QuantStack is an open source technology software company specializing in tools for data science, scientific computing, and visualization. They are known for maintaining vital projects such as Jupyter, the conda forge package channel, and the Mamba package manager. Sylvain Corlay is the CEO of...

   Ableton is a music software and hardware company based in Germany. The company develops Ableton Live which is a digital audio workstation for both improvisation and traditional arrangements. The software is remarkable for successfully blending good UI design with a powerful feature set. This has...

   beeps is a startup focused on building an on call platform for Next.js. The company is grounded in the key insight that Next.js has become a dominant framework for modern development. A key motivation in leveraging Next.js is to create a developer first experience for on call. Joey Parsons is the...

   Digital forensics is the process of identifying, preserving, analyzing, and presenting electronic data for investigative purposes. It’s often related to addressing cybercrime and is crucial in tracing the origin of breaches, recovering lost data, and security hardening. Emre Tinaztepe is the...

   Fallout: London is a total conversion mod developed by Team FOLON. The mod is based on Fallout by Bethesda Softworks and takes place in a post apocalyptic rendition of London. The project is remarkable for its ambition and scope, with the small indie team delivering a fully realized open...

   Heroku is a cloud platform as a service that enables developers to build, deploy, and manage applications. It was founded in and was acquired by Salesforce in . The platform supports multiple programming languages, including Ruby, Python, Node.js, and Java, and has features such as...

   Over the years, Google has released a variety of ML, data science, and AI developer tools and platforms. Prominent examples include Colab, Kaggle, AI Studio, and the Gemini API. Paige Bailey is the Uber Technical Lead of the Developer Relations team at Google ML Developer Tools, working on Gemini...

   Video game emulation is the process of using software to replicate the functionality of gaming hardware. It’s a fundamental approach to making older games accessible on modern devices. The Carbon Engine is a tool developed internally at video game publisher and distributor Limited Run Games. It...

   Serverless computing is a cloud native model where developers build and run applications without managing server infrastructure. It has largely become the standard approach to achieve scalability, often with reduced operational overhead. However, in banking and financial services, adopting a...

   Teardown is a sandbox puzzle game developed and published by Tuxedo Labs. The game revolves around the owner of a financially stricken demolition company, who is caught undertaking a questionable job and becomes entangled between helping police investigations and taking on further dubious...

   Expo is a development framework that streamlines the process of building cross platform mobile apps using React Native. It eliminates the need for complex native code setup by providing pre built APIs for common device features like the camera and GPS, making it easier to access hardware...

   To our Software Engineering Daily listeners as we wrap up , we want to thank you all for listening to the show. We’ve had a great time putting together all of our episodes this year, and we’re grateful for your support. This year we continued our wide lens coverage of software engineering,...

   Vulkan is a low level graphics API designed to provide developers with more direct control over the GPU, reducing overhead and enabling high performance in applications like games, simulations, and visualizations. It addresses the inefficiencies of older APIs like OpenGL and Direct D and helps...

   Deno is a free and open source JavaScript runtime built on Google’s V engine, Rust, and Tokio. It’s designed to offer a more secure and standardized alternative to Node.js, with native TypeScript support. Deno . just released and it’s a significant update, focusing on improved compatibility with...

   JFrog is a DevOps platform that specializes in managing software packages and automating software delivery. One of its best known services is the JFrog Artifactory which is a universal artifact repository. JFrog is also focused on rapidly emerging needs in the MLOps space. Bill Manning is a Senior...

   Offensive penetration testing, or offensive pentesting, involves actively probing a system, network, or application to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, mimicking the tactics of real world attackers. The goal is to assess security weaknesses and provide actionable insights to strengthen...

   WipEout is a futuristic racing game that was originally released in for the PlayStation. The game fused fast gameplay, striking art direction, and licensed electronic music. It was a cultural phenomenon and an early showcase for D graphics in console gaming. Dominic Szablewski is an engineer,...

   Discord is a popular communication and streaming platform that was originally launched in . It was first popularized in the gaming space, but its user base has grown to include a broad array of communities, businesses, and social groups. Justin Beckwith is the Director of Engineering at Discord...

   Next.js is an open source JavaScript framework developed by Vercel. It’s built on top of React and is designed to streamline web application development using server side rendering and static site generation. The framework’s handling of both frontend and backend tasks, along with features like API...

   CodeSandbox was founded in and provides cloud based development environments along with other features. It’s quickly become one of the most prominent cloud development platforms. Ives van Hoorne is a Co Founder at CodeSandbox. He joins the show to talk about the platform. Josh Goldberg is an...

   Data analytics and business intelligence involve collecting, processing, and interpreting data to guide decision making. A common challenge in data focused organizations is how to make data accessible to the wider organization, without the need for large data teams. Metabase is an open source...

   Gil Tayar is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, developer advocate, and conference speaker. Gil’s contributions to the Node.js ecosystem include adding support for ECMAScript Modules in Node.js to Mocha and TestDouble. He joins the show to talk about his history in software engineering,...

   Runway is an applied AI research company building multi modal AI systems, model deployment infrastructure, and products that leverage AI for multimedia content. They are among a handful of high profile video generation startups and have raised impressive amounts of funding from investors such as...

   Palantir Technologies is a data analytics and software company specializing in building platforms for integrating, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets. The company’s tools are designed to help analysts and decision makers collaborate on data driven solutions to complex problems, and they have...

   Rust is a systems programming language created by Graydon Hoare in and first released by Mozilla in . It is designed for performance, safety, and concurrency, with a focus on memory safety without a garbage collector. Rust’s ownership model ensures safe memory management, making it viable...

   CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage startups. The firm has invested in more than startups including Airtable, DoorDash and Vercel. James Green is a general partner at CRV where he is known for investing in startups focused on security, infrastructure and financial services...

   DataStax is known for its expertise in scalable data solutions, particularly for Apache Cassandra, a leading NoSQL database. Recently, the company has focused on enhancing platform support for AI driven applications, including vector search capabilities. Jonathan Ellis is the Co founder of DataStax...

   FAPI is a refinement of the OAuth standard developed by the OpenID Foundation. It was conceived to solve a core problem of providing a consistent approach to API security across the financial industry, with the goal of enhancing interoperability of financial data exchange. It has now been adopted...

   PCSX is an open source PlayStation emulator that allows users to play PS games on modern hardware. The emulator is remarkable for simulating the complex architecture of the PS , which includes the Emotion Engine CPU, Graphics Synthesizer, and specialized subsystems. The emulator just hit a...

   Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, produces a significant portion of the global supply of advanced semiconductors. Its cutting edge technology powers everything from smartphones to high performance computing, and its customers include Apple, NVIDIA, and ARM. TSMC’s dominance in...

   Factorio is a construction and management simulation game focused on resource gathering with real time strategy and survival elements. The player survives by locating and harvesting resources to craft various tools and machines, which in turn create more advanced materials that allow for the...

   Slack is a team communication platform that originated as an internal tool within Tiny Speck, a game development company. When the company realized that their game would not achieve commercial success, they changed direction and repurposed the communication tool into a new product which eventually...

   Boston Dynamics is a robotics company known for creating advanced robots with highly dynamic movement and agility, designed to navigate complex environments. Their robots, such as the quadruped Spot and the humanoid Atlas, have applications in industries ranging from logistics to public safety....

   TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that adds static typing with optional type annotations. It was created at Microsoft and first released in . TypeScript ESLint enables ESLint and Prettier to run on TypeScript code. Josh Goldberg is a host for Software Engineering Daily, the author of...

   Modern engineering teams often face challenges with unpredictable delivery and limited visibility into their performance. This can make it difficult to track progress, identify bottlenecks, and understand how efficiently time and resources are being used. The lack of clear insights commonly...

   Python . was just released and brings fundamental changes to the language including a new interactive interpreter, experimental support for running in a free threaded mode, and a Just In Time compiler, or JIT. There are also updates to the Python type system, module removals, and docstring...

   Argo is an open source suite of tools to enhance continuous delivery and workflow orchestration in Kubernetes environments. The project had its start at Applatix and was accepted to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation in . Michael Crenshaw and Zach Aller are both lead maintainers for Argo....

   In software engineering, C is often used in areas where low level system access and high performance are critical, such as operating systems, game engines, and embedded systems. Its long standing presence and compatibility with legacy code make it a go to language for maintaining and extending...

   CRISPR is a powerful tool in biotechnology that allows scientists to precisely edit genes, much like editing lines of code in a computer program. Just as developers can remove or alter specific parts of a code to fix bugs or enhance functionality, CRISPR enables researchers to modify DNA to correct...

   SoundCloud is an online platform and music streaming service where users can upload, promote, and share their music or audio creations. It was founded in and is known for its community driven approach, allowing artists to interact directly with their fans and receive real time feedback on...

   GraphQL is an open source query language for APIs and a runtime for executing those queries. It was developed by Facebook to address the problem of over fetching or under fetching data, which is a common issue with traditional REST APIs. Matt Bessey is a Principal Engineer and Software Architect....

   Asahi Linux is a project that aims to port Linux to Apple Silicon chips, which use a custom ARM based architecture. The project is fundamentally important given the popularity of Apple Silicon Macs, and it’s also a heroic effort because Apple Silicon is an entirely undocumented platform. Alyssa...

   DOOM is a pioneering first person shooter that needs no introduction. The game was released in for DOS and was an instant success. This led to ports of the game to other major platforms including Windows, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn. One of the most remarkable ports was to the Super Nintendo,...

   Authentication is a key requirement for any B B software application, especially if software vendors are selling to enterprise clients who are likely to have strict authentication requirements for the vendors they use. However, building authentication for a B B application is typically complex and...

   J. P. Morgan Payments is one of the leaders in payments processing with a staggering trillion in payments handled daily. The company recently released its Payments Developer Portal, or PDP, which serves as a gateway for developers to build and test payment APIs, and accept, manage, and send...

   MongoDB Atlas is a managed NoSQL database that uses JSON like documents with optional schemas. The platform recently released new vector search capabilities to facilitate building AI capabilities. Ben Flast is the Director of Product Management at MongoDB. He joins the show to talk about the...

   Darà o and Wiseguy are Nintendo hackers and modders. They are the creators of multiple projects, including RT which is an N graphics renderer for enhancing games in emulators and native ports. This year, they released N : Recompiled, which is a tool to statically recompile N binaries into...

   The Stack Overflow Developer Survey is an annual survey conducted by Stack Overflow that gathers comprehensive insights from developers around the world. It offers a valuable snapshot of the global developer community, covering a wide range of topics such as preferred programming languages, tools,...

   Software supply chain attacks exploit interdependencies within software ecosystems. Security in the supply chain is a growing issue, and is particularly important for companies that rely on large numbers of open source dependencies. Chainguard was founded in and offers tools and secure...

   The Google Maps Platform JavaScript API is a fundamental web technology that’s used to build dynamic and interactive map features in web apps. Matt Toon is a Solutions Engineering Manager for the Google Maps Platform. He joins the podcast with Josh Goldberg to talk about his background working with...