Programming Throwdown

Where are you now? It’s a question that may seem easy to answer on the surface, but in truth hides more complexity than people expect. In today’s episode, we tackle the latest on AI, creative endeavors, and more before diving into the meaty discussion of position localization. 00:01:13 Steam Deck00:11:22 Summoning Salt on Mario00:16:49 100k stars00:24:26 ChatGPT spam call00:25:31 Build Your Own DB (from scratch)00:29:50 DuckDB00:35:07 Jason has an idea00:37:58 Fighting Fantasy Classics00:41:52 Patrick’s bread00:47:52 Support the show00:53:54 Awkward CRM emails00:56:07 Rill01:00:29 Position localization in detail01:17:15 Common filter01:25:22 Simultaneous localization01:28:59 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@programmingthrowdown4793News/Links:The History of Super Mario Bros 3 100% World Records (Summoning Salt)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EsFyogVvkwAutoGPT hits 100k starshttps://twitter.com/AlphaSignalAI/status/1649524105647906819Build Your Own Database from Scratchhttps://build-your-own.org/database/Asking generative art AI to render mathematical theoremshttps://twitter.com/TivadarDanka/status/1649721970886594561DuckDB:https://duckdb.org/Book of the Show:Jason: Fighting Fantasy Classicshttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinmangames.ffhub&hl=en_US&gl=UShttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/fighting-fantasy-classics/id1261201650Patrick: Evolutions in Bread: Artisan Pan Breads and Dutch-Oven Loaves at Homehttps://amzn.to/44kW4iETool of the Show:Jason: Jinja https://jinja.palletsprojects.com/en/3.1.x/Patrick: Rill https://www.rilldata.com/If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM | Youtube Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

GraphQL is one of the biggest API enablers in software development, but just how complicated can things be? Tanmai Gopal – Hasura’s CEO extraordinaire – talks with Jason and Patrick about how the secret sauce gets made. They dive deeply from how APIs function to having them managed in practice – among several other topic, making this a must-listen episode.  00:01:19 Introductions00:01:48 Tanmai’s late start in programming00:05:48 Plinko00:13:06 Coursera00:23:28 The question of API development00:30:30 API layer functionality00:34:58 How Hasura leverages JSON00:39:08 GraphQL00:42:49 Worse than an API call00:49:15 The potential REST minefield00:53:41 JSON Web Tokens01:11:34 Scaling writes01:15:17 Careers with Hasura01:22:35 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@programmingthrowdown4793Links: Tanmai Gopal: Website: https://hasura.io/blog/@tanmaig/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanmaig/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tanmaigo Github: https://github.com/coco98 Hasura: Website: https://hasura.io/ Careers: https://hasura.io/careers/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HasuraHQ Github: https://github.com/hasura Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hasura Others: Good Strategy, Bad Strategy (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Good-Strategy-Bad-Strategy-audiobook/dp/B07R6XQ8YP Modern Application Development (IIT Madras, archived): https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/106/106/106106156/If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM | Youtube Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In today’s episode, Jason and Patrick dive deeply with JFrog’s Senior Solutions Engineer, Bill Manning. With the conversation tackling the depth and complexity of software supply chains, vulnerabilities and more, Bill deftly offers grounded advice to listeners old and new. 00:00:26 Introductions00:00:40 Bill’s plethora of job titles00:09:33 The excitement of learning a language00:15:08 Mechanical keyboards00:21:17 Bill’s advice on adapting00:27:55 What a supply chain is00:34:28 Castle analogies00:40:55 Unpacking legalities00:52:11 Log4J00:54:41 What JFrog does01:01:16 What can go wrong01:08:08 Getting started in this space01:14:15 Careers in JFrog01:20:23 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@programmingthrowdown4793Links:Bill Manning:Website: https://about.me/billmanningLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williammanning/Twitter: https://twitter.com/williammanningJFrog:Website: https://jfrog.com/Careers: https://join.jfrog.com/Artifactory: https://jfrog.com/artifactory/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jfrog-ltd/Others:Liquid Software: https://liquidsoftware.com/SolarWinds hack incident: https://www.wired.com/story/the-untold-story-of-solarwinds-the-boldest-supply-chain-hack-ever/Transitive dependencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitive_dependencyMore Throwdown? Check out this prior episode:153: ChatGPT: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2023/03/153-chatgpt.htmlIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM | Youtube Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

