John Gruber Explained

John Gruber
Birth Place:United States
Spouse:Amy Jane Gruber
Occupation:Blogger, podcaster
Education:Drexel University (BS)
Subject:Design, technology, Apple Inc.
Notableworks:Markdown, Daring Fireball, The Talk Show, Vesper
Portaldisp:y
Language:English

John Gruber (born 1973) is a technology blogger, UI designer, and co-creator of the Markdown markup language. Gruber authors the Apple enthusiast blog Daring Fireball and produces its accompanying podcast, The Talk Show.

History

Gruber is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor of Science in computer science from Drexel University, then worked for Bare Bones Software (2000–02) and Joyent (2005–06).[1]

In 2004, Aaron Swartz and Gruber worked together to create the Markdown language,[2] [3] with the goal of enabling people "to write using an easy-to-read and easy-to-write plain text format, optionally convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML)".[4]

Media

Daring Fireball

Since 2002, Gruber has written and produced Daring Fireball,[5] [6] [7] a technology-focused weblog. He has described his Daring Fireball writing as a "Mac column in the form of a weblog".[8] The site is written in the form of a tumblelog called The Linked List, a linklog with brief commentary, in between occasional longform articles that discuss Apple products and issues in related consumer technology. Gruber often writes about user interfaces, software development, Mac applications, and Apple's media coverage. On Daring Fireball, Gruber tends to cover Apple in a positive manner[9] [10] [11] and defend Apple against criticism.[12] [13] [14] Media outlets have described Gruber as an Apple "fanboy" in conjunction with his writing on the website; Gruber responded in a 2011 interview that although he does not use the term fanboy, he supports Apple because he appreciates the company.[15]

The Talk Show

The Talk Show is a technology podcast started by Gruber intended as a "director's commentary" to Daring Fireball. Guests are usually programmers, designers, analysts and journalists.

In June 2007, Gruber and Dan Benjamin began co-hosting an independent podcast featuring conversations and commentary on trends, mainly focusing on technology at thetalkshow.net.[16] This format persisted but the show "started over" and helped establish Benjamin's 5by5 Studios network. The show ran from July 2010 until May 2012 for a total of 90 episodes.[17] Gruber moved the show to the Mule Radio Syndicate network in May 2012.[18] This time, Gruber changed the format and became the sole host of the show with alternating guests each episode. The show ran for 80 episodes and in May 2014, The Talk Show parted ways with Mule Radio and became part of Daring Fireball.[19] The show continues to use the episode number scheme and logo started at Mule Radio.

Apple Inc. senior vice president (SVP) of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller appeared as a guest on the live episode of The Talk Show during WWDC 2015 in San Francisco. Apple SVPs Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi appeared as guests on a recorded episode published February 12, 2016.[20] Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi also appeared on the live episodes of The Talk Show during WWDC 2016 and 2017.[21]

Other works

In early 2013, Gruber, Brent Simmons, and Dave Wiskus founded software development firm Q Branch to develop the Vesper notes app for iOS.[22] The venture was not successful, and Q Branch has since shut down.[23] In March 2020, Gruber started a new podcast with friend and colleague Ben Thompson called Dithering. Each episode is exactly 15 minutes long and access to the show is granted via subscription.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Blanc. Shawn. February 19, 2008. John Gruber: A Mix of the Technical, the Artful, the Thoughtful, and the Absurd. ShawnBlanc.net. October 23, 2008. October 16, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081016041843/http://shawnblanc.net/2008/interview-john-gruber/. live.
  2. Book: James Hendler

    . Hendler . James . James Hendler . Foreword by James Hendler . Aaron Swartz's A Programmable Web: An Unfinished Work . Synthesis Lectures on Data, Semantics, and Knowledge . 10 November 2022 . . ix . https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=File:Aaron_Swartz_s_A_Programmable_Web_An_Unfinished_Work.pdf&page=11 . 10.1007/978-3-031-79444-5 . 978-3-031-79444-5 . 12 January 2024 . en . . This document was originally produced in "markdown" format, a simplified HTML/Wiki format that Aaron co-designed with John Gruber ca. 2004. . January 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240112032656/https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Aaron_Swartz_s_A_Programmable_Web_An_Unfinished_Work.pdf . live .

