Ken Stott, Field CTO of API platform Hasura, tells Ryan about the data doom loop: the concept that organizations are spending lots of money on data systems without seeing improvements in data quality or efficiency. Their conversation touches on the challenges of data management, the impact of microservices, the importance of feedback loops in ensuring data quality, and how a data architecture that uses a supergraph would enhance data accessibility and quality. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/
APIs have steadily become the backbone of AI systems, connecting data and tools seamlessly. Discover how they can drive scalable and secure training for AI models and intelligence automation. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/13/how-to-harness-apis-and-ai-for-intelligent-automation/
Can your database handle a billion customers per month? https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/12/a-distributed-database-that-can-withstand-a-meteor-strike/
Sagar Batchu, CEO and cofounder of API tooling company Speakeasy, talks with Ryan about the evolving API landscape, AI integration, the role of human technologists in an increasingly automated environment, and what people building APIs right now should keep in mind. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/11/in-the-short-term-more-chaos-what-s-next-for-api-design/
Can an org automate security, change its culture to up their dev velocity, and stave off burnout? https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/10/shifting-left-without-slowing-down-q-and-a-with-moti-gindi-of-apiiro/
Ben and Ryan chat with Babak Behzad, senior engineering manager at Verkada, about running a pipeline that vectorizes 25,000 images per second into a custom-built vector database. They discuss whether the speed is due to technical brains or brawn, the benefits of processing on device vs. off, and the importance of privacy when using image recognition on frames from a video camera. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/07/why-build-your-own-vector-db-to-process-25-000-images-per-second/
Mark your calendars to learn more about Stack’s Future—Feb 26th. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/06/investing-in-the-stack-exchange-network-and-the-future-of-stack-overflow/
Jaime Torrealba, a frontend developer currently at Push Security, joins Ryan to talk about 3D graphics and web development. Their conversation ranges from the evolution of technologies like WebGL and WebGPU to the importance of performance optimization for different devices to the frameworks available for creating 3D experiences. Jaime also explains the layers of abstraction in 3D development and shares some insight into what the future of 3D applications might look like. https://stackoverflow.b
An update on recent launches and the upcoming roadmap. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/02/03/community-products-roadmap-update-january-2025/
Ryan is joined by Fynn Glover (CEO) and Ben Papillon (CTO), cofounders of Schematic, for a conversation about managing feature flags in software development. They explore theoretical and practical applications of feature flags, the issue of tech debt, and how orgs could manage entitlements and pricing models more effectively. https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/01/31/feature-flags-theory-meets-reality/
