Best M Scott Ford Podcasts (2024)

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Mending Code with AI with Ray Myers 58:19

3d ago58:19

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AI proves to be great at writing new code, but what are its capabilities when it comes to mending the old one? Today we talk with Ray Myers, a legacy code expert and sceptical enthusiast for AI. With 16 years of software engineering experience, he focuses on collective lessons learned to improve our existing systems and organizations. He tells us w…

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Quality-Check of External Dependencies with Feross Aboukhadijeh 45:41

15d ago45:41

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Many of the largest companies rely on third-party code to run critical parts of their software. However, there's often little focus on ensuring the quality of these external dependencies. Today we speak with Feross Aboukhadijeh, CEO and founder of Socket, a developer-first security platform. Socket helps developers and security teams release softwa…

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Audio from May 8th, with John Wiswell & Anya Johanna DeNiro 38:53

1M ago38:53

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on May 8, 2024, with guests John Wiswell & Anya Johanna DeNiro. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! John Wiswell John Wiswell’s novel Someone You Can Build A Nest In was published by DAW Books in April and received starred reviews in Library Journ…

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Audio from April 10th, with Robert Levy & Jennifer Marie Brissett 1:00:09

2M ago1:00:09

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 10, 2024, with guests Robert Levy & Jennifer Marie Brissett. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Robert Levy Robert Levy’s novel The Glittering World was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the Lambda Literary Award. His collectio…

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From Vintage Computers to Test Automation with Sophia McKeever 56:37

3M ago56:37

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How do the love for vintage computers and test automation come together? Can one inspire another and how? Today we talk with Sophia Mckeever, a software development engineer at Pokemon Company International, a test automation framework architect, and a computer historian. She tells us what led her to collect vintage computers, how they evolved into…

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Audio from March 13th, with Richard Butner & Moses Ose Utomi 52:28

3M ago52:28

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Here’s the audio from the March 13, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Richard Butner & Moses Ose Utomi. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Richard Butner Richard Butner’s short fiction has appeared in Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror, been shortlisted for the Speculative Literatu…

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Kubescape with Shauli Rozen 39:17

3M ago39:17

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In Kubernetes, security is a joint effort between security engineers and DevOps. A perfect tool to bring these two together is Kubescape, an open-source Kubernetes security project. Today, we talk with Shauli Rozen, the CEO of ARMO, the company behind Kubescape. Shauli has more than fifteen years of experience in technology, B2B management, and bus…

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Reviewing Logs with Joe Gross 50:23

4M ago50:23

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Reviewing logs for security threats and operational functions can be a cumbersome task. Attention is a finite resource, and it is easy to miss something when faced with megabytes of data. Today, we talk with Joe Gross, the Director of Solutions Engineering at Graylog, a leading centralized log management solution for capturing, storing, and enablin…

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Audio from Feb 14th, with Isabel Yap & Randee Dawn 49:31

4M ago49:31

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 14, 2024, with guests Isabel Yap & Randee Dawn. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Isabel Yap Isabel Yap is the author of Never Have I Ever: Stories, which was published by Small Beer Press in 2021, and was named one of the 2021 Best Boo…

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Managing Security Services with Scott McCrady 52:11

4M ago52:11

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Cyber security is not a core activity of most software development companies. It is an outsourced activity that simply has to be done so that we can deploy our core services. Today, we talk with Scott McCrady, CEO of SolCyber Managed Security Services and an accomplished international executive with broad experience in sales, business development, …

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Developer Experience with Ramiro Berrelleza 38:13

5M ago38:13

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How to set up developers for success? For the longest time, companies left developers to their own devices to figure out the workflows and tools they will be using. As the teams grew, so did their problems due to the lack of established procedures and good practices. Today, we talk with Ramiro Berrelleza, the CEO and co-founder of Okteto, the leadi…

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Audio from Jan 10th with P. Djéli Clark & Eric Schaller 1:08:53

5M ago1:08:53

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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests P. Djéli Clark & Eric Schaller. A full house with great readings from both authors and some nice words for recently passed authors Richard Bowes and Terry Bisson (Terry was the co-founder of the Fantastic Fiction reading series in the late 90s). P. Djéli Clar…

