Amy Tom talks to Pavel Desjnuk, Co-founder and CTO of Webiny, and Richard Kubina, Full-Stack Developer Extrodinaire at Hacker Noon, about the implications of serverless CMS. They discuss serverless migration, whether to go serverless or stay on-prem, and the security implications of serverless CMS. Should you trust serverless systems? Can you easily migrate to a serverless system? Find out on this episode of the Hacker Noon podcast. In this episode, Amy talks to Pavel Desjnuk and Richard Kubina ...
May 05, 2021•40 min•Ep 142•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Tom chats with Mark Gamble, the Product & Solutions Marketing Director at Couchbase, about Edge Computing. They talk about being at the edge of the cloud, moving your data operations closer to your customer, and assessing your need for edge computing. Mark explains tiered data systems, setting up data centers to avoid system downtime, computing configuration for faster response time. In this episode, Amy and Mark talk about: Mark's definition of edge computing - bringing data and computing c...
May 04, 2021•43 min•Ep 141•Transcript available on Metacast What happens when big corp shuts down conversation? What is Russia's deal with Sputnik exports? Crypto in Africa — equalizing force, or daydream? Join Linh, Natasha, Amy, Limarc and Damian for This Week on Planet Internet: Is there such a thing as a no politics culture? (1:40) Amy Tom goes real deep, real early #sorrynotsorry (3:22) "Pleasant" for whom, Basecamp? PLEASANT 👏 FOR 👏 WHOM 👏 (07:54) Naturally Limarc Ambalina's gon' be playing devil's advocate (09:40) Key Takeaway: if you want to g...
Apr 28, 2021•35 min•Ep 140•Transcript available on Metacast Git-whaaatttt? Amy Tom gets into GitOps and Kubernetes with Matt Ingenthron, Sr. Director of Engineering, Couchbase, and Viktor Farcic, Open-Source Program Manager & Developer Relations at Shipa. Amy, Matt, and Viktor break down what GitOps really means, how it influences your dev team, and how to use Kubernetes with GitOps practices. They also discuss using CI/CD to modify the Git repository that defines the operator. In this episode, Amy talks to Matt and Victor about: The difference between G...
Apr 27, 2021•38 min•Ep 139•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Tom talks to Pavel Denisjuk about AWS Lambda and serverless applications. Pavel is the Co-Founder and CTO at Webiny. Amy and Pavel discuss Pavel's career in entrepreneurship, building applications with AWS Lambda, the advantages and disadvantages of going serverless, and examples of running AWS Lambda functions with event triggers. In this episode, Amy talks to Pavel about: AWS Lambda and its limitations (06:15) Building a serverless application vs an on-prem application (10:07) Planning a s...
Apr 26, 2021•32 min•Ep 138•Transcript available on Metacast What's David's hot take on Facebook's pivot to audio? Hands up if you think the Mars Helicopter video is a deep fake! ALSO: are kids growing up during a global panini more likely to get face tattoos? 😱 Shoot the shit with Hacker Noon 's Editors — This Week on Planet Internet: Props to the 12k open source devs Github says contributed to Ingenuity's maiden voyage! (0:33) Hands up if you think the Mars Helicopter video is a deep fake (3:52) Catch David's Hot Take on Facebook's pivot to audio (06:1...
Apr 21, 2021•36 min•Ep 137•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Tom chats to Jens Alfke about embedded databases in mobile applications and how they live within your application and sync to your server. Jens is the Mobile Architect at Couchbase and a former Software Engineer at Apple. They talk about developing a mobile application with an embedded database vs a database on the server, edge computing, and the technical skills required to implement embedded databases. In this episode, Amy and Jens talk about: The use of a mobile database versus a database...
Apr 20, 2021•35 min•Ep 136•Transcript available on Metacast Has the market cap of cryptocurrencies really exceeded that of Apple? Should you have started buying shitcoins in 2013? Does Microsoft really want to acquire Discord? Do we still trust Fitbit? This Week on Planet Internet: HackerNoon CEO David Smooke asks: if it was yours, would you sell Discord to Microsoft? From (00:29) Editors Limarc Ambalina and Amy Tom debate the overall awfulness of Teams (00:40) David says "market crap" around (05:28) and nobody even hears it Everyone decides categoricall...
Apr 15, 2021•22 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast Javascript developers rejoice! Amy Tom talks to Eric Bishard and Arun Vijayaraghavan about the differences between a Document Database and a Relational Database. Eric and Arun explain JSON Document Databases and also discuss NodeJS SDKs, ODMs vs ORMs, and more. Eric is the Developer Advocate and Arun is a Product Manager; both work at Couchbase. In this episode, Amy chats to Eric and Arun about: The differences between a Document Database and a Relational Database (06:56) The differences between...
