The Stack Overflow Podcast julkinen
[search 0]
Lisää
Download the App!
show episodes
 
Artwork

1
The Stack Overflow Podcast

The Stack Overflow Podcast

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Viikoittain+
 
For more than a dozen years, the Stack Overflow Podcast has been exploring what it means to be a developer and how the art and practice of software programming is changing our world. From Rails to React, from Java to Node.js, we host important conversations and fascinating guests that will help you understand how technology is made and where it’s headed. Hosted by Ben Popper, Cassidy Williams, and Ceora Ford, the Stack Overflow Podcast is your home for all things code.
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
To learn more about the signs that indicate you may be paying more for your cloud computing that you should, check out DoIT’s seven red flags guide. We’ve spoken with DoiT on the podcast before about LLM hallucinations and the security threats that LLMs open. DoiT’s sales pitch is simple: they provide technology and expertise to clients who want to…
  continue reading
 
Cribl is a data management platform. Check out their sandbox or explore their products. Cribl Stream is their vendor-agnostic observability pipeline. If you’re new to the term, the observability pipeline is a crucial component of the cloud-native world. Connect with Nick on LinkedIn. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 03:23 The Data Landsca…
  continue reading
 
GitClear is a developer-friendly code review tool that aims to deliver higher developer satisfaction and faster releases. Check out their blog or find them on GitHub. GitClear’s research focuses on how AI code-gen tools have impacted code quality (and not in a good way). Find Bill on LinkedIn. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Background of the Res…
  continue reading
 
Node.js® is an open-source JavaScript runtime environment. Deno is an open-source JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. Explore the quick start or check out Deno by example, a collection of annotated examples of how to use Deno. JSR is an open-source package registry for JavaScript and TypeScript. Keep up to date with Ryan on GitHub or h…
  continue reading
 
AI shops are now releasing LLMs optimized for RAG. Turn a repo into a prompt for a long-context LLM. Perplexity AI is an AI-powered search and discovery tool. Good news for developers: Apple will not remove progressive web app support on iOS in the EU. Basil Bourque earned a Lifeboat badge by explaining How to get full name of month from date in Ja…
  continue reading
 
Stack Overflow has teamed up with Google Cloud to develop an API—Overflow API—to give Gemini, Google’s AI model, access to Stack Overflow knowledge communities. Learn how Ryan’s team is working toward socially responsible AI. Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn. Stack Overflow user verygoodsoftwarenotvirus earned a Great Question badge by asking somethin…
  continue reading
 
Check out Maxime’s three-part LLM course. Part 1 “covers essential knowledge about mathematics, Python, and neural networks. Part 2 “focuses on building the best possible LLMs using the latest techniques." Part 3 “focuses on creating LLM-based applications and deploying them.” Read Maxime’s blog. Follow Maxime on GitHub or LinkedIn. Nikhil Wagh ear…
  continue reading
 
Intuit shares more about their generative AI operating system (GenOS) in this Medium blog. If you want to try out generative AI in MailChimp, sign up here. Learn more about Intuit technology here. Many thanks (and a Lifeboat badge) to Dherik for dropping an answer on cURL: how can I return 0 if status is 200? Connect with Shivang on LinkedIn.…
  continue reading
 
Build GenAI applications faster and cheaper with a vector database like Pinecone. New to retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and other GenAI topics? Our guide is a good place to start. Learn more about RAG and Pinecone. Connect with Roie on GitHub or LinkedIn.Kirjoittanut Ben Popper, Ryan Donovan, Roie Schwaber-Cohen
  continue reading
 
Pinecone is a vector database that lets companies build GenAI applications faster for less cost. Read our primer on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or explore RAG and Pinecone. Follow Roie on GitHub or LinkedIn. If you need a handy guide to what’s what in the AI space, check out Stack Overflow’s Industry Guide to AI.…
  continue reading
 
SPONSORED BY INTEL Ryan and Ben chat with Raymond Lo, AI software evangelist at Intel, about the AI PC, the software that powers AI breakthroughs, and optimizing hardware and software in unison to improve generative AI performance. Bonus: what’s the difference between a GPU optimized for graphics and a VPU or NPU optimized for AI? Episode notes If …
  continue reading
 
