Ron Au's story and how to be whimsical!

We 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!
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Description
We 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!

Music
Intro music by Braden Wiggins a.k.a. Fractal ([email protected])

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Unpopular Opinions
  • Ron: 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 exist
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antony 
Host
antony 
Dad / @SvelteJS maintainer / @SvelteSociety co-founder / Svelte Radio host. Born at 341.57 ppm CO2.
Brittney
Host
Brittney
DS Eng @Provihq 🧜https://t.co/U8JoqVO4Sm 😺https://t.co/5FKTbGIW8d 👩‍🏫 https://t.co/wGvIldEAIe
Kevin A. K.
Host
Kevin A. K.
Co-founder of Svelte Society 🌎 Organizer of Svelte Summit 🏔 Host of Svelte Radio 📻
Ron Au's story and how to be whimsical!
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