Best Talking Kotlin Podcasts (2025)

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Making SNES ROMS with C# and Matthew Shapiro's DotnetSnes 33:33

6h ago33:33

33:33

What if you could craft Super Nintendo ROMs using the power of C#? In this episode, Scott Hanselman dives into the world of retro game development with Matthew Shapiro, the creator of DotnetSnes—a tool that enables developers to build SNES games with modern .NET technology. They explore how the project works, the challenges of programming for class…

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Neverending support for open source with Hayden Barnes 32:55

7d ago32:55

32:55

The issue of software support for open-source is a long and storied one. Scott sits down with open-source advocate Hayden Barnes about how paid support and custom builds of older open-source software is a business opportunity for herodevs. Should you upgrade and migrate to the latest build? Or should you get paid never ending support?…

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Celebrating 5 Years of Foojay! (#70) 31:10

8d ago31:10

31:10

On April 25, 2020, Geertjan Wielenga published the first Foojay post. Yes, we are celebrating 5 years since the Friends Of OpenJDK website launch! Today, more than 1,600 posts are on the site, written by over 250 authors. And there is much more to discover within the Foojay world... In this podcast, we look at how Foojay started with founder Geertj…

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Computer Science for Kids with Jen Looper 34:12

14d ago34:12

34:12

Scott sits down with Jen Looper, educator, developer, and author of Computer Science for Kids. Together, they dive into the importance of introducing young minds to coding early and making computer science accessible for all. Jen shares insights from her book, discusses the evolving landscape of tech education, and highlights creative ways to inspi…

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All Things Java at VoxxedDays Amsterdam (#69) 49:13

20d ago49:13

49:13

On April 3rd, the first VoxxedDays event in Amsterdam took place. VoxxedDays are tech events organized by local community groups, with support from the Devoxx team. Geertjan Wielenga brought along a camera and microphone and spoke with many of the attendees. This is the first Foojay podcast ever to feature more than 20 guests! Geertjan asked the sa…

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AI Data Infrastructure for the Global South with Kate Kallott 34:45

21d ago34:45

34:45

In this episode of Hanselminutes, host Scott Hanselman sits down with Amini's Kate Kallot to explore the transformative potential of AI-driven data infrastructure in the Global South. As the founder of Amini, Kallot shares insights into how artificial intelligence can bridge critical data gaps, drive sustainable development, and empower communities…

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Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le Cunff 39:47

28d ago39:47

39:47

In this insightful episode of Hanselminutes, host Scott Hanselman sits down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, the brilliant mind behind Tiny Experiments. Together, they explore the transformative power of small, manageable experiments in fostering creativity, personal growth, and meaningful change. Anne-Laure shares how her background in neuroscience and h…

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Forking around (with the Linux Desktop) and Finding Out with Justin Garrison 33:29

1M ago33:29

33:29

Justin serves as Head of Product at Sidero Labs. His career includes contributions to Oscar-winning films, the Disney+ streaming platform, and Amazon EKS. In his free time, Justin enjoys building modern-retro computers and watching Moana. He is the co-host of the FAFO.FM podcast with Autumn Nash. In this Episode he talks to Scott about his love for…

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Creator of Spring: No desire to write Java at All 1:05:07

1M ago1:05:07

1:05:07

Sebastian and Márton chat with Rod Johnson, the creator of the Spring Framework. Rod tells the story of how Spring was born more than two decades ago, and shares his recent journey of coming back to the JVM and discovering all the fun of being a newcomer to Kotlin. Resources: Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development: Rod Johnson Oh the Places …

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The AI Revolution in Medicine with Dr. Peter Lee, President, Microsoft Research 47:27

1M ago47:27

47:27

In association with the ACM ByteCast, in this thought-provoking episode, Scott sits down with Dr. Peter Lee, President of Microsoft Research, to explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on medicine. Dr. Lee delves into the advancements in generative AI, such as GPT-4, and their implications for healthcare systems, patient care, …

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Welcome to OpenJDK (Java) 24 (#68) 54:53

2M ago54:53

54:53

We serve you a podcast about the new Java version every six months. Our regular guest, Simon Ritter, Deputy CTO of Azul, is known on social media as "speakjava." He is part of the OpenJDK vulnerability group, JCP executive committee, and expert group for the Java SE specification request so that he can share a lot of inside information with us. In …