Sema’s AI code monitor helps companies manage the risks and capture the benefits of AI in the software development lifecycle. Learn how it works here. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn. Erstwhile podcast cohost Cassidy Williams is the CTO of Contenda. Shoutout to Stack Overflow user Jim, who earned a Stellar Question badge with Docker cannot start on W…
  continue reading
 
Discussions are now taking place across all tags on Stack Overflow. Check out this one about why people keep proclaiming the death of PHP or this one on whether Jenkins is still the dominant player in the CI/CD space. What would happen if you suddenly lost consciousness? The Philosophy Stack Exchange has thoughts. Did knights wear glasses? Historic…
  continue reading
 
Andrew has worked in many roles, including as Executive Manager at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, where he established and grew a platform engineering function that supported 7,000 engineers. You can find him on LinkedIn here. You can learn more about Compass, a developer experience platform, here. Shout to Amelio for earning a stellar questio…
  continue reading
 
Mobb offers AI-powered technology that automates vulnerability remediations with a goal of helping development teams significantly reduce their security backlogs and free up more time for innovation. Check out their blog or dive into their docs. Connect with Eitan on LinkedIn. Shoutout to Konrad, who won a Stellar Question badge for What is the dif…
  continue reading
 
Find out why others have joined Shell. If you want to experience what being a developer at one of the world’s largest energy companies looks like, they’re hiring. Great question, Alexander Myshov! This badge was awarded for Are arrow functions faster (more performant, lighter) than ordinary standalone function declaration in v8? Reach out to Maya o…
  continue reading
 
William is the CEO of Lightning AI and the creator of PyTorch Lightning, the lightweight PyTorch wrapper for high-performance AI research. Dive into their docs or explore the developer community. ICYMI: Across tech, layoffs are boosting share prices. Follow William on Twitter or connect with him on LinkedIn. Shoutout to Brian61354270, who earned a …
  continue reading
 
Is it possible to make a PDF bigger than Germany? Here’s one larger than the known universe. As its creator says, “it’s mostly empty space, but so is the universe.” Massachusetts is leading the way in the skills-based hiring revolution by eliminating degree requirements for state jobs. Did you miss these deeply uncanny AI-generated food images, fro…
  continue reading
 
AI-generated code is “not equivalent to reliable and robust code, especially in the context of real-world software development,” according to a new study whose title got our attention. Tech layoffs continue in the wake of the pandemic hiring boom, sending some share prices into the sky. Take a look at how AI coding assistants are already changing t…
  continue reading
 
A theory explores how to play DOOM inside a human cell. Fair warning, you'll need about 600 years to complete the game. Looking for a good prompt builder to help you get the most out of your LLM? Try this one or explore this huge collection of prompts. Startup Twin Labs wants to build a product that automates repetitive tasks by letting AI take ove…
  continue reading
 
Intuit shares more about their generative AI operating system (GenOS) in this Medium blog. Learn more about Intuit technology here. Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner Mohsin Naeem for answering the question How can I extract metadata from an MP3 file? Connect with Merrin on LinkedIn or X. Connect with Shivang on LinkedIn.…
  continue reading
 
The estate of the late comedian George Carlin is suing the creators of an hour-long AI-generated comedy special that mimics Carlin’s distinctive delivery and material. [Ed. note: not actually AI, still lawsuit.] Prefer your AI more Freudo-Marxist? Here’s a never-ending, AI-generated conversation between Werner Herzog and Slavoj Žižek. You’re welcom…
  continue reading
 
Find out what’s new with ML in production. Machine learning models must learn to unlearn. Open-source game engine Godot now has a free Nintendo Switch port for game developers. We’ve previously hosted Godot cofounder and lead developer Juan Linietsky on the podcast. Stack Overflow user areller earned a Lifeboat badge with their answer to How to cal…
  continue reading
 
A white-hat hacker uncovered security vulnerabilities in an AI-powered hiring system used by fast-food chains and hourly employees around the world. Read the blog post or watch this explainer. Mariposa is a programming language with time travel. Want to be an individual contributor (IC) who still amplifies the performance of everyone around you? Be…
  continue reading
 
