The Stack Overflow Podcast

For more than a dozen years, the Stack Overflow Podcast has been exploring what it means to be a developer and how the art and practice of software programming is changing our world. From Rails to React, from Java to Node.js, we host important conversations and fascinating guests that will help you understand how technology is made and where it’s headed. Hosted by Ben Popper, Cassidy Williams, and Ceora Ford, the Stack Overflow Podcast is your home for all things code.

Supporting the world’s most-used database engine through 2050

SQLite is the most used database engine in the world. Stop by the forum or explore the docs.Devs have pledged to support SQLite through the year 2050. The developer with a team of three, all of them himself at different points in time, was Tarn Adams of Dwarf Fortress fame. On Stack Overflow, 1.2 million people have found the answer to How can I list the tables in a SQLite database file that was opened with ATTACH?. 

04-26
28:49

Is GenAI the next dot-com bubble?

Meta’s open-source Llama 3 model puts Meta’s AI assistant head-to-head with ChatGPT.Stability AI laid off 10% of its workforce, the first major AI foundation model to reduce its workforce since the advent of generative AI.Is the dot-com bubble a cautionary tale for AI enthusiasts? Listen to the episode of Marketplace from NPR.Do LLMs support Wittgenstein’s position that “meaning is use”? That depends whether you’re talking pre or post Tractatus, of course.TikTok wouldn’t lie to you: you really can make friends with your local crows. Eira’s proven method for befriending crows: Feed them dry cat food on a consistent schedule, so they learn you’re reliable, and watch them eat, so they grok that you are feeding them intentionally.Stack Overflow user Arman Ordookhani received a well-deserved Lifeboat badge for telling nearly 30,000 people How to free memory in go.

04-23
24:35

Why configuration is so complicated

Why can’t configuration be made simple? Apple is making it easier for users to repair their iPhones with used parts.Texas is swapping human graders for AI.Automattic (owner of WordPress) is acquiring Beeper for $125M.Silicon Valley or not, San Francisco’s train system still uses floppy disks. But don’t worry, an upgrade is coming—in 2030.Shoutout to Bite code, who earned a Stellar Question badge with How do I change the URI (URL) for a remote Git repository?.

04-19
17:23

If everyone is building AI, why aren't more projects in production?

Get started with MongoDB Atlas on Google Cloud today. Read more from the MongoDB DevRel team at the MongoDB Developer Center.Learn more about Google’s Gemini models. Shout out to thitemple for their Lifeboat-worthy answer to In TypeScript, how do I declare a function that returns a string type array?.

04-17
41:38

How do you evaluate an LLM? Try an LLM.

Connect with Michael on LinkedIn. Shoutout to user1083266, who earned a Stellar Question badge with How to store image in SQLite database.

04-16
32:55

Diverting more backdoor disasters

ICYMI: A backdoor in XZ, a popular open-source compression utility, highlights the risks of relying on open-source software maintained by small teams. Read more about the cyberattack here.Apple’s new LLM, Ferret, could help Siri understand the user interfaces of mobile displays, potentially expanding the capabilities of Apple’s digital assistant. Shoutout to Stack Overflow user cheese1756, who earned a Great Question badge by asking How do I ensure that whitespace is preserved in Markdown?.

04-12
18:36

Climbing the GenAI decision tree

Learn more about the potential of AI inference with OpenVINO Notebooks.Check out the previous podcast with Intel, where we talk with Raymond Lo about how hardware and software work together with AI.Connect with Ria on LinkedIn or GitHub. Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner Kevin, who showed what they know about TypeError; Must use key word argument or key function in Python 3.x.

04-10
25:46

Want to be a great software engineer? Don’t be a jerk.

A developer discovered a backdoor in XZ, a popular open-source compression utility. Read more about the cyberattack here.A Microsoft technical report pinpoints 54 attributes of great software engineers.A new report from The Economist lays out how AI is changing drug development.Are you sick of hearing about AI? What topics or technologies would you rather hear us talk about? Email us at podcast@stackoverflow.com or DM Ben here.

