Software Defined Talk

Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week Brandon talks with Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 579 Show Links: varlock.dev varlock on GitHub @env-spec Overview DMNO (corporate site) Varlock MCP Server (docs) howtostore.food — The...

This week, we discuss Anthropic's 18-day Fable timeout, whether AI is actually killing jobs, and OpenAI's trillion-dollar IPO problem. Plus, SoftBank's golden goose slides. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 579 Runner-up Titles Everything is Files It’s just about meetings Did you do the pre-meet? Meetings Judgement Let it ride If it’s hot, turn on the AC I don’t have time for a towel. He...

This week, we discuss Fable follow-up, Gartner's AI Governance MQ, and the war for AI talent. Plus, Matt and Brandon review Disclosure Day . Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 578 Runner-up Titles Ready to podcast from a sailboat It’s just people fighting Calculator budget Ask Siri to do your homework Software Defined Consulting: SDC The Magic Platform AI Curious I watched ALLLLL the keyn...

This week, we discuss the Fable ban, SpaceX's $60B Cursor buy, and why Lovable wins when AI picks your stack. Plus, Europeans are at the World Cup and already drank Boston dry. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 577 Runner-up Titles Waited out the storm Maybe we should build some castles or something Years of lawsuits ahead of us The ultimate dream AI SEO I hope you’re paid by the hour Al...

Brandon talks with OpenObserve's Prabhat Sharma and Shani Shoham: why observability is still broken, how they fixed it, and where AI takes it next. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 576 Show Links OpenObserve OpenObserve on GitHub Series A and Observability 3.0 announcement blog post Launching OpenObserve OpenObserve 2-Minute Demo Download OpenObserve Contact Prabhat Sharma LinkedIn: hip...

This week, we discuss NVIDIA going consumer, Microsoft Build, and the Anthropic/OpenAI IPO race. Plus, does credit card insurance work? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 575 Runner-up Titles Who Wins AI? Models vs. Middleware Jensen After Dark Once again, robots Why is this something you talk about in a keynote? Could this have been an app? Defeating Apple, the sword in the stone Your to...

This week, we discuss the Cloudflare CEO's op-ed, upcoming tech IPOs and GitHub getting breached. Plus, ranking our favorite manifestos. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 574 Runner-up Titles We’re not making money so we can’t put in place the enshitification strategy. Go easy on the AI I hope they’re not using PowerPoint in the Vatican I didn’t’ come here to talk about the Pope I should...

This week, we discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 573 Runner-up Titles Stupid Macs I like my idea What was I thinking? Opt-in AI Kentucky Derby’s this Weekend It’s a low plateau There’s no vibe in X-Code Matt’s trading with AI Everyone’s watching Ru...

This week, we discuss how security gets sold to execs, where agentic coding and security collide, and Cloudflare vs. Datadog's diverging paths. Plus, Coté weighs in on sugar cookies. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 572 Runner-up Titles Sugar Kingdom Bastard Sugar Choose butter It’s just AI now People don’t like paying for software It’s an exciting time to be writing software Are we goi...

This week, we discuss AI labs driving cloud revenue, hyperscalers laying off instead of building, and kids defeating age verification. Plus, Brandon has too many thoughts on Workday. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 571 Runner-up Titles The world is just paper. TODO debris pile Fancy countries you live in Enron Conspiracy Shredder. Cote’s mom’s gonna love this Brandon works out his Work...

This week, we discuss Google's enterprise agent stack, what makes an agent an agent, and AI's biggest critic. Plus, Coté wants better vision. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 570 Runner-up Titles You can’t win against time The Shining Path of Least Resistance The Burger Diagram You guys were talking about CORBA the other day. Is this just destiny Burger Diagram Aficionado Think like a c...

This week, we discuss agents taking over at Google Cloud Next, Apple's new CEO, and Cursor getting acquired (sort of). Plus, Coté's e-waste has no exit strategy. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 569 Runner-up Titles I love throwing stuff in the trash. Dillo dirt’s a thing. BurgerOps. Thomas opens for Richard. Department of “No” people Starfish Stomach Model Enterprise — come into me The...

