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Episode 593: Markdown for the Masses Oct 9, 2026 1:06:44 This week, we discuss Google Docs finally getting Markdown, Cloudflare's CF CLI, Gartner's agentic AI abandonment stat, and forward deployed engineers. Plus, Coté forgets his laptop. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 593 Runner-up Titles: Cables only Blame it on AI We’re outcome-focused here I brought CSV to the masses The King of Google Product Manager for Markdown Just giv

Episode 592: Don't Think for Me Oct 2, 2026 1:00:06 This week, we discuss Meta's Muse, who's spending $500 million on tokens, and why nobody can measure AI ROI. Plus, the case for importing NyQuil by the suitcase. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 592 Runner-up Titles You’re Mom’s not sending it via DHL. Hope you like your toast blackened. Magic of Nerds. Are you a Muse boy? Hacking Australia. I love a good survey. Not using

Episode 591: Fall Down With the Ball Sep 25, 2026 58:35 This week, we discuss why Sun really failed, the New Kingmakers becoming agents, and AI doom brackets. Plus, the NC State fumble and tech's biggest own goals. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 591 Runner-up Titles I’m trying to take a break from AI I knew it was some numbers Hey man, the business is over No budget meetings that day Developers don’t always win It’s probably f

Episode 590: Transparency will save us Sep 18, 2026 52:40 Transparency will save us This week, we discuss AI doom odds, WordPress's boardroom coup, and Meta's Muse assistant. Plus, a robot vacuum fire scare. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 590 Runner-up Titles Maybe you have too much The mopping sucks Why not us? I subscribe to all the conspiracies I brought my own pieces The true heroes are the open source users We learned a lo

Episode 589: He's the Heel Sep 11, 2026 58:06 This week, we discuss the VS Code documentary, Ed Zitron's rise to fame, and a 10% AI extinction forecast. Plus, the NFL's Australia travel gamble Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 589 Runner-up Titles Sleep Strategy Obviously I Have Issues Not Sure It Was an Exciting Thing At One Point, I Knew That Bitterness Rug Pull The American in Me Would Be Bitter Gaping Pit of Despair

Episode 588: Check Your Bank Accounts Sep 4, 2026 55:34 This week, we discuss rogue AI agent civilizations, why AI can't fix your tax forms, and Chainguard vs. IBM's Lightwell. Plus, refrigerator magnet marketing. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 588 Runner-up Titles Mark this moment Refrigerator magnets Fester in your inbox The reaction would not be “let’s have a podcast about it” Maximum boasty Your silos are showing They want

Episode 587: The Singularity Didn't Happen on the First Aug 28, 2026 1:07:54 This week, we discuss Stripe's singularity letter, its $8B Open Router buy, and AI job anxiety. Plus, Matt plays “Bot or Not” on another podcast. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 587 Runner-up Titles Inertia wins again We don’t talk about the Pope very much. Better than this year’s storage arrays AI pimps its own ride Chonking machine A lot of chonk opportunity I’m tired of

Episode 586: Watermark Away, Baby Aug 21, 2026 1:00:27 This week, we discuss the unsung genius of Apple Pay, AI watermarking, and why digital transformation fails without a crisis. Plus, D&D Beyond's secret character API. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 586 Runner-up Titles Special Sauce A new monkey’s thing I am all for USB-C Did I like it It’s all water marked' That NPC did need to be there It's Pre-Watermarked We Need t

Episode 585: I'm not a total AI hater, I'm a finance hater Aug 14, 2026 1:04:14 This week, we discuss Zuckerberg's open source AI manifesto, GPUs as securitizable assets, and who actually gets AI ROI. Plus, Buc-ee's goes to war over beavers. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 585 Runner-up Titles Law of Unintended Consequences We’re not lawyers, we just have common sense Trillion-dollar open source company The Meta Manifesto I don’t think self-awareness

Episode 584: It’s All God Throwing Dice Aug 7, 2026 48:41 This week, we discuss the Situational Awareness meltdown, Airtable getting sold, and review the Java documentary. Plus, what you should actually buy at IKEA. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 584 Runner-up Titles Duffle bag of leftovers 5Are you dead in this scenario? Bury me with my IKEA bags Don’t automate the world, nobody really wants that AttentionIsAllYouNeed.blog Take

