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On the Code with Jason podcast I discuss technical topics with interesting people. Guests include people from companies like GitHub, Google and Stripe.
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Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the web's core styling language. For web developers, It's one of the quickest technologies to get started with, but one of the hardest to master. Follow Una Kravets and Bramus Van Damme, Developer Advocates from Google, who gleefully breakdown complex aspects of CSS into digestible episodes covering everything from accessibility to z-index.
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The AI Skills Software Engineers Need to Learn Now
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44:22Software engineers often think adding AI is just a simple API call, but moving from a Proof of Concept to a stable production system requires a completely different mindset. Maria Vechtomova breaks down the harsh reality of MLOps, why rigorous evaluation is non-negotiable, and why autonomous agents are riskier than you think. In this episode, we co…
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VS Code and Agentic Development with Kai Maetzel
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1:09:04Visual Studio Code has become one of the most influential tools in modern software development. The open-source code editor has evolved into a platform used by millions of developers around the world, and it has reshaped expectations for what a modern development environment can be through its intuitive UX, rich extension marketplace, and deep inte…
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301 - Bekki Freeman, Staff Software Engineer at Caribou and Co-Organizer of Rocky Mountain Ruby
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52:35In this episode I talk with Becky Freeman, staff engineer at Caribou and co-organizer of Rocky Mountain Ruby, about legacy code, refactoring long-running applications, and the psychological skills required to get team buy-in for technical improvements. Links: Bekki Freeman on LinkedIn Rocky Mountain Ruby Caribou Nonsense Monthly…
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The code, prose & pods that shaped 2025 (News)
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16:23This episodes diverges from our traditional fare. I’ve reviewed the 49 previous editions and picked (IMHO) the coolest code, best prose & my favorite podcast episode from each month! View the newsletter Join the discussion Changelog++ members save 1 minute on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Tiger Data – Postg…
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SE Radio 702: Derick Schaefer on Modern CLIs
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48:05Derick Schaefer, author of CLI: A Practical Guide to Creating Modern Command-Line Interfaces, talks with host Robert Blumen about command-line interfaces old and new. Starting with a short review of the origin of commands in the early unix systems, they trace the evolution of commands into modern CLIs. Following the historic rise, fall, and re-emer…
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968: Habits and Changes We Want to Make in 2026
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33:36Wes and Scott talk about setting realistic goals for the new year, building habits through small, sustainable changes, creating systems that actually stick, and why incremental progress beats big resolutions every time. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:26 Wes: Stand more 06:55 Wes: Learn to wake up early 10:04 Scott: Embrace daily TODOs Tweek…
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SUDO Show Is Back: Business Meets Linux in 2026
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It’s okay to be confused about Vibe Coding! On this episode of Troubleshooting Agile, Squirrel and Jeffrey respond to a listener’s argument from our series with Gene Kim on Vibe Coding and reflect on the question, what stage are we at in the industry when it comes to Vibe Coding and what can we expect for the future?Links:- Community of Needs: http…
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#332: AI adoption in enterprise software development is accelerating, but operations teams are lagging behind. While application developers embrace AI tools at a rapid pace, those on the ops side remain skeptical—citing concerns about determinism, control, and a general resistance to change. This mirrors previous technology waves like containers, c…
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Marc Andreessen's 2026 Outlook: AI Timelines, US vs. China, and The Price of AI
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1:21:54a16z co-founder and General Partner Marc Andreessen joins an AMA-style conversation to explain why AI is the largest technology shift he has experienced, how the cost of intelligence is collapsing, and why the market still feels early despite rapid adoption. The discussion covers how falling model costs and fast capability gains are reshaping prici…
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CISO Lessons from a Children’s Novel as Cybersecurity Outgrows IT and Building Talent - Tom Arnold - BSW #429