Mariposa is a toy programming language that has time travel as a primary feature. Bugs are a thing of the past (literally)! Miss having a physical keyboard when thumb-typing on your phone? Well, you’re in luck. Over at CES, LG Electronics wants your devices to have “affectionate intelligence.” Whatever it takes to make AI more human-centric and emp…
  continue reading
 
Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered assistant you can keep in your pocket (but it’s not a phone). How will AI impact scientific research? A new collaboration between Microsoft and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is focused on energy storage solutions. A US Senate hearing questions whether tech companies should be allowed to train their AI models o…
  continue reading
 
Now you know: The human body can serve as a resonance chamber for remote car keys, effectively extending their range. A hackathon team used GenAI can create a fully playable D&D-style game in just one day. Skybox AI from Blockade Labs allows users to generate 360° skybox experiences from text prompts. A significant advancement in the brain-computer…
  continue reading
 
Willis Gibson, 13, closed out 2023 by becoming the first person to officially beat the original Nintendo version of Tetris. Here’s how he did it. Want to understand the code that caused the ultimate killscreen? Watch this great explainer from HydrantDude. The 2023 film Tetris is based on the true story of the legal battle to license the game. Is th…
  continue reading
 
Will AI fundamentally change software development or just add some efficiencies around the edges? Surveys from Stack Overflow and Github find north of 70% have probably already tried using it and many incorporate it into their daily work through a helper in the IDE. It's also worth reflecting a bit on the technology sectors that didn't have as grea…
  continue reading
 
Along with his work at Stanford, Katanforoosh is a founding member of deeplearning.ai and co-created the Deep Learning Specialization on Coursera. He believes the rapidly expanding capabilities of AI will mean that humans, and especially programmers, will need to learn new skills faster than ever. This doesn't mean machines are going to take our jo…
  continue reading
 
Biilmann says we can't ignore the impact GenAI is having on developer productivity. One of their engineers created a GPT that automatically generates stories for React + TypeScript components, and after seeing how successful it was internally, Netlify made it open source for the public. We also chat over the results of their recent State of Web Dev…
  continue reading
 
SPONSORED BY DOIT The broken nose in jail scam is on the rise. With AI improvements, it’ll get harder to spot. OWASP, a non-profit dedicated to software security, tracks the top ten security risks for LLMs. We’ve spoken with DoiT on the podcast before about LLM hallucinations. DoiT’s sales pitch is simple: they provide technology and expertise to c…
  continue reading
 
On today’s home team episode, Ben and Ryan discuss the implications of a lapse in section 174 of the tax code. Here’s a great explainer on how it’s affecting startups and software firms, threatening jobs and potentially bankrupting some struggling companies. Video game employees are exploring a union and Microsoft recently announced it will stay ne…
  continue reading
 
Does ChatGPT have seasonal depression? AIs aren’t building apps on their own, at least not yet—but they are helping developers build them. Read Isaac Lyman’s article about the three types of AI-assisted programmers. ICYMI: Listen to our interview with linguist Gašper Beguš, director of the Berkeley Speech and Computation Lab, about how LLMs and hum…
  continue reading
 
SPONSORED BY FIREHYDRANT While FireHydrant is mostly known for their incident management software, they’re introducing Signals to modernize alerting and consolidate it with incident management. FireHydrant was born out of an incident where a database was dropped at 5:30pm on a Friday right before network maintenance started. It also led to Robert’s…
  continue reading
 
Gemini, Google’s new AI model, is great at competitive programming, among other things. AI Explained is a YouTube channel that covers the latest developments in AI. One problem with regulating AI is that the technology evolves (much) faster than regulators can. Wikifunctions is an open repository of code that anyone can use or contribute to. Did we…
  continue reading
 
CommandBar is a user assistance platform (UAP). Their flagship product, Copilot, is an embedded user assistant agent that companies can configure to help their users with on-demand help, including interactive walkthroughs and personalized responses. Read James’s article about why CommandBar built Copilot, then get started with their docs. Follow Ja…
  continue reading
 
