Ship It! Cloud, SRE, Platform Engineering

You suck at programming

Oct 4, 2024

Dave Eddy, a systems programming guru and creator of "You Suck At Programming," joins forces with Adam Jacob, CEO of System Initiative, Kurt Mackey from Fly.io, and Kyle Spirin, founder of Bitwarden. They explore the complexities of Kubernetes, share humorous takes on programming stereotypes, and discuss the benefits of simpler cloud solutions. The group reflects on favorite programming languages like Rust and Python, as well as the user-friendly aspects of Bitwarden's secrets management, all while swapping entertaining stories about food and drinks!

01:02:58

Creator website

Episode guests

AI Summary

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

System Initiative allows users to visually manage infrastructure by dynamically creating and updating resources through an intuitive living diagram.

The podcast emphasizes the importance of community engagement and humor in making complex programming topics more relatable for learners.

Comparing traditional tools to System Initiative reveals a shift towards a collaborative, flexible approach in infrastructure design that enhances operational workflows.

Deep dives

Launch of System Initiative

System Initiative has officially launched, allowing users to automate infrastructure setup with ease. This platform enables users to build architecture using a living diagram that visually represents relationships between various components. By using this diagram, users can programmatically create, update, and manage resources in real-time without facing long feedback loops, significantly improving efficiency. The process is designed to provide immediate feedback on potential configurations, making infrastructure management intuitive and collaborative.

Intro

5min

Halloween Hues and Programming Views

20min

Navigating Kubernetes and the Public Cloud Landscape

6min

Navigating Container Technologies and Linux Preferences

14min

Navigating Software Development Challenges

6min

Programming Insights and Personal Banter

10min

Prioritizing Food Over Drinks: A Humorous Take

3min

Dave Eddy has learned systems programming the traditional way with books and man pages. Now he’s sharing what he’s learned, starting with bash.

Join the discussion

Changelog++ members save 12 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!

Sponsors:

System Initiative – The future of DevOps automation (is here!) — System Initiative is an intuitive, powerful, collaborative replacement for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). The free tier is awesome (no credit card required) and you can get started in 3 clicks.
Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps close to your users — global Anycast load-balancing, zero-configuration private networking, hardware isolation, and instant WireGuard VPN connections. Push-button deployments that scale to thousands of instances. Check out the speedrun to get started in minutes.
Bitwarden – Secrets management for developers. Leverage trusted open source technology to securely store and manage infrastructure secrets. Bitwarden empowers developers to safely inject secrets into code and prevent costly data breaches with ease.

Featuring:

Dave Eddy – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Justin Garrison – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
Autumn Nash – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn

Show Notes:

Interview

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more