272: ‘The Save Twitch’ With Rich Siegel
The Talk Show With John Gruber
12/24/19
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For your holiday listening enjoyment, very special guest Rich Siegel joins the show to talk about BBEdit’s past, present, and future, the state of developing for the Mac, and more.
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- My “Uses This” interview from 10 years ago.
- Andy Baio’s ten-years-delayed “Uses This” interview.
- Rich Siegel on Twitter.
- BBEdit’s public debut in April 1992.
- BBEdit’s 20th anniversary — nine years ago.
This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.
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273: ‘My Cousin Hans’ With Rene Ritchie
December 31, 2019
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It’s the last show of the decade. Special guest: Rene Ritchie.
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