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Welcome to Coffee with Developers, an exclusive series hosted by WeAreDevelopers, Europe's leading developer community. Dive into 1-on-1 chats with world-class tech minds, as they share their anecdotes, career highs and lows, and everything in between. Grab a cup of coffee and tune in for insightful conversations that will inspire, educate, and entertain. Subscribe now to never miss a new episode. About WeAreDevelopers WeAreDevelopers is Europe's leading developer community, your go-to spot for the latest tech insights, tutorials, and career professional advice to boost your career. Stay in th...

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Google Gemini: Open Source and Deep Thinking Models with Sam Witteveen 12.05.2025 50:31

In this episode of Coffee with Developers, we sit down with Sam Witteveen, Google Developer Experts, to dive into the ever-evolving world of AI, ML, and GenAI. From demystifying the difference between Gemma and Gemini to exploring how small models are revolutionizing developer workflows, Sam shares deep insights and practical advice for devs navigating the AI boom. We also cover the rise of reason...

Security on the Web, Chrome Selloff, 2025 is the Year of DDoS - Ramona Schwering 02.05.2025 56:03

This week we're joined by Frontend Developer & Developer Advocate @Auth0, Ramona Schwering, to talk all things security. Ramona shows us how she stays safe online, tells us what worries her about rumours Google might have to sell Chrome, why DDoS and other exploits are so popular in 2025 and more. Join us for the Weekly Developer Show every Wednesday at 12:30 CEST on YouTube. -----------...

The Power of Prompting with AI Native Development - Simon Maple, Tessl 02.05.2025 43:27

This week we look back at a great session by Tessl’s Simon Maple from our Web Dev and AI Day in March 2025. Tessl is for developers and software teams who want to embrace prompting and write code with AI, but one that guided by their specs, schemas, tests, and more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop des...

How to Avoid LLM Pitfalls - Guillaume Laforge & Mete Atamel from Google 25.04.2025 42:41

On this episode of Coffee of Developers we speak to Mete Atamel and Guillaume Laforge, Developer Advocates at Google about how developers can avoid common pitfalls when using LLMs and some of the exciting things you can do with Google Gemini, and much more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination...

Is AI replacing developers?, Stopping bots, AI on device & more - Sebastian Gingter 23.04.2025 1:01:03

On this edition we're joined by Sebastian Gingter from Thinktecture to discuss whether AI will ever actually replace Developers or if we're worried about nothing, how to stop bots indexing your sites, how to use AI on device and much more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the...

Making LLMs Make Sense with GraphRAG and Neo4j - Martin O'Hanlon 18.04.2025 25:00

On this edition of Coffee with Developers we welcomed from Martin O’Hanlon - Technical Curriculum Developer at Neo4j - to tell us all about how GraphRAG can be used to build and train generative AI applications that use LLMs that give accurate results. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for t...

Building a Privacy-First Social Platform at Mastodon - Andy Piper 11.04.2025 49:06

On this episode we sat down with Andy Piper, Head of Communications at Mastodon, to discuss what it's like to build a privacy-first social platform, how they resist including ads on the timeline, and all about the Fediverse. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest tech insights...

Microsoft is 50, Web Readiness Reports and 20 Years of Git - Christian "Schepp" Schaefer 09.04.2025 1:04:50

On this episode we look at how Microsoft is celebrating its 50th birthday, the web readiness report to see which browsers are doing best, and what we did before Git as it celebrates two decades of domination in the world of version control. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest te...

What Does AI Mean for Web Development? - Laurie Voss, Rey Bango, Hannah Foxwell, Rizel Scarlett and Thomas Steiner 04.04.2025 47:57

If you missed our recent WebDev and AI LIVE Day, then you’re in luck because we’re giving you free access to this fantastic panel of speakers. Laurie Voss, Rey Bango, Hannah Foxwell, Rizel Scarlett and Thomas Steiner joined us to discuss the state of AI, what it means for developers and what the future looks like. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 develop...

Can AI Save Accessibility?, Horrid HTML, The Frontend Treadmill and more - Dirk Ginader 02.04.2025 1:06:13

On this edition of The Weekly Developer Show we welcomed Dirk Ginader, Accessibility Engineering Lead at Google, to ask whether AI can save accessibility, what every developer can do to make their code more accessible and much more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest tech insig...

Fighting Fraud with an AI Grandma - Ben Hopkins and Morten Legarth from faith @ VCCP 28.03.2025 38:30

On this episode we met with Ben Hopkins and Morten Legarth - Creative Directors at faith @ VCCP - a marketing agency that made headlines recently after creating an AI Grandma voice-bot to bait scammers on behalf of O2 UK. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest tech insights, tutori...

Gaps in CSS, EU Accessibility Act and more with Emma Dawson 27.03.2025 1:10:08

On this edition of the Weekly Developer Show we welcomed web developer and accessibility specialist Emma Dawson, to talk about how to make applications more accessible, the gaps in CSS, what the EU Accessibility means and much more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest tech insig...