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1:03:10Cyber threats and cyber criminals indiscriminately target the old as well as young regardless of race, creed or origin. Teens and young adults must realize that on the Internet nobody knows you’re a rat. How do we keep kids and young adults safe in an era of AI-driven attacks? Tom Arnold, Adjunct Professor, Digital Evidence & Forensics, Cybersecuri…
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You need quality engineers to turn AI into ROI
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29:03SPONSORED BY MONGODB Pete Johnson, Field CTO, Artificial Intelligence at MongoDB, joins the podcast to talk about a recent OpenAI paper on the impact that AI will have on jobs and overall GDP. Pete, who reads the papers (and datasets) so you don’t have to, says that looking at AI’s impact as a job killer is a flawed metric. Instead, he and Ryan tal…
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SN 1059: MongoBleed - Code Signing Under Siege
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3:16:33Why are code signing certificates suddenly getting shorter, pricier, and more restrictive? Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte expose the "cabal" rewriting the rules for everyone who builds software—and what it means for your security and your wallet. Code-signing certificate lifetimes shortened by two years. Sadly, ChatGPT is heading toward an advertisin…
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SANS Stormcast Wednesday, January 7th, 2026: Tailsnitch Review; D-Link DSL EoL Vuln; TOTOLINK Unpatched Vuln
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5:44Tool Review: Tailsnitch Tailsnitch is a tool to audit your Tailscale configuration. It does a comprehensive analysis of your configuration and suggests (or even applies) fixes. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Tool%20Review%3A%20Tailsnitch/32602 D-Link DSL Command Injection via DNS Configuration Endpoint A new vulnerability in very old D-Link DSL modems …
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Pornhub Redux, Enki, Grok, BSODs, NORDVPN, Kimwolf, Privacy , Aaran Leyland, and More - SWN #544
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32:09Pornhub Redux, Enki, Grok, BSODs, NORDVPN, Kimwolf, Privacy in Rhode Island, Aaran Leyland, and More, on the Security Weekly News. Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/swn for all the latest episodes! Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/swn-544
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The robots, phones and Lego of CES 2026
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1:32:572026 is just beginning, and it's already time for the biggest gadget event of the year. As the Verge team heads to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show, David and Nilay run through as many of the newly announced products as they can. There are robots, art TVs, phones, more robots, smart Legos, smart home gizmos, and still more robots. Some o…
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955: Nested Learning, Spatial Intelligence and the AI Trends of 2026, with Sadie St. Lawrence
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1:08:51Sadie St Lawrence joins Jon Krohn to discuss what to expect from the AI industry in 2026. Sadie and Jon talk through what they think will be the five biggest trends in AI, hand out awards for the best moments, comebacks, and disappointments in AI in 2025, and review how their predictions for 2025 played out. Hear Sadie’s five exciting predictions f…
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Figma’s Dylan Field on the Future of Design
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58:09Dylan Field is the co-founder and CEO of Figma, a design software company that went public in July 2025. Founded in 2012, Figma transformed how people design, prototype, and build products together. After a $20 billion acquisition attempt by Adobe collapsed in 2022 because of regulators, Dylan helped Figma rebound stronger than ever. Just three yea…
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VS Code and Agentic Development with Kai Maetzel
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1:09:04Visual Studio Code has become one of the most influential tools in modern software development. The open-source code editor has evolved into a platform used by millions of developers around the world, and it has reshaped expectations for what a modern development environment can be through its intuitive UX, rich extension marketplace, and deep inte…
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The Upsides and Downsides of LLM-Generated Code - Chris Wysopal - ASW #364
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1:10:12Developers are adding LLMs to their code creation toolboxes, using them to assist with writing and reviewing code. Chris Wysopal talks about the security downsides of relying on LLMs and how appsec needs to adapt to dealing with more code at a faster pace. Resources https://www.veracode.com/blog/genai-code-security-report/ https://www.veracode.com/…
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VS Code and Agentic Development with Kai Maetzel
