Best Programming Podcasts (2024)

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Luma AI with Barkley Dai and Karan Ganesan

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Luma AI develops technologies at the forefront of AI and graphics. They created a text-to-3D tool that functions like Midjourney but for generating 3D models. Another tool makes photorealistic environments by reconstructing any scene in 3D from just a few photos. Karan Ganesan is a Software Engineer and Barkley Dai is the Product and Growth Lead at…

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579: The Insufferable Small Business 52:35

1h ago52:35

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Are small business owners just the worst? The rant that hits close to home. And how AI is looking more like a unicorn, not a horse, but big tech keeps trying to put a saddle on it. Sponsored By: Coder QA: Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Support Coder Radio Links: 💥 Gets Sa…

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SE Radio 625: Jonathan Schneider on Automated Refactoring with OpenRewrite 52:45

29m ago52:45

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Jonathan Schneider, the cofounder of Moderne and the creator of OpenRewrite, talks with SE Radio's Gregory Kapfhammer about automated software maintenance. In addition to exploring the design and implementation of OpenRewrite, Schneider explains how the tool can automatically support software maintenance tasks such as framework migration and securi…

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SE Radio 624: Marcelo Trylesinski on FastAPI 41:04

4h ago41:04

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Marcelo Trylesinski, a senior software engineer at Pydantic and a maintainer of open-source Python tools including Starlette and Uvicorn, joins host Gregory M. Kapfhammer to talk about FastAPI. Their conversation focuses on the design and implementation of FastAPI and how programmers can use it to create web-based APIs. They also explore how to cre…

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AI at Redis with Brian Sam-Bodden

1d ago

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Redis is an in-memory database that can be used for caching, vector search, and as a message broker. Brian Sam-Bodden is a Senior Applied AI Engineer at Redis. He joins the show to talk about his work and AI at the company. Sean’s been an academic, startup founder, and Googler. He has published works covering a wide range of topics from information…

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Episode 417: Should I tell my boss I'm checked out and how do I deal with a PM who has no idea what he's doing? 30:52

5h ago30:52

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hey guys, love the show! (Insert joke here so you’ll read my question) Should I tell my boss I’m discouraged and have checked out? I’m the frontend lead for a project where I’ve recently gotten the vibe that the project isn’t really that important to the organization. The project is already …

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Ego Management: Building Confidence Without Overstepping 50:03

1h ago50:03

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Episode Sponsor(s): Kazi's Monthly Leadership Coaching The episode discusses the delicate balance of ego in leadership, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and humility. The hosts argue that while a healthy ego is necessary for leadership, excessive ego can hinder effectiveness and team growth. They share personal anecdotes and industry ex…

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Computer Science Visualizations with Sam Rose 33:43

2d ago33:43

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Sam Rose creates visual introductions to computer science topics. Each post takes about a month to make, and he tries to cover foundational topics in a way that's accessible to beginners. Scott chats with Sam about the how and why of making such bespoke and sophisticated blog posts. Visit Sam Rose's site! Load Balancing Memory Allocation Hashing Re…

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Dusk and the Art of Making Short Games with David Szymanski

5d ago

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David Szymanski is a video game developer focused on short retro horror games. He created the hit FPS Dusk, along with Iron Lung, Chop Goblins, and the upcoming Butcher’s Creek. He’s also involved in the production of the upcoming Iron Lung film. David joins the podcast to talk about his work, how to capture an appealing retro game feel, why he mak…

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578: Cancel the 100X 1:05:15

8d ago1:05:15

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Apple finally stands down in its battle with Epic, and Google gets caught with its hand in the full access to everything jar. Sponsored By: Coder QA: Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Support Coder Radio Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-p…

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Fast Frontend Development with David Hsu

7d ago

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Retool is a platform to help engineers quickly build internal frontends. It does this by abstracting away repetitive aspects of frontend development. The platform was started in 2017 and has received funding from Sequoia, Stripe Co-Founders, and Nat Friedman. David Hsu is the founder and CEO of Retool. He joins the show to talk about why he started…

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One Year of ChatGPT with Christian Hubicki

8d ago

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ChatGPT has been out for more than a year and has since become the centerpiece of intense discussion and debate about AI. Christian Hubicki is a renowned robotics research scientist and an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University. In 2023, he was a guest on Software Engineering Daily, where he discussed ChatGPT and …

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Episode 416: My boss wants me to build dark patterns and getting promoted without writing code 24:25