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Sustainable Opensource with Cory O’Donel 55:06

5M ago55:06

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Back in August 2023, HashiCorp announced that after nine years of Terraform being open source under the MPL license, they were switching it to a non-open source BSL license. This sent shockwaves through the software development community. Today we talk with Cory O'Daniel, a CEO and co-founder of Massdriver, a company helping improve developers' exp…

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Audio from Dec 13th with S.L. Coney 27:58

6M ago27:58

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 13, 2023, with guests Holly Black & S.L. Coney. Only S.L. Coney’s audio is included in this recording. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Holly Black Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of fantasy …

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Software Bills of Behavior with Andrew Hendela 49:43

6M ago49:43

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Simply knowing what is in your software is not any guarantee of safety. We need to know what that software does versus what we expect it to do. We need to know its rules of behavior. Today, we talk with Andrew Hendela, a founder of Karambit.ai, a company dedicated to automatically detecting malware and securing your software supply chain. Andrew wo…

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Socio-Political Implications of Legacy Code with Amy Newell 48:48

7M ago48:48

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In the age of rising AI, we cannot neglect the topic of the social and political consequences of the code we leave behind. Today, we talk with Amy Newell, a 24-year veteran of the tech industry and an avid activist in issues spanning from local politics to tech. Amy discusses how to engage with emerging technologies, how to use them, and how to cre…

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Audio from November 8th, with Cadwell Turnbull & Victor Manibo 49:45

7M ago49:45

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 8th, 2023, with guests Cadwell Turnbull & Victor Manibo. Hosted by Matthew Kressel and Mercurio D. Rivera, who was subbing for Ellen Datlow. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Cadwell Turnbull Cadwell Turnbull is the award-winning author…

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Automatic Refactoring with Jonathan Schneider 52:35

7M ago52:35

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Automating refactoring and code transformation is a fascinating and efficient way to eliminate technical debt. Today, we talk with Jonathan Schneider, a Co-Founder and CEO of Moderne, Inc., and a former senior Software Engineer at Netflix, where he created Netflix Rewrite - a large-scale automated refactoring tool for Java codebases. Jonathan is al…

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Audio from Oct 11th, with David D. Levine & Matthew Kressel 44:56

8M ago44:56

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Here’s the audio from the October 11th, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with guests David D. Levine & Matthew Kressel. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! David D. Levine David D. Levine is the author of Andre Norton Nebula Award winning novel Arabella of Mars, sequels Arabella and the Battle of…

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Disruptive Thinking with Lance James 48:43

8M ago48:43

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Imagine if you could counter ransomware by exploiting it to create a backup of your attacked data for you. Now, that would be disruptive! Today, we talk with Lance James. James is an experienced cybersecurity specialist with 25 years of experience in the field. Building on his programming, network security, digital forensics, malware research, and …

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From Monolith to Understanding with Nelida Velazquez 48:47

9M ago48:47

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Going from monolith to microservices is one of the most popular topics in software engineering. But jumping the boat without understanding why can be a dangerous (and expensive) adventure. Today we talk with Nelida Velazquez. Nelida is a senior software engineer at Cobalt, a cyber security company that offers pentest as a service. As a backend deve…

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310 - Kickin butt then putting rockets under them 1:16:05

9M ago1:16:05

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"Tabs and Spaces" offers a refreshing and hilarious take on productivity and flow states. Hosts Jamie Taylor, Zac Braddy, and James Studdart dive into their quirky habits and idiosyncrasies while tackling daily tasks, providing valuable insights and relatable anecdotes. From shamelessly promoting favorite apps to sharing unique music choices for co…

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Audio from Sept 13th, with Benjamin Percy & Josh Rountree 53:11

9M ago53:11

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 13, 2023, with guests Benjamin Percy & Josh Rountree. Hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Benjamin Percy Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels — including The Sky Vault, published thi…

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The Old New Thing with Raymond Chen 37:48

