In this episode Shiv is in conversation with Greg Foster, Cofounder and CTO of graphite.dev.

This is the first part, Greg talks about

His Journey into Software:

• Early Days: Started coding in high school, selling iPhone apps.
• College and Early Career: Studied CS, worked at Airbnb, learned infrastructure and on-call duties.
• Founding Graphite: Co-founded Graphite with friends to build developer tools.
• Passion for Developer Experience: Enjoys building tools that improve software development workflows.

Key Points:

• On-Call Experiences: Loved the challenge and responsibility of on-call work, but also experienced the frustrations of dealing with user issues and developer mistakes.
• Building a Startup: Balancing technical work with business operations, hiring, and team culture.
• Graphite's Mission: Improving developer productivity by focusing on code review and collaboration tools, inspired by best practices from large tech companies.

AI Integration: Exploring AI-powered tools to enhance code review and analysis.