Changelog Interviews

Today we speak with Ellie Huxtable, the creator of a magical open source tool for syncing, searching & backing up your shell history. Along the way we learn all about the sync service, why she likes Rust, the branding / marketing of the project, how she quit her job to work on it full time, the business model & so much more. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 13 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Sentry – Launch week! New features and products all week long (so get comfy)! Tune in to Sentry’s YouTube and Discord daily at 9am PT to hear the latest scoop. Too busy? No problem - enter your email address to receive all the announcements (and win swag along the way). Use the code CHANGELOG when you sign up to get $100 OFF the team plan. Synadia – Take NATS to the next level via a global, multi-cloud, multi-geo and extensible service, fully managed by Synadia. They take care of all the infrastructure, management, monitoring, and maintenance for you so you can focus on building exceptional distributed applications. imgproxy – imgproxy is open source an optimizes images for the web on the fly. It makes websites and apps blazing fast while saving storage and SaaS costs. It uses the world’s fastest image processing library under the hood — libvips. It is screaming fast and has a tiny memory footprint. 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:Ellie Huxtable – Website, Mastodon, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Atuin Efficient Linux at the CLI with Daniel J. Barrett (Changelog Interviews #547) Here’s how to quickly navigate your shell’s history of commands RVM and Ruby Version Managment with Michal Papis (Changelog Interviews #102) thoughtbot/rcm: rc file (dotfile) management ivaaaan/smug: Session manager and task runner for tmux RVM Wayne Seguin RVM and BDSM (Changelog Interviews #66) Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

This week we’re joined by Stefano Maffulli, the Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative (OSI). They are responsible for representing the idea and the definition of open source globally. Stefano shares the challenges they face as a US-based non-profit with a global impact. We discuss the work Stefano and the OSI are doing to define Open Source AI, and why we need an accepted and shared definition. Of course we also talk about the potential impact if a poorly defined Open Source AI emerges from all their efforts. Note: Stefano was under the weather for this conversation, but powered through because of how important this topic is. Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 4 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Vercel – Zero configuration for over 35 frameworks Vercel is the Frontend Cloud makes it easy for any team to deploy their apps. Today, you can get a 14-day free trial of Vercel Pro, or get a customized Enterprise demo from their team. Visit vercel.com/changelogpod to get started. Synadia – Take NATS to the next level via a global, multi-cloud, multi-geo and extensible service, fully managed by Synadia. They take care of all the infrastructure, management, monitoring, and maintenance for you so you can focus on building exceptional distributed applications. CIQ / Rocky Linux – CIQ is Rocky Linux’s founding support partner. They support the free, stable, and secure Linux distro called Rocky Linux. 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:Stefano Maffulli – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Open Source Initiative (OSI) Discuss the “Open Source AI Definition” A new draft of the Open Source AI Definition: v.0.0.5 is available for comments The Open Source AI Definition Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

This week on The Changelog we’re talking with Nadia Odunayo, founder of StoryGraph. Nadia started out as a one woman dev and product team — she’s had to adjust and maneuver along way to becoming the Amazon-free alternative to Goodreads. We talk about the importance of customer research, the iterative nature of customer research and what it takes to synthesize and analyze the findings to guide product development, the technical challenges and learnings she faced while building StoryGraph, for example at several points they’ve faced challenges in handling an influx of users and had to re-architect the system. We also talk about the business model of StoryGraph and how they generate revenue through Plus subscriptions, and partnerships with publishers for book giveaways. Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 10 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Vercel – Zero configuration for over 35 frameworks Vercel is the Frontend Cloud makes it easy for any team to deploy their apps. Today, you can get a 14-day free trial of Vercel Pro, or get a customized Enterprise demo from their team. Visit vercel.com/changelogpod to get started. CIQ / Rocky Linux – CIQ is Rocky Linux’s founding support partner. They support the free, stable, and secure Linux distro called Rocky Linux. Read Write Own – Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet—a new book from entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon—explores one possible solution to the internet’s authenticity problem: Blockchains. From AI that tracks its source material to generative programs that compensate—rather than cannibalize—creators. It’s a call to action for a more open, transparent, and democratic internet. One that opens the black box of AI, tracks the origins we see online, and much more. Order your copy of Read, Write, Own today at readwriteown.com 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:Nadia Odunayo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: StoryGraph.com StoryGraph Plus Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

The podcast explores phone hacking via frequency, the role of a data engineer, the AI hype cycle, ethical considerations around AI-generated content. They also discuss the tension between AI and traditional engineering and the inevitability of AI integration into everything.

