The Stack Overflow Podcast
The Stack Overflow Podcast
For more than a dozen years, the Stack Overflow Podcast has been exploring what it means to be a developer and how the art and practice of software programming is changing our world. From Rails to React, from Java to Node.js, we host important conversations and fascinating guests that will help you understand how technology is made and where it’s headed. Hosted by Ben Popper, Cassidy Williams, and Ceora Ford, the Stack Overflow Podcast is your home for all things code.
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Jul 5, 2024 • 24min
What can devs do about code review anxiety?
Dr. Carol Lee discusses code review anxiety and strategies to manage it, emphasizing the importance of feedback and creating a supportive environment for developers. The podcast explores imposter syndrome, negative feedback, and the impact of anxiety on software development teams. It also highlights the value of empathy and emotional expression in code reviews for fostering a positive developer culture.
Jul 2, 2024 • 20min
Happy people make better products
The podcast discusses developer happiness and productivity, the importance of a supportive environment and tools like GitHub Copilot. It also explores balancing performance enhancements with other features, embracing AI in software development, and navigating technology transitions in software shops.
Jun 28, 2024 • 25min
How to build open source apps in a highly regulated industry
Founder of Medplum, Reshma Khilnani, discusses building open source apps in healthcare. Topics include integrating compliance into development, challenges of software dev in healthcare, testing requirements, using open source software in regulated environments, logging and observability for compliance, shaping software dev with regulations like HIPAA, and challenges and transformation in regulated industries.
Jun 25, 2024 • 24min
A very special 5-year-anniversary edition of the Stack Overflow podcast!
Former CTO of a startup, Cassidy, discusses funding pressures. Ben ponders on Moore's law for GenAI era. They recall making a viral keyboard joke. AI job interviews trend is analyzed. Congrats to Erwin for winning a lifeboat badge.
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Jun 21, 2024 • 29min
Say goodbye to "junior" engineering roles
The podcast discusses using AI for code review metrics in engineering teams, the evolution of Snapshot Reviews, challenges in hiring software engineers, and acknowledges Stack Overflow users for their contributions.
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Jun 18, 2024 • 26min
Making ETL pipelines a thing of the past
RelationalAI partners with Snowflake to offer GenAI services without data porting hassles, adding metadata and knowledge graphs. Cassie discusses her career transition. Gen AI tools aid developers with complex data. Field engineers collaborate for product optimization. Listener shoutout for Python sets comparison on Stack Overflow.
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Jun 14, 2024 • 35min
The world’s most popular web framework is going AI native
The podcast discusses Vercel's Next.JS being used in popular websites, Vercel's AI project enabling text prompts for code generation, and the AI SDK for building conversational interfaces. They also delve into AI integration in web development, licensing in AI-projects, generative UI, and democratizing web development with AI.
Jun 11, 2024 • 21min
A peek behind the curtain with Stack Overflow’s sales engineers
Sales engineers Alexa and Tiago share their journey into technology from aerospace engineering, discussing the positive customer reactions to Stack Overflow's AI features. They address concerns about AI implementation, highlighting the benefits of enhanced search and IDE extension for users. The team eagerly anticipates an upcoming product launch and values user engagement for future improvements.
Jun 7, 2024 • 25min
This startup uses a team of AI agents to write and review their pull requests
AI startup owner Patel discusses the evolution of Squire AI and AI agents in software development, challenges in AI chat GPT Turbo, optimizing AI model selection, and utilizing AI agents for CRISPR proteins. The podcast delves into advancements in AI technology, cost control in AI chat, and the benefits of specialized AI models.
Jun 4, 2024 • 28min
How to prevent your new chatbot from giving away company secrets
Exploring the impact of AI integration, career evolution in software, API management in finance, upskilling challenges, and a shoutout to a curious user earning a Great Question badge on Stack Overflow
