Exploring Open-Source and SolidJS with Ryan Carniato

Ryan Carniato, Creator of SolidJS and Principal Engineer at Netlify, has always had a love for music and tech. He set his punk rock dreams aside and settled down to become a full-time engineer. Ryan started programming at the age of 11 and got his first job at eBay where he contributed to their top open-source project, Marko. After building his network and experience in open source, he landed a job with Netlify living many developers’ dreams of getting paid to work on open-source projects. In this episode, Ryan talks to Chuck and Robbie about working on open-source projects, his experiences at eBay and Netlify, and his thoughts on TypeScript and inferred types versus explicit types. Key Takeaways [00:31] - Introduction to Ryan Carniato. [02:18] - A whiskey review - Barrel Whiskey Infinity Barrel Project. [10:54] - Ryan comments on tech hot takes from Twitter. [15:21] - How Ryan started programming at 11 years old. [19:50] - Ryan's journey into working on open-source projects. [45:48] - Ryan talks about music, hiking, and video games. Quotes [13:04] - “When you think of Typescript, you think of something concrete, like something you can build on, and dependable. In Javascript, it's more like an art. Kinda like painting.” ~ Ryan Carniato [19:14] - “I think at a young age where you can find those things that you are empowered to just do whatever you feel like, it's super powerful.” ~ Ryan Carniato [29:14] - “Our biggest bottleneck is the network and the devices that are in the users' hands.” ~ Ryan Carniato Links Ryan Carniato Twitter Mr. Solid SoildJS eBay Netlify Barrel Whiskey Infinity Barrel Project Twitter Motley Crue Tailwind CSS The Primeagen SEGA Genesis Nintendo Geek Squad Jurassic Park Vue JS Knockout JS Backbone JS Marko JS The Madness The Clash High Fidelity Angular Ember JS React Svelte Astro Next JS jQuery Jason Miller JSX Mesa Boogie Chrono Triggers Dungeons & Dragons Twitch The Witcher 3 Gwent Skyrim FIFA 23 Nintendo Switch Mario Kart Discord Github Connect with our hosts Robbie Wagner Chuck Carpenter Ship Shape Subscribe and stay in touch Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Whiskey Web and Whatnot Top-Tier, Full-Stack Software Consultants This show is brought to you by Ship Shape. Ship Shape’s software consultants solve complex software and app development problems with top-tier coding expertise, superior service, and speed. In a sea of choices, our senior-level development crew rises above the rest by delivering the best solutions for fintech, cybersecurity, and other fast-growing industries. Check us out at shipshape.io.