Best Golang Podcasts (2025)

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A Discourse On AI Discourse 1:18:26

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AI is a divisive topic. Some people are AI boosters while others are AI doomers. And then there are those of us who sit in the middle, feeling both sides are not just wrong but that they aren't experiencing a shared reality with the rest of us. In this episode, Kris and Matt are joined by Steve Klabnik to talk about the state of AI and the discours…

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🚫 Go team says no, what is HTTP error 407, and do you need DI frameworks 30:12

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Go 1.24.4 and 1.23.10 released Commit 4d1c255: net/http: strip sensitive proxy headers from redirect requests 🚫 [ On | No ] syntactic support for error handling by Robert Griesemer 💉 You probably don't need a DI framework by Redowan Delowar 🌩️ Lightning Round 🗳️ Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey 🪲 git-bug: a decentralized issue tracker 🗓️ Lookin…

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AI Tooling, Interviews, and Tigera with Peter Kelly 1:35:37

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In this engaging conversation, Bill Kennedy interviews Peter Kelly, VP of Engineering at Tigera, exploring his journey from early experiences with technology to his current role in the tech industry. They discuss the impact of education, sports, and family background on Peter's career path, as well as the challenges faced by young people today in n…

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Building An Open Source Maintenance Company 1:18:08

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We all use open source software on a daily basis. Even though the software is free to consume doesn't mean it's free to produce. Over the years, there have been many attempts to support open source development financially, from companies that sell support to foundations and many things in between. On this week's episode, Angelica and Matt are joine…

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🌁 Live from San Francisco, it's Cup o' Go! Elastic, Green Tea, and LLM toolboxes 31:04

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This episode was sponsored by Elastic! Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch, they help teams find, analyze, and act on their data in real-time through their Search, Observability, and Security solutions. Thanks Elastic! This episode was recorded at Elastic's offices in San Francisco during a meetup. Find info about the show, past episodes in…

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ProArch, Growth, and Technology with Santosh Kaveti 1:23:46

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In this episode we interview Santosh Kaveti, CEO of ProArch, about his journey from India to Atlanta, his educational background, and his career in technology. Santosh shares insights into his family life, early education, and the challenges he faced along the way. He discusses his passion for mathematics and how it influenced his career choices, u…

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Event Driven Architectures 59:28

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When it comes to building distributed systems, RPC and REST style interfaces aren't the only options. Events provide an alternative way to build a distributed system that can result in more robust systems that are easier to extend and deploy, while reducing the chances of a single bottlenecked service taking down the entire system. In this episode,…

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Go gets audited, and Ian Lance Taylor talks about 19 years on the Go team 53:53

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Go gets audited Blog: Go Cryptography Security Audit by Roland Shoemaker and Filippo Valsorda Deeper dive into FIPS in Episode 89 with Alex Scheel ✋ Proposal declined: x/exp/xiter: new package with iterator adapters ⛺ Gophercamp video: Your code deserves better: give it a linter by Gabriel Augendre 🏓 Blog: Am I online? by Anton Zhiyanov 🎱 Blog: Res…

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CloudLife, Business, and Persistence with Ryan Ryke 1:24:45

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In this episode, Bill Kennedy interviews Ryan Ryke, founder of CloudLife Consulting, focusing on AWS and cloud computing. They discuss the challenges of understanding AWS billing, the importance of managing cloud storage, and the benefits of using services like Cloud Run and Fargate. The conversation also touches on the evolution of engineering per…

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Blown Glass Half-Full of WebAssembly & SQLite 1:14:01

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From deploying WebAssembly all over the world, to using SQLite to keep track of distributed data, to blowing glass, this episode is quite the adventure! Your co-hosting power duo of Matt and Angelica are joined by Danielle Lancashire, a Principal Engineer at Fermyon, to navigate this discussion filled with insights and advice. This episode's extend…

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Thanks, Ian. 🙏 Plus Kevin Hoffman talks about empathy and the joy of logging ⚡ 1:06:56