5d ago24:25

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: “I’ve been assigned a ticket to “add more friction to the downgrade process” in order to decrease the amount of downgrades our app has. The proposed change has 4 modals pop up before the user can cancel their paid plan. I would like to push back on this change. Any tips on how to bring up th…

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Everyday Leadership Tips: Transform Your Team with Small Actions 41:49

5d ago41:49

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Explore how 'Small Acts of Leadership' can dramatically alter your team's culture and boost performance. Join Josh Anderson and Bob Galen in this enlightening episode of The Meta-Cast Podcast, where they share actionable insights for integrating meaningful leadership practices daily. Discover the power of micro-appreciations, effective space manage…

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AI, Blank Pages, and Client Libraries...oh my! 1:47:21

6d ago1:47:21

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It's Water Cooler Time! We've got a variety of topics today, and also Outlaw's lawyering up, Allen can read QR codes now, and Joe is looking at second careers. View the full show notes here: https://www.codingblocks.net/episode238 News As always, thank you for leaving us a review – we really appreciate them! Almazkun, vassilbakalov, DzikijSver Atla…

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Introducing .NET Aspire with Damian Edwards 35:29

9d ago35:29

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.NET Aspire has folks talking - but why? What is .NET Aspire and what does it me for the average ASP.NET developer like me? Is it a thing for Kubernetes? Is it just for .NET Devs? Scott sits down with Damian Edwards to get a sense of what .NET Aspire ahem aspires to do, and where it's heading.By Scott Hanselman

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Hyperscaling SQL with Sam Lambert

9d ago

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Databases underpin almost every user experience on the web, but scaling a database is one of the most fundamental infrastructure challenges in software development. PlanetScale offers a MySQL platform that is managed and highly scaleable. Sam Lambert is the CEO of PlanetScale and he joins the show to talk about why he started the platform, scaling …

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Google Ventures with Erik Nordlander

14d ago

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GV, or Google Ventures, is an independent venture capital firm backed by Alphabet. Erik Nordlander is a General Partner at GV and invests across enterprise software and frontier technology, focusing on developer tools, cloud infrastructure and machine learning. He has backed companies like Cockroach, Warp and Neo4j. Prior to joining GV in 2010 and …

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SE Radio 623: Michael J. Freedman on TimescaleDB 1:05:43

11d ago1:05:43

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Michael J. Freedman, the Robert E. Kahn Professor in the Computer Science Department at Princeton University, as well as the co-founder and CTO of Timescale, spoke with SE Radio host Gavin Henry about TimescaleDB. They revisit what time series data means in 2024, the history of TimescaleDB, how it integrates with PostgreSQL, and they take the liste…

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577: Holy Order of the Admins 47:50

16d ago47:50

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Why you shouldn't use AI to write your tests, and the crazy deals new AI companies are getting themselves into to access hardware. Sponsored By: Coder QA: Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Support Coder Radio Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightn…

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The Challenge of API Design with Lauren Long

15d ago

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A common challenge for developers of SaaS products is integrating with existing services, including services that customers might already be using. For example, a SaaS product might need to integrate with customers using Salesforce, HubSpot, or another CRM system. However, this can be demanding for developers when 3rd party APIs are poorly document…

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Episode 415: I got a low raise and merging teams 29:16

12d ago29:16

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Hi guys! I’m a technical Data Analyst in a well established Fortune 500 company, in my job I usually work with databases to build queries and prepare reports for our users. In the past 2 years my team and I had a tremendous impact in the business with several successful key projects, and we …

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Achieving Test Automation Excellence: Leadership Strategies with Paul Merrill 42:46

12d ago42:46

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Josh Anderson and Bob Galen are joined by guest Paul Merrill, founder of Beaufort Fairmont, which specializes in test automation and consulting. Paul shares his journey from software engineer to entrepreneur, highlighting his passion for test automation and leadership. The discussion delves into challenges in test automation, the importance of lead…

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DIY Insulin Pumps with Dr Martin de Bock 33:22

16d ago33:22

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Martin de Bock is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and Associate Professor at the University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. In this episode it talks with Scott about the importance of access to low-cost and reliable technology to manage Type 1 Diabetes, like the design for an open source low cost insulin pump that he and his colleagues are champio…

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Shopify’s Hydrogen Framework with Ben Sehl

16d ago

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A headless software architecture decouples the frontend, or the “head”, from the backend. This separation allows developers to manage the UI layer independently of the backend logic and data management. Hydrogen is Shopify’s open-source headless framework for building custom storefronts. It’s React-based and is focused on performance and flexible U…

