Ellie Huxtable

Ellie Huxtable, the creative mind behind Atuin, shares her journey from London to San Francisco while unveiling the new desktop GUI for her popular shell tool. She discusses the magic of syncing shell history and the intriguing concept of executable runbooks that enhance team workflows. Ellie dives into the technical choices behind Atuin desktop, addressing challenges across different platforms, and revealing exciting upcoming features like improved CLI integration. Her insights into community feedback and open-source contributions make this a must-listen for developers!

Ellie Huxtable, creator of the innovative Atuin shell tool, shares her journey from London to San Francisco while diving into the functionalities of Atuin CLI and the new desktop app. She discusses how Atuin enhances shell history management and introduces the concept of executable runbooks for improved workflow. The conversation also covers technical challenges of building a cross-platform GUI, the importance of user feedback during beta testing, and future plans to enhance data portability. Ellie's insights highlight the potential for Atuin to streamline complex development environments.

Ellie Huxtable, the innovative open-source maintainer, shares her journey from London to San Francisco while discussing her creation, Atuin. This magical tool syncs shell history but now evolves into Atuin Desktop, a runbook editor designed for team collaboration. Ellie dives into the use cases of runbooks, detailing how executable blocks streamline workflows. She also explains the tech behind it, including Tauri and Rust, and addresses the challenges of building a desktop app versus a CLI. Expect insights on open-source strategies and the future of Atuin!

Ellie Huxtable, the creator of Atuin, shares her journey in developing an innovative open-source tool for managing shell history. She reveals the joys of syncing and searching commands across devices, and why she chose Rust for the project. Ellie discusses her decision to leave her job and focus on Atuin full-time, the playful branding that features a mascot inspired by Terry Pratchett, and the importance of community feedback. The conversation is filled with insights into balancing passion with practicality in tech development.

Ellie Huxtable discusses Atuin, a Rust CLI tool for shell history sync, search, and backup. The podcast covers transitioning to management, using Rust in small services, SQL light database, encryption, tips for promoting resource projects, encryption and key management, side projects and refreshing perspectives, testing procedures and strategies for releasing, the evolution of terminals and GUI apps, and attracting maintainers for project sustainability.