Best Guang Podcasts (2024)

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From "AI mid-life crisis" to the "time of my life" | Steve Yegge (Sourcegraph) 1:25:32

1h ago1:25:32

1:25:32

A Silicon Valley veteran and known for his writings like "The Death of the Junior Developer", Steve Yegge joins the show to chat about his "AI Midlife Crisis", the unique writing process he employs, and building the future of coding assistants. Segments: (00:00:00) The AI Midlife Crisis (00:04:53) The power of rants (00:09:55) “You gotta be able to…

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3601 The Italo-Turkish War 21:26

2h ago21:26

21:26

At the turn of the nineteenth century, Italy, a newly unified upstart Great Power, was looking to expand its political and economic influence into neighboring North Africa. Just a few years earlier, France had taken effective control of the North African coast from Tunisia to Morocco, while Egypt was a British protectorate. Just two areas of North …

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Early Twitter's fail-whale wars | Dmitriy Ryaboy 1:08:46

30m ago1:08:46

1:08:46

A veteran of early Twitter's fail whale wars, Dmitriy joins the show to chat about the time when 70% of the Hadoop cluster got accidentally deleted, the financial reality of writing a book, and how to navigate acquisitions. Segments: (00:00:00) The Infamous Hadoop Outage (00:02:36) War Stories from Twitter's Early Days (00:04:47) The Fail Whale Era…

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Discovering the power of story-telling in engineering | Adam Gordon Bell (CoRecursive) 1:02:28

7d ago1:02:28

1:02:28

Known for hosting the CoRecursive podcast, which dives into the stories behind the code, Adam joins the show to chat about discovering that the great engineers he had looked up to are actually great communicators, his framework for building one of the best storytelling engineering podcasts, and the journey getting into DevRel. Chapters: (00:00:00) …

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Behind designing Kubernetes' APIs | Brian Grant (Google) 2:10:56

14d ago2:10:56

2:10:56

As the original architect and API design lead of Kubernetes, Brian joins the show to chat about why "APIs are forever", the keys to evangelizing impactful projects, and being an Uber Tech at Google, and more. Segments: (00:03:01) Internship with Mark Ewing (00:07:10) “Mark and Brian's Excellent Environment” manual (00:11:58) Poker on VT100 terminal…

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187 - Embracing Patience 11:15

26d ago11:15

11:15

Storyteller: Venerable Miao Guang Rahula was abused by a disrespectful man but managed to maintain his calmness. Find out how he achieved it... 忍辱的美德羅睺羅被一個流氓惡漢侮辱，但他卻能保持冷靜。他是如何做到的呢？

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186 - The Little Novice and the Ants 7:46

29d ago7:46

7:46

Storyteller: Venerable Miao Guang A little monk was meant to have only 7 days left to live, but continued to live on. Uncover the mystery behind his prolonged life... 長壽的沙彌一位小沙彌本該只剩下七天的壽命，但他卻繼續活了下來。這背後有什麼蹊蹺？

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185 - Up in Flames 8:53

24d ago8:53

8:53

Storyteller: Venerable Miao Guang Arlo had the reckless habit of not only smoking but also carelessly discarding his cigarette butts. Learn about the serious consequence of his actions... 火燒城 Arlo 不僅有吸煙的壞習慣，還隨意丟棄煙蒂。他的行為造成了多嚴重的後果？

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184 - "Water Drop" Monk 8:41

16d ago8:41

8:41

Storyteller: Venerable Miao Guang A young monk sought to learn from Zen Master Gisan and later became known as the Water Drop Monk. Discover the story behind his transformation... 滴水和尚一位僧青年向儀山禪師學習，後來成為了「水滴和尚」。來聽聽他的人生轉變吧！

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Ditching the rules to build a team that lasts | Bryan Cantrill, Steve Tuck (Oxide) 2:06:29

23d ago2:06:29

2:06:29

From building a new kind of server to building a new kind of company, co-founders Bryan and Steve join the show to chat about their "meet cute" and the origin story of Oxide, their unconventional recruiting process, transparent and uniform salaries, and their solution to the "N+1 shithead problem". Segments: (00:03:03) Bryan and Steve's "meet cute"…

