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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 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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Saving the world with speed and at scale

The Speed & Scale Plan is a global initiative to move leaders to act on the climate crisis, tracking progress towards net zero by 2050. Explore Speed & Scale’s resources for combating climate change, and connect with Ryan on LinkedIn and X . Congratulations to Stellar Answer badge winner Christian C. Salvadó who won the badge for answering the question What's a quick way to comment/uncomment lines in Vim? . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ...

Jul 25, 202527 minEp. 846

“AI has been the wild west”: Creating standards for agents with Sean Falconer

Confluent is an all-in-one, real-time platform that allows you to stream, connect, process, and govern your data. Connect with Sean on Linkedin , and listen to the Software Engineering Daily podcast , where he co-hosts. Do you know the answer to Loadrunner lr_get_attrib_string always returns null ? If so, you can help out Trncvs and receive the bounty offered on the question. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

Jul 22, 202531 minEp. 845

How to do your job happier

Read more findings from the Developer Success Lab here . Find John at his website and connect with him on LinkedIn . Congrats to user Matthieu M. who won a Populist badge for answering the question struct with 2 cells vs std::pair? . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 18, 202523 minEp. 844

Where we’re going, we don’t need fossil fuels

Realta Fusion is making fusion real and tackling today’s clean energy issues with innovative technology. Follow them on LinkedIn . Connect with Kieran on LinkedIn . Shoutout to Lifeboat badge winner zathura , who was awarded the badge for answering Type of triangle in MySQL . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 15, 202537 minEp. 843

How your favorite movie is changing language learning technology

Koel Labs uses classic movies to help learners master pronunciation. You can join the waitlist for their closed beta launch now. Check out their open-source community project for Koel Labs on GitHub . Check out their project on the Mozilla Builders site. Connect with Aruna on LinkedIn . Connect with Ruslan on LinkedIn . Shoutout to Populous badge winner Tomáš Záluský , who won the badge for answering the question How to chain multiple assertThat statement in AssertJ . See Privacy Policy at https...

Jul 11, 202523 minEp. 842

There is no golden path anymore: Engineering practices are being rewritten

In this episode of Leaders of Code, Ben Matthews, Senior Director of Engineering at Stack Overflow, and Loïc Houssier, CTO at Superhuman, dive into how engineering teams can navigate paradigm shifts in a world of constant technological change. They discuss the importance of leadership in an ever-shifting industry and highlight the concept of aligned autonomy as a way to empower teams and increase organizational velocity. The conversation also covers: The impact of AI on workflows and practices a...

Jul 10, 202537 minEp. 841

Attention isn’t all we need; we need ownership too

NEAR is the blockchain for AI, enabling AI agents to transact freely across networks. Connect with Illia on LinkedIn and X , and read the original Transformers paper that Illia co-authored in 2017. Today’s shoutout goes to Populous badge winner Adi Lester for answering the question DataTable - foreach Row, EXCEPT FIRST ONE . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 08, 202537 minEp. 840

Why call one API when you can use GraphQL to call them all?

Apollo GraphQL lets you orchestrate APIs with a composable, declarative, self-service model. Apollo's MCP Server is now available. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn . Today we’re shouting out a Famous Question badge winner, user jkfe , for their question How to hide/show thymeleaf fields based on controller condition? . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jul 04, 202526 minEp. 839

Programming problems that seem easy, but aren't, featuring Jon Skeet

Jon Skeet, for those not in the know, is legendary here at Stack Overflow. He even got his own Chuck Norris Facts-style jokes . Jon has graced the podcast before in the early days on episodes 4 , 72 , and 123 . He’s so good at answering Stack Overflow questions that he appeared at Stack Overflow’s old NYC office and answered them in person . While he’s not the only million rep user, he was the first, so we ran the numbers on him . Have a question? Jon Skeet has probably answered it on Stack Over...

Jul 01, 202533 minEp. 838

You’ve got 99 problems but data shouldn’t be one

Tobiko Data is creating a new standard in data transformation with their Cloud and SQL integrations. You can keep up with their work by joining their Slack community . Connect with Toby on LinkedIn . Connect with Iaroslav on LinkedIn . Congrats to Stellar Answer badge winner Christian C. Salvadó, whose answer to What's a quick way to comment/uncomment lines in Vim? was saved by over 100 users. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priv...

