A second Jason joins this episode of Programming Throwdown! Jason McDonald – Python evangelist, author, and more – talks to Patrick and Jason about his experience with the programming language, how his disability helped and hindered his software career, and where its strengths and weaknesses lie. 00:01:05 Introductions00:02:27 Jason’s pivotal Doctor Who regeneration00:04:49 The power of dialog boxes00:10:10 Python’s power00:12:37 How disability discrimination can look00:17:40 Making vs playing games00:23:47 Jason’s POV on intention00:28:04 Why Jason stayed with Python00:40:11 Every language’s Thing00:49:42 Duck typing00:52:48 Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)01:14:16 Dependencies01:34:08 Finding Jason online01:35:20 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today: https://www.patreon.com/join/programmingthrowdownLinks:
Jason C. McDonald:
Mastodon.Cloud: https://mastodon.cloud/@codemouse92

Website: https://codemouse92.com/
Github: https://github.com/CodeMouse92

BugHunters Café @ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bug-hunters-caf%C3%A9/id1556496590



Rural Sourcing:
Website: https://www.ruralsourcing.com/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rural-sourcing/



Book Recommendations:
Dead Simple Python (Jason C. McDonald): https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Simple-Python-Idiomatic-Programmers/dp/1718500920

Kill It With Fire (Marianne Bellotti): https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Fire-Manage-Computer-Systems/dp/1718501188

Dreaming In Code (Scott Rosenberg): https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Code-Programmers-Transcendent-Software/dp/1400082471



Others:
Monty Python (troupe): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python

Monty Python (TV Show): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Flying_Circus



More Python? Check out these prior episodes:
E52: Scientific Python: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/03/episode-52-scientific-python.html

E139: Scientific Python with Guido Imperiale: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/07/139-scientific-python-with-guido.html

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154: Python Again with Jason C. McDonald

ChatGPT has made a mark on the world as we know it, but that’s only the tip of the AI iceberg. Join us as we discuss how the field of artificial intelligence is growing – including some developments that might not be on your radar!00:00:23 Introductions00:02:01 Jason’s attic adventure00:06:09 Comparing saws00:10:57 Patrick’s surprisingly useful thing00:12:21 SpaceX00:17:31 Human motion diffusion model00:20:47 37Signals00:29:30 Polars00:35:37 Books of the Show00:46:11 Neon00:50:33 Patrick’s player search00:53:47 ChatGPT01:17:12 The threat to Google01:28:06 Jason and Patrick’s future prognostications01:32:13 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today:  https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hNews/Links:
SpaceX Starship Static Test Fire Plannedhttps://www.cnet.com/science/space/spacex-prepping-for-first-full-test-fire-of-its-mega-starship-rocket/

Human Motion Diffusion Modelhttps://guytevet.github.io/mdm-page/

37Signals Leaving the Cloud and Details Cloud Costshttps://twitter.com/dhh/status/1613508201953038337

Polars: DataFrames in Rusthttps://docs.rs/polars/latest/polars/index.html

Book of the Show:
Jason: Build by Tony Fadellhttps://amzn.to/3wpLnLW

Patrick: Age of Myth by Michael Sullivan (Riyria)https://amzn.to/3HlEsJ5

Tool of the Show:
Jason: Neon: Serverless Postgres: https://neon.tech/


Patrick: 7 Billion Humans (Steam): https://store.steampowered.com/app/792100/7_Billion_Humans/


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153: ChatGPT

Databases are key to almost any project, large or small.  Most database systems in the cloud are designed for heavy use and the costs can get expensive quickly, but database-as-a-service is a rapidly growing area, where many databases can share the same hardware for a much reduced rate, or even for free!  Sam Lambert, CEO of PlanetScale, joins Jason and Patrick to discuss database-as-a-service.00:01:41 Introductions00:02:34 Sam’s Github learning lesson00:07:08 The day after00:10:57 Getting started with databases00:14:21 Schema change difficulties00:19:47 Database transactions00:31:15 Why data recovery matters00:38:35 Planetscale00:49:24 Greetings from the past01:02:01 How Jason discovered Planetscale01:06:53 Branching01:14:00 The vision for Planetscale01:18:12 The rationale behind Planetscale’s work setup01:24:29 Careers at Planetscale01:28:06 Amp It Up01:33:10 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:
Sam Lambert:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isamlambert/


PlanetScale:
Website: https://planetscale.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/planetscaledata

