80: Lowering emissions with the Open Compute Project
In this episode, Pascal talks to Dharmesh J. (DJ) and Lisa about the vision for the open, scalable future of networking hardware for AI and to break down Meta's big announcements from the 2025 Open Co...
14 Nov 202538min
79: Building Android apps in Meta's monorepository with Buck2
How do you keep Android build times under control when your codebase spans tens of thousands of modules and millions of lines of Kotlin? In this episode, Pascal talks with Iveta, Navid, and Joshua fro...
10 Okt 202537min
78: Generating 3D Worlds with AI
Creating 3D assets can be daunting, but does it have to be? Mahima and Rakesh are on a quest to democratize 3D content creation with AssetGen, a foundation model for 3D. They discuss the challenges of...
19 Sep 202536min
ARCHIVE: What it's like to write code at Meta
To not leave you without an episode for August, Pascal brings you an episode from the Archive. Back in August 2023 for Episode 55, Pascal spoke with Katherine and returning guest Dustin, two software ...
1 Sep 202548min
77: How to build a generic neuromotor interface
Join Pascal as he explores the groundbreaking world of generic neuromotor interfaces with Jesse, Lauren, and Sean. Discover how these technologies enable control of devices with just a flick of the wr...
30 Jul 202531min
76: From C to Rust on Mobile
What happens when decades-old C code, powering billions of daily messages, starts to slow down innovation? In this episode, we talk to Meta engineers Elaine and Buping, who are in the midst of a bold,...
27 Jun 202547min
75: Open-sourcing Pyrefly - A faster Python type checker written in Rust
Pyrefly is a faster, open-source Python type checker written in Rust, succeeding Pyre. But what prompted the rewrite and what besides the language choice ended up making it faster? Host Pascal talks t...
15 Mai 202532min
74: Taking the plunge - The engineering journey of building a Subsea Cable
To ensure that everyone has access to resilient, high-speed and low-latency connections to Meta services, no matter where in the world they are, Meta makes large-scale investments into subsea cable in...
29 Apr 202539min
