More The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source episodes
Published 14 Jan 2026
Duration: 1:41:28
This podcast explores tech topics like CI/CD platforms, AI advancements, and open source trends with a mix of informed interviews, personal stories, and industry analysis.
Mat Ryer is back and he brought his impromptu musical abilities with him! We discuss Rob Pike vs thankful AI, Microsoft's GitHub monopoly (and what it...
The podcast covers a broad spectrum of technology-related topics, including the performance and comparison of CI/CD platforms such as GitHub Actions and Namespace. It also delves into personal updates and nostalgic recollections about the year 1995, alongside predictions for technological advancements by 2026. The discussion explores AI, open source development, and version control systems, highlighting both their current state and future potential.
A significant portion of the conversation addresses the challenges and limitations of centralized platforms like GitHub, especially in the context of its dominant role in open source hosting, recent pricing changes, and the rising interest in alternatives such as Codeberg. The episode also examines emerging AI tools, such as Grafana Assistant, and the role of vector databases in AI development. Additionally, it touches on the evolving field of agent-based systems and how they may shape future software development. The tone remains conversational, incorporating humor and personal reflections on software, productivity, and the broader impact of technology on society.
3 Sept 2026 Forking Cal.com to closed source (Interview)
"AI-generated code floods open source projects, obscuring vulnerabilities and overwhelming maintainers, prompting shifts to private repositories and cloud-based development as security risks escalate."
25 Aug 2026 Postgres at PlanetScale (Interview)
"PlanetScale launched a $5 PostgreSQL plan, detailed metal deployment for performance, previewed sharded PostgreSQL product Niki, and discussed AI workloads, CI/CD challenges, and engineering-driven scaling strategies."
21 Jul 2026 Canary tokens and digital tripwires (Interview)
"Thinkst, a 50-person cybersecurity firm, specializes in Canary honeypots and Canary Tokens, offering simple, no-maintenance detection tools with $22.5M ARR, no price hikes in a decade, and AI-driven threat awareness."
5 Jun 2026 From open source hits to OpenAI (Interview)
A deep dive into open source contributions, AI-driven developer roles, challenges in maintaining projects like Spectrum and GitHub's acquisitions, balancing altruistic work with career growth, technical topics such as GraphQL and database scalability, and the evolving landscape of cloud environments and plugin ecosystems.
15 May 2026 MCP on Code Mode (Interview)
The Field CTO role focuses on data-driven product alignment with customer needs, advocating secure cloud environments, the Model Context Protocol for agent interactions, and balancing automation with security in AI-driven development workflows.
More The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source episodes