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Grokking Synthetic Biology | Dmitriy Ryaboy (Twitter, Ginkgo Bioworks) 1:08:51

1M ago1:08:51

1:08:51

From building a data platform and Parquet at Twitter to using AI to make biology easier to engineer at Ginkgo Bioworks, Dmitriy joins the show to chat about the early days of big data, the conversation that made him jump into SynBio, LLMs for proteins and more. Segments: (00:03:18) Data engineering roots (00:05:40) Early influences at Lawrence Berk…

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Growing and selling an indie business | Michael Lynch (TinyPilot) 1:40:18

1M ago1:40:18

1:40:18

Having quit Google in 2018 to bootstrap indie software businesses, Michael is known for writing very transparently about the ups and downs of his journey. After recently selling his hardware business TinyPilot for $600K, Michael returns to the show to chat about the misconceptions about running an indie business, the hardest part of selling a compa…

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Breaking distributed systems for fun and profit | Kyle Kingsbury (Jepsen) 1:23:17

1M ago1:23:17

1:23:17

Well-known for his insightful and meticulous write-ups on testing distributed systems, Kyle (aka Aphyr) joins the show to chat about the origins of Jepsen, how he built a business around testing distributed systems, his writing process, favorite databases, and more. Segments: (00:03:29) From Physics to Software Engineering (00:07:47) The origins of…

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The 3 traps of open source funding models | Wes McKinney (pandas, Voltron Data, Posit) 1:08:51

2M ago1:08:51

1:08:51

From creating one of the Python’s most influential libraries to co-founding Voltron Data, Wes joins the show to chat about why the book cover of the pandas book doesn’t feature a panda, open source pitfalls to avoid, the pros and cons of hiring engineers at a non-profit, and more. Segments: (00:02:50) Guang’s complaint about the pandas book cover (…

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Impact Driven Development | Matt Klein (Envoy, bitdrift) 1:19:18

2M ago1:19:18

1:19:18

From creating Envoy to co-founding bitdrift to reimagine mobile observability, Matt joins the show to chat about being told to simply “write some proxy in Python” in the early days of building Envoy, early influences from building “shrink wrap” software at Microsoft, the process of spinning bitdrift out of Lyft, and much more. Segments: (00:03:10) …

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Build the scary stuff | Bryan Cantrill (Oxide) 2:19:41

2M ago2:19:41

2:19:41

From being a distinguished engineer at Sun Microsystems to co-founding Oxide Computer Company to build a new kind of server, Bryan joins the show to chat about being told that he’s on a suicide mission when starting Oxide, the moment he felt “I’m actually living HBO Silicon Valley”, and lessons from Sun. And much more. Chapters: (00:02:24) The Orig…

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3510 Heroics On The Edge of Passchendaele: The New Zealand Division and the Capture of La Basseville, July 1917 19:08

3M ago19:08

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In the early stages of the Battle, aimed at capturing the high ground east and south of Ypres, the men of the New Zealand Division were tasked with capturing the village of La Basseville, southwest of the Messines Ridge (where the division had fought in June). La Basseville was situated on the Lys River (the border with France) and on the extreme r…

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Lessons from the early days building Kafka and Confluent | Jay Kreps 1:16:08

3M ago1:16:08

1:16:08

From writing the first lines of Kafka over a Christmas break as a LinkedIn engineer to running a public company as the CEO of Confluent, Jay joins the show to chat about how he and his co-founders convinced investors to take a chance on their vision, what many engineers get wrong about communication, and why engineers can make great CEOs - even whe…

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3509 The Roman Empire’s darkest day: disaster at the Battle of Adrianople, 9 August, AD 378 - Part2 18:52

3M ago18:52

18:52

In AD 376 an entire nation of Goths (the Theruingi) gathered on the northern banks of the Danube and asked permission to enter and settle within the Eastern Roman Empire. The Eastern Emperor, Valens (r. 364–78), agreed and this set off a series of events which would end in the greatest disaster for Rome since Cannae in 216 BC: the battle of Adriano…

