169: John Gruber – State of the Workflow

Myke interviews John Gruber of Daring Fireball. They take a deep-dive into how John’s writing takes shape – from capturing ideas and drafting articles to the meticulous editing behind his influential work.

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Guest Starring:
John Gruber (relay.fm/people/Johngruber)

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Daring Fireball (daringfireball.net)
Daring Fireball: The M4 iPad Pros (daringfireball.net/2024/05/the_m4_ipad_pros)
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Studio Display - Apple (apple.com/studio-display)
Daring Fireball: Something Is Rotten in the State of Cupertino (daringfireball.net/2025/03/something_is_rotten…)
Getting Things Done - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done)
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Markdown - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markdown#cite_note-markd…)
Daring Fireball: Introducing Markdown (daringfireball.net/2004/03/introducing_markdown)
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The Enthusiast – Myke's New Blog (theenthusiast.net)
This is how Apple rolls – John Gruber – Macworld (macworld.com/article/205387/apple-rolls.html)
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Daring Fireball: WWDC 2007 Keynote News (daringfireball.net/2007/06/wwdc_2007_keynote)
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Daring Fireball: Internal Letter Circulates at Apple -- and Leaks to The Verge -- Pushing Back Against Returning to the Office (daringfireball.net/linked/2021/06/04/apple-rem…)
Apple Extended Keyboard - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Extended_Keyboard)
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