Best Pascal Hartig Podcasts (2024)

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65: Getting Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography 35:49

1h ago35:49

35:49

We don’t know when but at some point in the future we will face what researchers call a "Quantum Apocalypse". This is when quantum computers will be able to break many of our existing encryption algorithms. To keep Meta’a users safe even from attacks that don’t even exist today, Sheran and Rafael are working on post-quantum-ready encryption. Tune i…

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64: Caddy - Building the next generation of CAD software for Mixed Reality 1:04:19

10d ago1:04:19

1:04:19

After sitting in one too many Zoom meetings looking at flat images of 3D models, mechanical engineers Ed, Jason, Fan, and Raghavan decided that they could do better, taught themselves how to code and started to build Caddy - a CAD app for mixed reality. Tune in to episode 64 to hear their story. Got feedback? Send it to us on Threads (https://threa…

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63: The key to a happy Rust/C++ relationship 45:00

2M ago45:00

45:00

Aida was part of one of the first Rust teams here at Meta. One of the biggest challenges was interacting with the large amount of existing C++. With the release of cxx, safe interop between C++ and even async Rust has become a lot easier. Got feedback? Send it to us on Threads (https://threads.net/@metatechpod), Twitter (https://twitter.com/metatec…

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62: Building Threads for Web 40:07

3M ago40:07

40:07

The basic version of Threads for web was built in just under three months by two engineers, mirroring the nimble engineering practices we talked about on this podcast before when it came to launching Threads for Android and iOS. In this episode, Pascal is joined by Ally and Kevin, two engineers on the Threads Web team. They talk about how shared in…

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61: Image Quality Improvements at Scale 37:29

5M ago37:29

37:29

Every day, trillions of image download requests are made from Meta’s family of apps. Zuzanna works on the Media Platform Team that owns the entire flow from serving images from the CDN to displaying the pixels on your phone. One of the project she and her team recently worked on was rolling out HDR images to Instagram and Threads and in this episod…

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60: Simplified Executable Deployment with DotSlash 40:40

5M ago40:40

40:40

Distributing binaries and toolchains to developers is a pain but DotSlash makes it a breeze. Instead of committing large, platform-specific executables to your repository, DotSlash combines a fast Rust program with a JSON manifest prefixed with a #! to transparently fetch and execute the binary you need. Tune in to our interview with Andres and Mic…

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59: Meta ❤️ Python 3.12 38:13

6M ago38:13

38:13

For the second time in just a few months, we are talking Python on the Meta Tech Podcast. Python 3.12 features a whole range of new features, many of which were contributed by Meta. Carl and Itamar join Pascal to talk about their contributions to the latest release, including new hooks that allow for custom JITs like Cinder, Immortal Objects, impro…

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58: Advancing GenAI at Meta 30:10

7M ago30:10

30:10

For this last episode of 2024, Pascal talks with Devi, an AI research director at Meta. They talk about the history of AI at Meta, some of the basic terms, how Meta's approach to developing and using AI differs notably from other companies and what the future has in store. Got feedback? Send it to us on Threads (https://threads.net/@metatechpod), T…

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ARCHIVE: From Facebook Home to Instagram Stories 45:41

8M ago45:41

45:41

We’re jumping into our time machine and going back to 2018 for an interview with Will B. about the various twists and turns that led to the creation of Instagram Stories. We will be back with a fresh interview next month. Got feedback? Send it to us on Threads (https://threads.net/@metatechpod), Twitter (https://twitter.com/metatechpod), Instagram …

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57: Writing and linting Python at scale 49:32

9M ago49:32

49:32

Python at Meta is huge. Not only does it famously power Instagram's backend, but it underpins our configuration systems, much of our AI work and many services. Amethyst joins Pascal for this episode of the Meta Tech Podcast to talk about how the Python Foundation Team works to improve the developer experience of everyone working with Python at Meta…

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56: How Threads was built in 5 months 31:10

10M ago31:10

31:10

Threads went from idea to 100M users in just about five months. This would not have been possible without building on top of Meta's existing systems and infrastructure. Join Pascal as he speaks with Joy, Cameron and Richard, three engineers from the Threads team who worked on backend, iOS and Android, respectively to learn about the challenges they…

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55: What it's like to ship code at Meta 49:04

11M ago49:04

49:04

For episode 55, Pascal speaks with Katherine and returning guest Dustin, two software engineers at Meta about how to ship code at Meta. Why do we have a monorepo? Why and how do we do pre-commit code review? What does our CI infrastructure look like? Get the answers to these questions and many more in this episode of the Meta Tech Podcast. Got feed…

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54: Building Key Transparency at WhatsApp 43:23

1y ago43:23

43:23

In April, WhatsApp announced the launch of a new cryptographic security feature to automatically verify a secured connection based on key transparency. Key transparency helps strengthen the guarantee that end-to-end encryption provides to private, personal messaging applications in a transparent manner available to all. Rolling out a feature like t…

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53: Offensive security at Meta’s Red Team X 41:38

1y ago41:38

41:38

Red Team X is a security team at Meta that is responsible for finding and exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party products that could impact Meta's own security. The team acts as a hybrid between a traditional red team, which focuses on probing their own organisation's systems and products for vulnerabilities, and an elite bug-hunting group. The …

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52: The success story behind PyTorch 32:36

