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Max Bernstein tells the story of Scrapscript, Rune team announces $100k in open source grants for indie game devs, Zed code editor is now open source, Ollama team releases Python & JavaScript libraries, Pooya Parsa writes up some notes from a tired maintainer.

José Valim, a key figure in the Elixir community, discusses the recent progress and plans for gradually typing Elixir. They also explore the benefits of having a type system in Elixir and the advantages of using Dialyzer. Additionally, they delve into collaboration with Giuseppe to implement an electric construct and analyze the impact of programming languages on AI-generated code. The episode concludes with a discussion on improving AI in Elixir programming and expressing gratitude for José's work.

Justin Garrison, Deepak Prabhakara, Schalk Neethling, and a fellow Changelog Slack member discuss shifting left in security, the role of developers, the importance of tooling, authentication vs authorization, and the constant need for security. They explore the concept of shifting left in software development and security, the implications for security compliance and accessibility, trade-offs in security, continuous improvement in security, automation and documentation, proprietary vs open-source solutions for security, and the importance of prioritizing security in development.

A former salesperson who is now a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix joins the podcast. They discuss the transition from sales to engineering, sales as a superpower, building confidence, and even find time for TypeScript talk. Karaoke mishaps and connecting with the guest are also mentioned.

Explore the challenges and importance of collaboration in building AI-driven apps, focusing on prompt iteration, versioning, management, evaluation, and monitoring. Learn how Humanloop aids in managing different prompt versions and model configurations. Discover the benefits of integrating closed and open models in workflows. Dive into the use of Human Loop in building question answering systems and the exciting future of AI advancements.

In this special episode, the panel discusses their favorite episodes, changing programming trends, and the importance of passionate experts. They recommend episodes about maintaining code and societal questions. They also discuss diversity in the tech community, collaboration and growth, and the challenges of guest nerves and audio quality. The hosts share their excitement for upcoming episodes, their thoughts on TikTok, and their experiences with upgrading computers. They explore the idea of roasting open source libraries and scaling up a library. They also discuss retiring and replacing distributed system terminology, the relationship between toaster handles and car steering wheels as APIs, and updating music and jingles.

Alex Ellis, creator of actions-batch, shares how GitHub Actions can be used as a time-sharing supercomputer. Other topics include DevDocs.io, BUN Shell, web components, and a guide to building an air quality monitoring system.

The hosts discuss CSS as a programming language, Apple's walled garden, social media site shifts, choosing tech, community sentiment towards GraphQL, and more. They share frustrations with Apple's browser and explore alternative options. They reflect on Twitter's evolution and the use of GraphQL in the redwood framework, highlighting the importance of community input. Changelog++ membership program offers ad-free content and exclusive episodes.

In this podcast, Techno Tim and Adam discuss the state of homelab tech in 2024. They cover topics like homelab environments, network improvement, storage trends, cameras, home automation, routers, and more. They also explore the meaning and value of a home lab, as well as the evolving technologies in home lab setups. The podcast touches on networking gear preferences, the importance of network performance, managing home lab traffic, personal experiences with servers and processors, and the future of home lab tech.

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