Episode 583: HuggingFace make me gazpacho Jul 31, 2026 1:03:47 This week, we discuss how normal people use AI, Alphabet's Anthropic-fueled earnings, and skills vs. agents. Plus, catching AI-cheating students with a hidden prompt. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 583 Runner-up Titles “Do you think they named them red delicious because they knew they were delicious?” I thought they were First World Steal your Alpha-tier Cory uses only 10

Episode 582: Talking About Modernization Jul 24, 2026 1:06:36 This week, we discuss Bun's move to Rust, OpenAI hunting for revenue, and Stripe's bid for PayPal. Plus, Coté's Dad wisdom. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 582 Runner-up Titles Turn off my dog Dad Wisdom Amazon subscription and let it fly Dad box Talking about modernization Skin in the game The ivory tower of “Things Actually Work in the Real World” Business fortnight No S

Episode 581: Arjun Iyer on Shipping Faster with Ephemeral Environments and AI Agents Jul 17, 2026 51:19 Brandon interviews Arjun Iyer, CEO & Co-founder of Signadot. They discuss how Ephemeral Environments eliminate developer toil by shifting validation earlier in the dev cycle, how Signadot's MCP server lets AI coding agents run end-to-end tests autonomously, and real-world results including Brex saving $2M in cloud spend. Plus, how Cisco bought AppDynamics for ~$4 billion the day befor

Episode 580: Varlock: Bringing Order to the Chaos of Environment Variables Jul 10, 2026 54:34 Every project has environment variables. Almost nobody manages them well. This week Brandon talks with Phil Miller and Theo Ephraim, who built varlock to fix that — bringing structure and security to the humble .env file. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 580 Show Links: varlock.dev varlock on GitHub @env-spec Overview DMNO (corporate site) Varlock MCP Server (docs) howtosto

Episode 579: The Headless Lifestyle Jul 3, 2026 1:11:43 This week, we discuss Anthropic's 18-day Fable timeout, whether AI is actually killing jobs, and OpenAI's trillion-dollar IPO problem. Plus, SoftBank's golden goose slides. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 579 Runner-up Titles Everything is Files It’s just about meetings Did you do the pre-meet? Meetings Judgement Let it ride If it’s hot, turn on the AC I don’t have time fo

Episode 578: War for Talent Jun 26, 2026 1:04:43 This week, we discuss Fable follow-up, Gartner's AI Governance MQ, and the war for AI talent. Plus, Matt and Brandon review Disclosure Day. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 578 Runner-up Titles Ready to podcast from a sailboat It’s just people fighting Calculator budget Ask Siri to do your homework Software Defined Consulting: SDC The Magic Platform AI Curious I watched ALL

Episode 577: Let’s go to Buc-ee’s Jun 19, 2026 1:00:29 This week, we discuss the Fable ban, SpaceX's $60B Cursor buy, and why Lovable wins when AI picks your stack. Plus, Europeans are at the World Cup and already drank Boston dry. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 577 Runner-up Titles Waited out the storm Maybe we should build some castles or something Years of lawsuits ahead of us The ultimate dream AI SEO I hope you’re paid b

Episode 576: Observability's Next Phase Jun 12, 2026 48:39 Brandon talks with OpenObserve's Prabhat Sharma and Shani Shoham: why observability is still broken, how they fixed it, and where AI takes it next. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 576 Show Links OpenObserve OpenObserve on GitHub Series A and Observability 3.0 announcement blog post Launching OpenObserve OpenObserve 2-Minute Demo Download OpenObserve Contact Prabhat Sharm

Episode 575: UI blizzard Jun 5, 2026 1:01:47 This week, we discuss NVIDIA going consumer, Microsoft Build, and the Anthropic/OpenAI IPO race. Plus, does credit card insurance work? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 575 Runner-up Titles Who Wins AI? Models vs. Middleware Jensen After Dark Once again, robots Why is this something you talk about in a keynote? Could this have been an app? Defeating Apple, the sword in the

