Episode 286
How Linkblog Happened
A conversation with Erik C. Thauvin about Java, simplicity, no dependencies and linkblog
airhacks.fm podcast with adam bien · adam-bien.com
March 23, 20241h 12m
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Show Notes
An airhacks.fm conversation with Erik C. Thauvin (@ethauvin) about:
early computer experiences with Logo and Tandy Model 3, writing horse race handicapping software as a kid, working at Apple at 16 writing resource editor for Mac, starting consulting firm and building custom software, attending Sun Tech Days to learn about Palm Pilot and Java, writing linkblog with Tomcat and JSP, creating popular linkblog with 8 million monthly views, converting projects to Rife and BLD frameworks, motivations for writing software he needs, Erik's blog: erik.thauvin.net
Erik C. Thauvin on twitter: @ethauvin