devtools.fm: Developer Tools, Open Source, Software Development

Maggie Appleton, a visual storyteller, discusses building AI into apps, the power of local first development, and digital gardening for personal websites. She also explores the future of coding, personalized content creation, and tools in tech and web development.

Johannes Schickling, founder of Prisma, discusses local-first development, the Effect library for async code in TypeScript, and building Overtone app. Topics include evolution of programming concepts, challenges for developers, and tools for document generation and TypeScript performance.

Mitchell Hashimoto, founder of HashiCorp and author of Terraform, discusses the challenges of being a founder, open source monetization, his experience as a pilot, and technical philanthropy in the terminal emulator space

Adam Wathan, creator of Tailwind CSS, discusses the evolution of Tailwind CSS v4, use of Rust and Lightning CSS, monetizing the tool, building Tailwind Labs, addressing Twitter feedback, and challenges in extensibility and distribution in Rust vs JavaScript.

Dan Abramov, core team member of React, discusses his work on Bluesky, a decentralized social network. Topics include React compiler, server components, and the future of React. Also explores using web APIs in React Native development and evolution of software architecture concerns.

Guillermo Rauch, founder of Vercel and creator of Next.js, discusses the changing landscape of web development, AI in software development, generative UI, and the evolution of developer tools. The conversation explores real-time web applications, the impact of React, hands-on learning with Code Crafters, and the future of AI-driven software development.

This week, DHH, the co-founder of 37signals and creator of Ruby on Rails, discusses the future of web development, the history of Rails, and software longevity. Topics include programmer joy in Ruby, aesthetics in coding, language preferences, web development choices, and tech transitions from Apple to Android.

This week we're joined by Dani Grant, founder of Jam.dev, a tool to report bugs in a ways that developers can immediately act on them. We talk about Dani's journey to building Jam.dev and the challenges that they faced along the way trying to find product market fit. Dani also talks her experience fund raising for Jam.dev. https://twitter.com/thedanigrant https://jam.dev/ https://jam.dev/blog/jam-raises-8-9m-series-a-led-by-ggv-capital/ Episode sponsored By CodeCrafters (https://codecrafters.io/devtoolsfm) 40% Discount!Episode sponsored By RunMe (https://runme.dev) Become a paid subscriber our patreon, spotify, or apple podcasts for the full episode. https://www.patreon.com/devtoolsfm https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devtoolsfm/subscribe https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devtools-fm/id1566647758 https://www.youtube.com/@devtoolsfm/membership Tooltips Andrew https://github.com/DaniGuardiola/classy-ink Justin https://github.com/lsd-rs/lsd https://github.com/sindresorhus/ky Dani https://slack.com/help/articles/206329808-Google-Calendar-for-Slack https://typefully.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@mreflow

This week we're joined by Herrington Darkholme, the creator of AST Grep. AST Grep is a code search tool that uses the abstract syntax tree (AST) of your code to find patterns. We talk about the genesis of AST Grep, the efficiency of AST Grep in code searching, the challenge of expressing complex patterns, the versatility of YAML for rule expression, testing and evolving rules with AST Grep, and expanding AST Grep with SDKs and VS Code integration. You should definitely check out AST Grep if you're looking for a powerful code search tool! Episode sponsored By CodeCrafters (https://codecrafters.io/devtoolsfm) 40% Discount!Episode sponsored By RunMe (https://runme.dev) Become a paid subscriber our patreon, spotify, or apple podcasts for the full episode. https://www.patreon.com/devtoolsfm https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devtoolsfm/subscribe https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devtools-fm/id1566647758 https://www.youtube.com/@devtoolsfm/membership

This podcast discusses Isograph, a data fetching framework for React, comparing it to Relay. They explore the future of data fetching, challenges in web development, and Isograph's journey to production. Topics include React server components, benefits of the Kinesis Advantage Keyboard, and innovative testing tools.