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SE Radio 622: Wolf Vollprecht on Python Tooling in Rust 55:10

17d ago55:10

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Wolf Vollprecht, the CEO and founder of Prefix.dev, speaks with host Gregory M. Kapfhammer about how to implement Python tools, such as package managers, in the Rust programming language. They discuss the challenges associated with building Python infrastructure tooling in Python and explore how using the Rust programming language addresses these c…

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576: The New 800-pound Gorilla 59:15

17d ago59:15

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Big Tech vs. Big Brother, how Ashley Madison predicted the rise of AI bots and the messy world of "open source" AI. Sponsored By: Coder QA: Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Support Coder Radio Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app…

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Celeste and Platform Game Engineering with Noel Berry

20d ago

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Celeste is a critically acclaimed action platformer developed by Extremely OK Games. They recently released Celeste 64 which is an open source project to commemorate the 6th anniversary of the original Celeste, and development of their next major game, Earthblade, is underway. Noel Berry is a programmer at Extremely OK Games and he joins the show t…

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DataStax with Ed Anuff

22d ago

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DataStax is a generative AI data company that provides tools and services to build AI and other data-intensive applications. Ed Anuff is the Chief Product Officer at DataStax. He joins the show to talk about making Apache Cassandra accessible, adding vector support at DataStax, envisioning the future application stack for AI, and more. Full Disclos…

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Episode 414: Hot-headed PM and leaving without downgrading 31:47

19d ago31:47

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Cool-headed engineer asks, How do you deal with hot-headed project managers? I have a project manager in my team who really likes to criticize me, a project lead. Most recently, I was criticized for asking a dumb question to the users which they already answered a few months ago. They told m…

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Alternatives to Administering and Running Apache Kafka 1:05:15

20d ago1:05:15

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View the show notes on the web: https://www.codingblocks.net/episode237 In the past couple of episodes, we'd gone over what Apache Kafka is and along the way we mentioned some of the pains of managing and running Kafka clusters on your own. In this episode, we discuss some of the ways you can offload those responsibilities and focus on writing stre…

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Scott on DotNetRocks episode 1900 with Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell 51:01

23d ago51:01

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It's episode 1900! While at Build, Carl and Richard recorded a milestone episode with Scott Hanselman. Scott talks about his goals in the later stages of his career, the ideas and origins of all the podcasts, and what is important to him today. In the second half, Carl pulls out a quiz show for Scott with quotes from shows going back 20 years! Lots…

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It’s APIs All the Way Down with Marco Palladino

28d ago

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Kong is a software company that provides open-source platforms and cloud services for managing, monitoring, and scaling APIs and microservices. Marco Palladino is the CTO of Kong, and he joins the podcast to talk about the platform and APIs as the building blocks of the digital world. This episode is hosted by Lee Atchison. Lee Atchison is a softwa…

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SE Radio 621: Xe Iaso on Fly.io 47:33

24d ago47:33

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Xe Iaso of Fly.io discusses their hosting platform with host Jeremy Jung. They cover building globally distributed applications with Anycast, using Wireguard to encrypt inter-service communication, writing custom code to handle load balancing and scaling with fly-proxy, why serving EU customers has unique requirements, letting users use docker imag…

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575: The Omakub Directive 51:36

26d ago51:36

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A couple of our long-standing forecasts are coming true. We unpack the recent developments. Plus, our thoughts on OpenAI going commercial and more. Sponsored By: Coder QA: Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Support Coder Radio Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — S…

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Bitwarden with Matt Bishop

29d ago

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Bitwarden is an open-source password management service that securely stores passwords, passkeys, website credentials, and other sensitive information Matt Bishop is the Principal Architect at Bitwarden. He joins the show to talk about the platform and his work there. Gregor Vand is a security-focused technologist, and is the founder and CTO of Mai…

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Codecademy with Zoe Bachman

1M ago

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Codecademy is an online platform that offers classes on languages including Python, Go, JavaScript, C++, and many others. Zoe Bachman is the Senior Curriculum Director at Codecademy and designs courses for the platform. She joins the podcast to talk about her work there. Josh Goldberg is an independent full time open source developer in the TypeScr…

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Episode 413: Is my interview candidate cheating and my product owner is getting WRECKED by the client 32:00

27d ago32:00

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: This is my first time conducting technical interviews (most of which have been virtual), and I had one interview where I had a strong feeling that the candidate was cheating. They breezed through the short problems I gave them, and they were able to explain their reasoning. But during the li…