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Saving lives with light with Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen - ACM ByteCast 41:25

2M ago41:25

41:25

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman sits down with the visionary Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, founder and CEO of Openwater. Dr. Jepsen shares her groundbreaking work in developing advanced imaging technologies that have the potential to revolutionize medical diagnostics and treatment. From her journey through big tech companies like Google an…

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Big Migrations with Louis Beaudoin-Allaire 33:43

2M ago33:43

33:43

Today we delve into the process of migrating data to the cloud with Louis Beaudoin-Allaire, Principal Developer at ShareGate. Scott learns about the benefits of cloud migration and the best practices for a successful transition. Louis shares his expertise on how to move with performance and data integrity. Fanning out and moving huge amounts of dat…

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Reimagining the Windows Terminal with Warp's Zach Lloyd 31:46

2M ago31:46

31:46

What if we did the terminal...differently? Warp is taking a big bet on a new terminal that's got AI at the center. Is it a bad idea, or might it just be epic? Scott talks to Warp CEO Zach Lloyd about their big bet on a new way to think about the oldest computing interface. And, Warp is now out on Windows! https://www.warp.dev…

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Writing a book. Does it make you rich and famous? (#67) 1:15:28

2M ago1:15:28

1:15:28

Let me share a personal story. I started experimenting with Java on a Raspberry Pi about five years ago and blogged a few articles about it. But the more I experimented, the more I wrote down, and eventually, I had written a book… I worked on it for six months in a row, every evening and a lot of weekends. But the moment I received the box with my …

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Rhasspy and Home Assistant Voice with Dr. Michael Hansen 37:41

2M ago37:41

37:41

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Dr. Michael Hansen from Nabu Casa joins Scott Hanselman to discuss the exciting advancements in open-source voice technology. They delve into the integration of Rhasspy and Home Assistant Voice, exploring how these tools can enhance privacy and local processing for voice assistants. Dr. Hansen shares insights on th…

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Building KMP Libraries: The RevenueCat Story 52:24

2M ago52:24

52:24

Sebastian and Márton discuss building KMP libraries with Jay Shortway, the author of RevenueCat’s Kotlin Multiplatform SDK for in-app purchases. Resources: RevenueCat KMP SDK How we built the RevenueCat SDK for Kotlin Multiplatform Hybrid SDK Architecture at RevenueCat ttypic/swift-klib-plugin on GitHub RevenueCat/purchases-kmp on GitHub Consider m…

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Psychology of Software Teams with Dr. Cat Hicks 33:02

3M ago33:02

33:02

Dr. Cat Hicks is a psychologist studying software teams, a research leader, an empirical interventionist, and a creative entrepreneur. She is the VP of Research Insights for Pluralsight, where she founded the Developer Success Lab, an empirical research lab creating open science for developers and their teams. She talks to Scott about how software …

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Let's Talk About Java Code! Diving into Foojay blog posts... (#66) 54:59

3M ago54:59

54:59

In this Foojay podcast, we dive into a few articles that were published recently and focus on code. Igor Kulakov of JetBrains gives us his insights into the tool he created to find duplicate content in documentation. Rijo Sam explains how you can generate real random values and how he created a train departure display. Maxillian Arruda explains in …

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Micro.blog and owning your words with Manton Reece 35:55

3M ago35:55

35:55

https://micro.one https://micro.blogBy Scott Hanselman

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Teaching the next-gen engineer with Dr Carlotta Berry 28:18

3M ago28:18

28:18

By Scott Hanselman

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Blogging for Developers with Mark Downie 31:45

3M ago31:45

31:45

Mark Downie has been blogging about technical topics for years, and also is the primary maintainer of the DasBlog-Core blogging engine. He talks with Scott about writing technical blogs that get read. Why does one blog and in this time of walled gardens, why is it more important than ever? 50% off code for Hanselminutes Listeners "HMdunlop" for "Wr…

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Becoming a KMP Expert 52:43

3M ago52:43

52:43

Sebastian and Pamela discuss what it means to be an expert in Kotlin Multiplatform, with the help of a panel of experts! Learn about why it's interesting to dive deep into a certain technology, recommendations on how to learn advanced topics, and general advice on how to get the most out of using KMP. SKIE KMP libraries: whyoleg/cryptography-kotlin…

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Boost Your Career in 2025! (#65) 1:02:44

