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The Stack Overflow Podcast

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For more than a dozen years, the Stack Overflow Podcast has been exploring what it means to be a software developer and how the art and practice of programming is changing our world. From Rails to React, from Java to Node.js, join the Stack home team for conversations with fascinating guests to help you understand how technology is made and where it’s headed.

Episodes

Grab bag! On the floor at HumanX

Paul Dhaliwal is the founder and CEO of CodeConductor . Priya Joseph is the AI field CEO at DDN . Lizzie Siegle is a developer advocate at Cloudflare . Erin Mikail Staples is a developer experience engineer at Galileo . This episode was recorded at HumanX last month. Next year’s event will be April 6-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Register today !...

Apr 25, 202518 minEp. 812

Standardization and simplification as key to engineering excellence

They also discuss: Lloyds Banking Group's multi-year journey to drive simplification and standardization, reduce cognitive load & improve engineering efficiency, and enhance developer happiness. Challenges engineering teams face today, along with the cultural shifts in regulatory environments. Episode notes: Connect with Hilary Lanham and Tom Kelk . Visit Lloyds Banking Group to discover available job opportunities. Learn more about creating a private instance of Stack Overflow for your team or ...

Apr 24, 202524 minEp. 811

Visually orchestrating data diagnostics but platform agnostic

Dataiku orchestrates data stacks and lets you create analytics, models, and agents. Find Florian on LinkedIn . This episode was recorded at HumanX last month. Next year’s conference will be April 6-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Register today !

Apr 22, 202523 minEp. 810

Generating components, not tokens

Bit lets you generate composable software simplicity, speed and quality. Connect with Laly on LinkedIn . Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner and blog contributor Charlie Martin for their answer to How does this proof, that the halting problem is undecidable, work? ....

Apr 18, 202524 minEp. 809

WBIT #7: Exploring WebAssembly with the first SO user to get 10k rep

Kyle notes that his only experience with WebAssembly is Blazor. If you’re wondering about Blazor, we covered it on the blog in 2020 . While Michael may have been the first user to get 10,000 rep, he’s not stopping there . His current employer, neuRealities , is still in stealth mode, shhhh. Find Michael on his blog and possibly elsewhere....

Apr 16, 202536 minEp. 808

How AI can prevent clinician burnout

Lunar Analytics specializes in AI-powered claim optimization and healthcare solutions. Connect with Richard on LinkedIn . Knowtex allows healthcare providers to automate clinical workflows with generative AI. Connect with Caroline on LinkedIn . Delve Deep Learning provides artificial intelligence solutions for public affairs. Connect with Jeff on LinkedIn . This episode was recorded at HumanX last month. Next year’s conference will be April 6-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Register today !...

Apr 15, 202518 minEp. 807

How do you fact-check an AI?

Vectara is a platform-as-a-service that allows users to build AI assistants and agents. Get started with their docs . This interview was recorded at HumanX last month. They are gearing up for next year’s conference on April 6-9, 2026. Follow Amr on LinkedIn .

Apr 11, 202527 minEp. 806

“There is a real cost to moving fast”: Using AI to accelerate drug discovery

They also: Explore key challenges engineering leaders face, including data capacity, relevance, and throttling issues. Highlight how emerging AI tools and applications are transforming software engineering practices. Episode notes: Connect with Maureen Makes on LinkedIn . Learn more about Recursion and their open roles here . Read about Knowledge Solutions , a subscription-based API service that provides continuous access to Stack Overflow’s public dataset to train and fine-tune large language m...

Apr 10, 202525 minEp. 800

WBIT #6: Be curious, ask questions, and don’t argue with JavaScript

When this episode was recorded, Jesse worked for WaveSeven Consulting , which provides business advisory and project delivery support for media and entertainment companies. He now works for ClickUp , same as previous Stack Overflow Podcast guest, RJ Tuit . Read Jesse’s hot takes on his blog . You can connect with Jesse as Jtomchak on all the socials ....

