The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Richard Feldman from NoRedInk joined the show to talk about Elm and Functional Programming. Elm labeled itself “the best of functional programming in your browser” and boasts “no runtime exceptions.” We talked about the language, whether or not it’s really faster than React, JavaScript fatigue, and the best ways to get started with Elm. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – If it works with Docker, it works with Codeship Jet. DigitalOcean Block Storage – Use the code CHANGELOG to get a $10 hosting credit when you create a new DigitalOcean account Opbeat for AngularJS – Performance monitoring for AngularJS. Instantly pinpoint performance issues, and optimize your code. Install in minutes. Featuring:Richard Feldman – GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Richard Feldman on Twitter Evan Czaplicki on GitHub mwForum Elm Style Guide Elm Syntax Elm From JavaScript Elm Docs [Podcast Suggestion] Evan Czaplicki - designer, developer of ELM lang · Issue #281 · thechangelog/ping Prezi - We’re excited to announce that Evan Czaplicki… NoRedInk makes learning grammar fun and easy #187: Redux, React, and Functional JavaScript with Dan Abramov - The Changelog NoRedInk/elm-rails elm-rails 3.0.0 (99+) Elm Discuss - Google Groups Join Elm on Slack! Building a Live-Validated Signup Form in Elm — NoRedInk Tech Elm Packages Join the Changelog community for $20/yr! Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

MacLane Wilkison and Michael Egorov, the creators of ZeroDB, joined the show to talk about ZeroDB — an end-to-end encrypted database (protocol), why it’s open source, how it’s different than other encryption techniques, performance for running encrypted queries, and an interesting topic called Proxy re-encryption. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – If it works with Docker, it works with Codeship Jet. Toptal – Join the best or hire the best engineers and designers! Email Adam (adam@changelog.com) to get a personal introduction to get started with Toptal. DigitalOcean – Use the code CHANGELOG to get a $10 hosting credit when you create a new DigitalOcean account Featuring:Michael Egorov – GitHubMacLane Wilkison – GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Michael Egorov on GitHub MacLane Wilkison on Twitter @ZeroDB_ congrats on the launch! ZeroDB Homepage ZeroDB on GitHub ZeroDB on AngelList FinTech Innovation Lab London ZeroDB Tutorial MacLane Wilkison Explains ZeroDB ZODB - a native object database for Python Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Yehuda Katz, a prominent programmer known for his work on open source projects like JSON API and Ember.js, shares his insights on API design and compliance. He discusses the evolution of JSON API, emphasizing its significance in streamlining development. The conversation also explores his journey in programming, the importance of automation, and how design principles enhance API interactions. Katz critiques traditional methods and advocates for innovative approaches to standardization, while reflecting on the future of web communication and API principles.

We have a special doubleheader holiday show for you. Andrew Nesbitt joined the show to talk about 24 Pull Requests and Libraries.io, and Jonathan Rudenberg is back to catch us up on Flynn. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – Download the FREE eBook “Why Containers and Docker are the Future” Toptal – Freelance as a Developer OR Designer with Toptal DigitalOcean – Use the code CHANGELOG to get a $10 hosting credit when you create a new DigitalOcean account Harvest – Use the code CHANGELOG to save 50% on your first month Featuring:Andrew Nesbitt – Website, GitHub, XJonathan Rudenberg – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: NodeCopter - Programming flying robots with node.js NodeCopter - Core CoderDojo 24pullrequests/24pullrequests 24 Pull Requests (@24PullRequests) on Twitter 24 Pull Requests / Homepage 24 Pull Requests / Sponsors 24 Pull Requests / Contributing 24 Ways - Web design and development articles and tutorials for advent Libraries - The Open Source Discovery Service Libraries.io on GitHub Libraries.io Support (GitHub Issues) howdyai/botkit codebar.io Despo Pentara (@despo) on Twitter Despo Pentara (@despo) on GitHub Flynn – The product that ops provides to developers The Changelog #99: Flynn, Tent, open source PaaSes and more with Jeff Lindsay and Jonathan Rudenberg The Changelog #115: Flynn Updates with Jonathan Rudenberg and Jeff Lindsay Deis | Your Paas. Your Rules. Dokku - The smallest PaaS implementation you’ve ever seen The Changelog #182: Metabase and Open Source Business Intelligence with Sameer Al-Sakran and Tom Robinson The Changelog 181: RethinkDB, Databases, and the Realtime Web With Slava Akhmechet The Changelog #180: Otto, Vagrant, and Automation with Mitchell Hashimoto Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Dan Abramov, creator of Redux, joined the show to talk about his path to becoming a programmer, his introduction to open source, React, JavaScript, functional programming in JavaScript, his thoughts on looking outside of your bubble to other ecosystems and borrowing/sharing what you can. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – Download the FREE eBook “Why Containers and Docker are the Future” Toptal – Freelance as a Developer OR Designer with Toptal Braintree – Start accepting PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, Apple Pay, Android Pay, cards, and whatever’s next – all with a single integration. Linode – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code changelog20 to get 2 months free! Featuring:Dan Abramov – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: [Guest idea] Dan Abramov (Redux) · Issue #317 · thechangelog/ping Redux Homepage and Docs rackt/redux “We do not need another Flux framework. We have about 50,000 Flux frameworks.” – @rookieone on #BeyondCode Getting Started with Redux Course by Dan Abramov on Egghead.io Relay | A JavaScript framework for building data-driven React applications Flux | Application Architecture for Building User Interfaces By any means necessary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dan Abramov - Live React: Hot Reloading with Time Travel at react-europe 2015 - YouTube acdlite/flummox omcljs/om David Nolen (@swannodette) on GitHub Elm Middleware | Redux Richard Feldman (@rtfeldman) on GitHub The Changelog #151: Rust with Steve Klabnik and Yehuda Katz Hero: Jordan Walke (@jordwalke) on Twitter Hero: Sebastian Markbåge (@sebmarkbage) on Twitter Hero: Steve Klabnik (@steveklabnik) on Twitter RLRT: Nice interview by @changelog about #rustlang - could give it a try in the following weeks :) Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

