Chat: Don and Adam discuss folds
Today we try a different format. Adam invites his neighbour, Don McKay, over to ask him questions. An interesting discussion on recursion, corecursion and the naming of the podcast unfolds. "John was ...
15 Feb 202036min
Story: David Heinemeier Hansson, Software Contrarian
David Heinemeier Hansson talks to Adam about being avoiding a software monoculture. He explains why we should find a programming language that speaks to us, why ergonomics matter and why single page a...
1 Feb 20201h 2min
Tech Talk: The Business Of Developer Tools With Lee Edwards
How do you build a business around tools for software engineers? Adam talks to Lee Edwards, a VC who spends a lot of time thinking about this question. "When I think about is this a good business, I t...
18 Dec 201937min
Tech Talk: Software in Context with Zach Tellman
Tech Talks are in-depth technical discussions. Adam talks to Author and Clojure advocate Zach Tellman about how great software is built. "If we say something is over-engineered, what we mean is it's t...
2 Dec 201953min
Tech Talk: Beautiful and Useless Coding with Allison Parrish
Tech Talks are in-depth technical discussions. Generative Art involves using the tools of computation to creative ends. Adam talks to Allison Parrish about how she uses word vectors to create unique p...
16 Nov 201952min
Tech Talk: Tech Evangelism and Open source With Gabriel Gonzalez
What makes some pieces of technology take off? Why is java popular and not small talk or Haskell. Gabe is a popular blogger, a former Haskell cheerleader, and creator of the Dhal configuration languag...
1 Nov 20191h 7min
Tech Talk: Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs with Hal Abelson
Tech Talks are in-depth technical discussions. Adam talks to Hal Abelson about the textbook he coauthored in 1984, SICP and why it is still popular and influential today. "If you pick up almost any co...
1 Okt 201956min
Tech Talk: Open Source Health and Diversity with Heather C Miller
Tech Talks are in-depth technical discussions. Heather C Miller is an Assistant Processor at CMU. She is concerned that key open source projects are at risk of failure and no one is paying attention. ...
15 Sep 201941min
