Interview based show hosted by Gergely Orosz. Episodes are also available as video on Youtube. Show notes have a summary and many relevant links.
Episodes
26 Aug 2026
"Performance optimization in software hinges on early architectural decisions, deep system knowledge, and avoiding premature abstraction, with historical and modern challenges shaping its evolution."
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19 Aug 2026
"AI is reshaping software engineering by automating coding tasks, while adaptability, leadership, and lifelong learning remain key to thriving in the evolving tech landscape."
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12 Aug 2026
"AI's impact on software engineering is reshaping code review, reliability, and career paths, demanding new verification methods, ethical accountability, and adaptability in a rapidly evolving field."
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29 Jul 2026
"Formal verification methods, like TLA+ in AWS's DynamoDB, ensure AI-generated code correctness, with property-based testing offering a practical middle ground; the discussion affirms software engineering as a legitimate discipline, balancing traditional principles with rapid iteration and open-source culture, while exploring AI's future impact on development and job markets."
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15 Jul 2026
"Explores AI's role in software development, addressing challenges like code quality, human oversight, and balancing automation with human judgment while evaluating different AI-assisted approaches and future implications."
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1 Jul 2026
Ken Beck's career in software engineering, contributions to TDD, XP, and the Agile Manifesto, critiques of Agile commercialization, AI's impact, challenges of OOP, Smalltalk's legacy, JUnit, and the balance between technical mastery and human-centric skills in evolving development practices.
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24 Jun 2026
Engineering careers are shifting from algorithm memorization to problem-solving and critical thinking amid AI's influence, critiquing outdated hiring practices, highlighting adaptation divides, trade-offs, cultural contrasts, and the enduring need for human-driven decision-making in tech.
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27 May 2026
OpenCode's rapid growth to 10 million users highlights challenges like feature overload and AI's limited impact on development speed, while underscoring tensions between innovation, product cohesion, sustainable practices, and the complexities of AI-driven workflows in software engineering.
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20 May 2026
Rust prioritizes memory safety and performance via ownership, borrow checking, and `unsafe` blocks without garbage collection, balancing robust governance, community-driven tools like Cargo and Tokio, safety features including null safety and exhaustive pattern matching, and ongoing efforts to simplify learning curves and integrate AI-driven development, while standing out in system programming compared to TypeScript, JavaScript, and C++.
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13 May 2026
Anders Heilsberg's contributions to programming languages like Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C#, and TypeScriptshaping design philosophies, developer tools, and .NETalongside discussions on AI's impact on coding, type systems, and the evolution of language innovation.
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