Nick Nisi from JS Party, Amy Dutton from CompressedFM, and Andres Pineda from the Dominican Republic join in for fun conversations at THAT Conference in Austin, TX. Highlights include the Division Pro and ONI Headset, organizing notes within Obsidian, using a vault for flexibility, domain name trading and protection, and reclaiming control on the internet. They also discuss meeting a listener named On Race and share experiences in Montreal's developer community. The chapter ends with a discussion on inviting a guest and expressing appreciation for the show.

Topics discussed in this podcast include the origins of phone hacking, the role of a data engineer, AI hype cycle, build vs buy in AI tech, ethical considerations of AI-generated content, tension between AI and traditional engineering, and the inevitability of AI integration into everything.

Max Bernstein tells the story of Scrapscript, Zed code editor is now open source, Max Bernstein talks about implementation challenges, Pooya Parsa reflects on tired maintainers.

José Valim, the creator of Elixir, discusses the progress made in adding gradual typing to Elixir. The hosts explore the benefits and challenges of introducing a type system in Elixir and the long-term relevance of the language. They also touch on AI in Elixir programming, community engagement, and future development.

In this podcast, Justin Garrison, Deepak Prabhakara, and Schalk Neethling discuss the concept of shifting left in software development and its implications for security. They explore the role of developers in ensuring security, the importance of tooling, and the difference between authentication and authorization. The speakers also emphasize the need for a mindset change when approaching security and highlight the benefits of integrating security during the application-building process.

The podcast discusses Alex Ellis' project using GitHub Actions as a time-sharing supercomputer, the features of DevDocs.io and its searchable interface, Bun's JavaScript shell, Shoelace as a library of web components, and Martin Heinz's guide to building an indoor air quality monitoring system with Prometheus, Grafana, and a CO2 sensor.

Topics include homelab environments for experimentation, network improvement, storage trends, cameras, home automation, routers, and pfSense. The hosts discuss power efficiency and storage challenges in setting up a Homelab. They also talk about Vercel's frontend cloud, homelab networking gear preferences, experiences with phones and cameras, early days of the internet, home lab connectivity, connecting home lab to the cloud, benefits of Home Assistant, options for running Home Assistant, and the state of home lab tech in 2024.

Allan Jude, FreeBSD & OpenZFS developer, provides a brief history of FreeBSD, compares it to Linux, explains BSD variants, and answers questions about this powerful Unix-based operating system. Topics include Vercel's frontend cloud platform, Linux vs. FreeBSD, collaboration in open source, ZFS integration in FreeBSD, running FreeBSD in Proxmox, and the availability of software and updates on BSD operating systems.

Niklaus Wirth advocates for lean software development. Henrik Karlsson promotes thoughtful prioritization. Calvin Wankhede built a fully offline smart home. Topics include Wirth's Law, causes of 'fat software', disciplined methodologies, essentials for streamlining software, and sponsors Pocket Base and Vanna.ai.

The hosts discuss their recent trip to Chicago and the idea of what happens in Chicago stays in Chicago. They talk about versioning their infrastructure and running multiple apps. They explore enhancing ChangeLog++ and solving security concerns in open source dependencies. They discuss managing projects with Socket and Neon, as well as the challenges with Fastly CDN and the possibility of building their own CDN. They explore building a CDN with Cloudflare and Fastly, and the frustrations with existing CDNs. The hosts debate the pros and cons of building a CDN and discuss technical challenges with Elixir configuration and SSL. They discuss the impact of a cookie on response times and mention upcoming episodes and a farewell message.