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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 worked extensively across the intelligence, defense, and commercial sectors. Akshay Krishnaswamy is...

Rust is a systems programming language created by Graydon Hoare in 2006 and first released by Mozilla in 2010. 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 for tasks that require control over system resources, such as embedded systems, web assembly, and gam...

CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups. The firm has invested in more than 600 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. He joins the show to talk about his path into tech, CRV, life as a VC, and more. Gregor Vand is a s...

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. He maintains a technical role at the company and has recently worked on developing their vector sea...

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 across many different industries in applications where there is an API that requires a heightened auth...

PCSX2 is an open-source PlayStation 2 emulator that allows users to play PS2 games on modern hardware. The emulator is remarkable for simulating the complex architecture of the PS2, which includes the Emotion Engine CPU, Graphics Synthesizer, and specialized subsystems. The emulator just hit a major milestone with the release of PCSX2 version 2.0. The release brings many changes including a Qt-bas...

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 chip production has made Taiwan a critical player in the global tech supply chain, drawing attention fr...

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 progression to more sophisticated technologies. The game was released in 2020 and has been hailed as a manu...

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 became Slack. Slack was launched in 2013 and is now ubiquitous in workplaces around the world. Shruti...

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. They also garner widespread attention with their impressive videos showcasing robots performing complex...

TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that adds static typing with optional type annotations. It was created at Microsoft and first released in 2012. TypeScript ESLint enables ESLint and Prettier to run on TypeScript code. Josh Goldberg is a host for Software Engineering Daily, the author of Learning TypeScript by O’Reilly, and a Microsoft MVP. He's also a maintainer of TypeScript ESLint. In this...

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 prevents teams from aligning their work with broader business goals. Sleuth is designed to be an operating s...

Python 3.13 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 improvements among many other changes. Łukasz Langa is the CPython Developer in Residence at the Python So...

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 2020. Michael Crenshaw and Zach Aller are both lead maintainers for Argo. They join the show with Lee Atchison to talk about the origins of the project, what problems Argo solve...

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 older projects. Rust, while newer, is gaining traction in roles that demand safety and concurrency, par...

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 genetic disorders, improve crops, or develop new treatments. The development of CRISPR-based editing...

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 2007 and is known for its community-driven approach, allowing artists to interact directly with their fans and receive real-time feedback on their work. Matthew Drooker is the Chief Technology Officer at SoundCloud. He previously worked at Turner...

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. Earlier this year Matt wrote a blog post titled “Why, after 6 years, I’m over GraphQL”. The post put w...

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 Rosenzweig is a well-known computer scientist who describes herself as a graphics developer passionate a...

DOOM is a pioneering first-person shooter that needs no introduction. The game was released in 1993 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, with development being led by legendary engineer Randy Linden. In addition to his work on the SNES p...

Authentication is a key requirement for any B2B 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 B2B application is typically complex and resource-intensive due to the data models required, the provisioning and managing accounts, and addit...

J. P. Morgan Payments is one of the leaders in payments processing with a staggering $10 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 payments on their own platforms. Developing financial APIs at a global scale presents unique engineering...

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 company’s developments with vector search. This episode is hosted by Lee Atchison. Lee Atchison is a softwa...

Darío and Wiseguy are Nintendo 64 hackers and modders. They are the creators of multiple projects, including RT64 which is an N64 graphics renderer for enhancing games in emulators and native ports. This year, they released N64: Recompiled, which is a tool to statically recompile N64 binaries into C code that can be compiled for any platform. The advance promises to usher in a revolution in N64 na...

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, and technologies. Erin Yepis is a Senior Analyst and Ryan Polk is the Chief Product Officer at Stack...