Developer Voices

Kris Jenkins, an expert from Google specializing in Kotlin, dives into the versatile programming language. He discusses Kotlin's evolution, its rise within the Android ecosystem, and the integration of multi-platform capabilities. The conversation explores how Kotlin bridges functional and object-oriented programming while highlighting the exciting future advancements on the horizon. Kris also introduces the innovative Android Studio Bot, which revolutionizes coding efficiency. Finally, he offers practical tips for beginners eager to start their Kotlin journey.

AI is the new hotness, but with new approaches come new problems of scale. How do you make raw data accessible to teams of data scientists and model-builders? How do build a repeatable deployment pipeline? And how do you monitor your models once they're in production? Today's episode goes through all these reality checks with author and expert Adi Polak, who's just released a new book on the subject.Scaling Machine Learning With Spark (book): https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/scaling-machine-learning/9781098106812/Kris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/krisajenkinsKris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krisjenkins/

Louis Pilfold, the creator of the Gleam programming language, explores the developer-friendly innovations that Gleam brings to Erlang's BEAM platform. He discusses the importance of simplicity and resilience in programming languages while emphasizing proper error handling. The conversation delves into Gleam's community engagement and the balance between complexity and usability. Louis also highlights the financial sustainability challenges of open source projects and the governance models affecting language evolution, wrapping up with insights into the supportive Gleam community.