  3. Krewinkel . Albert . Winkler . Robert . Formatting Open Science: agilely creating multiple document formats for academic manuscripts with Pandoc Scholar . . 12 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171202050144/https://peerj.com/articles/cs-112.pdf . 6 . en . 10.7717/peerj-cs.112 . 8 May 2017 . 3 . free . December 2, 2017 . subscription . Markdown was originally developed by John Gruber in collaboration with Aaron Swartz, with the goal to simplify the writing of HTML documents . live .
  4. Markdown 1.0.1 readme source code Web site: December 17, 2004. Daring Fireball – Markdown. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040402182332/http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/. April 2, 2004.
  5. News: August 10, 2004 . The blogosphere: Are blogs worth the hype? . . October 23, 2008 . November 1, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101135234/http://news.cnet.com/Editors-Picks-The-blogosphere-Are-blogs-worth-the-hype/2009-1025_3-5302954.html . dead.
  6. News: October 7, 2005. News.com's Blog 100. CNET News. October 23, 2008. November 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101135325/http://news.cnet.com/News.coms-Blog-100/2009-12_3-5887900.html. live.
  7. News: Snell. Jason. Jason Snell (writer). March 5, 2007. Laptop nation. Macworld. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131106012538/https://www.macworld.com/article/1056520/aprileic.html. November 6, 2013.
  8. Web site: Independent Days . August 17, 2007 . . John Gruber . Gruber . John . July 8, 2003 . mdy-all . September 27, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927231041/http://daringfireball.net/2003/07/independent_days . live .
  9. Web site: Kovach . Steve . I've been using the iPhone X for 18 hours, and I'm already sold . October 31, 2017 . . January 10, 2024 . January 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110231042/https://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-x-hands-on-photos-first-impressions-2017-10 . live .
  10. Web site: Swearingen . Jake . Question of the Day: Who Got an iPhone X, and When? . . January 10, 2024 . en . October 31, 2017 . January 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110232856/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/10/question-of-the-day-who-got-an-iphone-x-and-when.html . live .
  11. Web site: Crothers . Brooke . The Apple blogs vs. Android . . January 11, 2024 . en . December 10, 2011 . January 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240111052426/https://www.cnet.com/science/the-apple-blogs-vs-android/ . live .
  12. Web site: Elmer-DeWitt . Philip . Philip Elmer-DeWitt . Apple's curious PR problem . . January 10, 2024 . en . August 7, 2009 . January 10, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240110232015/https://fortune.com/2009/08/07/apples-curious-pr-problem/ . live .
  13. Web site: Newcomer . Eric . Eric Newcomer . Apple Says It Slows Old iPhones, Stoking Conspiracy Theorists . . January 10, 2024 . December 22, 2017 . June 29, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629073039/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-22/apple-says-it-slows-old-iphones-stoking-conspiracy-theorists . live .
  14. Web site: Colt . Sam . Apple Poached Its Most Controversial Executive From Adobe, But Adobe Threw Him A Party Anyway (AAPL) . . January 10, 2024 . August 16, 2014 . June 6, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240606204300/https://www.sj-r.com/story/business/2014/08/16/apple-poached-its-most-controversial/36654683007/ . live .
  15. December 13, 2011. John Gruber on the term fanboy. Topolsky. Joshua. Joshua Topolsky. On The Verge. Vox Media. YouTube. January 12, 2024. January 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240112213752/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcgFNaKqNS8. live.
  16. Web site: The Talk Show with John Gruber and Dan Benjamin . February 6, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429051649/http://thetalkshow.net/ . April 29, 2015 . dead .
  17. Web site: The Talk Show on 5by5 . 5by5 Studios . March 19, 2018 . May 2, 2012 . October 25, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101025083000/http://5by5.tv/talkshow . dead .
  18. Web site: Mule Radio Syndicate Network . April 1, 2018 . April 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180407093212/http://muleradio.net/ . live .
  19. Web site: The Sad State of 'The Talk Show' Archives . March 19, 2018 . August 30, 2016 . Dirty Feed . Hoare . John . March 20, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320110401/http://www.dirtyfeed.org/2016/08/the-talk-show-archives/ . live .
  20. Web site: The Talk Show Episode 146 . February 12, 2016 . February 12, 2016 . . John Gruber . Gruber . John . February 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160213220024/http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2016/02/12/ep-146 . live .
  21. Web site: The Talk Show Episode 158 . June 17, 2016 . June 19, 2016 . . John Gruber . Gruber . John . June 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160620025624/http://daringfireball.net/thetalkshow/2016/06/17/ep-158 . live .
  22. Web site: Gruber. John. June 6, 2013. Vesper. March 19, 2018. Daring Fireball. March 20, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180320105459/https://daringfireball.net/linked/2013/06/06/vesper. live.
  23. Web site: Gruber. John. August 23, 2016. Vesper, Adieu. March 19, 2018. Daring Fireball. June 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240606204306/https://daringfireball.net/2016/08/vesper_adieu. live.

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