Intro topic: Asymmetric ReturnsNews Links:NanoChat by Andrej Karpathyhttps: github.com karpathy nanochatPydantic AIhttps: www.marktechpost.com 2025 03 25 pydanticai-advancing-generative-ai-agent-development-through-intelligent-framework-design 1000th Starlink this yearhttps: spaceflightnow.com 2025...

   184: Asynchronous ProgrammingIntro topic: AI ScamsNews Links:Coding Adventure: Ray-Tracing Glass and Caustics (Sebastian Lague)https: www.youtube.com watch?v wA1KVZ1eOuABoson AI announces Higgs Audio V2https: www.boson.ai technologies voice The Misconception that Almost Stopped AI [How Models Learn...

   00:00:00 Intro00:01:58 Introducing Mark Cunningham00:07:01 How Do You Find A Job?00:15:43 How to Get the Best Interview00:33:06 Tips on How To Pass An Interview00:38:38 How to Have a Good Interview00:48:12 What is the Reverse Interview?00:54:24 What Is The Hiring Manager’s Role?00:57:12 Reverse...

   Intro topic: Getting an entry-level jobNews Links:Mario Kart 64 Fully Decompiledhttps: gbatemp.net threads mario-kart-64-decompilation-project-reaches-100-completion.671104 Q-Learning is not yet scalablehttps: seohong.me blog q-learning-is-not-yet-scalable Grover’s Algorithmhttps: www.youtube.com...

   Intro topic: Video Game PricesNews Links:Step one: Jump in the Lava - Abyssofthttps: youtu.be WdadpHLAfdA?si oXYnhB0EdkR RaPEScalable world models for continuous controlhttps: www.tdmpc2.com Clever code is probably the worst code you could write - Engineer’s Codexhttps: read.engineerscodex.com p...

   Intro topic: GrillsNews Links:You can’t call yourself a senior until you’ve worked on a legacy projecthttps: www.infobip.com developers blog seniors-working-on-a-legacy-projectRecraft might be the most powerful AI image platform I’ve ever used here’s whyhttps: www.tomsguide.com ai ai-image-video...

   Intro topic: Lego event space & retail store: https: www.instagram.com bambeecave News Links:StackOverflow Question Count Going Down https: gist.github.com hopeseekr f522e380e35745bd5bdc3269a9f0b132DeepSeek claims its reasoning’ model beats OpenAI’s o1 on certain benchmarkshttps: techcrunch.com...

   Intro topic: Smart homesNews Links:SpaceX Starship Flight Test Five Sixhttps: www.youtube.com watch?v pIKI7y3DTXkShareDBhttps: github.com share sharedbOrion AR Glasseshttps: about.fb.com news 2024 09 introducing-orion-our-first-true-augmented-reality-glasses Blade and Sorcery 1.0 is outhttps: www...

   Intro topic: Buying a CarNews Links:Cognitive Load is what Mattershttps: github.com zakirullin cognitive-loadDiffusion models are Real-Time Game Engineshttps: gamengen.github.io Your Company Needs Junior Devshttps: softwaredoug.com blog 2024 09 07 your-team-needs-juniorsSeamless Streaming Fish...

   James Morse: Software Engineer at CiscoSystem Administrator to DevOpsDifference between DevOps and MLOpsGetting Started with DevOpsLuke Marsden: CEO of Helix MLHow to start a business at 15 years oldBTRFS vs ZFSMLOps: the intersection of software, DevOps and AIFine-tuning AI on the CloudSome advice...

   175: Resume WritingIntro topic: DSLR Photography vs Camera PhoneNews Links:Free Internet while flying by abusing edits to your profile namehttps: robertheaton.com pyskywifi Making Animated Characters with AI Arthttps: www.youtube.com watch?v zSN76gb Z28On 10x Engineershttps: stackoverflow.blog 2024...

   Intro topic: Social Media Auto Responder LLMNews Links:Amazon releases Amazon Qhttps: press.aboutamazon.com 2024 4 aws-announces-general-availability-of-amazon-q-the-most-capable-generative-ai-powered-assistant-for-accelerating-software-development-and-leveraging-companies-internal-dataCheap RiscV...