Apr 13, 2021•38 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Amy Tom talks to Matt Groves, the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Couchbase, and Brant Burnett, the Systems Architect at CenterEdge Software about the results from the 2020 Tech Lead Developer survey that was conducted by Couchbase. The survey revealed that 86% of respondents experienced challenges within their development teams. Amy, Matt, and Brant broke down the challenges, which included setting clear, measurable goals and having access to the right technology. In this e...
Apr 08, 2021•38 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Tom (a new voice on the podcast and a Hacker Noon editor!) is joined by Sharmini Ravindran, the CMO at Mysterium Network. They discuss achieving anonymity from the modern Internet, incentivizing peer-to-peer networks on a global scale to improve personal privacy and data control, and the humanitarian aspects of Internet accessibility. In this episode, Amy and Sharmini chat about: Whether true decentralization from the modern Internet is possible or not (20:00) The shift towards distributed p...
Mar 26, 2021•56 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast The Washington Post's Ben Golliver joins Hacker Noon CEO David Smooke to discuss the process of writing his new book, "Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season," and the pandemic's impact on the NBA's revenue. With no/few fans in the stands and the decline in the number of games from the pandemic, the National Basketball Association is expected to loss about $4 billion dollars in 2021. In addition to discussing his bubble writing and publishing process, we talk about the NBA's options...
Feb 15, 2021•55 min•Ep 131•Transcript available on Metacast In this special episode of the Hacker Noon podcast, Limarc talks to Mark Domowicz and Todd Adamson from Skydance Interactive, the acclaimed developer of The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, one of the best virtual reality games on the market today. Skydance Interactive is a relatively new company, powered by seasoned veterans in the gaming industry. Mark and Todd bring years of experience to the table, having worked for Pandemic Studios and Treyarch respectively. Limarc talks to Mark and Todd abo...
Nov 27, 2020•56 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast, Limarc talks to Arjen van Heck from Vertigo Games, one of the biggest VR game developers in the industry, and the renowned creators of the zombie apocalypse game Arizona Sunshine. Vertigo Games has proven to be a versatile development company, having released titles in completely different genres, such as A Fisherman’s Tale and Skyworld: Kingdom Brawl. Limarc and Arjen talk about the making of Arizona Sunshine, porting the game over to Oculus Quest, ethical and moral decisions w...
Nov 25, 2020•39 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast, Limarc talks to Erin Kim from NIS America, the respected developers of the Disgaea and Prinny series. They are also the publisher of many of the most popular Japanese role-playing games that have been ported to English speaking countries, including Trails of Cold Steel, The Ys Series, and Danganronpa. Limarc and Erin talk about NIS America’s upcoming game releases, as well as how the company has adjusted to the changes in the gaming industry brought on by COVID-19. READ MORE ON ...
Oct 28, 2020•23 min•Ep 128•Transcript available on Metacast Idan Zuckerman is a co-Founder at Upland and talks to Hacker Noon about his experiences from developing Upland - A EOS-based MMOG (Massively Multiplayer Online Game). Joining Utsav as a co-Host is Reza Jafery, the Chief Blockchain Officer at Akoin. They discuss the potential of Blockchain-based games, challenges faced, adoption strategies implemented, and key results obtained. Check out Upland: https://twitter.com/uplandme Check out Akoin: https://twitter.com/AkoinOfficial Idan’s Twitter: https:...
Oct 21, 2020•55 min•Ep 127•Transcript available on Metacast Lars Rensing is the CEO at PROTOKOL and a co-Founder at ARK.io and talks to Hacker Noon about his experiences from developing PROTOKOL - to solve real business challenges through the power of custom blockchain solutions. Joining Lars is Justin Renken, the Senior Brand Manager at ARK.io. They discuss making Blockchain accessible to corporations, the future of content marketing, and the challenges of building a Point, Click, Blockchain. Check out PROTOKOL: https://www.protokol.com/ Check out ARK: ...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep 126•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast, Limarc talks to Microsoft Engineer and Noonies Nominee Nataraj Sindam. In this second segment of a 3-part podcast, Nataraj and Limarc talk about the push vs pull life and the cons of recommendation systems. With thanks to our Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , Flipside Crypto , Udacity , and Beyondskills . Don’t forget to vote for Nataraj in the 2020 Noonie Awards. Covered in this podcast: What is the push vs pull life? The ...
Oct 04, 2020•16 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast What are the best product development principles and processes for building a better internet? Those who design, decide. I may have trained an AI to host this podcast — but the tech industry insights inside are all 100% human. Tune in for a far-reaching conversation with me, Natasha Nel's AI alter-ego, and seven of hackernoon.com 's top contributors. With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , Flipside Crypto , Udacity , and B...
Oct 02, 2020•23 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast Ever wondered what a podcast would sound like if it was hosted by an AI? Look no further. In this episode of Hacker Noon 's Noonies chatcast series, Natasha Nel 's AI alter-ego asks three top Hacker Noon Contributors which technological innovation they think will save the world and why. Buckle up for surreal meta moment from the future of robot podcasting . With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , Flipside Crypto , Udacity ...
