Max Howell

Promises are not similar to a reactive framework. Promises are for one time operations, combine is for continuous changes from model to data layer. I don’t see them having any...

Didn’t know about that. Well maybe PMK is dead then. Each individual user can make their own decision.

Yes totally, it's happened many times. Homebrew was a good example. I was single and while I was writing it I just ate (sporadically), worked, slept (occasionally) and ignored life...

If you have people that depend on you then they have to come first.

If I had the impetus to rebuild Homebrew, I would do it in Swift. I originally chose Ruby because: 1) I wanted it to just work after a git clone...

If I suddenly got super rich and didn't have to work for money, I would yes.

My advice is to build something that you need. Need is a great motivator. If you can identify a library, tool or app that you would truly benefit from then...

Mostly it's just engineering, but open source generally also requires you to: * Have a feel for marketing * Do the documentation * Understand Developer Experience (DX) * Understand versioning...

It was some of the best years of my life. It was a very fun environment, full of people who loved music and were passionate about improving the experience of...

I’m extremely product focused, so no, algorithms don’t usually interest me until I need one. Usually I don’t, usually I can use one from a library, if I need one....