Episode 574: Nobody Wants to Be a Measurer May 29, 2026 1:01:10 This week, we discuss the Cloudflare CEO's op-ed, upcoming tech IPOs and GitHub getting breached. Plus, ranking our favorite manifestos. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 574 Runner-up Titles We’re not making money so we can’t put in place the enshitification strategy. Go easy on the AI I hope they’re not using PowerPoint in the Vatican I didn’t’ come here to talk about the

Episode 573: How many quadrillions in a Googol? May 22, 2026 1:02:24 This week, we discuss Google I/O, the OpenAI soap opera, and ChatGPT going full financial advisor. Plus, thoughts on improving the conference hallway track. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 573 Runner-up Titles Stupid Macs I like my idea What was I thinking? Opt-in AI Kentucky Derby’s this Weekend It’s a low plateau There’s no vibe in X-Code Matt’s trading with AI Everyone’

Episode 572: The world isn’t curl May 15, 2026 1:00:53 This week, we discuss how security gets sold to execs, where agentic coding and security collide, and Cloudflare vs. Datadog's diverging paths. Plus, Coté weighs in on sugar cookies. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 572 Runner-up Titles Sugar Kingdom Bastard Sugar Choose butter It’s just AI now People don’t like paying for software It’s an exciting time to be writing softwa

Episode 571: The Enterprise Dunbar number May 8, 2026 58:09 This week, we discuss AI labs driving cloud revenue, hyperscalers laying off instead of building, and kids defeating age verification. Plus, Brandon has too many thoughts on Workday. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 571 Runner-up Titles The world is just paper. TODO debris pile Fancy countries you live in Enron Conspiracy Shredder. Cote’s mom’s gonna love this Brandon works

Episode 570: The Enterprisification of Agents May 1, 2026 1:10:18 This week, we discuss Google's enterprise agent stack, what makes an agent an agent, and AI's biggest critic. Plus, Coté wants better vision. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 570 Runner-up Titles You can’t win against time The Shining Path of Least Resistance The Burger Diagram You guys were talking about CORBA the other day. Is this just destiny Burger Diagram Aficionado T

Episode 569: Agent Assimilation Apr 24, 2026 1:06:49 This week, we discuss agents taking over at Google Cloud Next, Apple's new CEO, and Cursor getting acquired (sort of). Plus, Coté's e-waste has no exit strategy. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 569 Runner-up Titles I love throwing stuff in the trash. Dillo dirt’s a thing. BurgerOps. Thomas opens for Richard. Department of “No” people Starfish Stomach Model Enterprise — com

Episode 568: Claude Code, OpenAI Drama, and Is Anyone Still Using Backstage? Apr 17, 2026 1:06:22 This week, we discuss Claude's harness, OpenAI's ongoing drama, and whether Backstage is still a thing. Plus, Coté gives up on the green screen. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 568 Runner-up Titles It’s clearly an AI chair. I’ve given up on the green screen No animals, only buttholes I don’t know if I can think on my own Make your pecans really pop Did they shut it down? I

Episode 567: Building Voice and Streaming Apps for the Enterprise with Alberto Apr 10, 2026 55:59 Brandon interviews Alberto González, CTO of WebRTC.ventures, about building voice and streaming applications for the enterprise. They dig into how developers can integrate WebRTC into their apps, the unique challenges it presents, and where AI fits in. Plus, Alberto shares tips on kitesurfing and why you should visit Barcelona. Episode Links: WebRTC.ventures Choosing a Voice AI framewo

Episode 566: The code is actually kinda useless Apr 3, 2026 1:00:31 The code is actually kinda useless This week, we discuss the Claude Code leak, locking down coding agents, and the Axios supply chain attack. Plus, Coté considers breaking up with his Gmail address of 20+ years. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 566 Runner-up Titles pawpatrol891@gmail.com I get that dude’s email Those turtles are dyslexic I’m just a space hyperchicken judge

Episode 565: Field Engineering is the YOLO team Mar 27, 2026 1:03:19 This week, we discuss big bets gone wrong, OpenAI buying the Python toolchain, and Claude's favorite tools. Plus, how fast should AI agents ship bug fixes? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 565 Runner-up Titles Product Management Slot Machine We poisoned our own data As the resident hater of SDT I’m optimistic on this one I’ll check back when you call it Siri AI SEO The Ryan

