Issue 313: A little something for every dev

It's issue 313 of the Overflow and we've got a little something for everyone in this one. Whether you're leading a tech team, on a tech team, or just coding for fun on the side, our pod is ripe for the picking with great interviews this week. The indomitable Scott Hanselman returned to the show to dive into the good, the bad, and the promising of vibe coding for developers. On Leaders of Code, IBM's CIO of Technology Platform Transformation Matt Lyteson joined our very own Jody Bailey to chat about what it takes for an enterprise like IBM to successfully adopt AI. Plus, David Yanacek, Senior Principal Engineer at AWS, told us all about AWS's origin story when we caught up with him at re:Invent.

The blog is also crossing generational borders this week. Are you a veteran tech leader? Our top eight lessons from Leaders of Code is the read for you. Are you a recent grad trying to break it into the industry? We've got every tech story from 2025 you should know, ready for you on the blog. Are you someone more experienced, but still looking to learn? Check out how we're keeping Stack Overflow a great place to learn by fighting spam.

And of course, we've packed this issue to the brim with stories and answers from our sites and around the web. Learn how to deal with a headstrong coworker or create a lock-picking robot. Figure out if reality could exist without logic and then explore the history of Internet Archive. Make your smartwatch really smart and then level up your hands. We have all of those ready for you in the links below.

From the blog

How AWS re:Invented the cloud

From the floor at AWS re:Invent, Ryan is joined by AWS Senior Principal Engineer David Yanacek to chat about all things AWS, from the truth behind AWS’s Black Friday origin mythos to the development of essential cloud tools like SQS and DynamoDB. Plus, how David envisions autonomous agents will ease developers' operational burdens.

How Stack Overflow is taking on spam and bad actors

If a new post looks very similar to content that has been recently removed for being spam, it's likely spam too.

Transforming enterprise workflows: How IBM is unlocking AI's potential

Learn how IBM deployed and integrated AI tools in the ultimate enterprise environment.

If you're a Zoomer, this one's for you: Everything Gen Z needs to know about the 2025 tech landscape

Here's the lowdown on all the tech from 2025 that you, dear Zoomer, should know about.

8 lessons from tech leadership on scaling teams and AI

What we learned from the first year of Leaders of Code.

Vibe code anything in a Hanselminute

Ryan welcomes back the mighty Scott Hanselman, VP of Developer Community at Microsoft, for a crossover episode about all things vibe coding.

Interesting questions

How much of an advantage in training and experience did Japanese pilots have over Americans at the beginning of the Pacific war?

In the end, more pilots beat out better pilots.

Could reality exist without logic? Could reality be illogical?

"You just re-invented religion."

How to work with headstrong colleague

When asking a developer who's looked after a codebase for years to kill their darlings, you should tread carefully.

What does levelling up hands do, and how do I do it?

Get ready to catch these (leveled-up) hands.