There’s more than what meets the eye when it comes to Kubernetes, and Craig Box – ARMO’s VP of Open Source & Community –is one of several who have seen its many twists and turns since its inception. He talks with Jason and Patrick about Kubernetes’ origins in pop culture, utility in the modern workflow, and possible future in today’s episode.  00:01:31 Introductions00:03:39 Craig’s early internet speed experience00:07:46 An adventure towards Google00:16:55 Project Seven00:21:17 Mesos00:26:42 The origin of Kubernetes00:28:36 DS9’s influence on naming conventions00:37:49 Getting more results with the same resources00:47:13 IPv400:53:44 Craig’s thoughts on learning Kubernetes01:06:59 Kubescape01:18:12 Working at ARMO01:23:16 Programming Throwdown on Youtube01:23:55 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@programmingthrowdown4793Links:Craig Box:Substack: https://substack.com/profile/107796914-craig-boxGithub: https://github.com/craigboxLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crbnz/Twitter: https://twitter.com/craigboxARMO:Website: https://www.armosec.io/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/armosec/Others:The Project Seven origin story: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/containers-kubernetes/from-google-to-the-world-the-kubernetes-origin-story7 of 9 on Memory Alpha: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Seven_of_Nine More Throwdown? Check out this prior episode:E135: Kubernetes with Aran Khanna: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/06/135-kubernetes-with-aran-khanna.htmlIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM | Youtube Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Should AI research be paused? How far ahead have deepfakes come? Join Patrick and Jason as they tackle their answers to these timely questions – plus an in-depth discussion on Perl in practice – with today’s episode of Programming Throwdown. Resources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h News/Links:GPT4All & Stanford Alpacahttps://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4allGiant AI Experiments 6 month pause open letterhttps://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/Will Smith Eating Spaghetti generated videohttps://www.vice.com/en/article/xgw8ek/ai-will-smith-eating-spaghetti-hill-haunt-you-for-the-rest-of-your-lifeRobust image compression implementation from a NASA paperhttps://github.com/TheRealOrange/icer_compressionDig This Vegashttps://digthisvegas.com/XKCD:https://xkcd.com/208/AI Open Letter:https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/pause-giant-ai-experiments/Godbolt:https://godbolt.org/Book of the Show:Jason: It Doesn’t Have To Be Crazy At Workhttps://amzn.to/40PFgxHPatrick: Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrencehttps://amzn.to/3lWVEO9Tool of the Show:Jason: ReMarkable 2: https://remarkable.com/store/remarkable-2Patrick: Slay the Spire: https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/ If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

When it comes to untangling the complexities of what lies ahead for search engines in this age of AI, few are as deeply versed in the subject as You.com Engineer Saahil Jain. Jason and Patrick talk with him in this episode about what search even is, what challenges lie ahead, and where the shift in paradigms can be found. 00:01:16 Introductions00:02:06 How physics led Saahil to programming00:07:20 Getting started at Microsoft00:13:39 Analyzing human text input00:22:22 The exciting paradigm shift in search00:29:02 Rationales for direction00:33:40 Image generation models00:39:55 Knowledge bases00:45:12 FIFA00:49:29 Understanding the query’s intent00:51:18 Expectations00:55:38 A need to stay connected to authority repositories01:03:45 About working at You01:08:18 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hLinks:Saahil Jain:Website: http://saahiljain.me/Email: saahil @ you.comGithub: https://github.com/saahil9jain/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saahiljain/Twitter: https://twitter.com/saahil9jainRadGraph: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.14463VisualCheXbert: https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.11467 You.Com:Website: https://you.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/YouSearchEngineDiscord: https://discord.gg/f9jRFH5gHP Others:On Thorium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElulEJruhRQ More Throwdown? Check out these prior episodes:E143: The Evolution of Search with Marcus Eagan: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/09/143-evolution-of-search-with-marcus.htmlE94: Search at Etsy: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2019/10/episode-94-search-at-etsy.html If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

A second Jason joins this episode of Programming Throwdown! Jason McDonald – Python evangelist, author, and more – talks to Patrick and Jason about his experience with the programming language, how his disability helped and hindered his software career, and where its strengths and weaknesses lie. 00:01:05 Introductions00:02:27 Jason’s pivotal Doctor Who regeneration00:04:49 The power of dialog boxes00:10:10 Python’s power00:12:37 How disability discrimination can look00:17:40 Making vs playing games00:23:47 Jason’s POV on intention00:28:04 Why Jason stayed with Python00:40:11 Every language’s Thing00:49:42 Duck typing00:52:48 Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)01:14:16 Dependencies01:34:08 Finding Jason online01:35:20 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/join/programmingthrowdownLinks:Jason C. McDonald:Mastodon.Cloud: https://mastodon.cloud/@codemouse92Website: https://codemouse92.com/Github: https://github.com/CodeMouse92BugHunters Café @ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bug-hunters-caf%C3%A9/id1556496590Rural Sourcing:Website: https://www.ruralsourcing.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rural-sourcing/Book Recommendations:Dead Simple Python (Jason C. McDonald): https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Simple-Python-Idiomatic-Programmers/dp/1718500920Kill It With Fire (Marianne Bellotti): https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Fire-Manage-Computer-Systems/dp/1718501188Dreaming In Code (Scott Rosenberg): https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Code-Programmers-Transcendent-Software/dp/1400082471Others:Monty Python (troupe): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_PythonMonty Python (TV Show): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Flying_CircusMore Python? Check out these prior episodes:E52: Scientific Python: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/03/episode-52-scientific-python.htmlE139: Scientific Python with Guido Imperiale: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/07/139-scientific-python-with-guido.htmlIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

