Curiosity, cooking and code: In conversation with Christian Wolf

This episode of the Nextcloud Podcast is an exciting story from the community. And just in time before holidays, we are talking about cooking… and code. Meet Christian Wolf, a long-term Nextcloud contributor and maintainer of the famous Cookbook app!

During his early coding days, Christian was trying to learn more about web applications. Seeking an app to sharpen his skills with, he came across the Cookbook app. Many years later, Christian is the main brain behind Cookbook, while the app is one of the most popular apps on Nextcloud App Store.

Christian shares with us how he got into coding and open source, his work on the Cookbook app and his vision for its future, and tips for people who want to start developing for Nextcloud.

Take an issue, dig into the code. You will be surprised how much you can even learn if you start reading Nextcloud core. You can understand it actually if you are into programming at all.

Christian Wolf

Nextcloud contributor and maintainer of the Cookbook app

Tune in and find out:

• How to get into coding from scratch?
• What’s next for the Cookbook app?
• Does AI have a place in the craft of cooking?
• And what will Christian cook for Christmas?

Check out the Cookbook app on Nextcloud App store, organize and share your favourite recipes, and give your feedback to Christian if you have ideas for improvement. And happy holiday cooking! 🧑‍🍳

Episode links

• Cookbook app in Nextcloud App store
• Cookbook app on GitHub
• Schema.org
• Nextcloud Community Conference
• Nextcloud Developer program: start developing apps today!
• Nextcloud Community forum