   173: Mocking and Unit TestsIntro topic: HeadphonesNews Links:Texas A&M University Physics Festivalhttps: physicsfestival.tamu.edu Rust vs Cpp at GoogleLars Bergstrom (Google Director of Engineering): Rust teams at Google are as productive as the ones using Go and 2x those using Cpphttps: youtu.be...

   172: Transformers and Large Language ModelsIntro topic: Is WFH actually WFC?News Links:Falsehoods Junior Developers Believe about Becoming Seniorhttps: vadimkravcenko.com shorts falsehoods-junior-developers-believe-about-becoming-senior Pure PursuitTutorial with python code: https: wiki...

   Intro topic: Monitor setupsNews Links:BlueScuti, Willis, beats Tetrishttps: www.youtube.com watch?v GuJ5UuknsHUPalWorld accused of being an AI Producthttps: www.forbes.com sites paultassi 2024 01 22 palworld-accused-of-using-genai-with-no-evidence-so-far ?sh 26a9651b42394 Billion if-statements to...

   Predictions:Jason VR for WorkLowering AI training cost improved efficiencyRISC-V takeoffPatrickAi claim of AGIAi peer reviewerAi Video GeneratorMore space vehicles reaching orbitEarly career, finding role at FAANG, liaising vs shipping code. Startup?3 part. 1. How and when current hype for AI will...

   Intro topic: Testing your car batteryNews Links:Tech Layoffs still going onhttps: www.sfchronicle.com tech article google-layoffs-california-companies-18465600.php Real-time dreamy Cloudscapes with Volumetric Raymarchinghttps: blog.maximeheckel.com posts real-time-cloudscapes-with-volumetric...

   Intro topic: What are expectations on developers that have nothing to do with programmingNews Links:Pushing for a lower dev estimate is like negotiating weather with a Meteorologisthttps: smartguess.is blog your-estimate-is-less-than-that Announcing python in excelhttps: techcommunity.microsoft.com...

   Intro topic: Jogging MetricsNews Links:Unholy LLMhttps: huggingface.co Undi95 Unholy-v1-12L-13B The reverse red herring https: www.blameless.com blog the-reverse-red-herringThe ens-tification of TikTokhttps: www.wired.com story tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow Response letter to Godot is not the new...

   pganalyze: https: pganalyze.com - Weekly series 5mins of Postgres : https: www.youtube.com channel UCDV 1Dz2Ixgl1nT 3DUZVFw- How Postgres chooses which index to use: https: pganalyze.com blog how-postgres-chooses-index- CMU databases courses: https: db.cs.cmu.edu courses - Postgres community...

   Intro topic: Revisiting the power of SpreadsheetsNews Links:LK-99 Isn’t a Superconductorhttps: www.nature.com articles d41586-023-02585-7Normalizing Flowshttps: pyro.ai examples normalizing flows i.htmlHow is llama.cpp possible?https: finbarr.ca how-is-llama-cpp-possible Chat with open source large...

   Things to consider when choosing a databaseSpeed & LatencyConsistency, ACID ComplianceScalabilityLanguage support & Developer ExperienceRelational vs. Non-relational (SQL vs. NoSQL)Data typesSecurityDatabase environmentClient vs Server accessInfo on Kris & Harper:Website: harperdb.ioTwitter...

   Episode 163 - RecursionIntro topic: Electric CarsNews Links:Snake Game in 101 Bytes in a QR Codehttps: www.reddit.com r programming comments 15ab4ct my qr code snake game is now only 101 bytes Superconductor Rumors aboundhttps: arstechnica.com science 2023 08 whats-going-on-with-the-reports-of-a...

   In the latest episode of Programming Throwdown, we delve into the captivating world of interactive fiction. We explore: Wordnet, Inform, and how games in the past have been the forerunners of today’s NLP challenges. 00:00:22 Introductions00:00:39 To hard mode or not to hard mode00:08:58 No moats in...

   MosaicML’s VP Of Engineering, Hagay Lupesko, joins us today to discuss generative AI We talk about how to use existing models as well as ways to finetune these models to a particular task or domain. 00:01:28 Introductions00:02:09 Hagay’s circuitous career journey00:08:25 Building software for large...

   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...

   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 -...

   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...

   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...

   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...

   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...

   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....

   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...

   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...

   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...

