Podcast 292: Goodbye to Flash, we’ll see you in Rust
We say a fond farewell to a titan of web tech and review what makes a great developer resume.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Ben Popper
Director of Content at Stack Overflow
Podcast 291: Why developers are demanding more ethics in tech
As software governs more of our daily lives and interactions, many are calling for more attention on the ethical framework of code.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 290: This computer science degree is brought to you by Big Tech
An upgrade to a popular CSS framework and a discussion of what happens when big corporations support college courses and supply curriculum.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 289: React, jQuery, Vue: what’s your favorite flavor of vanilla JS?
There are so many ways to work with your favorite web tools. Just remember the difference between a language and a framework.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 288: Tim Berners-Lee wants to put you in a pod. A web pod.
What is wiser: the semantic web, or the Tao of programming?
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 287: How do you make software reliable enough for space travel?
We discuss ten tips for preventing runaway code when a spaceship is on the line.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 286: If you could fix any software, what would you change?
You have a do-over on one technology or programming language. What do you change?
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 285: Turning your coding career into an RPG
Before you can wield the power of the lightboard and explain cloud technologies, you must slay a lot of first level slimes.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 284: pros and cons of the SPA
In this episode we discuss the rise of the Single Page Application, or SPA. From humble beginnings around 2003, it has come to be a dominant approach for many large tech companies and an alluring option for smaller startups. But for simpler web projects, are there better alternatives? Pawel Skolski wrote this definition of the SPA in…
Ben Popper
Director of Content
How to lead with clarity and empathy in the remote world
2020 has brought changes and challenges for everyone—including those in leadership roles. Management style and decision-making have taken on new significance during these testing times as staff’s quality of life—as well as company growth—hang in the balance. In this newly remote world, it can be difficult to figure out the best ways to support and…
Podcast 283: Cleaning up the cloud to help fight climate change
It's really easy to spin up a project in the cloud these days. So easy, millions of abandoned apps are actually contributing to global warming.
Ben Popper
Director of Content