Frontier Podcast by Gun.io

What did we do before email existed? Coincidentally, this episode answers exactly that question: we used Computer Bulletin Board Systems! In today's episode of This Week in Tech History, Regis and Faith talk about what brought CBBSs to fruition, the circumstances that led to its invention, and what kind of plans Regis has to break into the modern BBS world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Designing every button from scratch is probably fine if you've got three buttons and one designer, but what happens to all of that when you start to scale? This week, Faith sits down with Michael Carrick, the Chief Experience Officer at XDS, a Toronto-based company that builds and consults on design systems. They chat about why they're important to incorporate early, the difference between an out-of-the-box solution and a custom one, and how much snow constitutes "not that much" once you've relocated to the South.https://xdsystems.co/https://twitter.com/michaelcarrick Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take AI for granted these days, but once upon a time, there had to be a first human to be bested by tech, and that man was famed chess champion Garry Kasparov. On February 10th, 1996, Kasparov lost his first game to IBM's super computer, Deep Blue. Faith sits down with Tyler to talk about AI, chess, and how being the best human is still a pretty dope place to hold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Darko Bozhinovski went looking for a tech meetup in his hometown of Skopje, Macedonia, there wasn't much to see. So in 2019, he started his very own chapter of BeerJS, and had twice as many attendees at that first meeting than he had anticipated. This week Faith talks to him about his journey in building (and growing) a community during COVID, altering career paths, and growing hot peppers.Get in touch with Darko:https://darko.iohttps://twitter.com/d_bozhinovskihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/darkobozhinovski/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where would the world be without personal computers? On February 2, 1977, the TRS-80 was approved for production and sale at Radio Shack, setting off a digital revolution that could not have possibly been predicted 45 years later. On This Week in Tech History, Faith and Cameron talk about the birth of the personal computer, the boon of the digital age, and where the growth goes from here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To kick off Season 3 of the Frontier Podcast, we have Jordan Ambra, CTO of Photobooth Supply Co. We talk about the challenges of building a product that involves both hardware and software, how technology can be used to help empower personal growth, and, of course, why having chickens in this time of rising egg costs isn't quite what it's cracked up to be.https://photoboothsupplyco.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/photoboothsupplyco/https://www.instagram.com/photoboothsupplyco Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Season 2 in the rearview, it's time to get ready for a new set of conversations in Season 3. We will be talking to people and brands who are doing great things in and for the community, as well as looking back in history at the events that have shaped the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We had an idea, and we had a company, and we had recently secured our Series A funding, so why not re-start the podcast? When Faith and Abbey started down this path halfway through the year, they had no idea how many twists, turns, and teachable moments were in store for them. In the final episode of season two, they sit down to talk about how it all went, and what they're looking forward to in the next season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking into product can be really difficult, even if what you've been doing your whole career is technically build products. In this week's "Meet the team" episode, hear how our newest recruit, Haley Harris, made the move, and what she's looking forward to helping us build now that she's here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the heart of what we do at Gun.io is our amazing community of developers. In this episode, Talent Growth Advocate, Victoria Stahr, shares how integral they are to our success, what we do to support them throughout their contracts, and how the support for our developers has grown with our team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.