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Untrapping Product Teams: Insights from David Pereira 38:06

1M ago38:06

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In this episode hosts Bob Galen and Josh Anderson sit down with recent author and product management expert David Pereira. The discussion centers on David's journey from a software engineer in Brazil to a product manager in Germany. David shares his experiences, challenges, and the pivotal moments that led him to write his book, 'Untrapping Product…

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Cross-platform UIs for all with Avalonia CEO Mike James 30:24

1M ago30:24

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Avalonia UI is an open-source UI framework for building stunning desktop, mobile, web and embedded applications using a .NET single codebase. Scott talks to Avalonia CEO Mike James about the how and why of Avalonia and why it's been so successful. We'll also learn about Avalonia's new "XPF" framework that allows you to take existing WPF application…

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XojoTalk 039 – Thoughtful and Considered

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Paul talks with John Balestrieri about Photo Tape, John’s new iOS app that is made with Xojo. Download mp3 or watch on Xojo’s YouTube Channel. Topics include: Photo Tape TRAnimation Library TRCustomListBox WWDC Heavy Action by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Arti…

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A Decentralized Compute Marketplace with Greg Osuri

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Akash Network is a decentralized cloud computing platform that leverages unused compute capacity around the world. It makes this capacity available to others, and provides a decentralized peer-to-peer model for managing and paying for these resources in an online marketplace. Greg Osuri is the CEO for OverClock Labs which created Akash Network. He …

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SE Radio 620: Parker Selbert and Shannon Selbert on Robust Job Processing in Elixir 59:42

1M ago59:42

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Shannon Selbert, co-founder of Soren and developer of Oban, and Parker Selbert, creator of the Oban background job framework, chief architect at dscout, and co-founder of Soren, speak with SE Radio host Gavin Henry about robust job processing in Elixir. They explore the reliability, consistency, and observability in relation to job processing, to u…

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574: Craig Stans Unite 40:25

1M ago40:25

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Our thoughts and reactions to Apple's WWDC '24, and more importantly what was missed. Sponsored By: Coder QA: Take $1 a month off your membership for a year, and contribute to our show directly! Promo Code: darthjarjar Support Coder Radio Links: 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and che…

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Ruff and Next-Generation Python Tooling with Charlie Marsh

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Linting is the process of checking source code for programmatic as well as stylistic errors. Ruff is a highly popular Python linter written in Rust. It was developed by Charlie Marsh, who also founded Astral, which is focused on next-generation Python tooling. Charlie joins the podcast to talk about open source development, Ruff, the UV package ins…

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Engineering Fast-Paced Multiplayer Games with Gabriel Gambetta

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Gabriel Gambetta is a Senior Software Engineer at Google where he works on YouTube. He’s an expect in computer graphics and game development, and is famous for his articles on engineering fast-paced multiplayer games. Gabriel joins the show to talk about his history with game development, client-server game architecture, rubber-banding, raytracing,…

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174: Devops 1:25:47

1M ago1:25:47

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Intro topic: Social Media Auto Responder LLM News/Links: Amazon releases Amazon Q https://press.aboutamazon.com/2024/4/aws-announces-general-availability-of-amazon-q-the-most-capable-generative-ai-powered-assistant-for-accelerating-software-development-and-leveraging-companies-internal-data Cheap RiscV “Super Cluster” from Bitluni DIY 256-Core RISC…

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Episode 412: Work-life-team balance and getting code-sniped 33:16

1M ago33:16

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In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Dear Skillet HQ, How would you negotiate a difference in work-life balance between teams? I love my job and my immediate team. We’re a tech group within a larger non-tech business, and it’s a fun problem domain. Our immediate team has some hard-won work-life balance, in part because it would…

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Stop the Insanity: 10 Agile Practices to Stick a Fork In 39:03

1M ago39:03

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In this episode, Bob and Josh discuss common agile practices that teams often overdo. They dive into the complexities and unnecessary implementations in architecture, excessive focus on overdone backlogs, and the pitfalls of over-customizing tools like JIRA. They also critique the abundance of agile certifications, the mismanagement of change, and …

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Nuts and Bolts of Apache Kafka 1:37:26

1M ago1:37:26

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Topics, Partitions, and APIs oh my! This episode we're getting further into how Apache Kafka works and its use cases. Also, Allen is staying dry, Joe goes for broke, and Michael (eventually) gets on the right page. The full show notes are available on the website at https://www.codingblocks.net/episode236 News Thanks for the reviews! angingjellies …

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