Ben and Ryan sit down with public interest technologist Sukhi Gulati Gilbert, a senior product manager at Consumer Reports, for a conversation about digital data privacy. They talk about why digital privacy matters, the challenges consumers face in safeguarding their data, and the legislative gaps in privacy protection, along with the app Sukhi is working, Permission Slip, that helps users exercise their rights to digital data privacy. Plus: Why it might be worth reducing your digital footprint.
Most job interviews are stressful. This one is not. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/21/well-be-in-touch-stack-overflow-podcast-developer-career-software-interviews/
Web2 and Web3 developers don’t always have the kindest view of one another. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/20/joining-forces-how-web2-and-web3-developers-can-build-together/
Today’s guest is Jonathan Schneider, co-founder and CEO of Moderne and creator of OpenRewrite, an open-source automated refactoring ecosystem for source code built to help developers eliminate tech debt. He tells Ben and Ryan about the challenges of automatic refactoring, how Java continues to evolve, and what kind of impact tech debt has on software development. Jonathan also describes the transition from open-source project to startup, why clean code is so important, and the role AI plays for
Chris Fowler, Director of Engine for Call of Duty, tells Ben and Ryan about his path from marine biology to game development, the ins and outs of game engines, and the technical feats involved in creating massively popular games like Call of Duty. Chris also explains why community feedback is so critical in game development and offers his advice for aspiring game developers. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/15/meet-the-guy-responsible-for-building-the-call-of-duty-game-engine/
Ben and Ryan are joined by Matt Zeiler, founder and CEO of Clarifai, an AI workflow orchestration platform. They talk about how the transformer architecture supplanted convolutional neural networks in AI applications, the infrastructure required for AI implementation, the implications of regulating AI, and the value of synthetic data. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/12/a-student-of-geoff-hinton-yan-lacun-and-jeff-dean-explains-where-ai-is-headed/
It's time to delegate to the robots. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/11/developers-hate-documentation-ai-generated-toil-work/
Or Lenchner, CEO of Bright Data, joins Ben and Ryan for a deep-dive conversation about the evolving landscape of web data. They talk through the challenges involved in data collection, the role of synthetic data in training large AI models, and how public data access is becoming more restrictive. Or also shares his thoughts on the importance of transparency in data practices, the likely future of data regulation, and the philosophical implications of more people using AI to innovate and solve pr
Will prompt engineering replace the coder’s art or will software engineers who understand code still have a place in future software lifecycles? https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/07/no-code-only-natural-language-q-and-a-on-prompt-engineering-with-professor-greg-benson/
Today’s guest is Logan Kilpatrick, a senior product manager at Google, who tells Ben about his journey from software engineering to machine learning to product management, all with an emphasis on reducing developer friction. They talk through the challenges of non-determinism in AI models and how Google is addressing these issues with a new feature: Grounding with Google Search. Plus, what working at the Apple Store taught Logan about product management. https://stackoverflow.blog/2024/11/05/ho