9M ago37:48

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Microsoft invited the Legacy Code Rocks team to attend Microsoft Build Conference and gave us access to the studio on the third floor of the Seattle Convention Center. In this episode, we talk with Raymond Chen, a senior software engineer at Microsoft. Raymond has been involved in the evolution of Windows for more than 30 years. In 2003, he began a…

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Audio from August 9th, with C. S. E. Cooney & Steve Berman 57:29

10M ago57:29

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The following audio was recorded August 9th, 2023, with guests C. S. E. Cooney & Steve Berman, like at the KGB Bar. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! C.S.E. Cooney C. S. E. Cooney is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of Bone Swans: Stories. Other books include The Twice-Drowned Saint, Saint Dea…

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309 - Jim's Greatest Hits (feat. Jim Humelsine) 1:04:44

10M ago1:04:44

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Did you know that your career success is 95-99% showing up? That's what we heard from software developer Jim Humelsine on the latest episode of Tabs and Spaces! If you want to hear more episodes check out our website at https://tabsandspaces.io Tweet at us @tabsnspacesHQ Or join us for a chat on our discord server https://discord.gg/depv5npMTj Don'…

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308 - drops to knees NOOOOO! 1:11:57

11M ago1:11:57

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The hosts of Tabs & Spaces take a hilarious and light-hearted approach to exploring the art of saying "no" in the world of developers. With witty banter and relatable stories, they share their own experiences and offer valuable insights on navigating the challenges of going against the grain in coding. From discussing the struggle of doing somethin…

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Playwright with Debbie O’Brien and Max Schmitt 36:35

11M ago36:35

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Microsoft invited the Legacy Code Rocks team to attend Microsoft Build Conference and gave us access to the studio on the third floor of the Seattle Convention Center. In this episode, we talk with Debbie O’Brien and Max Schmitt, both part of the Microsoft Playwright team.. Playwright is a tool developed by Microsoft that allows developers to autom…

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Audio from July 12th, with Michael Cisco & Farah Rose Smith 43:55

11M ago43:55

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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on July 12th, 2023, with guests Michael Cisco & Farah Rose Smith. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here! Michael Cisco Michael Cisco is the author of several novels, including The Divinity Student, The Great Lover, The Narrator, and Pest, as well as the …

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307 - AI-n't no stopping us now (feat. Aaron Clawson and Devin Goble) 1:05:34

12M ago1:05:34

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The Tabs and Spaces team dives into the fascinating world of AI and its potential impact on various industries and professions. They discuss the accessibility and hype surrounding Chat GPT, while also acknowledging concerns about potential misuse in critical areas. Despite recognizing the need for human expertise, the panelists encourage listeners …

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Windows Terminal with Kayla Cinnamon 25:13

12M ago25:13

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Microsoft invited the Legacy Code Rocks team to attend Microsoft Build Conference and gave us access to the studio on the third floor of the Seattle Convention Center. In this episode, we talk with Kayla Cinnamon, the first of the three guests we had an opportunity to chat with at the Conference. Kayla is a Product Manager with Microsoft. She’s cur…

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Audio from June 14th, with Nathan Ballingrud & Dale Bailey 56:37

12M ago56:37

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The following audio was recorded live on June 14, 2023 at the KGB Bar with guests Nathan Ballingrud & Dale Bailey. Nathan Ballingrud Nathan Ballingrud is the author of The Strange, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, and North American Lake Monsters, which won the Shirley Jackson Award. A novella, Crypt of the Moon Spider, will appear in…

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306 - Security Schemecurity (feat. Tanya Janca) 1:00:07

1y ago1:00:07

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TnS lads invite special guest Tanya Janca to discuss the double standard between software developers and security professionals. While developers are expected to be both coding geniuses and security experts, Janca argues that it might not all be down to lazy developers saying bosses often prioritize feature delivery over security, leaving security …

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Passwordless Cyber Security with Justin Richer 55:09

1y ago55:09

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How many of your passwords do you actually know? Now, how many of those passwords are already on the black web? We are living in a fascinating age of transition from personalised passwords dependent on text inputs and our memory to more advanced access solutions. To help us navigate this evolution, we talk with Justin Richer. Justin is a technologi…

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