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planetscale/

Github: https://github.com/planetscale

Careers: https://planetscale.com/careers


Amp It Up (Amazon):
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Amp-Unlocking-Hypergrowth-Expectations-Intensity/dp/1119836115

Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/Amp-Hypergrowth-Expectations-Increasing-Elevating/dp/B09QBRBKFB/



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152: The Future Database with Sam Lambert

Machine Learning Engineer is one of the fastest growing professions on the planet.  Liran Hason, co-founder and CEO of Aporia, joins us to discuss this new field and how folks can learn the skills and gain the experience needed to become an ML Engineer!00:00:59 Introductions00:01:44 How Liran got started making websites00:07:03 College advice for getting involved in real-world experience00:12:51 Jumping into the unknown00:15:22 ML engineering00:20:50 The missing part in data science development00:29:16 How to build skills in the ML space00:37:01 A horror story00:41:34 Model loading questions00:47:36 Must-have skills in an ML resume00:50:41 Deciding about data science00:59:08 Rust01:06:27 How Aporia contributes to the data science space01:14:26 Working at Aporia01:16:53 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:
Liran Hason:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasuni/


Aporia:
Website: https://www.aporia.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/aporiaai

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aporiaai/

Github: https://github.com/aporia-ai



The Mom Test (Amazon):
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Mom-Test-customers-business-everyone/dp/1492180742

Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/The-Mom-Test-Rob-Fitzpatrick-audiobook/dp/B07RJZKZ7F



References:
Shadow Mode: https://christophergs.com/machine%20learning/2019/03/30/deploying-machine-learning-applications-in-shadow-mode/

Blue-green deployment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-green_deployment

Coursera ML Specialization (Stanford): https://www.coursera.org/specializations/machine-learning-introduction

Auto-retraining: https://neptune.ai/blog/retraining-model-during-deployment-continuous-training-continuous-testing

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151: Machine Learning Engineering with Liran Hason

Patrick and I are always stressing the importance of code reviews and collaboration when developing.  On Freund, co-founder & CEO at Wilco, is super familiar with how code review processes can go well, or become a hinderance. In today’s episode with us, he shares his unique perspective on code reviews and maintaining high code quality!00:00:56 Introductions00:01:38 On’s first exposure to tech00:06:04 Game development adventures00:11:12 The difference between university and real-world experiences00:17:43 A context switch question00:24:41 Points of frustration00:30:53 Build versus Buy complications00:32:06 Code reviews00:39:58 Quality of code00:45:12 Using callouts for the right reasons00:49:57 Code reviews can be too late sometimes00:52:11 Using social interaction as pre-review orientation00:57:03 How not to use code reviews01:01:35 Where Wilco helps programmers learn01:09:11 Working in Wilco01:11:49 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:
On Freund:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/onfreund


Wilco:
Website: https://www.trywilco.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/trywilco

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trywilco



 References:Micro-Adventure:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Adventure
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150: Code Reviews with On Freund

At scale, anything we build is going to involve people.  Many of us have personal schedules and to-do lists, but how can we scale that to hundreds or even thousands of people?  When you file a help ticket at a massive company like Google or Facebook, ever wonder how that ticket is processed? Sanjay Siddhanti, Akasa’s Director of Engineering, is no slouch when it comes to navigating massive workflow engines – and in today’s episode, he shares his experiences in bioinformatics, workflows, and more with us.00:00:39 Workflow engine definitions00:01:40 Introductions00:02:24 Sanjay’s 8th grade programming experience00:05:28 Bioinformatics00:10:29 The academics-vs-industry dilemma00:16:52 Small company challenges00:18:18 Correctly identifying when to scale00:24:04 The solution Akasa provides00:31:38 Workflow engines in detail00:36:02 ETL frameworks00:45:06 The intent of integration construction00:47:13 Delivering a platform vs delivering a solution00:50:04 Working within US medico-legal frameworks00:53:28 Inadvertent uses of API calls00:55:47 Working in Akasa00:57:09 Interning in Akasa00:58:35 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Sanjay:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/siddhantis

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjaysiddhanti/

Akasa:
Website: https://www.akasa.com

Sanjay’s Q&A https://akasa.com/blog/10-questions-for-sanjay-siddhanti-director-of-engineering-at-akasa/

Careers: https://akasa.com/careers/

Interning: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/research-intern-ai-spring-summer-2023-at-akasa-3206403183/

References:
Episode 33: Design Patterns:https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2014/05/episode-33-design-patterns.html

