Podcast 266: Ok, who vandalized Wikipedia?
Teaching your kids to respect The Commons should start early and last a lifetime.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Ben Popper
Director of Content at Stack Overflow
Podcast 265: the tiny open-source pillar holding up the entire internet
In Portuguese they call is "software pesado." Here at Stack Overflow we just say, monorepo.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 264: Teaching yourself to code in prison
When Garry Becks was incarcerated, his wife would hide programming material inside the cover of fiction novels in order to get them through security screenings.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 263: turning our employees into Stack users
Which veteran developer has been masquerading as a brand new Stack Overflow user?
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 262: When should managers make technical decisions for developers?
As Paul says, the FAQ is the internet's truly great folk form. So how can we reinvent it?
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 261: Leveling up with Personal Development Nerds
A daring discussion about habit formation, maximizing your potential, and who the most powerful X-Men truly is.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 260: Silicon Valley Exodus
The center of gravity for software is shifting. Tik Tok is a Chinese-born, consumer-facing, global hit. Meanwhile, developers are fleeing San Francisco as the pandemic rages on.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 259: from web comics to React core with Rachel Nabors
From a manga punk Drupal site to herding the cats of the React community.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
Podcast 258: why are you coding in bed?
Supine software is the new normal.
Ben Popper
Director of Content
The key components for building a React community
The React community grew organically thanks to its instant popularity. Here's how the folks shepherding that community ensure that everyone who wants to contribute is welcome to.
Podcast 257: a few of our favorite haxx
From the Samy Worm to WannaCry, we chat about a decade worth of security snafus.
Ben Popper
Director of Content