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Go Meetup in San Francisco - Sponsored by Elastic & Cup o' Go Ian Lance Taylor leaves the Go team Blog: wget to Wipeout: Malicious Go Modules Fetch Destructive Payload Blog: Security: The Habits That Matter Most by Christoph Berger ⚡ Interview with Kevin Hoffman of SparkLogs SparkLogs.com SparkLogs on Discord Kevin on LinkedIn Kevin by email ★ Supp…

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Remote Work, Relationships, and Software with Infant Mystica 1:00:45

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In this conversation, Infant Mystica shares her journey of building a professional network through social media, the innovative language translation technology she works on, and the dynamics of remote work across different time zones. She discusses her aspirations for career growth, the importance of attending tech conferences, and her experiences …

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A Phoenix's Path to Principal 1:37:07

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From implementing minesweeper on a TI calculator to becoming a prolific open source maintainer, Evan Phoenix has had quite the journey. In this week's episode, Matt & Angelica sit down with Evan to discuss his journey, from his early days writing basic on his TI calculator, to writing an alternative implementation of Ruby, being GitHub user #7, bec…

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Metal! 🤘 Bare metal go, config libs, building response writers 26:54

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Thanks for listening. Check out all the links to all the things at https://cupogo.dev/. GCC 15.1 Released With Support For COBOL os: Root permits access to parent directory GOOS=none The "most ergonomic" config library Go Meetup in San Francisco - Sponsored by Elastic & Cup o' Go LinkedIn s**tposting Lightning round "you are an expert go developer"…

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Hasura, Networking, and Business with Kenneth Stott 1:21:50

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Kenneth Stott, Field CTO at Hasura, joins the Ardan Labs podcast to recount his journey from a BYU student to innovating computer audits at Deloitte and navigating the high-pressure world of Wall Street. He explains how early hands-on experiences with computers and his organizational behavior classes ignited an entrepreneurial mindset. Throughout t…

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The Language of Data Visualization 1:11:12

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Little languages are powerful. From text processing with AWK to calculations with APL, domain specific languages help us do things more concisely and with more precision than with other languages. Anthony Starks knows this well, as he's designed several little languages, including decksh, the focus of this episode, which allows users to create powe…

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🎉 Surprise! 😯 A new security release is coming! 45:12

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🛡️ Go 1.24.3 and Go 1.23.9 coming Tuesday, May 6 Meatspace events 🏴 GoWest, Oct 24 @ Lehi, Utah CFP through June 3 🏴 Go Meetup @ Atlanta, GA USA, May 7 🏴 Go meetup @ SF, May 27 📝 Go 1.25 draft release notes 👋 Go Blog: Goodbye core types - Hello Go as we know and love it! by Robert Griesemer Jonathan's Daily go email: Boldly Go! Daily ⚒️ Blog: How t…

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Focused, Reputation, and AI with Austin Vance 1:29:47

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In this conversation, Bill Kennedy and Austin Vance discuss the critical role of relationships in business, the balance between AI and human interaction, and the importance of cultivating client trust. They explore how AI can enhance efficiency without replacing the human touch in consulting. The discussion also delves into pricing strategies in a …

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Maintainers, Monetization, and Making The Time 59:09

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Maintaining software is challenging, but monetizing it while properly valuing your time complicate matters even more. Doing all of this for open source projects is a challenge that few have figured out. In this week's episode Matt and Angelica are joined by Carlos Becker to discuss maintaining and monetizing open source projects, what it's like to …

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Tests just keep getting better, and so do the imaginary internet points! 33:24

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Conferences and meetups 🏴 Fyne Conf 2025 @ Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept 19 CFP through June 20 🇺🇸 Go Meetup @ San Francisco, May 28 🇺🇸 Go Meetup @ Atlanta Go meetup, (probably) May 7 Proposals Accepted: Add T.Output() Accepted: Store test artifacts Go Blog: More predictable benchmarking with testing.B.Loop by Junyang Shao Go ranked 7 on TIOBE index 🌩️…