Episode 564: New Token Machines Mar 20, 2026 54:38 This week, we discuss NVIDIA GTC, token machines, token budgets, and an AWS outage that may or may not involve AI. Plus, Matt reviews The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 564 Runner-up Titles Let's T this up. One Trillion Dollars Leader to laggard My terms of service Someone should come up with a term Networking FOMO Slide crimes It’s token machi

Episode 563: Claude Camp Mar 13, 2026 1:10:00 This week, we discuss Claude Code for non-coders, automating newsletters and status reports, and AI tax prep. Plus, Coté finds unexpected joy in a coding assistant. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 563 Runner-up Titles Upgraded to Max The only innovation I was talking about was hiring me. The Patrick Stewart of the Cubicles. Should we become the Claudecast? Matt Ray in Your

Episode 562: Bureaucracy: Still Unsolved Mar 6, 2026 1:06:25 This week. we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 562 Runner-up Titles Demos over Memos Products over Prose Software written by the many for the few USB is flaky Do you get a Code of Conduct for prison? I thought I had t

Episode 561: Two Guys and Their Tokens Feb 27, 2026 1:00:30 This week, we discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 561 Runner-up Titles New’s not good He knows how to be retired Let Matt Cook We don’t have to worry about that Brandon You’re that guy The stock market feels reactionary Siri-Claw

Episode 560: You Can Feel It Coming Feb 20, 2026 1:11:48 This week, we discuss personal AI hype cycles, bottoms-up adoption, and "The Modern Stack" simplifying cloud. Plus, thoughts on new cars and the dogs that ride in them. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 560 Runner-up Titles They only talk about AI I bet you have 5 shop vacs It’s all going into applesauce Live Claude Code It Good defaults and opinions, nobody wants that Give

Episode 559: A series of OODA loops Feb 13, 2026 1:10:08 This week, we discuss the future of SaaS, OpenAI vs. Anthropic strategies, and cloud capex. Plus, when will you let an AI book your flights? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 559 Runner-up Titles Do we get to eat Moon Pies? Some days it’s just me and the AI We have a LinkedIn page The state of the world has not gotten better, it’s just moved to Kubernetes Trained on the Corp

Episode 558: Tara Raj on Amazon Nova Act Feb 6, 2026 46:58 Brandon interviews Tara Raj, Senior Engineering Manager at the Amazon AGI Lab. They dive into her journey into the world of AGI, how Nova Act is streamlining complex workflows, and the steps to deploying your very own Normcore Agent. Plus, Tara finally settles the heated debate: Flat vs. Curved monitors. Show Links Amazon Nova Act Contact Tara Raj LinkedIn: Tara Raj Twitter: @tara_

Episode 557: Moltbot Maximists Jan 30, 2026 1:03:28 This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 557 Runner-up Titles The Podcasters’ Choice I was biding my time I just want to sell something I believe in What if you didn’t get chard Chard as a Service Let’s be cool The Human League Spin

Episode 556: This Conversation is Hardened Jan 23, 2026 1:07:35 This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 556 Runner-up Titles His overall deal Been there and done that been ignoring that shift key for years Cloud is just fine I’ll be back in Bartertown The “F” Word Hardened-washing We’ll ne

Episode 555: After the Dream Jan 16, 2026 1:09:05 This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 555 Runner-up Titles Swedish Death Cleaning Give it a best effort Trying it bad for profits. That pen better be really good You do all the nerd shit, we’ll be cool Looking at a hundred rabbits’ a

Episode 554: The Alpha and The Omega Jan 9, 2026 1:12:05 This week, we discuss AI’s impact on Stack Overflow, Docker’s Hardened Images, and Nvidia buying Groq. Plus, thoughts on playing your own game and having fun. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 554 Please complete the Software Defined Talk Listener Survey! Runner-up Titles It’s all brisket after that. Exploring Fun Should I go build a snow man? Pets Innersourcing Two books M

