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Eric Simons is the CEO and Founder of Stackblitz
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The Birth of Stackblitz
Eric Simons shares the foundational idea behind Stackblitz, a browser-based deep technology aimed at creating a web assembly-based operating system. He recounts how the inspiration struck him and his co-founder after meeting Figma's creators, highlighting the potential of browser capabilities in revolutionizing web development.
"the web container was the betat that we made the company on the stack blits was like a a browser based deep technology play on can we make a web assembly based operating system that can like boot in b..."
Figma's Influence on Stackblitz
Simons discusses the early days of Figma and how its browser-based technology inspired the vision for Stackblitz. He explains the challenges faced in creating a graphics rendering engine and how this experience informed their approach to developing a web-based operating system for developers.
"Fortune of bumping into Dylan field and Evan Wallace when they were building figma in the early days I don't think a lot of people know that figma was also a browser based deep technology play their f..."
Revolutionizing Web Development Environments
In this segment, Eric Simons elaborates on the challenges of setting up developer environments and the vision behind creating a web assembly operating system. He emphasizes the need for a seamless development experience, which took years to realize, and the struggles they faced in building a product around their innovative technology.
"because nothing exists that can just compile into webgl and back in 2016 2017 Albert my co-founder and I saw the same sort of story begin play out but for web development and like development environm..."