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Go, Rust, and Passion with Bilal Khan 1:09:25

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In this conversation, Bilal Khan shares his journey from a small town in Pakistan to becoming a software developer and content creator. He discusses his early education, the challenges he faced while transitioning to high school in a big city, and his experiences in university. Bilal reflects on his exploration of boot camps and internships, as wel…

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From TinyGo to Takeoff 1:15:29

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Most of us write code for servers and systems with terabytes of storage and gigabytes of RAM. This week, we're talking about Go in the small. Patricio Whittingslow joins Dylan and Angelica to discuss how he got started with Tiny Go; how he's used Go in software ranging from trajectory simulations to rocket fueling systems to rocket engine fuel inje…

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Startups, AI, and Nectir with Jordan Long 1:26:21

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In this episode, Bill Kennedy interviews Jordan Long, co-founder and CTO of Nectir. They discuss Jordan's journey from high school in Hawaii to college at UCSB, his early interests in music and technology, and the challenges he faced in finding his path. Jordan shares his experiences with entrepreneurship, including his initial idea for a rideshare…

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The Podcast Pipeline 1:25:55

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Fallthrough is a podcast about having conversations in public, and over the last 3 months we've shipped 15 of them! In this episode, Kris, Ian, and Matt sit down to discuss the podcast so far: what we've enjoyed, the feedback we've gotten, how we produce episodes, and so much more. We're excited to take a look at the first 15 episodes we've produce…

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Heap Happens: True Crimes in Go 🧹🔪 Plus which YAML is the best for you? 34:00

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Visit https://cupogo.dev/ for store links, past episodes including transcripts, and more! Correction: Yoke _is_ a Helm replacement Your code deserves better: give it a linter! - talk in the Czech Repulic soon Accepted: waitgroup.Go Leak and Seek: A Go Runtime Mystery go-yaml goes unmaintained Discussion in our Slack group The stdlib proposal by Sha…

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Fathom, AI Transcripts, and Startups with Richard White 48:39

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In this conversation, Richard White, founder and CEO of Fathom, discusses the evolution of AI in note-taking and transcription, the challenges of developing reliable meeting recording technology, and his early experiences with technology and entrepreneurship. He shares insights into the business model of Fathom, the importance of AI in enhancing pr…

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APIs: Design Imperfectly, Improve Relentlessly 1:29:23

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APIs are built, not born, so how do we go about actually building them? Well, it starts with design. In this episode, Kris and Ian are joined by Jamie Tanna to talk about API design. From creating a theory of your API, through building its foundation, to actively prototyping as you design, the panel discusses what they've learned over the years to …

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Don't give me that line feed! 🖶 37:17

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🛡️ Go 1.24.2 and Go 1.23.8 are released Accepted: structured output for test attributes Interview with Daniel Nephin in Episode 5 Meetups 🇬🇧 Birmingham, UK, April 17 🇬🇧 Manchester Gophers new web site 🇺🇸 Go Meetup w/ Shy @ San Francisco, May 28 🫚 Go Blog: Traversal-resistant file APIs by Damien Neil 🇬🇧 Go Introduces Exciting New Localization Featur…

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AI, Career Growth, and Studio X with Ajay Malik 1:37:21

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In this conversation, Bill Kennedy and Ajay Malik discuss various themes surrounding business relationships, the importance of continuous learning, career transitions, and the evolution of AI. They explore the challenges faced in business and the significance of trust in professional relationships. Ajay shares his journey through different tech com…

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What Even Is A Senior Software Engineer? 1:53:21

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What does it mean to be a senior (or staff) software engineer? How are we preparing the next generation of software engineers to maintain the software we've created? In this episode, Matt and Kris are joined by Bill Kennedy to discuss tech communities, training software engineers, the landscape of learning, how artificial intelligence is affecting …

