The Swyx Mixtape

I met up to podcast with quincy in round 2, which has all my personal updates since round 1.

https://freecodecamp.libsyn.com/90-shawn-swyx-wang-from-dev-to-ai-founder

One of my biggest posts ever was https://www.latent.space/p/ai-engineer and we hosted a Twitter Space about it:

https://twitter.com/swyx/status/1674895620870651909?s=20

I felt like the space wasn't info dense enough for the main Latent Space pod but you get the full show as loyal swyx mixtape subscribers.

Video and pull quotes: https://www.humanskills.co/p/human-skills-012-productivity-and

smol developer took off this week. we convened a special twitter space to talk about what we should do next.

david cramer speaks on why he believes in open source businesses, and why specifically you should use BSL and not the other stuff.

https://www.se-radio.net/2023/05/se-radio-563-david-cramer-on-error-tracking/ 1hr in

revived by https://www.swyx.io/how-to-find-podcasts-that-have-been-deleted

https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2019/12/19/no-code-with-shawn-wang/

The software category known as “no-code” describes a set of tools that can be used to build software without writing large amounts of code in a programming language.

No-code tools use visual interfaces such as spreadsheets and web based drag-and-drop systems. In previous shows, we have covered some of the prominent no-code products such as Airtable, Webflow, and Bubble. It is clear that no-code tools can be used to build core software infrastructure in a manner that is more abstract than the typical software engineering model of writing code.

No-code tools do not solve everything. You can’t use a no-code tool to build a high performance distributed database, or a real-time multiplayer video game. But they are certainly useful for building internal tools and basic CRUD applications.

We know that no-code tools can create value. But how do they fit into the overall workflow of a software company? How should teams be arranged now that knowledge workers can build certain kinds of software without writing code? And how should no-code systems interface with the monoliths, microservices, and APIs that we have building for years?

Shawn Wang is an engineer with Netlify, a cloud provider that is focused on delivering high-quality development and deployment experience. Netlify is not a no-code platform, but Shawn has explored and written about the potential of no-code systems. Since he comes from a code-heavy background, he is well-positioned to give a realistic perspective on how no-code systems might evolve to play a role in the typical software development lifecycle.

https://overcast.fm/+-qMwI0I10/17:00