3M ago1:02:44

1:02:44

With the first Foojay podcast of 2025, we want to help you to boost your career! By now, you've likely had your year-end performance review with your manager and set some goals to advance in the coming year. Are you ready to take your career growth into your own hands? I've invited three fantastic guests who are eager to share their experiences and…

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The Quantum Advantage with Dr Krysta Svore 30:18

4M ago30:18

30:18

Is it time for Quantum? The Quantum Ready program is to help businesses and leaders prep for the new era of reliable quantum computing! Scot talks to Dr Krysta Svore, Distinguished Researcher who leads the Microsoft Quantum group about all things quantum, and how you and I can access insights and resources via online skilling, in person workshops a…

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Take hold of your own performance with Ash Coleman Hynie 32:33

4M ago32:33

32:33

Ash Hynie created CountrPT as to bridge the gap between manager perception and employee impact. Folks are tired, folks feel micro-managed, there's all this talk about return to office (RTO). Did we hire grown adults or not? What's the right way to manage technical teams, remote or other wise? How do we build relationships within our teams and with …

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Modernizing .NET Applications with Tomáš Herceg 30:24

4M ago30:24

30:24

Tomáš Herceg is the CEO of Riganti and his company focuses on .NET and modernization. He chats with Scott about the excitement around updating to .NET 8 and 9. There's so many benefits to modern .NET but there's a lot of confusion about what's possible. Can you really update 5, 10, 20 year old apps and bring them into a modern cloud environment? To…

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What is AI's UI? with Maggie Appleton 35:22

4M ago35:22

35:22

Maggie Appleton makes visual essays about programming, design, and anthropology. She's been thinking about how we interact with computers - and AI - longer than you've know about AI. She sits down with Scott to discuss how we interact with our computers through an anthropological lens. https://maggieappleton.com…

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Interviews at JFall about opensource, OpenJDK evolutions, Project Loom, JVM,... (#64) 33:01

4M ago33:01

33:01

Let's wrap up this year with more interviews from the JFall conference. In this episode you'll learn more about Foojay, JVM internals and writing your own programming language, Project Loom and structured concurrency, learning at conferences, code reviews, creating desktop applications with Java, infrastructure as code, JUG Noord, and much more! Gu…

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Next steps for Open Sauced with Brian Douglas 33:09

4M ago33:09

33:09

Brian Douglas is the founder and CEO of Open Sauced where he works on increasing the knowledge and insights of open-source communities. In the past he’s lead Developer Advocacy at GitHub by fostering a community of early adopters through content creation showcasing the newest Github features. Open Sauced just joined the Linux Foundation and we lear…

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How do we keep our Java applications up to date and secure (#63) 43:12

5M ago43:12

43:12

Last month, I published a Foojay blog post about the risks in systems that are stuck on old or outdated Java versions and got a lot of feedback from developers. Most of them want to move on but get stuck on management decisions, outdated production environments, or one of the many other reasons that keep systems stuck on old Java versions and depen…

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The Boring Edition with Shopify's Glen Coates 37:00

5M ago37:00

37:00

The Shopify Winter 2025 Edition is out and it's Boring. Scott talks with Shopify VP of Product Development Glen Coates about the need to sometimes slow down and make software better...even if it's boring. Is it boring if it just works? If it's super reliable and does exactly what you want it to do? Glen breaks down how they do software at Shopify o…

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Going from Swift to Kotlin with Skip 1:04:57

5M ago1:04:57

1:04:57

In a slightly unconventional episode, Sebastian and Márton talk to the founders of Skip, an iOS-to-Android, Swift-to-Kotlin transpiler solution. Marc and Abe have a background working on both Apple platforms and the JVM, and their latest project is a bridge across these two ecosystems. Skip Skip.tools on GitHub Contributing to SkipUI webinar kdocto…

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The Return of Scott's Wife Mo 36:31

5M ago36:31

36:31

Join us for this very special episode as Scott's wife Mo returns for a 2024 check in. Mo and Scott are coming up on 25 years of marriage. How do they make it happen? Do they consider themselves a mixed marriage - and is it cultural or is it just that Scott is a weird computer person?By Scott Hanselman

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Better Coding with AI: Friend or Enemy? (#62) 43:46

