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
Ben Popper
Director of Content at Stack Overflow
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
What’s so great about Go?
We explore the traits that have led to the rising popularity of the Go programming language.
John Biggs and Ben Popper
Podcast 282: Stack Overflow’s CEO reflects on his first year
One year ago, Prashanth Chandrasekar joined Stack Overflow as CEO. In this episode, he reflects on the last 12 months and shares his plans for the year ahead.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 281: The story behind Stack Overflow in Russian
What began as a clone for RuNet evolved into a beloved member of the Stack Exchange family.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 280: How should tech titans act when productizing tiny open source projects?
You don't get to pick and choose who turns your OS code into something commercial.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 279: Making Kubernetes work like it’s 1999 with Kelsey Hightower
Can I get that fancy new software, but also, make it just like my old monolith, ok?
Ben Popper
Director of Content