This week we’re going deep on security and what it takes to shift left, seriously. Adam is joined by Justin Garrison (co-host of Ship It), plus two members of the BoxyHQ team — Deepak Prabhakara, Co-founder & CEO and Schalk Neethling, Community Manager and DevRel as well as fellow Changelog Slack member. We discuss how to shift left, the role of the developer and the burden of security, the importance of tooling, the difference between authentication and authorization, and a mindset change for when security takes place — it’s a matter of “when” not “who.” Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 10 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Vercel – With zero configuration for over 35 frameworks, Vercel’s Frontend Cloud makes it easy for any team to deploy their apps. Today, you can get a 14-day free trial of Vercel Pro, or get a customized Enterprise demo from their team. Visit vercel.com/changelogpod to get started. Synadia – Take NATS to the next level via a global, multi-cloud, multi-geo and extensible service, fully managed by Synadia. They take care of all the infrastructure, management, monitoring, and maintenance for you so you can focus on building exceptional distributed applications. Read Write Own – Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet—a new book from entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon—explores one possible solution to the internet’s authenticity problem: Blockchains. From AI that tracks its source material to generative programs that compensate—rather than cannibalize—creators. It’s a call to action for a more open, transparent, and democratic internet. One that opens the black box of AI, tracks the origins we see online, and much more. Order your copy of Read, Write, Own today at readwriteown.com 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:Deepak Prabhakara – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XSchalk Neethling – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, MastodonAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJustin Garrison – GitHub, LinkedIn, XShow Notes: BoxyHQ.com SAML Jackson - Enterprise SSO made simple Enterprise SaaS Starter Kit MVSP (Minimum Viable Secure Product Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) checklist Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

This week we’re joined by FreeBSD & OpenZFS developer, Allan Jude, to learn all about FreeBSD. Allan gives us a brief history of BSD, tells us why it’s his operating system of choice, compares it to Linux, explains the various BSDs out there & answers every curious question we have about this powerful (yet underrepresented) Unix-based operating system. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 10 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Vercel – With zero configuration for over 35 frameworks, Vercel’s Frontend Cloud makes it easy for any team to deploy their apps. Today, you can get a 14-day free trial of Vercel Pro, or get a customized Enterprise demo from their team. Visit vercel.com/changelogpod to get started. Rocky Linux – From Flops and Threads - Episode #4: Ask Me Anything (AMA) with OpenELA — OpenELA will provide sources necessary for downstreams compatible with RHEL to exist, with initial focus on RHEL versions EL8, EL9 and possibly EL7. The project is committed to ensuring the continued availability of OpenELA sources to the community indefinitely. By welcoming other organizations and community members to join and contribute actively, OpenELA seeks to build a robust, community-driven standard that ensures impartiality and equilibrium in the EL ecosystem. Read Write Own – Read, Write, Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet—a new book from entrepreneur and investor Chris Dixon—explores one possible solution to the internet’s authenticity problem: Blockchains. From AI that tracks its source material to generative programs that compensate—rather than cannibalize—creators. It’s a call to action for a more open, transparent, and democratic internet. One that opens the black box of AI, tracks the origins we see online, and much more. Order your copy of Read, Write, Own today at readwriteown.com 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:Allan Jude – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: The FreeBSD Project FreeBSD on Wikipedia Repology, the packaging hub Allan’s podcast: 2.5 Admins FreeBSD Mastery: Advanced ZFS (Amazon) Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Justin Garrison, a former Amazon employee, shares his firsthand insights into the tech industry's recent transformations and the reality of silent layoffs. He discusses how tools like Kubernetes are reshaping software development and the consequences of corporate restructuring on employee morale. Justin emphasizes the critical role of operations teams, the need for employee advocacy, and the complex dynamics of trust in high-stakes environments. Plus, he reveals his new role as host of Ship It!, promising fresh content and community engagement.

Dan Moore, author of 'Letters to a New Developer,' shares wisdom on online communities for developers, communication skills, and staying relevant in the industry. Advice includes saying no, improving code, and skill stacking.