Episode 553: 2025 Year in Review Jan 2, 2026 1:09:38 This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 553 Runner-up Titles I was up at 1am thinking, “are there any good billionaires.” Maybe you forgot your shoes Not just room temperature, but cold I thought Europe was known for its soups Ice, air conditio

Episode 552: Tech Strategy: Past, Present, Future Dec 26, 2025 1:16:53 This week, Brian Gracely joins to dissect strategic choices made by Broadcom, Docker, Netflix and Intel. Plus: The AI Bifurcation—are models commodities or product pillars? Rundown Licensing in VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Hardened Images for Everyone Introducing Chainguard EmeritOSS Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Anthropic reportedly preparing for one of the largest IPOs Conferences

Episode 551: An Australian Documentary Dec 19, 2025 1:00:31 This week, we discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 551 Runner-up Titles It has CarPlay iPad Range Anxiety an Australian documentary Oracle got popped Intentions I don’t feel bad for them Open Source old folks home Spreadsheets love it Robots are going to take care

Episode 550: Typeface Philosophy Dec 12, 2025 1:10:44 This week, we discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 550 Runner-up Titles Blame the children I never liked that font No emojis, this is business time Mahalo You need a Chief Economist On the cutlery tray Rundown Rubio Deletes C

Episode 549: The Fermi Paradox of Agentic Development Dec 5, 2025 1:11:24 This week, we discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 549 Runner-up Titles Did you order the Code Red? In the year 2000 Jane go swiftly Another day in the coal mine Goal Driven Development I want to believe Prove me wrong AI’s going to dig

Episode 548: Household CMDB Nov 28, 2025 1:02:36 This week, we discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 548 Runner-up Titles Mystery Knob Vegans are cursed vegetarians Skilled enough Defrag the dishwasher Design Intentions QR codes everywhere I don’t know where we draw the li

Episode 547: Whitney goes to KubeCon Nov 21, 2025 1:09:21 This week, Whitney Lee joins us to discuss KubeCon news, Coding Assistants, and conference tips. Plus, vegan food and note-taking recommendations. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 547 Rundown Slutty Vegan Cloud Native Rejekts Maintainer Summit Conference Parties Ingress NGINX Retirement: What You Need to Know Linkerd Forever Migrating from Ingress Resources Conferences

Episode 546: The cURLing Test Nov 14, 2025 1:00:44 This week, we discuss Facebook scams, engineering management trends, and the past and present of curl. Plus, when’s the right time to put up the Christmas tree? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 546 Runner-up Titles Matt has a lot of room tone. I shut the kitchen door . You gotta just reboot all of Australia every morning. Did you see my water dragons? Didn’t he die? I’m wor

Episode 545: No one cares about Chickens Nov 7, 2025 1:12:45 This week, we discuss cloud earnings, Siri teaming up with Gemini, and AI bottlenecks. Plus, is cloning your dog weird? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 545 Runner-up Titles Stack the deck Pets and Chickens Blame it on Android They’re fungible Are they going to have to introduce a new principle? Managers of rocks The world we live in Marketing wins We’re the healthy skeptic

Episode 544: The Enterprise Turing Test Oct 31, 2025 1:02:21 This week, we discuss Claude’s new Excel skills, whether AI is augmenting or automating humans, and the latest developer surveys. Plus, AI making the command line cool again! Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 544 Runner-up Titles Cote’ shock jock mode Art with squids Command-Line Life Style AI isn’t for experts. The triumph of the command line The command line lifestyle is n

Episode 543: Arts and Crafts Oct 24, 2025 1:06:34 This week, we discuss OpenAI’s new browser, AI trying to build spreadsheets, and when to use Claude skills. Plus, Coté explores the art of the perfect staycation. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 543 Runner-up Titles Firewire is dead USB, what are you going to do? It’s like I tell my son: you know what to do, you chose not to do it. I am just a guest. I don’t need helpful A

Episode 542: Yuriy Shyyan on owning your own Cloud. Oct 17, 2025 1:02:34 Matt Ray talks to Yuriy Shyyan, the Director of Cloud Systems Architecture for OpenMetal. They discuss the cost of running your enterprise in the public cloud, high school hacking, building a business on OpenStack, and recognizing that cloud credits are an invitation to purchase a timeshare. Show Links OpenMetal.io Contact Yuriy Shyyan LinkedIn: Yuriy Shyyan Sponsor OpenMetal —