László Monda (aka Lotsy) joined the show to talk about a keyboard for hackers — the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard. We discussed the features, the hardware design, the open source that powers it, and more. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – Download the FREE eBook “Why Containers and Docker are the Future” Toptal – Freelance as a Developer OR Designer with Toptal Harvest – Use the code CHANGELOG to save 50% on your first month Linode – Our cloud server of choice! Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. We host everything we do on Linode servers. Use the code changelog20 to get 2 months free! Featuring:László Monda – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Ultimate Hacking Keyboard org on GitHub UltimateHackingKeyboard/agent UltimateHackingKeyboard/firmware UltimateHackingKeyboard/ugl-kicad-libs UltimateHackingKeyboard/bootloader-left UltimateHackingKeyboard/bootloader-right From the Ground Up: How I Built the Developer’s Dream Keyboard Ultimate Hacking Keyboard’s campaign on Crowd Supply Ultimate Hacking Keyboard - Image Gallery KiCad EDA Hero: John Carmack Hero: Coding Horror (Jeff Atwood) Hero: Dean Camera (@abcminiuser) on Twitter Hero: Dean Camera’s “Four Walled Cubicle” Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Ahmad Nassri from Mashape joined the show to talk about Kong, an open-source management layer for APIs and Microservices. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – Download the FREE eBook “Why Containers and Docker are the Future” Braintree – Start accepting PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, Apple Pay, Android Pay, cards, and whatever’s next – all with a single integration. Harvest – Use the code CHANGELOG to save 50% on your first month DigitalOcean – Use the code CHANGELOG to get a $10 hosting credit when you create a new DigitalOcean account Featuring:Ahmad Nassri – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Ahmad’s life story blogged Kong Kong’s plugin gallery Justin Dorfman pinged us Mashape - Powering API Driven Software NginX adds JavaScript scripting Lua Cassandra Issue to add Postgres support to Kong Hero: Grace Hopper Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Evan You joined the show to talk about Vue.js - his library for building web interfaces. We discussed what Vue.js offers, what makes it different, why developers should trust this project even if it’s “just a personal project” that’s not backed by an enterprise or a large team. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – If it works with Docker, it works with Codeship Jet. Opbeat for Node.js – Build faster Node.js apps. Instantly pinpoint performance issues, and optimize your code. Install in minutes. Braintree – Start accepting PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, Apple Pay, Android Pay, cards, and whatever’s next – all with a single integration. DigitalOcean – Use the code CHANGELOG to get a $10 hosting credit when you create a new DigitalOcean account Featuring:Evan You – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: 2Advanced The Changelog #160: Ampersand.js, SPAs, and WebRTC with Henrik Joreteg The Changelog #149: React.js, React Native, Flux, Relay, and GraphQL with Facebook Creative Lab 5 Vue.js Homepage Vue.js on GitHub Vue.js Examples Vue.js: a (re)introduction Changelog Weekly - Issue #24 Issue Stats Nicholas Young on Twitter: “Listening to The @changelog’s episode on @metabase, and realizing I couldn’t build businesses without open source. vuejs/vue-hackernews Hero: Zach Lieberman (@zachlieberman) on Twitter Hero: Aaron Koblin Hero: TJ Holowaychuk (@tjholowaychuk) on Twitter omcljs/om Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Tal Ater joined the show to talk about the offline first revolution, the use of service workers, how UpUp is helping on that front, speech recognition, and annyang. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – If it works with Docker, it works with Codeship Jet. Toptal – Apply for a $5,000 STEM scholarship - Toptal supports aspiring female computer scientists, developers, and software engineers to achieve their goals via financial support and mentorship by top professional developers and designers. Braintree – Start accepting PayPal, Bitcoin, Venmo, Apple Pay, Android Pay, cards, and whatever’s next – all with a single integration. Opbeat for Node.js – Build faster Node.js apps. Instantly pinpoint performance issues, and optimize your code. Install in minutes. Featuring:Tal Ater – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: UpUp - The Offline First Library TalAter/UpUp annyang! Easily add speech recognition to your site TalAter/annyang Introduction to Service Workers on HTML5 Rocks The Open Sourcer Hero: Jake Archibald Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Sameer Al-Sakran and Tom Robinson from Metabase joined the show to discuss Metabase - their open source tool that’s laying the foundation of their goals for open source business intelligence. Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Codeship – If it works with Docker, it works with Codeship Jet. Toptal – Apply for a $5,000 STEM scholarship - Toptal supports aspiring female computer scientists, developers, and software engineers to achieve their goals via financial support and mentorship by top professional developers and designers. Harvest – Simple online time tracking software. DigitalOcean – Use the code CHANGELOG to get a $10 hosting credit when you create a new DigitalOcean account Featuring:Sameer Al-Sakran – Website, GitHub, XTom Robinson – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Metabase metabase/metabase Metabase Discussion Maslow’s hierarchy of needs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 280 North, Inc. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Objective-J - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cappuccino (application development framework) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia AWS | Amazon Redshift - Cloud Data Warehouse Solutions Justin Dorfman: @metabase looks awesome, can’t wait to try it out. How do you plan to sustain it? Will there be a pro version? Jeff Dean (computer scientist) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Carmack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia TensorFlow The Changelog #149: React.js, React Native, Flux, Relay, and GraphQL with Facebook The Changelog #171: Living Clojure, ClojureScript, and more with Carin Meier Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!