Sep 30, 2020•8 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast, Limarc talks to Microsoft Engineer and Noonies Nominee Nataraj Sindam. In part 1 of this podcast, Nataraj and Limarc talk about The Freemium Model and The Reciprocation Effect, a pricing strategy used by some of the world’s largest companies, including Fortnite and Spotify. With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , Flipside Crypto , Udacity , and Beyondskills . Don’t forget to vote for Nataraj in the 2020 No...
Sep 25, 2020•7 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast Denelle Dixon is the CEO at the Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization to support the development and growth of the open-source Stellar network. Reza Jafery is the Chief Blockchain Officer at Akoin, the crypto-foray by Akon to evolve, empower, and promote entrepreneurship in Africa and beyond. With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , Flipside Crypto , Udacity , and Beyondskills . On the Hacker Noon podcas...
Sep 23, 2020•47 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast Problem solving — technologists do it differently.™ Natasha Nel asks 5 top Hacker Noon Contributors to share their secret problem-solving frameworks, so that we can all learn to think like devs , during a time in which troubleshooting skills couldn't be more coveted. With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , Flipside Crypto , Udacity , and Beyondskills . IN THIS PODCAST: 🎬 (02:55) Rishabh Anand on why a whiteboard helps wit...
Sep 22, 2020•20 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast Has what started with Satoshi spun off into an hype-driven, ICO-indulgent startup industry of solutions for nothing? Or is blockchain technology and the mass decentralization it makes possible still worth the hype? Answered in 5 minutes by two top Hacker Noon Contributors — Mario Alves and Vladimiros Peilivanidis — tune in for a Decentralization Debate Club episode with Natasha Nel. With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , ...
Sep 21, 2020•5 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast Natasha Nel from Hacker Noon asks 7 Top Hacker Noon Contributors to weigh in with their scariest tech predictions for 2021 — expect a 10-minute American Horror Story anthology on everything from AI and Privacy to Content Overproduction and the internet’s impact on the planet. With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , Flipside Crypto , Udacity , and Beyondskills . IN THIS PODCAST (01:00) Ryan Dawson on how much data we’re giv...
Sep 15, 2020•9 min•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast Natasha Nel asks 10 of Hacker Noon’s Top Contributors to weigh in with their strategic tech predictions for 2021 — expect a briefing on everything from recession startups and (self) edtech to AI applied to end Covid-19 and the commoditization of Machine Learning. With thanks to our 2020 Noonies award sponsors: Sustany Capital , .TECH Domains , Grant for the Web , Skillsoft , Flipside Crypto , Udacity , and Beyondskills . IN THIS PODCAST: Matt Klein on the state of mental health (tech) in America...
Sep 08, 2020•14 min•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast In this podcast, Limarc talks to VR video game developers Assaf Ronen and Dave Levy from One Hamsa about storytelling in virtual reality and the state of VR in 2020. Assaf and Dave talk about their success on the Oculus Quest with their futuristic racquetball VR game, Racket NX, as well as their upcoming game which aims to bring effective storytelling mechanics to the VR medium. Covered in this interview: How One Hamsa began Why it is an advantage to develop games for the VR market Tips for VR g...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s top tech stories on hackernoon.com cover everything from robots to unicorns. Tune in for a 6-min summary from Natasha Nel, Managing Editor at Hacker Noon; read hackernoon.com for the full stories. IN THIS PODCAST: 🤖 Insights Into the Global Robotics Market 🐫 Today's Thriving Startups Will Be Camels, Not Unicorns ✊🏿 3 Actionable Steps for More-Inclusive Tech Teams 🤝 How to Negotiate Everything in Life 🤯 How to Not Attribute to Malice Things Adequately Explained by Stupidity 👧 Ho...
Sep 04, 2020•6 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast Natasha Nel from hackernoon.com sits down with Sarah Evans—tech industry PR legend and strategic communications startup founder—to talk all things branding and influence: from personal to B2B. In this podcast: How to accumulate 100k *genuine* followers on Twitter What “newsworthy” looks like today How to increase credibility when you’re not getting traditional media coverage Where to pitch stories to build real brand validation Moving from being a Manager to being a Master Collaborator Hacking e...
Aug 31, 2020•27 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast Natasha asks Dani Laity of Aurora Sustainability to unpack the sustainable tech product strategies and monetization models powering Aurora Sustainability—2020 Noonie Nominee in for Best Use of Tech for Good in hackernoon.com ’s annual internet awards! VOTE: noonies.tech Covered in this interview: How solve problems so relevant that your products build themselves The global shift from return on investment to return on environment Why betting on millennial interests is good business The fringe ben...
Aug 25, 2020•19 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast 