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The Tools Are Smarter. Are You? ft. YK Sugi | S02 E12 1:08:12

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Today we welcome YK Sugi—engineer, educator, and the mind behind CSS Dojo—for the final episode of season two. We talk about his journey from YouTube dev tutorials to building one of Sourcegraph’s most-used AI tools, and how the role of DevRel has changed (and in some cases, disappeared). YK also breaks down how senior engineers are actually using …

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🏃🏼‍♂️‍➡️ You can run, but you can't hide from the security! 🫣 And golangci-lint v2 with Ludovic Fernandez 49:04

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Vulnerability in golang.org/x/net You can't parse [X]HTML with regex. 💀 IngressNightmare: 9.8 Critical Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities in Ingress NGINX Conferences & CFPs 🇮🇹 GoLab, Oct 5-7 @ Florence, Italy CFP open through Apr 10 🇬🇧 GopherCon UK, Aug 13-5 @ London, UK CFP open through May 17 Accepted proposal: add go mod veri…

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LoftLabs, vCluster, and Kubernetes with Lukas Gentele 1:59:48

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In this episode, Bill Kennedy interviews Lukas Gentele, CEO and co-founder of Loft Labs, discussing the innovative vCluster technology that virtualizes Kubernetes clusters, enhancing resource utilization and developer autonomy while addressing challenges in cloud environments. The conversation explores the balance between operational security and d…

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Go makes everything faster. Even ducks! 🦆 39:56

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Updates on old news: 🧮 Accepted proposal: New x/exp/stats package Watch Anders Hejlsberg talk about why Microsoft chose Go for TypeScript 7 More typo squatting! Blog: Linux, macOS users infected with malware posing as legitimate Go packages On Reddit: Someone copied our GitHub project, added stars from fake users, injected malicious code Previous t…

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Translating The Law for Software Engineers 1:35:55

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Software is hard to build. From knowing which regulations apply to us to understanding what's in our software, there's a lot to learn. On top of that, regulation is coming for all of us. In this episode, Luis Villa joins Kris, Ian, and Angelica, to discuss the laws and regulations that will change the way that you build and deploy software. We disc…

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How to Win at Learning ft. Quincy Larson | S02 E11 1:13:54

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In this episode, we sit down with Quincy Larson, founder of Free Code Camp, to explore his incredible path from high school dropout to influential tech educator. Quincy shares his unconventional journey — from living in his car and working fast food jobs to building one of the most impactful coding education platforms in the world. We discuss the p…

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DataStar, Engineering, and Web Apps with Delaney Gillilan 1:28:51

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In this episode of the Ardan Labs Podcast, host Bill Kennedy speaks with Delaney Gillilan about his work with NATS and the development of Datastar, a hypermedia framework that blends server-side rendering with the power of a full-stack SPA. Delaney shares his journey from performing in Vegas to tech startups, his experience in real-time systems and…

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Choosing, Expanding, & Evolving Communities 1:49:01

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Communities play a vital role in our technical and non-technical lives, but how much thought have we put into what makes these spaces valuable? In this episode, Kris is joined by the panel and Kelsey Hightower to discuss communities and their intersection with the digital and non-digital world. Supporters get access to an extended conversation with…

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Mitchell Hashimoto: From Terraform to Ghostty | S02 E10 1:04:29

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Today we welcome Mitchell Hashimoto, co-founder of HashiCorp and creator of Ghostty, a new terminal emulator built in Zig. In this episode, Mitchell shares the story behind Ghostty, how his curiosity about terminals evolved into a full-fledged project, and why Zig became his language of choice. We also dive into Ghostty’s unique features, the role …

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✍️ Rewriting all the things in Go! 🎉 30:04

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🛡️ Security releases Go 1.24.1 & 1.23.7 released golang.org/x/net v0.36.0 released gopls v0.18.0 released 🇫🇮 Helsinki meetup, March 18, still looking for speakers TypeScript rewrite in Go 🌩️ Lightning Round Asdf Has Been Re-Written in Go Go clients dominate internet API traffic Why was nvm for Windows written in Go? ★ Support this podcast on Patreo…