Jun 27, 202529 minEp. 837

You've vibe coded an app. Now what?

SPONSORED BY HEROKU Heroku is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for deploying, scaling, and managing apps. Connect with Vish on X and LinkedIn . Congrats to Populist badge winner AmaDaden for their answer to How to generate a legend with colors in PlantUML? . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 25, 202526 minEp. 836

How to build your prototypes without a 35% tariff

Ryan and Ben welcome Alex Malcoci, CEO and founder of MiniProto, to talk innovations in hardware prototyping, the evolving complexities of the global supply chain, the impact of the US-China trade war on manufacturing, and how automation in production could lead to new training programs for future engineers. Episode notes: MiniProto is a US-based prototyping manufacturer revolutionizing the way we develop and interact with hardware. Connect with Alex on LinkedIn . Shoutout to an Unsung Hero of S...

Jun 24, 202522 minEp. 835

Defending the realm: Trust and safety at Stack Overflow

The Trust and Safety team is using aliases in this episode. Learn more about who the Community Management team is at Stack Overflow. Explore how we keep our community safe in our Code of Conduct . Congratulations to Lifeboat badge recipient Arvin Yorro , who won it for their helpful answer to the question Docker Desktop - WSL update failed . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 20, 202537 minEp. 834

"My job is going to change in a dramatic way”: Exploring the future of the internet with Cloudflare

Dane shares his excitement about the Model Context Protocol (MCP), exploring its potential impact on the future of technology. The discussion turns to the growing need for sustainable content monetization and fair compensation for creators in an AI-driven world, and how this connects to Cloudflare’s mission to build a better internet. The conversation also: Explores how Cloudflare leverages AI internally to enhance developer productivity and improve code quality while keeping developers as owner...

Jun 19, 202523 minEp. 833

After 30 years, Java is still brewing up new features

Connect with Georges on LinkedIn and see his work on inside.java . Listen to our previous episode with Georges, a celebration of Java’s 25th anniversary. Today we’re shouting out the age-old question What is a NullPointerException, and how do I fix it? , which was answered 31 times as a community effort. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 17, 202528 minEp. 832

“We’re not worried about compute anymore”: The future of AI models

Together AI is a platform for building with open-source and specialized multimodal models. Check out their docs . Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn . Shoutout to user aryaxt who earned a Stellar Question badge by wondering about MySQL Data - Best way to implement paging? . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 13, 202526 minEp. 831

Better vibes and vibe coding with Gemini 2.5

Gemini 2.5 is DeepMind’s most advanced model yet, with strong reasoning and coding capabilities. Connect with Tulsee on LinkedIn . Connect with Logan on LinkedIn and Stack Overflow . Check out our previous episode with Logan, we discussed his unique path from coding to AI to product, the challenges of non-determinism in AI models, and surprising lessons from working at the Apple Store. Congrats to Populous badge winner Pascal MARTIN for answering the question PHP echo vs PHP short echo tags . Se...

Jun 10, 202533 minEp. 829

Banking on a serverless world

Explore how Capital One is using tech to innovate the banking experience here . Connect with Kathleen on LinkedIn and visit her blog . Shoutout to user Theraot for answering the questions How to connect a signal with extra arguments in Godot 4 , which won them a Lifeboat badge . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 06, 202523 minEp. 828

If an attacker can edit your mobile code, how do you defend your app?

