Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman

Rizel Scarlett, from TBD, delves into decentralized tech with Scott Hanselman, discussing challenges in online identity, verifiable credentials for global payments, cryptographic signatures for security, and simplifying decentralized tech for accessibility.

Scott sits down with Kate Kalcevich from Fable to discuss driving and measuring accessibility in digital products. They explore the evolution of accessibility requirements, challenges in large organizations, inclusive user research, and enhancing accessibility through AI innovation.

Designer Kathryn Grayson Nanz discusses the importance of developers learning design to enhance collaboration. They explore common design principles, effective communication, and the balance between creativity and usability in web design. The podcast highlights the intersection of delight and functionality in design and recommends Kathryn's ebook for developers seeking design insights.

Jacob DePriest is the Deputy Chief Security Officer at GitHub! From discussing the challenges of maintaining the security of one of the world’s largest code repositories to sharing insights on the latest cybersecurity trends, Jacob talks to Scott about what it takes to safeguard GitHub and its millions of users. Whether you’re a developer, a cybersecurity enthusiast, or just curious about how GitHub keeps your code safe, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in to gain a unique perspective on security from the heart of GitHub itself. 

In association and partnership with the ACM Bytecast, this episode features a conversation with Affective Computing Pioneer Dr. Rosalind Picard. Dr. Picard is a scientist, inventor, and engineer, member of the faculty of MIT's Media Lab, founder and director of the Affective Computing research group at the MIT Media Lab, founding faculty chair of MIT's MindHandHeart Initiative, and a faculty member of the MIT Center for Neurobiological Engineering. She has co-founded two companies:  Affectiva (now part of Smart Eye), providing emotion AI technologies now used by more than 25% of the Global Fortune 500, and Empatica, providing wearable sensors and analytics to improve health. 

Career big tech PM Dare Obasanjo discusses transitioning to managerial roles, importance of empathy in product management, challenges of content moderation, evolution of web apps, impact of venture capitalists on tech innovation, concerns about online advertising, frustrations with unwanted operating system features, economic trends affecting user experience, societal tech priorities, and funding misconceptions in tech industry.

In this episode, Scott chats with John Kattenhorn about the challenges of deploying large systems that involve Internet of Things (IoT) systems. There's a number of technical aspects to large scale IoT deployment as well as technical nuances to deploy a solution at scale with a focus on reliability security and manageability. We also talk about the Wilderness Labs Meadow platform that allows you to ship C# in a microcontroller.

Exploring conscious leadership, Ginny Clarke discusses ego in leadership, gender energy balance, physical presence, authenticity, and challenging the status quo. She reflects on fulfillment, love, empathy, and balancing honesty with empathy in feedback for personal and professional growth.

Davin Jackson discusses creating a safe space for kids to learn esports, integrating esports education into tech careers and countering misconceptions, ensuring online safety for young gamers, promoting positive gaming communities, and fostering respect and integrity in gaming environments.

Scott Hanselman chats with Postgres expert Sai Srirampur about turbocharging Postgres Replication using PeerDB. They discuss the migration to Postgres, tools for data movement, the balance of open source and commercial offerings in a startup, PeerDB's implementation with Postgres, and ensuring performance and scalability in PeerDB deployments.