Graphs and RAGs Everywhere... But What Are They? - Andreas Kollegger - Neo4j 21.03.2025 47:10

Neo4j has grown from a small open-source project to a major player in the graph database industry, now employing around 800 people. Head of GenAI Innovation, Andreas Kolleger, shares his 15-year journey, discussing the blend of remote work and travel. Key topics include the structure of graphs, the role of AI in development, and the importance of context in data retrieval. The conversation encour...

How ChatGPT fails, Preserving the web and Backend-Frontend Separation - Luise Freese 20.03.2025 1:05:41

On this episode of WeAreDevelopers LIVE we're joined by Software Architect and Microsoft MVP Luise Freese to talk about the weird and wonderful stories happening on the web over the past week. From how ChatGPT fails, to how you can have your voice heard when it comes to the web. 🔴 Join us every Wednesday at 12:30 CET on YouTube ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelop...

Data Science, ML & AI in the Oil and Gas Industry at NDT Global - Katja Träumner 14.03.2025 32:57

Dr. Katja Träumner, Head of Data Science and AI at NDT Global, discusses her career path from physics to data science in the pipeline inspection industry. She highlights the role of AI in analysing pipeline data and addresses the need for gender diversity in tech. Katja advocates for flexible work conditions and encourages diverse candidates to pursue opportunities, emphasising the importance of r...

AX, DX or UX, Building software with AI without any experience and more - Zaid Zaim 12.03.2025 1:07:40

On this episode we welcomed AI and XR expert and Microsoft MVP Zaid Zaim to talk about whether we ask AI to book our vacations in future, how to build a game without knowing how to write code, Global AI and more. Join us for WeAreDevelopers LIVE The Weekly Developer Show, every Wednesday at 12:30 CET on YouTube. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer...

Building Your Own Classification Model with JavaScript - Carly Richmond 07.03.2025 36:47

On this episode, we welcomed back Carly Richmond - Principal Developer Advocate at Elastic - to discuss how she builds side projects to experiment with new tech, work through ideas and mostly importantly, have fun. We look at Carly’s Is It Cake inspired, machine powered online game Is It Fake, and how she used JavaScript to build it. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelop...

What's Nuxt and Next for app development, 20 years of AJAX and more with Alexander Lichter 05.03.2025 1:03:53

On this episode of WeAreDevelopers LIVE we're joined by Nuxt.js Engineer Alexander Lichter to celebrate 20 years of AJAX, discuss what all the fuss is about with frameworks and the web, and what's next for Nuxt. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest tech insights, tutori...

Getting the Best Computing Performance with CUDA - Stephen Jones 28.02.2025 37:49

On this episode we met with Stephen Jones, one of the Architects of NVIDIA’S CUDA Python, to talk about they’re looking to unify the Python CUDA ecosystem, their upcoming GPU Technology Conference GTC, and a lot more. As always, follow us on socials and let us know your thoughts on the episode. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Euro...

Dishonest Charts, BritCSS, Debugging with AI and more - Christophe Porteneuve 26.02.2025 1:04:58

On this episode of WeAreDevelopers LIVE: The Weekly Developers Show we met with Christophe Porteneuve to discuss what CSS looks like with functions in it, dishonest charts, what would make BritCSS even better, debugging with AI and a lot more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest...

Building Bluesky as a Platform - Eric Bailey 23.02.2025 41:16

We met with Bluesky engineer Eric Bailey to hear all about what it has been like to watch its popularity surge over the past year, how it uses the AT Protocol to let users own their own data, and what the future looks like for the platform. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest te...

New Browser APIs, End of React Create App, Smuggling Data in Emoji and more with Rowdy Rabouw 19.02.2025 1:13:35

On this episode of the Weekly Developer Show, we look at exciting new browser APIs, ask whether its the end of React, show how to smuggle data in emoji and lots more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the latest tech insights, tutorials, and career advice to elevate your developer career...

Honeypots and Tarpits, Benefits of Building your own Tools and more with Salma Alam-Naylor 12.02.2025 1:18:31

On this episode of the Weekly Developer show we met with Developer and Twitch Streamer Salma Alam-Naylor to discuss the EU putting $200 billion investment into AI, honeypots and tarpits, whether we should outsource our mind to AI and a lot more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destination for the late...

How Google and Partners are Enabling an AI-Powered Web - Thomas Steiner 07.02.2025 34:09

On this episode we met Thomas Steiner, Developer Relations Engineer on the Chrome Team at Google and post-doctorate researcher, to discuss the new fund made available by Google and partners to support AI-powered apps on the web. We had great time recording this episode and Thomas had so many fascinating insights that we know you're going to enjoy the episode. Enjoy, and of course let us know...

Brittle or Patient Developers, AI Failing History and more with Nicki Jeschko 05.02.2025 1:09:10

On this edition of the Weekly Developer Show we're joined by full-stack developer Nicki Jeschko to talk about whether it's good to be a brittle developer, why we should try and be more patient as programmers, why AI is failing history class and more. ---------------------------------------- Welcome to WeAreDevelopers , the #1 developer community in Europe! This is your one-stop destinati...