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Why Use C for UI Library? | Nic Barker

Jun 14, 20252 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 60
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Episode description

Nic Barker is a self-taught programmer who went from web development to building Clay, a fast UI layout library in C. We talk about how he got started, his journey into low-level programming, the challenges of building tools, and what makes great software. Join us!


Nic

Website: https://www.nicbarker.com/

Github: https://github.com/nicbarker

Clay: https://www.nicbarker.com/clay

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicbarkeragain

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Chapters:


Highlights

Programming Journey

Founding a Startup

Work Experience

Clay Inspiration

What is Clay?

Immediate vs Retained Mode

Browsers and Virtual DOM

Clay Backend Compatibility

Macros

Choosing C

Dislikes about C

Complexity in Clay

Performance Bottlenecks

Contributing to Clay

Finding Time

License

Marketing & Teaching

Code Editor

The Importance of Debugger

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