Programming Throwdown

Patrick and Jason explain differential equations and why programmers should care about them. They cover rates of change, ordinary versus partial differential equations, numerical solvers, and practica...

25 Sep 20231h 16min

Things to consider when choosing a database Speed & Latency Consistency, ACID Compliance Scalability Language support & Developer Experience Relational vs. NoSQL) Data types Security Database environm...

11 Sep 20231h 31min

Patrick and Jason break down recursion as a practical problem-solving technique rather than a classroom trick. They cover base cases, recursive steps, common pitfalls such as nontermination and stack ...

14 Aug 20231h 29min

In the latest episode of Programming Throwdown, we delve into the captivating world of interactive fiction. We explore: Wordnet, Inform, and how games in the past have been the forerunners of today’s ...

24 Juli 20231h 8min

MosaicML’s VP Of Engineering, Hagay Lupesko, joins us today to discuss generative AI! We talk about how to use existing models as well as ways to finetune these models to a particular task or domain.

10 Juli 20231h 32min

It’s a question that may seem easy to answer on the surface, but in truth hides more complexity than people expect. In today’s episode, we tackle the latest on AI, creative endeavors, and more before ...

26 Juni 20231h 30min

GraphQL is one of the biggest API enablers in software development, but just how complicated can things be? Tanmai Gopal – Hasura’s CEO extraordinaire – talks with Jason and Patrick about how the secr...

12 Juni 20231h 23min

In today’s episode, Jason and Patrick dive deeply with JFrog’s Senior Solutions Engineer, Bill Manning. With the conversation tackling the depth and complexity of software supply chains, vulnerabiliti...

22 Maj 20231h 21min