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The Top Shelf

ThePrimeagen and teej_dv are on a quest to find the best possible technical speakers and ask the best possible questions we can find. You all know ThePrimeagen can't read, so this is a great format for him to really shine. Teej is here to make sure that Prime knows who the guest is and also to interrupt Prime wherever possible

Episodes

Jose Valim: Creator of Elixir

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Dec 17, 2024•Transcript available on Metacast

Ryan Dahl: Creator of Node & Deno talks Deno 2.0

Today we had Ryan Dahl on the podcast and talk about the history of Node, Deno and so much more. Really hope you enjoy this talk with him! Thanks everyone. Big thanks to the sponsor of today's episode: Code Rabbit https://coderabbit.ai/ .

Nov 12, 2024•2 hr 31 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast

Yacine: How a Rejected Side Project Turned into a Job At X

We talk about how to psyop yourself into loving work, working out and respecting your users. I hope you enjoy the episode! The Yapper Himself: https://x.com/yacineMTB

Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast

Taylor Otwell: Laravel, PHP, OSS & VC

Today we talk with Taylor Otwell, the creator of Laravel. We start at Laravel's humble beginnings and move all the way to the exciting new Series A raise with Accel and all that it is enabling Laravel to do today! Sponsor for the Show: Infinite Red If your company needs help moving to mobile, Infinite Red could be a great choice for you! From the smallest startups to some of the largest companies, Infinite Red is ready to help you ship an elegant and effective mobile application with React Nativ...

Oct 17, 2024•2 hr 45 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast

DHH: On Competency, Coding and Children

DHH is the Creator of Ruby on Rails, Co-owner & CTO of 37signals (Basecamp & HEY), NYT best-selling author, and Le Mans 24h class-winner. X: https://x.com/dhh Personal Site: https://dhh.dk/

Sep 17, 2024•2 hr 4 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast

Ginger Bill: Creator of Odin (a better C)

Ginger Bill, Creator of the Odin Language. I (TJ) think it's a better C in a lot of ways. Very fun language to write. You should check it out! X: https://x.com/TheGingerBill YouTube: https://youtube.com/gingergames...

Sep 17, 2024•49 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast

Chris Lattner: Creator of LLVM, Swift, and Mojo

Chris Lattner gives history on creating LLVM, Swift and Mojo. As well as lessons learned along the way. You'll definitely learn a few things about how crazy PhD projects can accidentally change the world in this one! X: https://x.com/clattner_llvm Mojo: https://www.modular.com...

Sep 17, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast