Exploring the Polyglot Environment and Projects of Nathan Willson

In this podcast episode, Nathan Willson shares insights from Tokyo, Japan, discussing the polyglot environment he works in, which includes both Japanese and English. He talks about the distinctions between knowing and mastering a language, and his initial foray into coding through Reaper’s plugins. Nathan delves into his work on GEMS (Globally Editable Matrix Sequencer), explaining how it operates and its global accessibility facilitated by Elixir and Phoenix. He also discusses latency issues, potential abuse prevention, and shares his other projects like Biddy and When to Chat. Additionally, Nathan touches on his design skills, preference for BandCamp over Spotify, and how Elixir knowledge has improved his Ruby coding.