This week, we discuss Claude's harness, OpenAI's ongoing drama, and whether Backstage is still a thing. Plus, Coté gives up on the green screen. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 568 Runner-up Titles It’s clearly an AI chair. I’ve given up on the green screen No animals, only buttholes I don’t know if I can think on my own Make your pecans really pop Did they shut it down? I wasn’t payin...

Brandon interviews Alberto González, CTO of WebRTC.ventures, about building voice and streaming applications for the enterprise. They dig into how developers can integrate WebRTC into their apps, the unique challenges it presents, and where AI fits in. Plus, Alberto shares tips on kitesurfing and why you should visit Barcelona. Episode Links: WebRTC.ventures Choosing a Voice AI framework for Produ...

The code is actually kinda useless This week, we discuss the Claude Code leak, locking down coding agents, and the Axios supply chain attack. Plus, Coté considers breaking up with his Gmail address of 20+ years. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 566 Runner-up Titles pawpatrol891@gmail.com I get that dude’s email Those turtles are dyslexic I’m just a space hyperchicken judge curl|bash is...

This week, we discuss big bets gone wrong, OpenAI buying the Python toolchain, and Claude's favorite tools. Plus, how fast should AI agents ship bug fixes? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 565 Runner-up Titles Product Management Slot Machine We poisoned our own data As the resident hater of SDT I’m optimistic on this one I’ll check back when you call it Siri AI SEO The Ryan Gosling of P...

This week, we discuss NVIDIA GTC, token machines, token budgets, and an AWS outage that may or may not involve AI. Plus, Matt reviews The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 564 Runner-up Titles Let's T this up. One Trillion Dollars Leader to laggard My terms of service Someone should come up with a term Networking FOMO Slide crimes It’s token machines all the w...

This week, we discuss Claude Code for non-coders, automating newsletters and status reports, and AI tax prep. Plus, Coté finds unexpected joy in a coding assistant. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 563 Runner-up Titles Upgraded to Max The only innovation I was talking about was hiring me. The Patrick Stewart of the Cubicles. Should we become the Claudecast? Matt Ray in Your Pocket. Come...

This week. we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 562 Runner-up Titles Demos over Memos Products over Prose Software written by the many for the few USB is flaky Do you get a Code of Conduct for prison? I thought I had typed it somew...

This week, we discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 561 Runner-up Titles New’s not good He knows how to be retired Let Matt Cook We don’t have to worry about that Brandon You’re that guy The stock market feels reactionary Siri-Claw Foundation W...

This week, we discuss personal AI hype cycles, bottoms-up adoption, and "The Modern Stack" simplifying cloud. Plus, thoughts on new cars and the dogs that ride in them. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 560 Runner-up Titles They only talk about AI I bet you have 5 shop vacs It’s all going into applesauce Live Claude Code It Good defaults and opinions, nobody wants that Give me 5 minutes,...

This week, we discuss the future of SaaS, OpenAI vs. Anthropic strategies, and cloud capex. Plus, when will you let an AI book your flights? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 559 Runner-up Titles Do we get to eat Moon Pies? Some days it’s just me and the AI We have a LinkedIn page The state of the world has not gotten better, it’s just moved to Kubernetes Trained on the Corpse of Stack O...

Brandon interviews Tara Raj, Senior Engineering Manager at the Amazon AGI Lab. They dive into her journey into the world of AGI, how Nova Act is streamlining complex workflows, and the steps to deploying your very own Normcore Agent. Plus, Tara finally settles the heated debate: Flat vs. Curved monitors. Show Links Amazon Nova Act Contact Tara Raj LinkedIn: Tara Raj Twitter: @tara_amzn SDT News &a...

This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 557 Runner-up Titles The Podcasters’ Choice I was biding my time I just want to sell something I believe in What if you didn’t get chard Chard as a Service Let’s be cool The Human League Spinning tapes ta...

This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 556 Runner-up Titles His overall deal Been there and done that been ignoring that shift key for years Cloud is just fine I’ll be back in Bartertown The “F” Word Hardened-washing We’ll never do this,...