This article is about the writer and UI designer. For the early LGBT rights activist known as John Gruber, seeJames Gruber. For other uses, seeJonathan Gruber (disambiguation).
John Gruber (born 1973) is a technology blogger,UI designer, and creator of theMarkdown markup language. Gruber writes theApple enthusiast blog Daring Fireball and hosts its accompanying podcast,The Talk Show.
In 2004,Aaron Swartz and Gruber worked together to create theMarkdown language,[3][4][5] 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 validXHTML (orHTML)".[6]
Since 2002, Gruber has written and produced Daring Fireball,[7][1][8][9][10][11] a technology-focused weblog. He has described his Daring Fireball writing as a "Mac column in the form of a weblog".[12] The site is written in the form of atumblelog calledThe Linked List, alinklog with brief commentary, in between occasional longform articles that discussApple products and issues in related consumer technology. Gruber often writes about user interfaces,software development, Mac applications, and Apple's media coverage.[7] On Daring Fireball, Gruber tends to cover Apple in a positive manner[1][13][14][15] and defend Apple against criticism.[16][17][18] Media outlets have described Gruber as an Apple "fanboy" in conjunction with his writing on the website;[26] Gruber responded in a 2011 interview that although he does not use the termfanboy, he supports Apple because he appreciates the company.[27][1]
The Talk Show is a technologypodcast started by Gruber intended as a "director's commentary" to Daring Fireball. Guests are usually programmers, designers, analysts and journalists.
In June 2007, Gruber andDan Benjamin began co-hosting an independent podcast featuring conversations and commentary on trends, mainly focusing on technology at thetalkshow.net.[28] 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.[29] Gruber moved the show to the Mule Radio Syndicate network in May 2012.[30] 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.[31][32] The show continues to use the episode number scheme and logo started at Mule Radio.
Apple Inc.senior vice president (SVP) of worldwide marketingPhil Schiller appeared as a guest on the live episode ofThe Talk Show duringWWDC 2015 in San Francisco. Apple SVPsEddy Cue andCraig Federighi appeared as guests on a recorded episode published February 12, 2016.[33] Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi also appeared on the live episodes ofThe Talk Show during WWDC 2016 and 2017.[34]
In early 2013, Gruber, Brent Simmons, and Dave Wiskus founded software development firm Q Branch to develop the Vesper notes app foriOS.[35] The venture was not successful, and Q Branch has since shut down.[36] In March 2020, Gruber started a new podcast with friend and colleagueBen Thompson calledDithering. Each episode is exactly 15 minutes long and access to the show is granted via subscription.
^abcdMilian, Mark; Satariano, Adam (September 6, 2012)."Meet Apple's Favorite Blogger".Bloomberg News. Archived fromthe original on March 13, 2016. RetrievedJune 12, 2024.The former software developer takes pleasure in needling Apple's rivals—first Microsoft, now Google—and challenging those who criticize the Cupertino giant. Steve Jobs used to check Daring Fireball regularly.
^abMeyer, Robinson (August 13, 2012)."Happy 10th Birthday, Daring Fireball".The Atlantic. Archived fromthe original on August 17, 2012. RetrievedJune 12, 2024.But Daring Fireball remains exciting, because John Gruber has made Daring Fireball his home on the Internet. It reflects exactly the ethos he finds appropriate. It is a testament, still, to the power and potential of writing on the web, to the blogger as auteur, and to the sometimes hopeful and sometimes enervating integrity that can follow.
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