Apr 09, 202545 minEp. 805

Bottom of the first: A veteran VC’s take on the AI landscape

Tomasz is a general partner at Theory Ventures , a venture capital firm focused on early-stage software companies. He’s a coauthor of Winning with Data , a deep dive into how big data has changed business best practices and organizational culture. Tomasz was on the podcast back in 2023. Give it a listen ! Explore Tomasz’s writing . Follow Tomasz on LinkedIn ....

Apr 08, 202528 minEp. 804

Is AI a bubble or a revolution? The answer is yes.

2024 was a defining year for AI investment. Read the HumanX/Crunchbase report . You can learn more about HumanX or register for next year’s event , April 7-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Follow Stefan on LinkedIn . Follow Jager on LinkedIn ....

Apr 04, 202533 minEp. 803

Boots on the ground: Holistic AI and Audioshake at HumanX

Holistic AI is an AI governance platform that helps the enterprise adopt and scale AI. Audioshake uses AI to mix, master, and separate music and other audio content. Learn more about HumanX here . Feeling the FOMO? The event takes place again on April 7-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Early birds can register here . Connect with Raj on LinkedIn . Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn ....

Apr 01, 202524 minEp. 802

“Are AI agents ready for the enterprise?”

Deepak works on Amazon Q Developer , a GenAI-powered coding assistant that includes autonomous agents. Thinking, Fast and Slow by psychologist Daniel Kahneman is one of those books that’s a classic for a reason—and it’s more relevant to today’s AI landscape than you might think. Connect with Deepak on LinkedIn . Congrats to Stack Overflow user Morten Zilmer , who earned a Lifeboat badge by explaining Multiplication of two different bit numbers in VHDL ....

Mar 28, 202528 minEp. 801

AI is shifting focus from syntax to critical thinking

They also: Emphasize the critical role of customer feedback in shaping products, highlighting how continuous feedback loops drive innovation and improvement. Explore how AI is empowering non-technical team members and enabling meaningful collaboration between developers and other departments. Discuss the potential of GenAI as a learning tool and the importance of prompt engineering as a key skill for future developers. Episode notes: Connect with Lee Faus on LinkedIn , X , and learn more about G...

Mar 27, 202536 minEp. 800

An AI future free of slop

Read more about Stack Overflow’s future here . Learn more about HumanX here . Missed it this year? The event takes place again on April 7-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Early birds can register here . Follow Prashanth on LinkedIn or explore his posts on our blog ....

Mar 21, 202523 minEp. 798

WBIT #5: Building a framework to lure web devs to mobile

Ionic is a platform for building and deploying modern mobile applications and micro frontend experiences. It’s open source , too. Two mobile tools got multiple mentions on this episode: Xcode and Material Design . Connect with Maria on LinkedIn ....

Mar 19, 202541 minEp. 797

Improving error monitoring with AI

Sentry is an application monitoring software. Explore the Sentry docs or get started in the sandbox . Connect with Tillman on LinkedIn . You can also read his posts on the Sentry blog . Listeners, how do you handle stack traces? How do you trace the root cause? Let us know at [email protected] . Sentry user? The company would love to hear your feedback. Let them know what you think on Discord ....

Mar 18, 202527 minEp. 796

Can climate tech startups address the current crisis?

Lisbeth cofounded and coleads the Compute for Climate Fellowship , which funds climate tech startups using advanced cloud computing and AI. Applications are open until April 6, 2025. Read about how some climate tech startups are leveraging GenAI . Connect with Lisbeth on LinkedIn . Stack Overflow user JohnsonYuan earned a Lifeboat badge by answering Why can't I enter the url on my phone's browser to view my live site? . Nice work!...

