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Artificial intelligence is changing how we learn, teach, and even think. So what happens to computer science education when students can ask ChatGPT to do their homework — or even write perfect code? In this conversation, I chat with Elisa Cundiff, computer science instructor at Colorado State University and one of the National Science Foundation’s 100 “superstar educators.” We talk about teaching...

I’m back with Den Delimarsky to talk about the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — the open standard that’s quietly transforming how AI assistants connect to data, tools, and services. We unpack what MCP is, why it matters, and how it’s becoming the foundation for agentic workflows, developer tools, and authentic AI experiences. 🔗 Links & Mentions --------------------------------------- 🌐 MCP Reg...

Among the many cool things Cameron Balahan has done, in the mid-1990’s, he created one of the best sites for tech enthusiasts. He created winshareware.com, a site where you could go and get the latest details on things you can download and run on your Windows machine. This chat is a trip down memory lane for those of us who started off with the internet in the 1990s. We talk about classic sharewar...

If you look up "serial entrepreneur" in the dictionary, you'll likely see Darius's profile! Darius is someone who I've known for decades both online and offline, and I've gotten a chance to see first hand his ability to create products and companies that people love. In this fun chat, we cover everything from how he got started in tech, his early stint in building compani...

While technology trends evolve and change, the need to connect with others and build a community has remained a constant. In this fun chat, Zach Hawtof, Co-Founder and CEO of Tightknit , shares his experience with community building and how organizations who use Slack can benefit from a deeper story here. Along the way, we touch upon a bunch of topics from NYC vs. SF, product management, the impor...

While public speaking consistently ranks as one of the most terrifying things people will ever need to do, some people like Dan Chuparkoff make it their full-time profession. In this fun chat, we talk about Dan's career progression towards becoming a keynote speaker and dive into all the ins/outs of what life as a professional speaker is like. Dan's Links---------------------🌎 Website: ht...

Today, I talk about Startups and Life as an Entrepreneur  with Henry Kirk . Henry has the unique experience of working at large companies, working at his own startups, and jumping between them a few times. Today, he is the cofounder of Studio.init() which he started with a bunch of his colleagues from his time at Google. Over the next hour, we have a wide-ranging conversation on a variety of topic...

Dan Gookin is probably one of the most prolific tech writers and content creators this planet has ever seen with over a 100 titles to his name. He is also the first author of the legendary For Dummies series of books, helping spawn one of the most successful and recognizable brands to ever find its way to a bookstore. In this chat, we cover everything from his love of writing, his interest in tech...

Helena Zhang is the creator of Departure Mono , an excellent monospaced pixel font. She is also the creator of the instantly-recognizable and unique Phosphor icon library , used by many well-known brands. In this chat, Helena and I touch upon the ins and outs of font design, her sources of inspiration (spanning movies, books, pop culture, and more!). This is a highly visual talk where we dive into...

Chris Raroque is back! This time he shares some fantastic (and actionable) learnings around how he upped his marketing game by creating videos. We cover everything from how to get started, how to approach video creation, what tools to use, and a whole lot more. If you build anything online and want to reach more people, this conversation is for you! ------- 😀 Learn more about Chris: https://bento...

Travis Fantina has been building cool technical projects for fun…well before that was considered cool! In this chat, he and I cover his journey into tech, why technology has gotten so complicated, the greatness of third places like libraries, his latest side project Postalbox , and a whole lot more! ------  📘 Check out Travis’s site: ⁠ ⁠⁠ https://www.travisfantina.com/ 🗞️ Postalbox (Travis’s late...

Den Delimarsky is many things. Product Manager. Engineer. Reverse engineer-er of things. And a whole lot more. While my goal was to go deeper into his really fascinating projects that help you better visualize your game stats in the popular Halo games, we instead spoke about how to build great products, why some products fail, and why some products succeed, the role of engineering and product mana...

Ash Lamb is a talented illustrator and content creator. He is well known for creating minimalistic illustrations that capture interesting ideas and observations about life. Chances are high that you’ve seen Ash’s creations in your timeline! We talk about everything from how he got started, the key to marketing online, the power of platforms, extending the idea of open-world video games to real lif...

