Show Notes
In today's episode, we welcome Ken Wheeler, a dope programmer, who creates cool projects and just gives them away for free, helping thousands of developers worldwide, a based beatmaker and just in general a cool person.
In this episode, we talk about AI, React, OCaml, why stressing over specific frameworks is not worth it, advice for new developers, HTMX, SPA's and a LOT of other stuff, so stay tuned!
Ken's X/Twitter: https://x.com/ken_wheeler
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Do you hate AI?
02:10 How diffusion works
17:47 First impressions with writing Go
18:29 Where's the line between Backend Development and DevOps
24:11 Does anyone version their REST?
24:57 urql
25:38 Offloading the data work to the other side
29:55 Wordpress is 80% of the websites
31:15 HTMX
33:12 Single Page Apps
34:02 Is React still your go-to
36:38 Is it hard to switch from React to Vue?
39:37 Picking a first language to learn
40:43 OCaml
43:12 HEX and raw Binary Data
44:42 Bluetooth powered crossbow
52:20 What got Ken into doing talks
58:45 Where to find Ken
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