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Knowledge, Code, and Elephant Learning with Dr. Aditya Nagrath 1:20:58

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In this episode of the Ardan Labs podcast, Dr. Aditya Nagrath shares his journey from a PhD in math computer science to founding Elephant Learning, an online math academy that has significantly improved learning math for children. He discusses the importance of foundational math skills, his early experiences with coding, and his career path, includ…

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Vercel’s Big AI Bet. ft. Malte Ubl | S02 E09 47:58

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Today we welcome Malte Ubl, CTO of Vercel, to discuss the evolution of frontend development and the role of AI in shaping modern engineering workflows. Malte dives into V0, Vercel's innovative tool for generating frontend code using AI, and explains how it empowers developers—especially backend engineers—to build full-stack applications. We also ex…

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An Exploration of APIs, Versioning, & HTTP 1:15:33

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There are Web APIs everywhere, from the classic REST/HTTP, to GraphQL, to gRPC, we rely on them to get things done each and every day. But how much do we think about the design of these APIs? How do you document an API once you've created it? What even is versioning? Do we really understand HTTP? In this episode, Kris and the panel are joined by Ja…

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Render, Cloud Services, and Growth with Anurag Goel 1:28:58

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In this episode, Anurag Goel, founder and CEO of Render, explores the challenges of competing with major cloud providers, the evolution of cloud infrastructure, and Render’s mission to simplify DevOps complexities. He shares insights from his journey, including his early programming experiences in India and the importance of fostering a supportive …

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Build skills, not degrees. ft. Madison Kanna | S02 E08 54:02

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Today we welcome Madison Kana—a self-taught dev who defied the traditional path. From dropping out and navigating a world of homeschooling to launching the Code Book Club, Madison transformed her unconventional journey into a thriving community of coders. In this episode, she shares how bypassing the typical education route fueled her passion, the …

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Tools We Love 1:53:39

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We all have tools that make our lives better. Software tools, hardware tools, and everything in between. In this episode, Matt is joined by Kris, Ian, and Dylan to discuss some of their favorite tools, what they use them for, and why they chose them. Want to hear about the tools we don't like? Become a supporter and enjoy bonus content and higher q…

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🧮 Is new math in Go's future? Plus boot.dev update with Lane Wagner 30:05

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🛡️ Security releases golang.org/x/crypto v0.35.0 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.27.0 Proposals Accepted: net/http: support content negotiation 🧮 Likely accept: math/stats: new package with Mean, Median, more Conferences 🇨🇿 Gophercamp, April 25 @ Brno, Czech Republic CFP open until ?? 🇨🇭 Go blog: Faster Go maps with Swiss Tables by Michael Pratt Blog: Golan…

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Infactory AI, LLMs, and Startup Life with Brooke Hartley Moy 1:42:02

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In this engaging conversation, Brooke Hartley Moy, CEO and co-founder of Infactory, discusses the vibrant AI landscape in San Francisco, the importance of making AI accessible, and the misconceptions surrounding AI technologies like LLMs. She shares insights on the startup culture, complementary skills in startups, and the evolving role of AI in th…

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Roll your own auth or you’re ngmi. ft. Dreams of Code | S02 E07 1:13:59

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This time Elliot from @dreamsofcode joins us to talk about building his own course platform we dive into why he chose to go custom, the tech stack behind his platform, and the philosophy of building vs. buying in software. We also discuss the challenges of teaching programming, the role of AI in development, and what it really takes to create a gre…

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Ghosttying Go 1:35:04

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What's a terminal? Why is it being emulated? On this week's episode, Matt and Kris are joined by Mitchell Hashimoto to discuss his newest project Ghostty, the Zig programming language, thoughts and feelings about Go, and more. As always, catch some Unpopular Opinions at the end of the episode. Want to hear even more from Mitchell? This episode feat…