Braden Snell is someone who turned his love for programming in high school into a formal pursuit in college. He then spent many years working as a software developer before embarking on the great entrepreneurial journey where he created Zilch , a fantastic learning resource that helps people learn programming in a fun and playful way. In this chat we talk a lot about how to pivot from a passion pr...

Pascal Pixel is a very talented designer, developer, and solopreneur. He has been tinkering in this space from a very early age and has a slew of fantastic projects that he can assign his name to, including his current project, the uniquely named Horse Browser. We’ll talk more about his projects as well as dive into the details of what makes for a successful design team. As a bonus, Pascal also ha...

Jennifer Mathews, more commonly known as the SEOGoddess, is one of the world's top experts when it comes to search engine optimization and helping individuals and businesses rank successfully across Google searches. In this chat, we cover the ins-and-outs of SEO, how to hire a good SEO consultant, how Jenn got started, and more. 📘 Check out Jenn's site: https://seogoddess.com/ ------- 🗞️...

Zoran Jambor is the influential developer and content creator behind CSSWeekly, a popular newsletter that has been going strong since 2012. In this fun chat, we talk about the early days of how we got started, what excites about CSS in the future, how he balances his time with other meaningful projects, and a whole lot more. 📘 Check out cssweekly: https://css-weekly.com ------- 🗞️ Sign-up to the...

To describe Ronesha Dennis as "multi-talented" is an understatement. She is an accomplished software developer, educator, published author, and more. In this fun chat, we discuss how she got started, how she combined multiple interests into a force multiplier for good, her passion for teaching, and a whole lot more! 📘 Ronesha's excellent beginner-friendly book on Python: https://www...

In a world where most of us can claim to only have a few feathers in our cap, Joshua Jenkins's cap is literally overflowing. He is a successful designer, developer, entrepreneur, and design leader! 🎯 Josh is someone who I've known and admired for decades, so it was great to catch up with him and cover everything ranging from how he got started with design, why he started his company, navi...

This time, the guest is...me! 😀 I catch up with Fei Wu, and we go back in time to talk about the early days of KIRUPA.com, how content creation has evolved, why I spend my time writing books, and a bunch of other topics that many of you have been asking me about for years. This is going to be a fun one! 🥳 ------- 🌎 Feisworld: https://www.feisworld.com/ 🐦 Follow Fei on Twitter: https://twitter....

Fei is a content creator’s content creator. She has been consistently sharing her knowledge around how to build audiences, how to effectively create content across blogs/video/podcasts, how to help companies use social media more effectively, and more for many years. In the following chat, we cover everything from how she got started, made the transition from a stable job to entrepreneurship, what...

When it comes to building developer platforms, Kevin Moore is a rarity. He possesses an uncanny ability to balance technical depth with an understanding of what developers need today and will need tomorrow. In this chat, he and I go back to the earliest days of the internet and walk through major technical shifts (yes, including AI) that have changed how developers…develop! ------- 🐦 Follow Kevin...

A fun area of computing is where we create art and other artifacts procedurally by writing code. This is where Kevin Maes comes in. He is a multi-talented developer and artist who has been experimenting with generative art and coding for a really long time. In this fun chat, we go deeper into what all this entails...and more! ------- 👀 Maze Generator: https://mazes.vercel.app/ 🌎 Kevin's Link...

With AI gaining increased capabilities around generating visuals and simplifying complex UI and UX tasks, what we see and how we interact with our computing devices is going to be very different in the future. To go deeper into the creative, technical, and societal impact of this, I chat with Chloe Barreau. ------- 🌎 Small Builds: ⁠https://smallbuilds.club/⁠ 🗞️ Small Builds Newsletter: ⁠https://s...

Matt is the rare game developer that possesses a passion (and talent) for design, engineering, and marketing to create highly entertaining and successful games. In this chat, we walk through his path as a successful game developer and all the things he has learned along the way. Follow Matt: ------- 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/KupoGames 🌎 Website: https://kupogames.com/ ------- 🗞️ Sign-up to...