SPONSORED BY GUARDSQUARE Learn more about mobile application security and how to protect your app. Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner Chitrakshi for rescuing TypeScript Error: No overload matches this call in Express route handler . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 04, 202529 minEp. 827

In a deterministic simulation, you can debug with time travel

Antithesis is an autonomous testing platform that finds bugs in your software with perfect reproducibility. Connect with Will Wilson on Linkedin . Congrats to user hannes neukermans whose question How can I do tag wrapping in Visual Studio Code? won them a Stellar Question badge . Our 2025 Developer Survey is live ! We want to know what your developer life is like! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

Jun 03, 202528 minEp. 826

Getting rid of the pain for developers on Shopify

Check out Shopify’s newest updates on their editions page , including Horizons and their new AI capabilities with Sidekick. Connect with Glen Coates on LinkedIn and X . Shoutout to Stellar Question badge winner nouptime for asking Converting string to byte array in C# . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 30, 202530 minEp. 825

Understanding the limitations of AI is crucial for enterprise success

The discussion also: Touches on the role, evolution, and adoption of AI agents, emphasizing their growing integration into systems, while addressing key safeguarding measures to ensure AI agents can accurately use data to reason effectively. Explores how Abnormal Security utilizes AI to detect and protect against cybersecurity threats, and how Dan and his team are leveraging AI to drive compounding productivity within their organization. Connect with Dan Shiebler on LinkedIn and learn more about...

May 29, 202532 minEp. 824

“The future is agents”: Building a platform for RAG agents

Contextual AI offers a platform for building RAG agents. Get started with their docs here . Connect with Douwe on LinkedIn . Congrats to Stack Overflow user Smrutiranjan Sahu , who earned a Stellar Question badge by asking How to define type for a function callback (as any function type, not universal any) used in a method parameter . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 27, 202532 minEp. 823

WBIT #8: Typescript for gut biomes

Jona provides an AI-powered gut biome test for clinicians and patients alike. Connect with Tyler on Twitter . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

May 26, 202545 minEp. 822

Can a dev environment spark joy? The Android team thinks so.

Get the whole rundown of what’s new in this version of Android Developer’s Studio. Google I/O just happened, and the Android team announced a bunch of things . Connect with Matthew on LinkedIn . Congrats to Populist badge winner chudo xl for their answer to Android app stuck at "Launching on Devices" or 'device 'DEVICEID' not found' error . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 23, 202537 minEp. 821

Durable execution: autosave for your microservices

DBOS Transact is a lightweight, open-source library that makes durable execution simple so you no longer need to worry about manually coding retries and recovery procedures. Connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn . Connect with Qian on LinkedIn . Shoutout to Stack Overflow user Vanita L. , whose answer to What does the Swift 'mutating' keyword mean? earned them a Lifeboat badge . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

May 20, 202523 minEp. 820

Salesforce wants to do for agentic AI what they did for SaaS

The new Salesforce Developer Edition includes access to Data Cloud and Agentforce , Salesforce’s platform for building, customizing, and deploying autonomous AI agents. Developers can sign up here to start building. Connect with Christophe on LinkedIn . Instead of a badge, we have a question for you: If you are a developer who is working with AI agents, what are you building? What tools are you looking for? What problems are you interested in solving with AI tools? Send us an email at podcast@st...

May 16, 202529 minEp. 819

Next-level observability: live breakpoint debugging

SPONSORED BY DYNATRACE Dynatrace is an AI-powered observability platform. It empowers today’s AI-enabled digital enterprises to understand their systems and data so they can analyze, automate, and innovate faster. Learn more about Dynatrace’s Live Debugger . Connect with Henrik Rexed on LinkedIn or check out Is it Observable on YouTube . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 14, 202526 minEp. 818

Is the enterprise (actually) ready for AI?

watsonx.ai is an enterprise-grade AI studio. Developers can get started in the watsonx Developer Hub . We published a technical behind-the-scenes look at watsonx , as well as a Q&A on why it’s business-ready . Find Maryam on LinkedIn . Congrats to Stack Overflow user Michael Kolber , who earned a Lifeboat badge with a straightforward and effective answer to Is it possible to download a website’s entire code, HTML, CSS and JavaScript files? . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

May 13, 202529 minEp. 817

Using AI to find patient zero in marketing campaigns

Alembic is an AI platform that helps organizations see how marketing spend connects to revenue so they can illuminate blind spots and make more informed business decisions. Connect with Abby on LinkedIn . Stack Overflow user krishnan muthiah pillai earned a Lifeboat badge with a top-notch answer to How to forget a wireless network in android programmatically? . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....

May 09, 202528 minEp. 816
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