Tech Lounge

In this episode, I speak with Lydia Pintscher and Daniel Stenberg from the European Open Source Academy and their efforts to highlight excellence in European open source communities.100s of amazing Mac appsLooking to supercharge your Mac with 100s of apps to choose from and one low monthly price? Take a look at Setapp from MacPaw.go.chrischinchilla.com/setapp For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Selvaraaju Murugesan of Kovai and I speak about the future of AI in tech writing.The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smartsSudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories.go.chrischinchilla.com/sudowrite For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I speak with Daniel Temkin about his book, Fourty-Four EsoLangs and about the world of esoteric programming languages.Formed the basis of this article: https://spectrum.ieee.org/esoteric-programming-languages-daniel-temkinLearn something new todayStart learning something new or up-skilling with a book or course. 30% off anything at Manning.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/manning For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cate and Chris recap a month of events, including IFA, the Bologna Gathering, LF Energy, IT Arena, and How to Web.Write your wayScrivener is the go-to app for writers of all kinds, used every day by best-selling novelists, screenwriters, non-fiction writers, students, academics, lawyers, journalists, translators and more.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/scrivenerThe AI writing tool with unparalleled story smartsSudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/sudowrite For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I speak with Sagar Batchu about Speakeasy, the platform for crafting API experiences from simple definition files, including exposing them as MCP servers.The AI writing tool with unparalleled story smartsSudowrite is an AI-powered writing assistant that helps you brainstorm, outline, and write your stories. For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, I speak with Romain Bouqueau of Motion Spell about GPAC, an open source framework that has revolutionized the way we handle audio-video streaming, transcoding and packaging.Capture your screen effortlesslySimple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement for macOS.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/simple-screenshot For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I am joined by Ed of Cribl, an observability and telemetry platform for security tracking and teams.Capture your screen effortlesslySimple and clear, but packed with features, Simple Screenshot is a drop in replacement.https://go.chrischinchilla.com/simple-screenshot For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Peter Zaitsev, founder of Percona, dives into the rich 30-year journey of MySQL, discussing its rise to prominence and impact on the database landscape. He shares insights on the transition from small businesses to significant enterprise support, highlighting the balance between open-source solutions and proprietary software. Zaitsev also explores innovative uses of MySQL, including its ability to store DNA sequences, and speculates on its future as it navigates interactions with Oracle and embraces new technologies like JavaScript for storage procedures.

I speak with Vadym Grin about his forthcoming book on good, bad, and ugly design for digital products and services.Find the book here: https://www.manning.com/books/emotional-digital-designUse the voucher "CSgrin" to get 40% off the bookText based video and audio editingAre you looking to make editing audio and video easier and more powerful with a suite of AI-powered features? Try Descript, I use it for editing all my podcasts and you can to!https://go.chrischinchilla.com/descript For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this episode, Cate and Chris discuss some of the recent downsizing of European tech media and ask how we got here, what's next, and what does it all mean for the European tech industry.Try RaycastWant to improve your productivity on macOS with a Shortcut to everything? Try Raycast, and get 10% off with the link, go.chrischinchilla.com/raycast.Learn something new with a book or course from ManningStart today with learning something new or up-skilling, get 30% of ANYTHING at manning.com by visiting go.chrischinchilla.com/manning For show notes and an interactive transcript, visit chrischinchilla.com/podcast/To reach out and say hello, visit chrischinchilla.com/contact/To support the show for ad-free listening and extra content, visit chrischinchilla.com/support/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.