The Programming Languages Podcast with Fexingo: Python, Rust, JavaScript, and Modern Coding

In this episode of The Programming Languages Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore WebAssembly's growing role in serverless computing. They break down how Wasm is being used to run lightweight, secure functions on the edge, comparing it to traditional container-based serverless platforms. The discussion focuses on a specific case: Fastly's Compute@Edge platform, which processes over 10 billion requests...

Lucas and Luna explore how TypeScript has gone from a Microsoft experiment to the default choice for serious JavaScript development. They break down the numbers: npm downloads, job postings, and the 2026 State of JS survey showing TypeScript adoption at 89% among professional developers. Lucas walks through two concrete examples of type safety preventing production bugs, and they discuss whether T...

In episode two of The Programming Languages Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore why Rust is rapidly displacing C and C++ in systems programming. They examine the 2026 TIOBE index showing Rust entering the top 15, Google's decision to write Android firmware components in Rust, and Microsoft's claim that 70 percent of its security patches stem from memory safety bugs that Rust eliminates. The conversati...

In the debut episode of The Programming Languages Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna zoom in on Python's enduring dominance as we hit mid-2026. They break down a single surprising number: Python now runs over 72% of all AI/ML workloads in production, up from 63% two years ago. They contrast this with the Rust hype cycle — yes, Rust is eating systems programming, but it's nowhere near Python's br...