Interview: Brent Simmons

<p> Brent Simmons is the author of <a href="http://ranchero.com/netnewswire/">NetNewsWire</a>, the runaway smash-hit RSS news aggregator for Mac OS X, and the founder of <a href="http://ranchero.com/" title="Ranchero Software">Ranchero Software</a>, which he runs in partnership with his wife, <a href="http://sheila.inessential.com/" title="Sheila Simmons's weblog.">Sheila</a>. Brent’s personal weblog is <a href="http://inessential.com/">inessential.com</a>. </p> <p> I interviewed Brent via email, and our extensive discussion covered a wide range of topics, including: Apple’s treatment of small Mac developers; deciding which features would separate the Pro and Lite versions of NetNewsWire; Brent’s previous experience working for <a href="http://www.userland.com/">UserLand Software</a>; and much more. </p>