Taylor Troesh recounts his trip across the stack, from the front to the back and back again. Along the way, he divulges his custom operator confession. He currently works at Replenysh using Elm for sustainability.

Thanks to our sponsor, Logistically. Email: [email protected].

Music by Jesse Moore.

Recording date: 2024.02.08

Guest

• Taylor Troesh

Show notes[00:00:30] Sponsored by Logistically[00:00:58] Introducing Taylor

• taylor.town
• surprisetalk/elm-burma
• "Why I Use Elm in 2023"
• Elm Land

[00:01:57] The beginning of computing[00:09:18] Discovering Elm

• Don't make things worse! - Changelog Episode #546 with Taylor
• Elm and Functional Programming - Changelog episode #218 with Evan Czaplicki & Richard Feldman

[00:14:31] Opinions on styling options

• surprisetalk/elm-burma
• Matthew Griffith's elm-ui
• Richard Feldman's elm-css
• "Frugly vs. Freemium"
• The "cheap" web

[00:22:49] Custom operator confession

• surprisetalk/elm-pointless
• Kagi ❤️

[00:26:59] Building a crypto wallet[00:28:14] All the way to the back[00:30:36] The Great Wall of Code[00:36:50] Elm folks on the backend[00:41:13] Pairing learning experiences with deliverables[00:45:39] The new Elm job

• Replenysh
• PostGraphile

[00:49:15] Why I didn't play this harpsichord sooner

• "why I didn’t play this harpsichord sooner"
• Candid Culture
• https://taylor.town

[00:57:41] PicksTaylor's picks

• Cradle to Cradle by  William McDonough & Michael Braungart
• The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander
• https://elm.town

Jared's pick

• nmesh (Explicit)
• Official Elm Guide