ChatGPT has made a mark on the world as we know it, but that’s only the tip of the AI iceberg. Join us as we discuss how the field of artificial intelligence is growing – including some developments that might not be on your radar!00:00:23 Introductions00:02:01 Jason’s attic adventure00:06:09 Comparing saws00:10:57 Patrick’s surprisingly useful thing00:12:21 SpaceX00:17:31 Human motion diffusion model00:20:47 37Signals00:29:30 Polars00:35:37 Books of the Show00:46:11 Neon00:50:33 Patrick’s player search00:53:47 ChatGPT01:17:12 The threat to Google01:28:06 Jason and Patrick’s future prognostications01:32:13 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today:  https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hNews/Links:SpaceX Starship Static Test Fire Plannedhttps://www.cnet.com/science/space/spacex-prepping-for-first-full-test-fire-of-its-mega-starship-rocket/Human Motion Diffusion Modelhttps://guytevet.github.io/mdm-page/37Signals Leaving the Cloud and Details Cloud Costshttps://twitter.com/dhh/status/1613508201953038337Polars: DataFrames in Rusthttps://docs.rs/polars/latest/polars/index.htmlBook of the Show:Jason: Build by Tony Fadellhttps://amzn.to/3wpLnLWPatrick: Age of Myth by Michael Sullivan (Riyria)https://amzn.to/3HlEsJ5Tool of the Show:Jason: Neon: Serverless Postgres: https://neon.tech/Patrick: 7 Billion Humans (Steam): https://store.steampowered.com/app/792100/7_Billion_Humans/If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Databases are key to almost any project, large or small.  Most database systems in the cloud are designed for heavy use and the costs can get expensive quickly, but database-as-a-service is a rapidly growing area, where many databases can share the same hardware for a much reduced rate, or even for free!  Sam Lambert, CEO of PlanetScale, joins Jason and Patrick to discuss database-as-a-service.00:01:41 Introductions00:02:34 Sam’s Github learning lesson00:07:08 The day after00:10:57 Getting started with databases00:14:21 Schema change difficulties00:19:47 Database transactions00:31:15 Why data recovery matters00:38:35 Planetscale00:49:24 Greetings from the past01:02:01 How Jason discovered Planetscale01:06:53 Branching01:14:00 The vision for Planetscale01:18:12 The rationale behind Planetscale’s work setup01:24:29 Careers at Planetscale01:28:06 Amp It Up01:33:10 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:Sam Lambert:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isamlambert/PlanetScale:Website: https://planetscale.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/planetscaledataLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planetscale/Github: https://github.com/planetscaleCareers: https://planetscale.com/careersAmp It Up (Amazon):Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Amp-Unlocking-Hypergrowth-Expectations-Intensity/dp/1119836115Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/Amp-Hypergrowth-Expectations-Increasing-Elevating/dp/B09QBRBKFB/If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Machine Learning Engineer is one of the fastest growing professions on the planet.  Liran Hason, co-founder and CEO of Aporia, joins us to discuss this new field and how folks can learn the skills and gain the experience needed to become an ML Engineer!00:00:59 Introductions00:01:44 How Liran got started making websites00:07:03 College advice for getting involved in real-world experience00:12:51 Jumping into the unknown00:15:22 ML engineering00:20:50 The missing part in data science development00:29:16 How to build skills in the ML space00:37:01 A horror story00:41:34 Model loading questions00:47:36 Must-have skills in an ML resume00:50:41 Deciding about data science00:59:08 Rust01:06:27 How Aporia contributes to the data science space01:14:26 Working at Aporia01:16:53 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:Liran Hason:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasuni/Aporia:Website: https://www.aporia.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/aporiaaiLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aporiaai/Github: https://github.com/aporia-aiThe Mom Test (Amazon):Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Mom-Test-customers-business-everyone/dp/1492180742Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/The-Mom-Test-Rob-Fitzpatrick-audiobook/dp/B07RJZKZ7FReferences:Shadow Mode: https://christophergs.com/machine%20learning/2019/03/30/deploying-machine-learning-applications-in-shadow-mode/Blue-green deployment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-green_deploymentCoursera ML Specialization (Stanford): https://www.coursera.org/specializations/machine-learning-introductionAuto-retraining: https://neptune.ai/blog/retraining-model-during-deployment-continuous-training-continuous-testingIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★