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1:09:00Visual Studio Code has become one of the most influential tools in modern software development. The open-source code editor has evolved into a platform used by millions of developers around the world, and it has reshaped expectations for what a modern development environment can be through its intuitive UX, rich extension marketplace, and deep inte…
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Flox, Nix, and Reproducible Software Systems with Michael Stahnke
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55:16Modern software development is more complex than ever. Teams work across different operating systems, chip architectures, and cloud environments, each with its own dependency quirks and version mismatches. Ensuring that code runs reproducibly across these environments has become a major challenge that’s made even harder by growing concerns around s…
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The Upsides and Downsides of LLM-Generated Code - Chris Wysopal - ASW #364
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1:10:12Developers are adding LLMs to their code creation toolboxes, using them to assist with writing and reviewing code. Chris Wysopal talks about the security downsides of relying on LLMs and how appsec needs to adapt to dealing with more code at a faster pace. Resources https://www.veracode.com/blog/genai-code-security-report/ https://www.veracode.com/…
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Search engine bots crawled so AI bots could run
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23:27Ryan hosts Akamai data scientist Robert Lester on the show to discuss how the growth of AI bots affects internet traffic, the ways these AI bots differ from the original search engine optimization ones, and why you might not want to mitigate AI bots on your websites. Episode notes: Akamai is a CDN, full-stack cloud computing, and cybersecurity comp…
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SANS Stormcast Tuesday, January 6th, 2026: IPKVM Risks; Tailsnitch; Net-SNMP Vuln;
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6:08Risks of OOB Access via IP KVM Devices Recently, cheap IP KVMs have become popular. But their deployment needs to be secured. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Risks%20of%20OOB%20Access%20via%20IP%20KVM%20Devices/32598 Tailsnitch Tailsnitch is a tool to review your Tailscale configuration for vulnerabilities https://github.com/Adversis/tailsnitch Net-SNMP…
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Brian Guthrie lists his seven rules for moving faster in software, Continuous-Claude-v2 is a context management system for Claude Code, Gas Town is Steve Yegge’s multi-agent orchestrator for Claude Code, Paul Dix sees a great engineering divergence in 2026, and Mattias Geniar thinks web development is fun again. View the newsletter Join the discuss…
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Episode 494: Am I interviewing all wrong and leaving old team chats
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26:02In this episode, Dave and Jamison answer these questions: Dear Damison and Javison, I work at a very small startup (<10 engineers) and am trying to hire 2 engineers. I’m doing the intro/screener interview for these roles & am working with a recruiting firm to source candidates. My problem is that sometimes my intuition tells me that a candidate is …
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AI Will Save The World with Marc Andreessen and Martin Casado
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1:03:10Originally published in June 2023, this conversation features a16z cofounder Marc Andreessen following the release of his nearly 7,000-word essay arguing that AI does not threaten our humanity. In a wide-ranging discussion with a16z General Partner Martin Casado, Andreessen expands on why he believes AI can dramatically amplify human potential, why…
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Why are cybersecurity predictions so bad? - ESW #440
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1:29:41For our first episode of the new year, we thought it would be appropriate to dig into some cybersecurity predictions. First, we cover the very nature of predictions and why they're often so bad. To understand this, we get into logical fallacies and cognitive biases. In the next segment, we cover some 2025 predictions we found on the Internet. In th…
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696: Predictions for 2026, ADHD Updates, and Holiday Catchup
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1:11:31Show Description Catching up on holidays adventures, Dave's year in ADHD land, and our predictions for 2026. Listen on Website Watch on YouTube Links Madhur Jaffrey Teaches Indian Cooking What’s Going to Happen in Web Dev During 2026 - Syntax #967 2025 - Web Performance Calendar Sponsors Studioworks Manage clients and contacts, send branded invoice…
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NBC Journalist Marisa Marcellino reveals what multimedia journalism actually looks like
