Listen "Ron Au's story and how to be whimsical!"
Episode Synopsis
SponsorVercel is the platform for frontend developers, providing the speed and reliability innovators need to create at the moment of inspiration. Founded by the creators of Next.js, Vercel has zero configuration support for 35+ frontend frameworks, including SvelteKit. We enable the world’s largest brands like Under Armour, eBay, and Nintendo, to iterate faster and create quality software. Try out Vercel today to experience the easiest way to use Svelte.DescriptionWe have a chat with Ron Au, the creator of the infamous floating head talk from 2019! He tells us about his journey from journalism into web development and how he ended up at Hugging Face. Enjoy!MusicIntro music by Braden Wiggins a.k.a. Fractal ([email protected])NotesSwyx's Company ConfBang Bang ConHave you tried rubbing a database on it?Who is Ron?TwitterWebsiteHuggingfacePeople MentionedJhey TompkinsJosh ComeauCharlie GerardThis Pokemon Does not ExistRon's Svelte Summit TalksWeb á la mode (floating head!)Zwoosh YEAHHHH Shabam! Whimsy in motion!Scrollytell me why: Ain't nothing but a piece of cakeImba & ScrimbaUnpopular OpinionsRon: Svelte is BAD - way too happy when using it. Meeting a ton of interesting people. UGH! THE WORST!Swyx: English has won, Duolingo should not existPicksBrittneySirens Stream on SkeletonSpringhealthSwyxPV510+ Lavalier MicDon't Buy a YetiRonWarhammer 40000: DarktideSqueeze Bottle Peanut Butter 🤯Kev: Hollow Knight
More episodes of the podcast Svelte Radio
Macrodata Refinement with Ken Kunz
23/10/2025
Remote Functions with Simon Holthausen
09/10/2025
We're putting the band back together.
26/09/2025
Timothy Cohen Talks SampleKit
20/01/2025
Dominik G on Svelte 5 and Vite 6
09/01/2025
Rich Harris on the Svelte 5 reception
04/01/2025
Svelte at Bloomberg
19/12/2024
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.