Loris Cro on the Rise of Zig
Why are so many developers suddenly talking about Zig? Is it just another systems language, or is something deeper happening?Scott sits down with Loris Cro, one of the community voices behind Zig, to ...
25 Dec 202532min
Trusting Agentic AI with Dr. Dawn Song
In this partnership episode between Hanselminutes and the ACM Bytecast, Scott talks with Dr. Dawn Song, MacArthur Fellow and leading researcher in computer security and AI and co-director at the Berke...
18 Dec 202535min
Human Agency in a Digital World with Marcus Fontoura
Marcus Fontoura has led engineering teams at IBM, Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft...building the very systems that power our digital lives. Now, as the author of Human Agency in a Digital World, he’s ask...
11 Dec 202534min
Daniel Temkin and the Beauty of Esoteric Languages
What happens when code stops being useful and starts being art? Scott talks with artist and programmer Daniel Temkin about his new book Forty-Four Esolangs, a deep dive into the world of esoteric prog...
4 Dec 202535min
C++ is Still Here, Still Powerful with Gabriel Dos Reis
In a world of Rust, Go, and Python, why does C++ still matter? Dr. Gabriel Dos Reis joins Scott to explain how C++ continues to shape everything from GPUs and browsers to AI infrastructure. They talk ...
20 Nov 202535min
Why Postgres? and why now? with Claire Giordano
Postgres has quietly become the world’s favorite database...running startups, governments, and global clouds alike. Scott talks with Claire Giordano, long-time Postgres advocate and technologist, abou...
13 Nov 202536min
The Past Still Boots with the Interim Computing Museum's Stephen Jones
Scott talks with Stephen Jones of the new Interim Computing Museum, about the craft of bringing old computers back to life. From wire-wrapped boards to tape drives and terminals, this episode dives in...
6 Nov 202540min
