Extending the legacy of Admiral Grace Hopper

Extending the legacy of Admiral Grace Hopper

In 1987, Anita Borg, AnitaB.org's namesake, saw how few women were at a "systems" conference. A few casual chats turned into the listserv, Systers, which continues to offer a place for women in engineering to meet and discuss.

Grace Hopper—that's Navy Rear Admiral Hopper to you, civilian—was the first to devise a theory of programming languages that were machine-independent. She created the FLOW-MATIC programming language, which served as the basis for COBOL.

Quincy started in electrical engineering and learned FORTRAN. That experience with how computers operate on hardware helped her teach C++. The difference is like listening to vinyl vs. mp3s.

Should UX designers create technology that you need to adapt to or adapts to you? And will different generations create different interaction paradigms?

We're out of lifeboat badges, so we summoned a Necromancer winner! Congrats to stealth who was awarded the badge for their answer to the question, Adding multiple columns in MySQL with one statement.

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Boots on the ground: Holistic AI and Audioshake at HumanX

Boots on the ground: Holistic AI and Audioshake at HumanX

Holistic AI is an AI governance platform that helps the enterprise adopt and scale AI.Audioshake uses AI to mix, master, and separate music and other audio content.Learn more about HumanX here. Feeling the FOMO? The event takes place again on April 7-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Early birds can register here.Connect with Raj on LinkedIn.Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1 Apr 24min

“Are AI agents ready for the enterprise?”

“Are AI agents ready for the enterprise?”

Deepak works on Amazon Q Developer, a GenAI-powered coding assistant that includes autonomous agents.Thinking, Fast and Slow by psychologist Daniel Kahneman is one of those books that’s a classic for a reason—and it’s more relevant to today’s AI landscape than you might think.Connect with Deepak on LinkedIn. Congrats to Stack Overflow user Morten Zilmer, who earned a Lifeboat badge by explaining Multiplication of two different bit numbers in VHDL.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Mar 28min

AI is shifting focus from syntax to critical thinking

AI is shifting focus from syntax to critical thinking

They also: Emphasize the critical role of customer feedback in shaping products, highlighting how continuous feedback loops drive innovation and improvement. Explore how AI is empowering non-technical team members and enabling meaningful collaboration between developers and other departments. Discuss the potential of GenAI as a learning tool and the importance of prompt engineering as a key skill for future developers. Episode notes: Connect with Lee Faus on LinkedIn, X, and learn more about GitLab. Learn more about creating a private instance of Stack Overflow for your team or org with Stack Overflow for Teams. Read about Knowledge Solutions, a subscription-based API service that provides continuous access to Stack Overflow’s public dataset to train and fine-tune large language models. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Mar 36min

“The power of the humble embedding”

“The power of the humble embedding”

Pinecone is a purpose-built vector database. Get started with their docs here.Connect with Edo on LinkedIn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

25 Mar 29min

An AI future free of slop

An AI future free of slop

Read more about Stack Overflow’s future here.Learn more about HumanX here. Missed it this year? The event takes place again on April 7-9, 2026 in San Francisco. Early birds can register here.Follow Prashanth on LinkedIn or explore his posts on our blog.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Mar 22min

WBIT #5: Building a framework to lure web devs to mobile

WBIT #5: Building a framework to lure web devs to mobile

Ionic is a platform for building and deploying modern mobile applications and micro frontend experiences. It’s open source, too. Two mobile tools got multiple mentions on this episode: Xcode and Material Design. Connect with Maria on LinkedIn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

19 Mar 40min

Improving error monitoring with AI

Improving error monitoring with AI

Sentry is an application monitoring software. Explore the Sentry docs or get started in the sandbox.Connect with Tillman on LinkedIn. You can also read his posts on the Sentry blog.Listeners, how do you handle stack traces? How do you trace the root cause? Let us know at podcast@stackoverflow.com. Sentry user? The company would love to hear your feedback. Let them know what you think on Discord. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Mar 27min

Can climate tech startups address the current crisis?

Can climate tech startups address the current crisis?

Lisbeth cofounded and coleads the Compute for Climate Fellowship, which funds climate tech startups using advanced cloud computing and AI. Applications are open until April 6, 2025.Read about how some climate tech startups are leveraging GenAI.Connect with Lisbeth on LinkedIn. Stack Overflow user JohnsonYuan earned a Lifeboat badge by answering Why can't I enter the url on my phone's browser to view my live site?. Nice work!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

14 Mar 25min

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