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Jose Valim, the creator of the Elixir programming language, dives into Elixir's unique strengths, focusing on concurrency and fault tolerance. He discusses its rise, including success stories from companies like Discord, and the partnership with Rust for enhanced backend systems. Valim reflects on the transition from Ruby, the challenges of functional programming, and the innovative evolution of Elixir's type system. The conversation also turns light-hearted with musings on futuristic tech and the quirky nature of online communication in the tech community.

Ryan Dahl, the brilliant mind behind Node.js and Deno, shares his journey in shaping server-side JavaScript. He discusses the innovative features of Deno 2.0 and its impact on modern web development. The conversation touches on the shift from languages like C to Rust, examining the advantages of Rust and the evolution of ECMAScript Modules. Dahl humorously recounts legal hurdles faced by developers and dives into the future of Deno with TypeScript and WASM. His insights provide a fascinating look at the landscape of JavaScript and its enduring significance.

We talk about how to psyop yourself into loving work, working out and respecting your users. I hope you enjoy the episode! The Yapper Himself: https://x.com/yacineMTB

Today we talk with Taylor Otwell, the creator of Laravel. We start at Laravel's humble beginnings and move all the way to the exciting new Series A raise with Accel and all that it is enabling Laravel to do today! Sponsor for the Show: Infinite Red If your company needs help moving to mobile, Infinite Red could be a great choice for you! From the smallest startups to some of the largest companies, Infinite Red is ready to help you ship an elegant and effective mobile application with React Native. Check them out at: https://infinite.red/ Links from the show: Taylor's X: https://x.com/taylorotwell Laravel: https://laravel.com/

DHH, the creator of Ruby on Rails and a NYT best-selling author, dives deep into coding and parenthood in this engaging discussion. He shares the joy of Ruby programming and its potential to inspire creativity and perseverance. DHH reflects on the importance of personal engagement in coding, navigating online discourse, and the transformative journey of parenthood. He also addresses the balance of AI in programming, the impact of open source contributions on career growth, and the need for personalized job applications.

Ginger Bill, Creator of the Odin Language. I (TJ) think it's a better C in a lot of ways. Very fun language to write. You should check it out! X: https://x.com/TheGingerBill YouTube: https://youtube.com/gingergames

Chris Lattner gives history on creating LLVM, Swift and Mojo. As well as lessons learned along the way. You'll definitely learn a few things about how crazy PhD projects can accidentally change the world in this one! X: https://x.com/clattner_llvm Mojo: https://www.modular.com