Do LLMs herald the end of computer programming (as we know it)? A Harvard lecture weighs in on this contentious topic. An epic hardware bug story. Question from the academic trenches: How bad will it look to prospective employers if you refuse to defend your PhD? (Answer: Pretty bad.) Another intriguing question: Were postal pneumatic tubes in Berl…
  continue reading
 
As the year winds to a close, some big employers are facing lower-than-expected attrition rates—in other words, fewer people than expected are quitting. What a difference a year or two makes. People have strong opinions on the return-to-office conversation. Read Eira’s article and let us know how you feel. We are just beginning to explore the effec…
  continue reading
 
Bito AI is an AI coding tool that helps developers work more productively with features like code completion within the IDE and personalized answers drawn from your codebase. Get started with their docs here. ICYMI: Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) is a way of addressing LLM hallucinations and outdated training data. Listen to our recent episod…
  continue reading
 
Cloudflare is a cloud provider used by almost 20% of all websites. Developers new to Cloudflare can get started here. Cloudflare recently launched Workers AI, an open, pay-as-you-go AI inference-as-a-service platform that lets developers run machine learning models on the Cloudflare network from their own code. Developers can get started here. On a…
  continue reading
 
Sana automates user enrollment, training reminders, and other manual/admin tasks associated with onboarding and learning. Sana AI, their AI assistant, is trained on a company’s data so employees can self-serve the knowledge they need. On a related note, listen to our interview with Gašper Beguš, director of the Berkeley Speech and Computation Lab, …
  continue reading
 
SPONSORED BY CHRONOSPHERE Episode notes: Chronosphere is introducing Lens, a cloud-native observability tool to view data flows between services. At Uber, Rob created M3, an open-source metrics engine compatible with Prometheus. Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner, ralf htp, for their answer to How to read an image in Python OpenCV. If you want to me…
  continue reading
 
ICYMI, listen to part one of this conversation. Craig is the cofounder and CEO of Stacklok, which helps developers and open-source communities build safer software, secure the supply chain, and choose safer dependencies. Stacklok’s free-to-use service, Trusty, employs a statistical analysis of author/repo activity and a package’s source of origin t…
  continue reading
 
Stacklok helps developers and open-source communities build safer software, secure the supply chain, and choose safer dependencies. Trusty is their free-to-use service that employs a statistical analysis of author/repo activity and a package’s source of origin to assess its trustworthiness. Craig cofounded the Kubernetes project, an open-source sys…
  continue reading
 
Sleuth helps engineering teams systematically improve efficiency by tracking speed and release quality, preventing slowdowns and bottlenecks, and removing toil and unnecessary friction. Try it for free or see how teams are using Sleuth. Interested in the automations they offer for teams, check out their public marketplace. Dylan was an original arc…
  continue reading
 
Tomasz is a general partner at Theory Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage software companies. He coauthored the book Winning with Data, a deep dive into how big data has changed business best practices and organizational culture. Find Tomasz’s writing here. Follow Tomasz on LinkedIn or Twitter.com. In honor of Tomasz’s early car…
  continue reading
 
Giamir is the tech lead for Stacks, Stack Overflow’s design system. Svelte is a tool for building web apps. Delve into their docs or, if you’re brand-new to Svelte, start with this interactive tutorial. More than 90,000 devs responded to our 2023 Developer Survey where Svelte was ranked the second-most admired web framework. Connect with Giamir via…
  continue reading
 
Alex and cofounder/CTO Paul Querna started ConductorOne because they saw that traditional identity governance (IGA) and privileged access management (PAM) needed to be rethought for cloud-forward companies. Before he cofounded Conductor One, Alev Bovee was a senior director of product management for zero trust and security at Okta. Read Ben’s artic…
  continue reading
 
Find out why others have joined Shell. Wondering what it’s like to be a developer at one of the world’s biggest energy companies? They’re hiring. Behavior-driven development is a conceptual approach to software development that calls for collaboration and alignment between developers, testers, and domain experts. One of the new technologies James a…
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Pikakäyttöopas