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Thorsten Ball

Software engineer, occasional writer, and author of "Writing an Interpreter in Go" and "Writing a Compiler in Go". Currently works at Sourcegraph.

Top 5 podcasts with Thorsten Ball

Ranked by the Snipd community
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17 snips
Feb 7, 2025 • 1h 15min

Supply chain attacks ⛓️‍💥 Ghetto Logs 👊🏾 🪵 and Rust/AI cold takes 🧊 with Thorsten Ball

In this engaging discussion, Thorsten Ball, a software engineer at Sourcegraph and author of notable programming books, dives into pressing issues around supply chain security, highlighting threats like typo squatting and a dangerous malicious package in the Go ecosystem. He shares his insights on new Go language updates and tools like GoFix that automate code migration. Thorsten also explores the juxtaposition of Go and Rust, discussing preferences rooted in simplicity versus complexity, and wraps up with creative approaches to logging using AI.
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15 snips
Mar 11, 2024 • 1h 8min

#044 - Managers should know how to code feat. Thorsten Ball

Exploring clashes between Product and Engineering teams, the importance of informed decision-making, challenges in time estimates, benefits of technical leadership, drawbacks of cookie banners, emphasizing coolness in education, understanding the workplace culture and responsibility
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9 snips
Feb 23, 2024 • 51min

E18: Do you love programming as much as Thorsten Ball does?

Thorsten Ball, self-published author, discusses learning new topics, textbooks, and why bugs are great. They explore individualized learning, programming styles, and terminal emulation. Embracing bugs for growth and integrating passion into software engineering are highlighted.
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8 snips
Apr 22, 2024 • 1h 13min

Thorsten Ball, Software Engineer at Zed

Software Engineer at Zed, Thorsten Ball, shares insights on differentiation, working in public, importance of domain knowledge, standing out in job interviews, and building innovative products like Zed text editor. Emphasizes soft skills, communication, problem-solving, and showcasing competence to enhance hiring opportunities. Discusses diverse skill set, unique career paths, and the value of self-promotion in tech industry.
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Mar 17, 2024 • 1h 14min

Compilers and Overly Complex Web Development with Thorsten Ball

Exploring compilers and interpreters, complexities of type checking, simplifying JavaScript for teaching, parsing challenges in modern programming, navigating complexity in tax law and tech evolution, front end development shifts from server-rendered HTML to client-side frameworks.