04-09
19:35

What a year building AI has taught Stack Overflow

You can find Jessica on LinkedIn.We've published several posts, including this most recent one, about our attempt to shape an ethical approach to combining our community of knowledge and today's AI systems.Check out this blog post that details some of the work we did to build our data platform. Congrats to macfij on your lifeboat badge for answering the question: How can I do a CTRL + A and a CTRL + C?

04-05
22:40

Are long context windows the end of RAG?

DBRX, an open, general-purpose LLM created by Databricks, reportedly outperforms GPT-3.5 and is competitive with Gemini 1.0 Pro.Recent research found that large, complex LLMs use a simple mechanism to retrieve stored knowledge in response to a user prompt. These mechanisms can help researchers reveal what the model knows and potentially even correct false information it has stored.FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, whose downfall began in late 2022, was sentenced last week to 25 years in prison for conspiracy and fraud. Find Michael on LinkedIn.Find Cassidy on her website.Stack Overflow user Bucket received a well-deserved Lifeboat badge for rescuing How to calculate decimal(x, y) max value in SQL Server from an ocean of ignorance.Chapters (please note that these timestamps may not be exact): 00:00 Introduction and White Paper Discussion02:01 Long Context Windows and Retrieval Augmented Generation05:56 Models' Ability to Recall Relevant Information07:18 Models' Creativity and Thinking Outside the Box09:41 Advantages and Limitations of Models' Knowledge15:09 Databricks' Open Language Model22:25 Sam Bankman-Fried’s Sentence and the Effects on Crypto/Blockchain31:28 Closing Remarks and Lifeboat Badge

04-02
28:54

Will antitrust suits benefit developers?

Small nations like Anguilla (.ai) and Tuvalu (.tv) are benefiting from their coveted domain names.The US government is suing Apple for violation of antitrust laws, which could have a huge impact on devs, end users, and the whole ecosystem. Reddit went public last week despite not being profitable since its launch in 2005.How can you give feedback on a poorly reviewed PR? The Software Engineering Stack Exchange has ideas.The four day work week is probably not the solution to our work-life balance problems.AI-powered software development tools like Devon show promise, but their impact on code quality and maintainability remains an open question.Shoutout to Robert, who earned a Lifeboat badge by explaining Square brackets in CSS.Chapters00:00 Introduction00:31 The Impact of Dot AI Domain Space01:07 Antitrust Cases Against Apple04:01 Vendor Lock-in and Apple's Ecosystem05:08 Issues with Infotainment Systems and Apple Play06:29 The Benefits and Challenges of a Four-Day Work Week08:03 Providing Feedback on a Badly Reviewed PR10:00 The Importance of Clear Expectations in Code Reviews11:40 The Potential of AI Tools in Development14:01 Reddit Going Public and the Future of Tech Companies15:29 AI Tool Devon and the Challenges of Operationalizing AI Projects21:22 Shoutout and Closing Remarks

03-29
19:29

Controlling cloud costs: Where to start, and where to go from there

To learn more about the signs that indicate you may be paying more for your cloud computing that you should, check out DoIT’s seven red flags guide. We’ve spoken with DoiT on the podcast before about LLM hallucinations and the security threats that LLMs open.DoiT’s sales pitch is simple: they provide technology and expertise to clients who want to use the cloud, free of charge, with the big cloud providers paying the bills.Congrats to Lifeboat badge winner  Sravan K Ghantasala for their answer to How to sort file lines in Bash?Find Joshua at joshuafox com.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Cloud Cost Control01:08 Joshua Fox's Background04:20 Understanding FinOps06:17 The Importance of Good Architecture08:18 Balancing Flexibility in Architecture10:04 Surprise Costs and Dealing with Them13:19 Bracing for Unexpected Cloud Costs25:41 The Future of Cloud Cost Optimization27:09 Closing Remarks

03-27
27:13

Data, data everywhere and not a stop to think

Cribl is a data management platform. Check out their sandbox or explore their products.Cribl Stream is their vendor-agnostic observability pipeline.If you’re new to the term, the observability pipeline is a crucial component of the cloud-native world.Connect with Nick on LinkedIn.Chapters00:00 Introduction and Background03:23 The Data Landscape and Generative AI06:08 Incumbents vs. Startups in the Data Space07:46 Challenges of Data Storage and Exfiltration09:38 Securing Large Warehouses of Data12:21 Data Quality and ETL Pipelines16:05 Measures of Data Quality for Gen AI22:04 Cribl’s Role in the Data and Observability Space26:20 The Pros and Cons of Richer Observability Monitoring28:11 Closing Remarks and Shoutout

03-26
27:16

Is AI making your code worse?

