorp, took it all the way to IPO, exited in 2023—and now he’s working on a terminal emulator called Ghostty. Ghostty is set to 1.0 this month, so we sat down to talk through all the details.

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Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
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Show Notes:

First episode with Mitchell Hashimoto! Changelog Interviews #72: Vagrant and virtualized environments
Ghostty 1.0 is Coming and more at Ghostty 👻.
Zig - Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal and reusable software.
Warp
Changelog & Friends #53: There’s a TUI for that
Changelog Interviews #511: The terminal as a platform
Changelog Interviews #555: Back to the terminal of the future
Michael Flarup runs Pixel Resort and created the Ghostty icon

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!