Mar 14, 202525 minEp. 795

Junky data is like an out-of-tune guitar—it prevents AI harmony

Welcome to Leaders of Code, a new business segment of the Stack Overflow podcast. On this show, we chat with business, tech, and engineering leaders from forward-thinking companies across industries about their business strategies, the challenges and opportunities of building high-performing teams, driving innovation, leveraging the power of AI, and other key topics. Tune in every second Thursday for real-world success stories, actionable strategies, and fresh perspectives to help you navigate y...

Mar 13, 202540 minEp. 794

Sharing the power of the command line

This episode features Zach Lloyd, founder and CEO of Warp, discussing the evolution of the terminal and Warp's innovative approach, integrating AI to enhance developer productivity. The conversation covers the challenges of building a new terminal, the benefits of using Rust, and the potential future of AI-powered development environments. Warp aims to bring the power of the command line to more developers through an intelligent, user-friendly interface.

Mar 11, 202525 minEp. 793

Is Postgres the best database for GenAI?

Postgres is an open-source database. EDB offers enterprise-grade features and support for Postgres from self-managed to fully-managed, cloud-based DBaaS. Find Jezz on LinkedIn . Shoutout to Stack Overflow user Jonny , who won a Populist badge with their exceptional answer to quantile function for a vector of dates ....

Mar 07, 202528 minEp. 792

How can AI perform on the edge?

Episode notes: Infineon is a global semiconductor company for power systems and IoT. You can connect with Clark and Alexander on LinkedIn. Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner hdsenevi for their answer on Unrecognized font family 'Roboto' - React Native iOS ....

Mar 05, 202527 minEp. 791

Secure coding beyond just memory safety

Semgrep is an AppSec platform that lets devs deploy static application security testing (SAST), software composition analysis (SCA), and secret scans. Explore their docs . Tanya is the author of Alice and Bob Learn Secure Coding and Alice and Bob Learn Application Security . She’s also written for our blog: Three layers to secure a software development organization and Continuous delivery, meet continuous security . Secure coding might be an issue of national security . Follow Tanya on LinkedIn ...

Mar 04, 202534 minEp. 790

“Translation is the tip of the iceberg”: A deep dive into specialty models

Smartling is an enterprise translation platform that includes AI-powered translation solutions. Connect with Olga on LinkedIn . Kudos to Stack Overflow user Suleka_28 , who earned a Populist badge by explaining how to convert logits to probability in binary classification in tensorflow ....

Feb 28, 202531 minEp. 789

Writing tests with AI, but not LLMs

Diffblue Cover is an AI agent for testing complex Java code at scale. Check out their docs to get started automating unit tests today. This article will help you understand the difference between Diffblue Cover and Copilot. Find Animesh on LinkedIn . Stack Overflow user Keet Sugathadasa earned a Populist badge by answering a question in the CI/CD Collective : Gitlab CI CD variable are not getting injected while running gitlab pipeline ....

Feb 25, 202542 minEp. 788

One quality every engineering manager should have? Empathy.

CLEAR is an identity company trying to take the friction out of air travel (such as with TSA PreCheck , available through CLEAR), stadium events, and other experiences that require security screening. Find Caitlin on LinkedIn . Shoutout to Stack Overflow user Patrick Pijnappel , who earned a Populist badge with their answer to Redirect all output to file using Bash on Linux? . It’s helped 230,000 people and counting....

Feb 21, 202535 minEp. 787

Why is it so hard for companies to protect your privacy?

Transcend is a data privacy and governance platform. See what they’re up to on their blog or dive into their docs . Find Minh on LinkedIn . Stack Overflow user ivanavitdev earned a Populist badge with their exceptionally thoughtful answer to How to use toSorted() method in TypeScript ....

Feb 18, 202526 minEp. 785

Solving the data doom loop

Hasura is a GraphQL API platform. Get started exploring here . Read Ken’s article on the data doom loop . Find Ken on LinkedIn . Shoutout to Stack Overflow user liquorvicar , who earned a Lifeboat badge with an exemplary answer to Checking value in an array inside one SQL query with WHERE clause ....

Feb 14, 202530 minEp. 784