The Mythical Man-Month:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mythical_Man-Month

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149: Workflow Engines with Sanjay Siddhanti

S1: Holiday 2022 SpecialToday we field questions from Programming Throwdown’s listeners about AI, machine learning, and more practical matters as developers in our annual holiday special!00:00:24 Introductions00:00:43 Programming Showdown merch00:02:13 Paul S00:03:28 Dealing with ergonomics00:10:39 On AI coding assistant tools00:16:43 Warren Y00:20:24 Ben inquires about performance testing00:27:39 Wild coding story00:29:37 AI coding’s disruption potential00:34:20 Jason’s Turing riddle00:35:50 ChatGPT00:43:59 Christian B00:45:13 Collection-of-Letters asks on documentation00:49:07 Zeh F00:50:51 Coding books that weren’t that great00:54:40 James K00:57:32 Jeremy S wonders about ML01:00:45 Virtual and live hangouts01:02:09 A retrospective01:07:49 Xu L01:09:22 Showing off the shirts01:11:31 FarewellsIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon. Happy holidays from Programming Throwdown to everyone!

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S1: Holiday 2022 Special

Package managers are an often-overlooked aspect of any operating system, but their importance is not to be underestimated – especially in today’s development environment. As both creator of Homebrew and CEO of tea.xyz, Max Howell is intimately familiar with the ins and outs of open-source development, software engineering, and balancing passion with practicality. He shares these experiences and more with us in today’s deep dive into the subject!00:01:00 Introductions00:01:29 When Max started Tea.XYZ00:03:51 British plugs00:08:10 Literally rolling out of bed to work00:11:49 The value of meetups00:13:14 Getting into open-source00:23:00 Mandrake00:25:02 Turning frustration into action00:30:47 Deno00:40:28 OSX’s relationship with Unix00:55:33 Trying out Ruby01:01:13 April Fools prank ideas01:04:13 The cause of sleepless nights with Homebrew01:14:41 What got Max inspired to do Tea01:19:53 From startup to company01:41:55 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:Tea.XYZ:
Website: https://tea.xyz/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/teaxyz_

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tea.xyz/

Github: https://github.com/teaxyz

Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/teaxyz

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/KCZsXfJphn


References:
101 on Package Management:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Package_manager

Deno:https://deno.land/

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148: Package Management with Max Howell

Yonatan Cohen – Co-Founder & CTO of Quantum Machines – joins us in this episode to tackle quantum computing!  Did you know anyone can run quantum programs on Amazon Web Services for mere dollars? Learn about this field early to take pole superposition in the race to understand and use quantum computers!00:00:45 Introductions00:01:20 Yonatan’s beginnings00:03:49 The simulation question00:05:51 How physics led to quantum computing00:14:56 Richard Feynman00:16:44 On the irreversibility of normal computers00:21:25 Logic gates00:25:04 Qubits00:30:11 An example of qubits00:38:19 Why simulating a quantum computer matters00:42:23 NP-complete problems00:48:57 More people at a higher development level are needed00:54:16 Quantum machines in the middle layer01:02:56 Working at Quantum Machines01:05:05 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:
Quantum Machines:
Website: https://www.quantum-machines.co/

Careers: https://www.quantum-machines.co/careers/



Yonatan Cohen:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan-cohen-10076b113/


References:Getting Started with Quantum Computinghttps://builtin.com/software-engineering-perspectives/how-to-learn-quantum-computing
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147: Quantum Computing with Yonatan Cohen

In this tour-de-force, Mike Dalessio – Engineering Director at Shopify – and Evan Phoenix – self-described “long-time Rubyist” – join us for a practical discussion of all things Ruby! Ruby is a beautiful language, and we're really excited to cover the history and present of this language with two experts. 00:01:03 Introductions00:01:49 Mike’s Ruby journey00:12:28 Evan’s own Ruby experience00:18:20 The pickaxe book00:20:34 Weird programming interests00:25:11 MINASWAN00:30:33 Language conferences00:36:38 Wrong answers on StackOverflow00:41:53 RubyCentral00:44:50 In-depth examination of Ruby00:47:57 How Shopify sticks to vanilla Rails00:50:28 A tale of two developers00:59:59 Bringing Ruby up to Python’s level01:04:48 Shopify’s largest app monolith01:11:12 Tuning the knobs01:18:01 How not to learn the hard way01:18:57 Opportunities at Shopify01:29:14 Working with the RubyShield program01:32:07 Rails for API servers01:33:21 Mike and Evan’s advice for listeners01:36:00 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Links:
RubyCentral:
Website: https://rubycentral.org/