   Patrick and I are always stressing the importance of code reviews and collaboration when developing. On Freund, co-founder & CEO at Wilco, is super familiar with how code review processes can go well, or become a hinderance. In today’s episode with us, he shares his unique perspective on code...

   At scale, anything we build is going to involve people. Many of us have personal schedules and to-do lists, but how can we scale that to hundreds or even thousands of people? When you file a help ticket at a massive company like Google or Facebook, ever wonder how that ticket is processed? Sanjay...

   S1: Holiday 2022 SpecialToday we field questions from Programming Throwdown’s listeners about AI, machine learning, and more practical matters as developers in our annual holiday special 00:00:24 Introductions00:00:43 Programming Showdown merch00:02:13 Paul S00:03:28 Dealing with ergonomics00:10:39...

   Package managers are an often-overlooked aspect of any operating system, but their importance is not to be underestimated - especially in today’s development environment. As both creator of Homebrew and CEO of tea.xyz, Max Howell is intimately familiar with the ins and outs of open-source...

   Yonatan Cohen - Co-Founder & CTO of Quantum Machines - joins us in this episode to tackle quantum computing Did you know anyone can run quantum programs on Amazon Web Services for mere dollars? Learn about this field early to take pole superposition in the race to understand and use quantum...

   In this tour-de-force, Mike Dalessio - Engineering Director at Shopify - and Evan Phoenix - self-described long-time Rubyist - join us for a practical discussion of all things Ruby Ruby is a beautiful language, and we’re really excited to cover the history and present of this language with two...

   Today we discuss adventures, books, tools, and art discoveries before diving into unsupervised machine learning in this duo episode 00:00:22 Introductions00:01:28 Email & inbox organization is very important00:07:28 The Douglas-Peucker algorithm00:11:48 Starter project selection00:17:01 Tic-Tac-Toe...

   Today we go back to our programming language roots with author, KT Academy founder, and Kotlin rockstar Marcin Moskala. We talk about how Kotlin makes itself doubly useful for app and backend development. 00:00:55 Introductions00:01:38 Java frustrations 00:09:37 Why a well-organized typing system...

   Finding something online might seem easy - but as Marcus Eagan tells it, it’s not easy to get it right. In today’s episode, MongoDB’s Staff Product Manager on Atlas Search speaks with Jason and Patrick about his own journey in software development and how to best use search engines to capture user...

   Douwe Maan’s journey sounds too fantastic to be true, yet the tale that Meltano’s founder shares with Jason and Patrick today is very, very real. Whether it’s about doing software development by 11, joining Gitlab while juggling college responsibilities, or building his own company during today’s...

   00:01:03 Introductions00:04:47 Mojovision00:06:07 Chips’ storied journey00:11:06 Project Xanadu00:18:45 Getting into Lucasfilm00:31:31 Artificial Intelligence in games00:39:48 GTA MP01:00:10 How the game industry drives people01:08:29 Agoric and its niche in the blockchain01:20:12 Javascript’s...

   00:00:57 Introductions00:01:51 How Ronak got started in programming00:06:03 The first encounter with burnout00:11:49 Double-edged benefits00:17:23 Spoon theory00:19:07 Why relationship clarity matters00:25:11 A cold room story00:30:59 Context switching’s relevance00:35:45 QTorque’s solution to...

   00:00:45 Introductions00:02:22 The sluggish Python-based system that Guido revitalized00:06:03 Meeting the challenge of adding necessary complexity to a project00:11:59 Excel in banking00:18:15 Guido’s shift into Coil00:19:29 Scooby-Doo pajamas00:20:21 What motivates people to come in to the office...

   00:00:24 Introductions00:00:49 IP v600:04:50 OSI00:12:53 The IP v7 debate00:20:18 The definition of an address’s scope00:21:38 Why John feels DNS was a mistake00:26:40 How IP mobility works00:32:13 Bluetooth 00:41:41 Where will Internet architecture go from here00:49:49 Understanding the problem...

   00:01:01 Introduction00:01:28 COVID and the challenge of teaching00:04:11 John’s academic and career path00:08:14 LSI technology00:12:13 Collaborative software development in the day00:15:24 ARPANET’s early use00:20:08 Atom bomb and weather simulations00:26:55 The message-switching network 00:34:57...