5M ago43:46

43:46

AI, LLMs, ChatGPT—these are just a few of the buzzwords of the massive revolution unfolding right now. These tools are reshaping how we work, but they come with a catch: while they help us work faster and smarter, we need to be careful about placing too much trust in them. I’ve spoken with several guests at the JFall conference in the Netherlands a…

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.NET Aspire with Anthony Simmon 34:47

5M ago34:47

34:47

Let's hear about .NET Aspire from a real-world practitioner! Anthony Simmon has been using .NET Aspire at as a Staff Software Developer at Workleap and he's been blogging his experiences and improvements! Let's talk to Anthony about what he likes and doesn't like about .NET Aspire and how it's making his multi-container development better on his lo…

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Platform Integrations in Kotlin Multiplatform with Russell Wolf 45:45

5M ago45:45

45:45

Sebastian introduces the new co-host of the podcast, in a special episode recorded on location at droidcon New York! Joined by Russell Wolf, author of the multiplatform-settings library, we discuss the conference, different code sharing approaches for Kotlin Multiplatform, and how to build great multiplatform libraries. droidcon New York When shari…

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Managing secrets with Onboardbase and Dante Lex 31:39

5M ago31:39

31:39

Dante Lex saw a problem with developers losing track of - and sometimes checking in secrets - so he and his team started Onboardbase to make secret management easy and secure from project creation to production. Scott chats with Dante about his philosophy of systems design, why secrets management is the next frontier in software, and why Onboardbas…

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As a developer, how do we keep our body and mind healthy? (#61) 38:04

6M ago38:04

38:04

Foojay Podcast published in November 2024 All info, show notes, and links: https://foojay.io/today/category/podcast/ At Devoxx and JFall, we talked with Georgios Diamantopoulos, Lutske de Leeuw, Tom Cools, Jessica Siewert, and Rijo Sam about staying physically and mentally healthy as software developers. There are many topics to handle, like the im…

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Kotlin from Scratch with Faisal Islam 30:46

6M ago30:46

30:46

Join host Scott Hanselman as he sits down with Faisal Islam, the mind behind the book Kotlin from Scratch. In this engaging episode, they delve into the world of Kotlin, the modern programming language that's making waves in the development community. Faisal shares insights from his journey writing the book, the key features of Kotlin that make it …

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Putting AI into Production with Fireworks AI's Lin Qiao 34:21

6M ago34:21

34:21

In this episode Scott sit's down with Lin Qiao, the visionary CEO of Fireworks AI - and former head of PyTorch at Meta - to explore the journey of putting AI into production and how Fireworks can make that possible. Lin shares her insights on the challenges and triumphs of transforming AI from research to powerful real-world applications. https://f…

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Oracle JDK vs. The World 🌍 The Brutal Reality of Platform Compatibility 0:41

6M ago0:41

0:41

In this audio, we dive deep into why Oracle JDK has platform compatibility issues and explore how these Oracle JDK platform compatibility concerns can affect cross-platform Java development. Click here for the How to Install Eclipse Temurin JDK on Windows 11 Blog post - https://kekekhanyisatv.systeme.io/install-eclipse-temurin-jdk We will explain t…

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Proud Of Belgium: Devoxx, JobRunr, Timefold, OpenJDK Mobile, OpenJFX, Thymeleaf, htmx (#60) 35:38

6M ago35:38

35:38

Belgium might be tiny, but we have a strong Java Community! As I was doing interviews at Devoxx in October, I met several of these people, and we talked about their projects, how you can get involved in OpenJDK, and maybe even start a company out of it. This podcast will teach you more about Devoxx, VoxxedDays, Devoxx4Kids, JobRunr, Timefold, OpenJ…

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Building The Spoiler Talk app with Charnelle Asante 34:38

6M ago34:38

34:38

In this episode, Scott Hanselman sits down with Charnelle Asante, the founder of Spoiler Talk. Dive deep into the creation and inspiration behind this cutting-edge app as a Charnelle navigates this space as non-technical founder. Charnelle shares her journey from idea to implementation, discussing the challenges of startup life, the importance of u…

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The Xbox Adaptive Joystick with Kaitlyn Jones 33:58

6M ago33:58

33:58

The new Xbox Adaptive Joystick is designed as a companion for Xbox controllers. You can plug directly into your console or PC and customize or adapt your experience with button remapping in software and even 3D print your own shapes and sticks for a custom experience. Microsoft is launching a new $29.99 Xbox Adaptive Joystick early next year with a…

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