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Building 2 Iconic OSSs Back-to-Back | Maxime Beauchemin (Airflow, Preset) 58:55

3M ago58:55

58:55

If you’ve worked on data problems, you probably have heard of Airflow and Superset, two powerful tools that have cemented their place in the data ecosystem. Building successful open-source software is no easy feat, and even fewer engineers have done this back to back. In part 2 of the conversation, we talk about Max’s journey in open source. Segmen…

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Become a LLM-ready Engineer | Maxime Beauchemin (Airflow, Preset) 41:05

3M ago41:05

41:05

If you’ve worked on data problems, you probably have heard of Airflow and Superset, two powerful tools that have cemented their place in the data ecosystem. Building successful open-source software is no easy feat, and even fewer engineers have done this back to back. In Part 1 of this conversation, we chat about how to adapt to the LLM-age as engi…

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3508 The Roman Empire’s darkest day: disaster at the Battle of Adrianople, 9 August, AD 378 - Part1 21:27

4M ago21:27

21:27

In AD 376 an entire nation of Goths (the Theruingi) gathered on the northern banks of the Danube and asked permission to enter and settle within the Eastern Roman Empire. The Eastern Emperor, Valens (r. 364–78), agreed and this set off a series of events which would end in the greatest disaster for Rome since Cannae in 216 BC. Dur: 22mins File: .mp…

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Life as a Distinguished Engineer | Joakim Recht (Uber) 1:15:43

4M ago1:15:43

1:15:43

Out of thousands of engineers at Uber, there’s only a handful of Distinguished Engineers and Joakim was one of them. In this conversation we chat about Why software engineering is a lot like a sausage factory. Considerations for leaving big tech for a startup. “How to beat the promo commitee”. How can one effectively shape engineering culture? “Men…

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3507 Hanoi Hero: James Bond Stockdale 20:49

4M ago20:49

20:49

It is a rare thing that a man be awarded his country's highest award for bravery because of his actions as a Prisoner of War, but that is exactly why Air Wing Commander James Stockdale was singled out. He was the highest ranking US Prisoner of War during Vietnam from 9 September 1965 until 12 February 1973 and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his…

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183 - The Speeding Consequence 6:41

4M ago6:41

6:41

A young entrepreneur, Kairo, prayed sincerely every day for blessings and wealth. Find out whether his wishes came true... 野狼150 CC年輕企業家Kairo，每日誠心祈禱王爺賜福，期盼得到庇佑與財富。且看看他的願望能否實現......

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182 - Seeking Nothing 7:45

4M ago7:45

7:45

A Chan Master, Chongxian, traveled to study with different teachers. Find out what happened to him... 一無所求宋朝的重顯禪師雲遊參學，途中遇到深具德望的鄉親，接下來會發生什麼事呢？

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Learning in public | Kelsey Hightower 57:26

4M ago57:26

57:26

We’re super excited to have Kelsey back on the show! Our last conversation was around his incredible career journey - from working at McDonald’s after school to starting his own computer store, to hacking on python infrastructure with the core developers, to meeting Satya Nadella for an interview. In part two of this conversation, we dive deep into…

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3506 One Against Seven: Eddie Rickenbacker Proves Himself (Again) 19:15

5M ago19:15

19:15

By the time of America's entry into WWI in April 1917, Eddie Rickenbacker was already famous. Always obsessed with engines, he had become a mechanic to Lee Frayer in the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup at the age of only 15. In 1910 he became a race-car driver himself, racing in the Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Dur: 20mins File: .mp3…

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Engineer's guide to startup advising | Kelsey Hightower 49:50

4M ago49:50

49:50

We’re super excited to have Kelsey back on the show! Our last conversation was around his incredible career journey - from working at McDonald’s after school to starting his own computer store, to hacking on python infrastructure with the core developers, to meeting Satya Nadella for an interview. In part one of this conversation, we dive deep into…

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3505 A Ruse Gone Wrong: The Battle of the Milvian Bridge 33:15