Our 6th annual year-end wrap-up episode! This time we’re featuring 12 (yes, 12!) listener voice mails, our favorite episodes of the year & some insanely cool Breakmaster Cylinder beats made just for this occasion. Thanks for listening! 💚 Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 5 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Fastly – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com 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. Typesense – Lightning fast, globally distributed Search-as-a-Service that runs in memory. You literally can’t get any faster! Featuring:Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes:Arthur Maltson’s favs: Friends #11: An aberrant generation of programmers with Justin Searls & Landon Gray Interviews #551: DX on DX with Abi Noda Interviews #453: Leading leaders who lead engineers with Lara Hogan Hal’s favs: Interviews #524: Mainframes are still a big thing with Cameron Seay Interviews #545: Rebuilding DevOps from the ground up with Adam Jacob Friends #20: Beat freak in residence with BMC Changelog News Rory O’Connor’s favs: Interviews #524: Mainframes are still a big thing with Cameron Seay Brett Cannon’s favs: Interviews #565: Pushing back on unconstrained capitalism with Cory Doctorow Interviews #558: Open source is at a crossroads with Steve O’Grady Interviews #549: Storytime with Steve Yegge Interviews #537: Hard drive reliability at scale with Andy Klein Special: Next Level Interviews #553: 30 years of Debian with Jonathan Carter Interviews #533: A new path to full-time open source with Filippo Valsorda Interviews #524: Mainframes are still a big thing with Cameron Seay Interviews #523: Just Postgres with Craig Kerstiens Jarvis Yang’s favs: Friends #9: Homelab nerds, unite! with Techno Tim Jamie Curnow’s favs: Interviews #540: Engineering management (for the rest of us) with Sarah Drasner Interviews #527: What it takes to scale engineering with Rachel Potvin Friends #16: The beginning of the end of physical media with Christina Warren Changelog Beats! AJ Kerrigan’s favs: Interviews #553: 30 years of Debian with Jonathan Carter Interviews #547: Efficient Linux at the CLI with Danil J. Barrett Friends #15: #define: a game of fake definitions JS Party #299: Tech by Choice with Valerie Phoenix Friends #20: Beat freak in residence with BMC Alex’s favs: Friends #23: The state of the 2023 tech market with Gergely Orosz Interviews #535: Examining capitalism’s chokepoints with Cory Doctorow Interviews #565: Pushing back on unconstrained capitalism with Cory Doctorow Interviews #534: LLMs break the internet with Simon Willison Schalk Neethling’s favs: Friends #11: An aberrant generation of programmers with Justin Searls & Landon Gray JS Party #288: Refined thinking with Jim Nielsen Friends #12: You call it tech debt I call it malpractice with Kris Brandow Go Time #291: Go templating using Templ Friends #18: Human skills to pay the bills with KBall JS Party #299: Tech by Choice with Valerie Phoenix Cory Doctorow on restoring the dream of tech workers - YouTube Matteo Collina on how he believes AWS fooled devs & sabotaged the industry (to make more money) - YouTube Unpopular opinion! We’ll move from streaming back to owning content - YouTube Tillman Jex’s favs: Interviews #549: Storytime with Steve Yegge Interviews #565: Pushing back on unconstrained capitalism with Cory Doctorow Friends #7: Dear Red Hat… with Jeff Geerling Jamie Tanna’s favs: Interviews: #568: Gleaming the KubeCon Friends #24: HATEOAS corpus with Kris Brandow Adam’s favs: Friends #17: Kaizen! Slightly more instant Interviews #557: Attack of the Canaries! with Haroon Meer from Thinkst Jerod’s favs: Interviews #526: Git with your friends featuring Mat Ryer Interviews #532: Bringing Whisper and LLaMA to the masses with Georgi Gerganov Also mentioned: Hobo Johnson’s Tiny Desk Concert AllttA - The Woods Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

This week we’re taking you to the hallway track of All Things Open 2023 in Raleigh, NC. Today’s episode features: Heikki Linnakangas (Co-founder of Neon and Postgres hacker), Robert Aboukhalil (Bioinformatics software engineer) working on bringing desktop apps to the web with Wasm, and Scott Ford who loves taking a codebase from brown to green at Corgibytes. Join the discussionChangelog++ members save 12 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Neon – The fully managed serverless Postgres with a generous free tier. We separate storage and compute to offer autoscaling, branching, and bottomless storage. Sentry – Get $100 towards your error monitoring with Sentry! Use the code changelog. Socket – Secure your supply chain and ship with confidence. Install the GitHub app, book a demo or learn more Typesense – Lightning fast, globally distributed Search-as-a-Service that runs in memory. You literally can’t get any faster! Featuring:Heikki Linnakangas – Website, GitHub, LinkedInRobert Aboukhalil – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, XScott Ford – Website, GitHub, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Neon Sandbox.bio Corgibytes Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!