1y ago32:36

32:36

PyTorch is now one of the most popular machine learning frameworks out there but that was not a foregone conclusion when it was released in 2016. Our host Pascal is joined by Suraj, a developer advocate here at Meta, to dissect the history of PyTorch and look at the factors that contributed to its success. That includes understanding your target au…

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51: Buck2 - a large-scale build system 32:53

1+ y ago32:53

32:53

For episode 51, Pascal speaks with Neil and Marie, two of the engineers behind Buck2, our open source, large scale build system. Thousands of developers at Meta are already using Buck2 and performing millions of builds per day that on average complete in half the time of Buck1 builds. Marie and Neil discuss the design choices that make Buck2 so muc…

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50: De-identified authentication at scale 34:45

1+ y ago34:45

34:45

If you hear privacy and your first thought is laborious processes and access management, this interview may be just as mind-expanding for you as it was for our host Pascal. He is joined by Alex and Haozhi who talk about the Anonymous Credential Service (ACS), a highly available multitenant service that allows clients to authenticate in a de-identif…

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49: Kotlin DevX at Instagram 33:53

1+ y ago33:53

33:53

Lisa works on the Dev Craft team at Instagram that embarked on a journey to bring Kotlin to the Instagram for Android code base a little over three years ago. Now, nearly half of the large codebase is migrated and over 80% of newly committed code is in Kotlin. Tune in to hear what the unique challenges of bringing a new language to an existing app …

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48: A 94% reduction for basic video compute time on Instagram 37:22

1+ y ago37:22

37:22

Ryan and his team found a quick way of reducing the compute resources spent on encoding videos for Instagram by 94%, but that was actually the easy part. Tune in to learn what the fix was and how you roll out changes that can affect the user experience of billions of users. Got feedback? Send it to us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/metatechpod), I…

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47: Sapling - A scalable, user-friendly source control system 40:46

1+ y ago40:46

40:46

Confused by the syntax of git’s rebase command? Overwhelmed with branch management? Check out Meta’s new git-compatible source control management system Sapling. Durham and Michael, two of the architects behind the recent open-source release, join Pascal on the podcast to discuss their plans for the project, how it was possible to extract one small…

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46: Cross-Platform Video Calling with RSYS 35:35

1+ y ago35:35

35:35

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: The time to talk about calling libraries that power most of our audio and video calls across Meta’s app. Alice, Ishan and Hani join Pascal to talk about how they replaced the different calling solutions with a library that’s extensible by the teams that choose to adopt it. But with great power comes great r…

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45: Syncing GitHub to Monorepo with Jon 45:32

1+ y ago45:32

45:32

Back from a short hiatus, Pascal is joined by Jon to talk about the infrastructure that allows commit to sync between Meta's monorepo and GitHub. While ShipIt has been around for a while, allowing commits from the internal repository to sync out to GitHub, Diff Train is its younger brother to allow the inverse. This makes it possible for open-sourc…

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BONUS: Comparing Company Cultures with Jay 46:25

2y ago46:25

46:25

Ever wondered how the culture of big companies like Meta, Microsoft and Amazon differ? Jay comes with a fairly unique perspective as he has now worked at all three of them. In his discussion with Pascal, he shares his views on the trade-offs that a company value like “Move Fast” brings along and how companies assign different weights to the value o…

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44: Building a Cross-App Messaging Platform 37:52

2y ago37:52

37:52

msys is the technology that underpins most of the messaging products Meta offers. What started as a small library in C wrapping sqlite is now used by many teams across the company and is now trying to address the developer experiences challenges that arise from the initial focus on speed and size above all else. Tune in to Pascal's interview to lea…

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43: Building for the metaverse with Cami 45:21

2y ago45:21

45:21

Cami returns to the Meta Tech Podcast, with now having 18 months of AR/VR experience under her belt. Cami is excited to share what developers can now do on the Quest platform. In this episode, Pascal and Cami discuss new SDKs for motion controls, voice and spatial objects; and for creators without programming experience - there’s Horizon Worlds. Ca…

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65: Getting Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography 35:49

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64: Caddy - Building the next generation of CAD software for Mixed Reality 1:04:19

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63: The key to a happy Rust/C++ relationship 45:00

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62: Building Threads for Web 40:07

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61: Image Quality Improvements at Scale 37:29

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60: Simplified Executable Deployment with DotSlash 40:40

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59: Meta ❤️ Python 3.12 38:13

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58: Advancing GenAI at Meta 30:10

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ARCHIVE: From Facebook Home to Instagram Stories 45:41

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57: Writing and linting Python at scale 49:32

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56: How Threads was built in 5 months 31:10

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55: What it's like to ship code at Meta 49:04

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54: Building Key Transparency at WhatsApp 43:23

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53: Offensive security at Meta’s Red Team X 41:38

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52: The success story behind PyTorch 32:36

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51: Buck2 - a large-scale build system 32:53

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50: De-identified authentication at scale 34:45

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49: Kotlin DevX at Instagram 33:53

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48: A 94% reduction for basic video compute time on Instagram 37:22

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47: Sapling - A scalable, user-friendly source control system 40:46

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46: Cross-Platform Video Calling with RSYS 35:35

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45: Syncing GitHub to Monorepo with Jon 45:32

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BONUS: Comparing Company Cultures with Jay 46:25

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44: Building a Cross-App Messaging Platform 37:52

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43: Building for the metaverse with Cami 45:21

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