Summary: <p>Daniel is joined by Brent Simmons, founder of Ranchero Software.</p> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-316-6" style="width: 100%;"><a href="http://bitsplitting.org/wp-content/podcasts/Episode5.mp3">http://bitsplitting.org/wp-content/podcasts/Episode5.mp3</a></audio> <p>Brent is a long-time member of the independent Mac development community, serving as a role-model to many others, Daniel included. He is the original developer of both <a href="http://netnewswireapp.com">NetNewsWire</a> and <a href="http://www.red-sweater.com/marsedit/">MarsEdit</a>, and was one of the developers of <a href="http://glassboard.com">Glassboard</a>. Brent has recently returned to his indie roots, developing again under the Ranchero banner.</p> <p>Additional links:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="http://twitter.com/brentsimmons">@brentsimmons</a> – Brent’s Twitter account.</li> <li> <a href="http://inessential.com/">Inessential.com</a> – Brent’s long-time personal weblog.</li> <li> <a href="http://identicalcousins.net/">Identical Cousins</a> – Brent’s software development podcast with Michael Simmons.</li> <li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark,_Delaware">Newark, DE</a> – Brent’s childhood home.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.freerangekids.com/">Free Range Kids</a> – Hands-off parenting book and movement promoted by Lenore Skenazy.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0140445145?tag=d73fh-20">Twilight of the Idols</a> – Book by Friedrich Nietzsche featuring the quote: “Without music, life would be a mistake.”</li> <li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars">Star Wars</a> – The epic space adventure that captured Brent’s childhood fascination.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.evergreen.edu/">Evergreen State College</a> – The so-called hippy college where Brent spent two years.</li> <li> <a href="http://seattlecentral.edu/">Seattle city community college</a> – The school Brent attended after leaving Evergreen State.</li> <li> <a href="http://newcitycollegian.com/">The New City Collegian </a> – Modern-times evolution of the college paper Brent once worked on.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.anthonys.com/restaurants/detail/chinook-at-salmon-bay">Chinook’s restaurant</a> – One of Brent’s busboy gigs as a younger man.</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/THINK_C">Think C</a> – Brent’s first Mac programming IDE.</li> <li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Jittlov">Mike Jittlov </a> – Animator whose “Wizard of Speed and Time” movie somehow reminded me of Brent’s first company name “Worldwide Power and Light.”</li> <li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerio_WebSTAR">WebStar</a> – Mac-based HTTP server that Brent’s earliest commercial software ran on.</li> <li> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UserLand_Software">UserLand Software</a> – Company founded by Dave Winer where Brent learned the ropes of professional programming.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.manton.org/">Manton Reece</a> – Long-time mac Developer and member of the UserLand community.</li> <li> <a href="http://scripting.com/">Dave Winer</a> – Founder of UserLand and Brent’s software development mentor.</li> <li> <a href="http://netnewswireapp.com/">NetNewsWire</a> – Brent’s first big indie success, the venerable RSS client for Mac OS X.</li> <li> <a href="http://www.red-sweater.com/marsedit/">MarsEdit</a> – Daniel’s first big indie success, built on the back of Brent’s original work.</li> <li> <a href="http://glassboard.com/">Glassboard</a> – The private social network for groups.</li> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letterpress-word-game/id526619424?mt=8&partnerId=30&siteID=I"></a></li> </ul>
