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Darcy Clarke - npm, vlt and the Future of JavaScript Package Management

This week we talk to Darcy Clarke, formerly at npm and now at the helm of VSR, a new package manager. VLT aims to be the package manager we all want in the JS ecosystem, while at the same time disrupting the npm registry. See what they're cooking up for the future of JavaScript package management. https://x.com/darcy https://www.vlt.sh/ https://www.darcyclarke.me/ https://github.com/darcyclarke Apply to sponsor the podcast: https://devtools.fm/sponsor Become a paid subscriber our patreon, spotify, or apple podcasts for the ad-free 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

Joel Hooks - Egghead, Badass Courses, and the Future of Developer Education

This week we're talking to Joel Hooks, a founder of Egghead. For years Joel has been building courses and helping developers learn to code. He's been the invisible hand behind many of the high quality courses that have been created over the years. On this episode we talk to him about his journey through developer education and where he thinks the future lies. https://egghead.io/ https://joelhooks.com/ https://badass.dev/ Apply to sponsor the podcast: https://devtools.fm/sponsor Become a paid subscriber our patreon, spotify, or apple podcasts for the ad-free 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

Rudy Fraser - BlackSky - Next Generation of Social Media

This week we're talking to Rudy Fraser, the developer behind BlackSky, a community he carved out of BlueSky. Using custom feeds, labelers and everything the platform has to offer, BlackSky offers a safe space for Black communities to share their stories and connect. In the process he's dealt with funding, scaling, and building out his own tools on top of ATProto, the tech behind BlueSky. https://www.blackskyweb.xyz/ https://github.com/blacksky-algorithms/rsky https://blog.rudyfraser.com/blob-post/ https://github.com/rudyfraser Episode sponsored By MUX (https://mux.com) 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

Matt Perry - (Framer) Motion - The Evolution of Animation Libraries

This week we're talking to Matt Perry, a creator of Framer Motion. Matt is a software engineer at Framer, and he's been working on the animation libraries for a while and has a long history of innovation. He recently left Framer to focus on the now rebranded Motion. He aims to make more of the library usable form frameworks outside of React. https://x.com/mattgperry https://motion.dev/ https://github.com/motiondivision/motion https://github.com/mattgperry https://motion.dev/about Episode sponsored By MUX (https://mux.com) 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

Anselm Eickhoff - Jazz Tools

This week we talk to Anselm Eickhoff, a creator of Jazz Tools. Jazz is a reimagining of what the client server boundary is and how it can be used to build local first apps. Join us as we explore the next generation of local first tooling. https://bsky.app/profile/anselm.io https://jazz.tools/ https://github.com/aeplay Episode sponsored By MUX (https://mux.com) 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