Podcast 351: Here’s how we built our newest product, Collectives™, and why
There's a new way to organize knowledge on Stack Overflow, and a new content type users can create.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Ben Popper
Ben is the Director of Content at Stack Overflow, responsible for the blog, podcast, and newsletter. He is a drone enthusiast, Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner, and former journalist. You can find more of his work on his blog - benpopper.net
Podcast 350: A deep dive into natural language processing and speech to text systems
From Siri to services that transcribe our every word, we explore advancements in computer systems that can understand human conversation and commands.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 348: Tickets please! The joys of being a junior developer.
Anyone can become a software developer, at least, anyone who can persevere through regular bouts of intense frustration.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 347: Information foraging – the tactics great developers use to find solutions
How much time do you spend writing code, versus looking for the right solution?
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 346: Young coders are learning by building Discord bots and hacking Roblox
We put our finger the pulse of what's drawing the kids into the wide world of code.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 345: A good software tutorial explains the How. A great one explains the Why.
Content written by developers, for developers, is a booming business.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Most developers believe blockchain technology is a game changer
But a little over one third disagree, viewing blockchain as mostly hype
Podcast 344: Don’t build it – advice on civic tech
We chat with Innocent Ndubuisi-Obi and Luke Jordan about the unique challenges you face when trying to solve civic problems with software.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 343: Unpacking observability and OpenTelemetry with Spiros Xanthos of Splunk
As our applications move from local hardware to a sprawling array of clouds and containers, figuring out how they behave and what's gone wrong is key.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 342: You’re just as likely to ruin a successful product as make it better
Working from home? We chat about being your own operations department and battling scope creep solo.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 341: Blocking the haters as a service
We chat with Tracy Chou, CEO of Block Party, about using software to build anti-harassment tools.
Ben Popper
Director of Content