Software Development interviews. Show notes have links and transcript. Episodes are available as audio and video.
Episodes
5 Jun 2026
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.
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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.
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13 May 2026
The text explores the shift to secure cloud-based software development, AI's transformative role in reshaping workflows and roles, the challenges of cross-disciplinary communication, emerging automation practices like agent-driven systems, and the evolving implications of AI on developer responsibilities and team dynamics.
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Software development grapples with agent integration complexities, necessitating tool redesign for agent-first workflows, addressing security and identity challenges, balancing single/multi-agent trade-offs, reimagining collaboration through workspaces, and redefining developer roles in an AI-driven, open-source landscape.
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27 Mar 2026
Adam's spring break and Chuck Norris tribute aside, the focus is on tech updates including Astro's Open AI acquisition, AI-driven developer tools, supply chain vulnerabilities in Light LLM, OpenCode's legal hurdles, Rust's compilation issues, Work OS's secure authentication methods, AI-powered tax software challenging incumbents, and concerns over the stalled HTTPX library and its potential fork.
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Tailscale is redefining itself as a secure connectivity platform, integrating identity and connectivity, while Aperture serves as an API gateway for secure collaboration, and the company is focusing on enterprise readiness, self-hosting, and leveraging AI and LLMs to enhance its services.
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Major news and tech updates are discussed, including an attack on AWS data centers, new MacBook Pro models, and advancements in AI, robotics, and coding tools.
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The podcast explores financial volatility, AI's impact on software development, and career transitions, including speculative scenarios and personal reflections on navigating change and ethics.
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Adam Stachowiak now hosts the show solo, discussing AI coding tools with Burke Holland and exploring their benefits, challenges, and impact on software engineering and developer roles.
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The podcast discusses AI, software development, and the evolving dynamics of creation and attention in the modern economy.
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