GitClear is a developer-friendly code review tool that aims to deliver higher developer satisfaction and faster releases. Check out their blog or find them on GitHub.GitClear’s research focuses on how AI code-gen tools have impacted code quality (and not in a good way).Find Bill on LinkedIn.Chapters00:00 Introduction 00:30 Background of the Research06:09 Business Model of GitClear09:46 Copy Pasted Code10:26 Churn Code12:21 Code Readability14:12 Code Suggestions and Auto-Completion16:34 Drop in Moved Code23:18 Larger Token Windows26:31 Improving Gen AI28:46 Conclusion

03-22
28:21

Why the creator of Node.js® created a new JavaScript runtime

Node.js® is an open-source JavaScript runtime environment.Deno is an open-source JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. Explore the quick start or check out Deno by example, a collection of annotated examples of how to use Deno.JSR is an open-source package registry for JavaScript and TypeScript.Keep up to date with Ryan on GitHub or his blog.Shoutout to Stack Overflow user Squadrons, who earned a Great Question badge by asking for a Pure javascript method to wrap content in a div.Chapters:00:00: Introduction and Background01:08: Creating Node.js05:00: JavaScript on the Server Side07:23: Impact of Node.js09:18: Edge Function System12:13: Protecting Against Malicious Use16:02: JSR: Alternative to NPM31:01: JSR and its Stage34:20: Future of JavaScript36:19: Closing and Shoutouts

03-19
32:03

Your whole repo fits in the context window

AI shops are now releasing LLMs optimized for RAG. Turn a repo into a prompt for a long-context LLM.Perplexity AI is an AI-powered search and discovery tool.Good news for developers: Apple will not remove progressive web app support on iOS in the EU.Basil Bourque earned a Lifeboat badge by explaining How to get full name of month from date in Java 8 while formatting.

03-15
18:38

How Stack Overflow is partnering with Google to encourage socially responsible AI

Stack Overflow has teamed up with Google Cloud to develop an API—Overflow API—to give Gemini, Google’s AI model, access to Stack Overflow knowledge communities. Learn how Ryan’s team is working toward socially responsible AI.Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn.Stack Overflow user verygoodsoftwarenotvirus earned a Great Question badge by asking something at least 87,000 people have also wondered: How can I get all keys from a JSON column in Postgres?.

03-12
25:21

A leading ML educator on what you need to know about LLMs

Check out Maxime’s three-part LLM course. Part 1 “covers essential knowledge about mathematics, Python, and neural networks.Part 2 “focuses on building the best possible LLMs using the latest techniques."Part 3 “focuses on creating LLM-based applications and deploying them.” Read Maxime’s blog.Follow Maxime on GitHub or LinkedIn.Nikhil Wagh earned a Lifeboat badge by explaining how to Efficiently compare two sets in Python.

03-08
31:20

Building GenAI features in practice with Intuit Mailchimp

Intuit shares more about their generative AI operating system (GenOS) in this Medium blog. If you want to try out generative AI in MailChimp, sign up here. Learn more about Intuit technology here.Many thanks (and a Lifeboat badge) to Dherik for dropping an answer on cURL: how can I return 0 if status is 200?Connect with Shivang on LinkedIn.

03-07
20:09

Chunking express: An expert breaks down how to build your RAG system

Build GenAI applications faster and cheaper with a vector database like Pinecone.New to retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and other GenAI topics? Our guide is a good place to start.Learn more about RAG and Pinecone.Connect with Roie on GitHub or LinkedIn.

03-05
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