RubyShield: https://rubycentral.org/ruby-shield

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rubycentralorg



Shopify:
Website: https://www.shopify.com/

Careers: https://www.shopify.com/careers

Dev Degree Program: https://devdegree.ca/pages/program



HashiCorp
Website: https://www.hashicorp.com/

Careers: https://www.hashicorp.com/jobs



Mike Dalessio:
Website: http://mike.daless.io/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/flavorjones



Evan Phoenix:
Website: https://github.com/evanphx

Twitter: https://twitter.com/evanphx



RubyConf 2022 (Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 2022):Website: https://rubyconf.org/


Other Episodes:Episode 47: RubyShow Link: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2015/10/episode-47-ruby.html

 References:“The Pickaxe Book” aka Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmer’s Guide 2nd Edition:Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Programming-Ruby-Pragmatic-Programmers-Second/dp/0974514055

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146: RubyShield, Ruby Central, and Shopify with Mike Dalessio and Evan Phoenix

Today we discuss adventures, books, tools, and art discoveries before diving into unsupervised machine learning in this duo episode!00:00:22 Introductions00:01:28 Email & inbox organization is very important00:07:28 The Douglas-Peucker algorithm00:11:48 Starter project selection00:17:01 Tic-Tac-Toe 00:21:41 Artemis 100:26:25 Space slingshots00:29:47 Flex Seal tape00:32:38 The Meditations00:37:58 Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast00:40:55 Pythagorea00:46:13 Google Keep00:48:05 Visual-IF00:50:49 Data insights01:03:07 Self-supervised learning01:10:26 A practical example of clustering01:15:10 Word embedding01:24:02 FarewellsWant to learn more? Check out these previous episodes:
Episode 27: Artificial Intelligence Theoryhttps://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2013/05/episode-27-artificial-intelligence.html

Episode 28: Applied Artificial Intelligencehttps://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2013/06/episode-28-applied-artificial.html

Episode 109: Digital Marketing with Kevin Urrutia
https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2021/03/episode-109-digital-marketing-with.html


Resources mentioned in this episode:News/Links:
Simplify lines with the Douglas-Peucker Algorithmhttps://ilya.puchka.me/douglas-peucker-algorithm/ 

How to pick a starter projecthttps://amir.rachum.com/blog/2022/08/07/starter-project/

Tic-Tac-Toe in a single call to printf()https://github.com/carlini/printf-tac-toe 

Artemis 1https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1/

Visual-IFhttps://www.visual-if.com/

Book of the Show:
Jason’s Choice: “The Meditations” by Marcus Aureliushttps://amzn.to/3C3Kg7b

Patrick’s Choice: “Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast” by Ken Forkishhttps://amzn.to/3CqFwKa

Tool of the Show:
Jason’s Choice: Pythagorea

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hil_hk.pythagorea&hl=en&gl=US

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pythagorea/id994864779



Patrick’s Choice: Google Keep

https://keep.google.com/


References:
Clustering: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_analysis

Autoencoding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoencoder

Contrastive Learning: https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-contrastive-learning-d5b19fd96607

Matrix Factorization: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix_factorization_(recommender_systems)

Stochastic factorization: https://link.medium.com/ytuaUAYBjtb

Deep Learning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_learning

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145: Unsupervised Machine Learning

Today we go back to our programming language roots with author, KT Academy founder, and Kotlin rockstar Marcin Moskala.  We talk about how Kotlin makes itself doubly useful for app and backend development. 00:00:55 Introductions00:01:38 Java frustrations 00:09:37 Why a well-organized typing system is important00:11:59 What Kotlin is00:14:58 Obsidian 00:20:13 Learning new things can be a prudent future investment00:23:46 A pleasant coding experience00:26:41 Co-routines in Kotlin00:34:37 Where co-routines are best in app development00:44:54 Thread balancing in practice00:57:39 Kotlin’s integrated cancellation mechanism01:05:10 Getting started with Kotlin01:18:16 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Marcin Moskala:
Website: https://marcinmoskala.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcinmoskala

KT Academy: https://kt.academy/

Kotlin Learning Resources
Marcin on KT: https://kt.academy/user/marcinmoskala

Kotlin Coroutines: https://leanpub.com/coroutines

Effective Kotlin: https://leanpub.com/effectivekotlin

Functional Kotlin (Early Access): https://leanpub.com/kotlin_functional

More Kotlin Publications on Leanpub
Information Organization Tools
WorkFlowy: https://workflowy.com/

Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/

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144: Kotlin Coroutines with Marcin Moskala

Finding something online might seem easy - but as Marcus Eagan tells it, it’s not easy to get it right. In today’s episode, MongoDB’s Staff Product Manager on Atlas Search speaks with Jason and Patrick about his own journey in software development and how to best use search engines to capture user intent. 00:00:34 Introductions00:01:30 Marcus’s unusual origin story00:05:10 Unsecured IoT devices00:09:56 How security groupthink can compromise matters00:12:48 The Target HVAC incident00:17:32 Business challenges with home networks00:21:51 Damerau-Levenshtein edit distance factor ≤ 200:23:58 How do people who do search talk about search00:30:35 Inferring human intent before they intend it00:46:13 Ben Horowitz00:47:32 Seinfeld as an association exercise00:52:27 What Marcus is doing at MongoDB00:58:30 How MongoDB can help at any level01:01:00 Working at MongoDB01:08:14 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode: Marcus Eagan:
Website: https://marcussorealheis.medium.com

The Future of Search Is Semantic & Lexical: https://marcussorealheis.medium.com/the-future-of-search-is-semantic-and-lexical-e55cc9973b63

13 Hard Things I Do To Be A Dope Product Manager: https://marcussorealheis.medium.com/13-hard-things-i-do-to-be-a-dope-database-product-manager-7064768505f8

Github: https://github.com/MarcusSorealheis

Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusforpeace

MongoDB:
Website: https://www.mongodb.com/
Atlas: https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas/register

Careers: https://www.mongodb.com/careers
Others:
Damerau-Levenshtein distance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damerau%E2%80%93Levenshtein_distance

Lucene: https://lucene.apache.org/core/

Target HVAC Incident (2014, Archive Link): https://archive.is/Wnwob 
Mergify:Website: https://mergify.com/
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143: The Evolution of Search with Marcus Eagan

Douwe Maan’s journey sounds too fantastic to be true, yet the tale that Meltano’s founder shares with Jason and Patrick today is very, very real. Whether it’s about doing software development by 11, joining Gitlab while juggling college responsibilities, or building his own company during today’s challenging times, he has quite the story to tell. In today’s episode, he speaks on Twitter, his perspective on remote work, and why data operations are a critical part of developer stacks in today’s world.00:01:00 Introductions00:03:44 Hustling online at 1100:08:08 From iOS to web-based development00:10:20 How Douwe balanced school and work00:12:05 Sid Sijbrandij00:19:13 Why Twitter was integral in Douwe’s journey00:21:01 What Meltano offers for data teams00:22:01 Remote work00:30:59 Gitlab’s data team and what they do00:44:40 What tools do data engineers use00:47:40 Singer00:50:26 Game designer travails00:58:59 Where data operations come in01:05:12 Getting started with Meltano01:12:00 Meltano as a company01:22:09 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Douwe Maan:
Website: https://douwe.me/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/douwem

GitLab: https://github.com/DouweM

Meltano:
Website: https://meltano.com/

Careers: https://boards.greenhouse.io/meltano

Singer:Website: https://www.singer.io/
Mergify:Website: https://mergify.com/
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142: Data Ops with Douwe Maan

00:01:03 Introductions00:04:47 Mojovision00:06:07 Chips’ storied journey00:11:06 Project Xanadu00:18:45 Getting into Lucasfilm00:31:31 Artificial Intelligence in games00:39:48 GTA MP01:00:10 How the game industry drives people01:08:29 Agoric and its niche in the blockchain01:20:12 Javascript’s securability01:22:46 Working with Agoric01:32:20 What skills Agoric’s team looks for01:35:31 Chip’s parting thoughts01:37:00 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Chip Morningstar:Twitter: https://twitter.com/epopt
Agoric:
Website: https://agoric.com/

Careers: https://agoric.com/careers/

Habitat Chronicles:Website: http://habitatchronicles.com/
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141: Social Gaming with Chip Morningstar