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1:03:15Marisa Marcellino, an award-winning journalist from NBC Sports, joins us to discuss her experiences in the field. She shares valuable insights into her career journey and offers advice for those interested in reporting. This episode is perfect for anyone looking for jobs in mass media studies or communications degree programs.Marisa Marcellino, a m…
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SANS Stormcast Monday, January 5th, 2026: MongoBleed/React2Shell Recap; Crypto Scams; DNS Stats; Old Fortinet Vulns
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6:57Cryptocurrency Scam Emails and Web Pages As We Enter 2026 Scam emails are directing victims to confidence scams attempting to steal cryptocurrencies. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Cryptocurrency%20Scam%20Emails%20and%20Web%20Pages%20As%20We%20Enter%202026/32594 Debugging DNS response times with tshark tshark is a powerful tool to debug DNS timing issu…
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AI Talent Acquisition Specialist Reveals Hiring Trends w/ Chris Knight
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57:10Chris Knight joins Coder Conversations to discuss his role as a "Talent Acquisition Specialist." He shares insights into "talent sourcing" and effective "recruiting" strategies companies use to find top tech talent. If you want to know what it takes to get hired in tech in this economy, you do not want to miss this episode! Visit us at: https://cod…
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Utilizing the skill acquisition models from our previous episode, we can begin to explore how our level of expertise affects us when collaborating with others. Dave and Allan share the 'Dreyfus Squared' concept from Dan North and then expound on it to explore the troubles that novice developers can have and why experts may not be the best at teachi…
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Defending the Boundaryless Cloud: Understanding Threats That Matter - Cameron Sipes, Steve Stone - SWN #543
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36:39Cloud breaches don’t always start in the cloud, but they do end there. To defeat an attacker you need to understand their mission target along with the access points available to them, regardless of whether they reside within or beyond the cloud. SentinelOne is purpose-built to stop attacks wherever they originate - from within and beyond the cloud…
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954: Recap of 2025 and Wishing You a Wonderful 2026
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4:16Jon Krohn wraps up 2025 with his thoughts on how agentic AI has become as much a resounding success as an annoying buzzword for many in the tech industry, why such promising developments in generative AI mean that well-prepared, secured data will be ever more crucial, and Jon’s hopes for a better year for everyone across the world in 2026. Addition…
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Episode 267: Advent of Code 2025 (Day 2 & 3)
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35:25In this episode, Conor and Ben chat about Advent of Code 2025 Day 2 and 3! Link to Episode 267 on Website Discuss this episode, leave a comment, or ask a question (on GitHub) Socials ADSP: The Podcast: Twitter Conor Hoekstra: LinkTree / Bio Ben Deane: Twitter | BlueSky Show Notes Date Recorded: 2025-12-22 Date Released: 2026-01-02 Advent of Code 20…
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Wartime vs Peacetime: Ben Horowitz on Leadership
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35:02In this exclusive conversation from a16z’s Bio and Health BUILD Summit, founding partner Ben Horowitz sits down with general partner Jorge Conde. Originally released in August 2023, the episode covers everything from the inspiration behind Ben’s book The Hard Thing About Hard Things and how the open internet was secured, to the difference between w…
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Story: Inside Early Google - Race Conditions, Java Pain, and the Birth of AdWords
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37:40Ron Garret left JPL for a 100-person startup he'd just discovered on Usenet. Four a.m. alarms. Burbank to San Jose on Southwest. A rented room in Susan Wojcicki's house. He expected the search engine engineering and instead he got asked to build ad serving. In Java and with JSPs and no syntax highlighting and no delimiter balancing. Launch week was…
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Ryan sits down with Tom Totenberg, head of release automation at LaunchDarkly, to discuss the perils of taking too many shortcuts in software development, how business pressures and AI code tools have contributed to dangerous corner cutting, and the importance of balancing speed with sustainability to maintain system integrity. Episode notes: Launc…
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In this episode I talk with Paul Hammond about TDD as a discoverable principle—something alien programmers would independently arrive at. We discuss my "specify, encode, fulfill" formulation, why programming needs theory instead of rules of thumb, and the business payoff of technical quality: Paul returned to a well-built project after 18 months an…
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