5M ago33:15

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In late October AD 312, the fate of the future of the Roman world was decided near the Pons Milvius, the Milvian Bridge (the modern Ponte Milvio, Italy), crossing the River Tiber some 5 kilometres north of Rome on the via Flaminia. The battle was the culmination of the war between rival Roman emperors, Maxentius and Constantine, to see who would do…

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The hard power of management and the soft power of senior ICs | Josh Wills 1:18:33

5M ago1:18:33

1:18:33

As a self-described “gainfully unemployed data person”, Josh Wills is an angel investor and has worked on and led data teams at Slack, Cloudera, WeaveGrid and Google. We discuss: How to get started with angel investing without a ton of $$ Attributes that define great engineering managers What’s it like transitioning from management back to IC Chall…

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3504 Multiple firsts at the First Battle of Ypres, 1914 17:06

5M ago17:06

17:06

The First Battle of Ypres came at the end of the strategic 'race to the sea' which occurred following the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914, when allied forces halted the initial Axis advance made since the outbreak of the war. Before winter set in, several offensives were launched by both sides to try and outflank the other’s northern fl…

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From High School Suspension to US Chief Data Scientist | DJ Patil 1:05:08

6M ago1:05:08

1:05:08

Known for coining the term “Data Scientist”, DJ is a renowned technologist with a diverse background spanning academia, industry, and government. Having led product teams at companies like RelateIQ and LinkedIn, DJ was appointed by President Obama to be the first U.S. Chief Data Scientist where his efforts led to the establishment of nearly 40 Chie…

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3503 The Luck of Li Guang: A Cavalryman’s Charge Through the Han-Xiongnu War 28:39

6M ago28:39

28:39

This episode was written by Scott Forbes Crawford. An author based in Asia, he writes about ancient and medieval history in novels and nonfiction alike. A newly published history book, The Han-Xiongnu War, 133 BC – 89 AD, explores a decisive conflict between China and a nomadic steppe empire through the lives of fifteen historical figures, includin…

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Building Diverse Engineering Teams | Erica Lockheimer 1:20:22

6M ago1:20:22

1:20:22

Erica is a former VP of Engineering at LinkedIn. Having almost dropped out of college, Erica’s journey in tech is a testament to her perseverance and dedication. In addition to leading engineering teams at LinkedIn, Erica founded WIT (Women In Tech) to empower women within the company as well as the broader tech community. We discuss: How to create…

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3502 William Johnstone - Part 2 18:29

7M ago18:29

18:29

During the Baltic campaign of the Crimean War, in August 1854, Lieutenant John Bythesea together with Stoker William Johnstone of Her Majesty's ship HMS Arrogant performed an audacious act of bravery. This would lead to both men being awarded the Victoria Cross, among the first gazetted and earliest actions so awarded. Despite this, tragedy would s…

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Stories behind building HashiCorp | Mitchell Hashimoto 1:17:01

7M ago1:17:01

1:17:01

Mitchell co-founded HashiCorp in 2012 and created many important infrastructure tools, such as Terraform, Vagrant, Packer, and Consul. In addition to being a prolific engineer, Mitchell grew HashiCorp into a multi-billion-dollar public company. We discuss: How to structure large projects to avoid demotivation or burnout The "A.P.P.L.E" framework fo…

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3501 William Johnstone - Part 1 21:30

7M ago21:30

21:30

During the Baltic campaign of the Crimean War, in August 1854, Lieutenant John Bythesea together with Stoker William Johnstone of Her Majesty's ship HMS Arrogant performed an audacious act of bravery. This would lead to both men being awarded the Victoria Cross, among the first gazetted and earliest actions so awarded. Despite this, tragedy would s…

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Practical Guide to More Effective Mentorship | Dave O'Connor (Google, Twilio, Elastic) 1:50:04

7M ago1:50:04

1:50:04

After 17 years building SRE teams at Google and serving as the Site Lead for Engineering in Dublin, Dave joined Elastic as the Sr Director of Engineering and later VP of Engineering at Twilio. Following a recent career break, Dave now divides his time between coaching engineering leaders and consulting to help busy teams be more effective. In the h…

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