00:00:57 Introductions00:01:51 How Ronak got started in programming00:06:03 The first encounter with burnout00:11:49 Double-edged benefits00:17:23 Spoon theory00:19:07 Why relationship clarity matters00:25:11 A cold room story00:30:59 Context switching’s relevance00:35:45 QTorque’s solution to monitor cloud automation costs00:39:19 Setting up lifetimes00:42:17 Bom lists00:49:19 How Quali helps with the challenges00:54:40 What to do to actualize your true self00:58:00 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode: Ronak Rahman:    Twitter: https://twitter.com/ofronak Quali:          Website: https://www.quali.com/          Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qualisystems/          QTorque Free Tier: https://www.qtorque.io/pricing/          Join QTorque: https://portal.qtorque.io/joinIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/ Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.com You can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM  Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon

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140: Developer Burnout and Infrastructure as Code with Ronak Rahman

00:00:45 Introductions00:02:22 The sluggish Python-based system that Guido revitalized00:06:03 Meeting the challenge of adding necessary complexity to a project00:11:59 Excel in banking00:18:15 Guido’s shift into Coil00:19:29 Scooby-Doo pajamas00:20:21 What motivates people to come in to the office today00:24:09 Pandas00:35:35 Why human error can doom an Excel setup00:39:29 BLAS00:46:20 A million lines of data00:51:43 How does Dask interact with Gambit00:54:40 Where does Coil come in00:59:34 The six-o-clock question01:03:53 Dealing with matters of difficult decomposition01:12:07 The Coil work experience01:15:37 Why contributing is impressive01:20:20 Coil’s product offering01:21:19 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Guido Imperiale:Github: https://github.com/crusaderky
Coiled:
Website: https://coiled.io

Careers: https://coiled.io/careers/

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139: Scientific Python with Guido Imperiale

00:00:24 Introductions00:00:49 IP v600:04:50 OSI00:12:53 The IP v7 debate00:20:18 The definition of an address’s scope00:21:38 Why John feels DNS was a mistake00:26:40 How IP mobility works00:32:13 Bluetooth 00:41:41 Where will Internet architecture go from here00:49:49 Understanding the problem space00:59:04 The angels in the details01:00:53 Scientific thinking vs engineering thinking01:04:01 Victorian architecture01:06:11 John’s career advice01:11:18 Garbage Can Model01:14:38 How to make the most out of college today01:27:05 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode: Professor John D. Day:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Day_(computer_scientist)
Website: https://www.bu.edu/met/profile/john-day/
Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/patterns-in-network/9780132252423/

Terminologies:
CIDR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing

OSI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model

Connectionless Network Protocol: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connectionless-mode_Network_Service

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Session_Initiation_Protocol

Garbage can model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garbage_can_model
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138: Fixing the Internet with John Day

00:01:01 Introduction00:01:28 COVID and the challenge of teaching00:04:11 John’s academic and career path00:08:14 LSI technology00:12:13 Collaborative software development in the day00:15:24 ARPANET’s early use00:20:08 Atom bomb and weather simulations00:26:55 The message-switching network 00:34:57 Pouzin00:38:00 Every register had a purpose00:45:15 The Air Force in 197200:52:10 Low memory00:59:14 Early problems with TCP01:11:51 The separation of mechanism and policy01:23:25 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Professor John D. Day:
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Day_(computer_scientist)

Website: https://www.bu.edu/met/profile/john-day/

Book: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/patterns-in-network/9780132252423/

 Pouzin Society:
 Website: https://pouzinsociety.org/

 Twitter: https://twitter.com/pouzinsociety

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137: The Origins of the Internet with John Day

136: Metaverse with Daniel LiebeskindDecentralizing the future can often lead to missing out on genuine human communication. Daniel Liebeskind, Cofounder and CEO of Topia, talks about how they’re working to avoid that pitfall while building the foundation of a better online experience. Whether its his lessons from Burning Man, keeping the human spirit alive in today’s technological frontier, or how Topia fits in the future, Daniel has something for listeners.00:01:34 Introduction00:02:15 Daniel and early programming experience00:07:51 How coding felt like sorcery00:09:35 Skill trees00:16:10 Second Life00:19:56 Enhancing versus replacing real life experiences00:26:28 A decentralized Metaverse00:29:54 Web 2 versus Web 3 00:34:15 /r/place00:44:16 Why boom cycles are important for tech00:46:03 Topia for consumers00:52:47 Topia as a company00:55:50 Opportunities at Topia00:58:00 Topia.io01:03:50 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Daniel Liebeskind, Cofounder and CEO of Topia:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dliebeskind/

Website: https://medium.com/@dliebeskind

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dliebeskind

Topia:
Website: https://topia.io/topia/careers

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/topia-io/

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