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There is an increasing desire for and effort towards GPU alternatives for AI workloads and an ability to run GenAI models on CPUs. Ben and Greg from Intel join us in this episode to help us understand Intel’s strategy as it related to AI along with related projects, hardware, and developer communities. We dig into Intel’s Gaudi processors, open source collaborations with Hugging Face, and AI on CPU/Xeon processors. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 5 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Intel Innovation 2024 – Early bird registration is now open for Intel Innovation 2024 in San Jose, CA! Learn more OR register Motific – Accelerate your GenAI adoption journey. Rapidly deliver trustworthy GenAI assistants. Learn more at motific.ai Featuring:Benjamin Consolvo – GitHub, LinkedIn, XGreg Serochi – LinkedInChris Benson – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes: Intel’s AI & Machine Learning Ecosystem Developer Resources Intel® Tiber™ Developer Cloud Intel Gaudi AI Processors Optimum Habana Overview of AI tools from Intel OpenVINO Case Study: Prediction Guard De-Risks LLM Applications at Scale How Prediction Guard Delivers Trustworthy AI on Intel® Gaudi® 2 AI Accelerators Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

The latest Stack Overflow Developer Survey has some concerning results, Joeri Sebrechts helps you do plain vanilla web dev, MIT’s “missing semester” course looks pretty amazing, a dive into the fascinating history of CSV & a tool to get request analytics from the nginx access logs. View the newsletterJoin the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Sentry – Code breaks, fix it faster. Don’t just observe. Take action. Sentry is the only app monitoring platform built for developers that gets to the root cause for every issue. 90,000+ growing teams use sentry to find problems fast. Use the code CHANGELOG when you sign up to get $100 OFF the team plan. Featuring:Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Adam Jacob goes solo with Adam for an epic pod into his journey to get to System Initiative. From SysAdmin at 8 years old, to discovering Linux and working for Mom-and-pop ISPs, to open source changing his life and starting Opscode and building Chef. Buckle up. This is a different flavor of “Friends” for you. Enjoy. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 12 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Neon – Fleets of Postgres! Enterprises use Neon to operate hundreds of thousands of Postgres databases: Automated, instant provisioning of the world’s most popular database. Test Double – Great software is made by great teams. Test Double builds both. Retool – The low-code platform for developers to build internal tools — Some of the best teams out there trust Retool…Brex, Coinbase, Plaid, Doordash, LegalGenius, Amazon, Allbirds, Peloton, and so many more – the developers at these teams trust Retool as the platform to build their internal tools. Try it free at retool.com/changelog Intel Innovation 2024 – Early bird registration is now open for Intel Innovation 2024 in San Jose, CA! Learn more OR register Featuring:Adam Jacob – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: System Initiative Ximian Any Given Sunday speech I’ll Devour You! (I shall look forward to the fight) RIP Ezra Zygmuntowicz Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Joining the discussion is Martin Jackson, an expert in large-scale application deployment and configuration management. He shares insights into the complexities of managing Walmart's decentralized architecture, where each store operates like an independent data center. The conversation highlights Walmart’s innovative shift from manual processes to automation, the challenges of transitioning from legacy systems, and the importance of real-time data synchronization for efficient inventory management. Martin emphasizes balancing speed and security in deployment while navigating the obstacles faced by application teams.

Node.js makes big TypeScript & SQLite moves, ECMAScript 2024 adds some niceties to the language (but not the ones you’re probably excited for) & we review the State of React 2023 results. Emergency?! Nick! Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Fly.io – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog and check out the speedrun in their docs. Featuring:Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XKevin Ball – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XNick Nisi – Website, GitHub, Mastodon, XShow Notes:I’d rather be TypeScripting Node.js adds an experimental feature to strip TypeScript types Node.js adds a built-in SQLite module util.styleText(format, text) What’s New for JavaScript Developers in ECMAScript 2024 Promise.withResolvers made it in “speedrun” style es-toolkit State of React 2023 results websim.ai Jerod’s TS Fan Page J-Rod’s TS Fan Shizzle Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

We discussed “🥦 Broccoli AI” a couple weeks ago, which is the kind of AI that is actually good/healthy for a real world business. Bengsoon Chuah, a data scientist working in the energy sector, joins us to discuss developing and deploying NLP pipelines in that environment. We talk about good/healthy ways of introducing AI in a company that uses on-prem infrastructure, has few data science professionals, and operates in high risk environments. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 5 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Intel Innovation 2024 – Early bird registration is now open for Intel Innovation 2024 in San Jose, CA! Learn more OR register Motific – Accelerate your GenAI adoption journey. Rapidly deliver trustworthy GenAI assistants. Learn more at motific.ai Featuring:Bengsoon Chuah – GitHub, LinkedIn, XDaniel Whitenack – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes: MLFlow Prefect DuckDB Agrilla Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Joseph Jacks (JJ) is back! We discuss the latest in COSS funding, his thesis for investing in commercial open source companies, the various rug pulls happening out there in open source licensing, and Zuck/Meta’s generosity releasing Llama 3.1 as “open source.” Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 13 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Socket – Secure your supply chain and ship with confidence. Install the GitHub app, book a demo or learn more Speakeasy – Production-ready, Enterprise-resilient, best-in-class SDKs crafted in minutes. Speakeasy takes care of the entire SDK workflow to save you significant time, delivering SDKs to your customers in minutes with just a few clicks! Create your first SDK for free! Test Double – Great software is made by great teams. Test Double builds both. Intel Innovation 2024 – Early bird registration is now open for Intel Innovation 2024 in San Jose, CA! Learn more OR register Featuring:Joseph Jacks – GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: OSS Capital Changelog Interviews #320: Venture capital meets commercial OSS Mark Zuckerberg on Llama 3.1, Open Source, AI Agents, Safety, and more Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s AI Era Open Source AI Is the Path Forward Just realized that I’ve led 37 rounds of funding at incorporation where OSS Capital was the first investor on the cap table… Silicon Valley! Jian Yang’s New Pied Piper scene Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

We check out the upcoming 1.23 release for new language features and improvements, including iterator functions and supporting packages. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 5 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Coder.com – Instantly launch fully configured cloud development environments (CDE) and make your first commit in minutes. No need to traverse README files or await onboarding queues. Learn more at Coder.com Featuring:Carlana Johnson – WebsiteJohnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, XShow Notes: Go 1.23 pre-release notes Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

The Switzerland federal government requires releasing its software as open source, Google decides not to deprecate third-party cookies, Mark Zuckerberg says “open source” AI is the path forward, GitHub allows anyone access to deleted / private repository data & Tailscale wants to build a New Internet. View the newsletterJoin the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:1Password – Build securely with 1Password - 1Password simplifies how you securely use, manage, and integrate developer credentials. Manage SSH keys and sign Git commits. Access secrets stored in 1Password. Automate administrative tasks. Integrate with third-party tools. Also, check out our INFRASTRUCTURE.md file for more details on how we do secrets with 1Password. Featuring:Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Michael Gat, a mainframe expert, delves into the world of software deployment, particularly the often controversial decision to deploy on a Friday. He shares fascinating insights on how the tech landscape has evolved alongside mainframes and the cyclical nature of deployment strategies. The discussion also covers the importance of balancing technical needs with team well-being, and how historical practices in finance have shaped modern deployment approaches. Gat's perspective offers a refreshing take on the benefits and challenges of contemporary tech environments.