Episode 541: Why not do everything Oct 10, 2025 54:23 This week, we discuss Apps in ChatGPT, OpenAI’s Agent SDK and Codex. Plus, Matt has a possum problem down under. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 541 Runner-up Titles Living in the dark ages of Sequoia He’s the racoon remover of the neighborhood Don’t say we don’t cover everything They’re hoping someone’s going to unlock a lot of value here, because I’m not seeing it The Lo

Episode 540: How to build a factory Oct 3, 2025 1:09:19 This week, we dig into the latest DORA report and OpenAI’s big product updates. Plus, some hot takes on airline status and the Eurostar. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 540 Runner-up Titles Just plug in an iPhone Be helpful, not helpless Rundown Announcing the 2025 DORA Report | Google Cloud Blog OpenAI Agentic Commerce The New Sora App Introducing ChatGPT Pulse

Episode 539: The Final Demand Sep 26, 2025 56:03 This week, we cover Oracle’s OpenAI deal, the RubyGems drama, and Atlassian buying DX. Plus, does anyone still use widgets? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 539 Runner-up Titles It’s a two knob problem The healthy jaundice of success My homework is to go home Are you enjoying the widgets? I get you on the Ponzi Scheme Hanlon’s Razor strikes again Blogging: Hardest form of s

Episode 538: Michael Irwin on Docker, Developers, and AI Sep 19, 2025 48:57 Brandon interviews Michael Irwin, Principal Engineer at Docker. They cover Docker’s evolution, why hardened images matter, and how AI fits in. Plus, Michael shares stories from teaching computer science. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 538 Show Links Docker Docker Hub Contact Michael LinkedIn: mikesir87 Github: mikesir87 Twitter: mikesir87 Blog: https://blog.mikesir87.

Episode 537: YOLO acquisitions Sep 12, 2025 1:06:18 This week, we dig into Atlassian buying The Browser Company, whether Pay Per Crawl makes sense, and Oracle’s cloud jackpot. Plus, a quick lesson in Aussie slang. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 537 Runner-up Titles "I have a plan to make things slightly better.” Matt Ray comes off the top rope We are in that demographic Flip-flops, thongs, and slides. No Translation Needed

Episode 536: My search engine couldn’t help me Sep 5, 2025 1:00:40 This week, we discuss the effectiveness of reorgs, Meta’s new AI team, and the Google antitrust ruling. Plus, some strong thoughts on cold brew and bathtubs. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 536 Runner-up Titles Buy once, cry once Annual Recurring Regrets The Bathtub Problem Bathtime is My Time Your Daily Stoic No one cares about open source cold brew Once you have it pick

Episode 535: Don’t put randomness in your workflow Aug 29, 2025 51:24 This week, we discuss AI disillusionment, the good and bad of AI use cases, and VMware news. Plus, we compare tech mergers to Taylor Swift’s engagement. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 534 Runner-up Titles I’m going to turn off the Roomba Spider Patrol My old office had a door The dog was up all night Exiting our bubble The child’s name is Steve We don’t want to anger the

Episode 534: Capitalism is working Aug 22, 2025 1:22:22 This week, we discuss the US backing Intel, SaaS staying power, and AI’s impact on deep work. Plus, Matt Ray’s moving tips and more kolache talk in the after show. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 534 Runner-up Titles It’s all in your head Little brother podcasting Chaos Monkey Inspections “Let’s face it, everything runs on computers now.” AI - Army of Interns Rundown I

Episode 533: It’s a Type 2 Kolache Aug 15, 2025 1:06:52 This week, we discuss GPT 5.0, the emerging AI ecosystem, and why TAM is basically a bedtime story for investors. Plus, Coté serves up a masterclass on kolaches. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 533 Runner-up Titles Yeehaw Buns Bush Turkey Pigs in Blanket The Czech Stop "The Central Texas Kolache Corridor" “I’m over here in Gemini-land.” What if this is as good as it gets?

Episode 532: Less Goofy. More Enterprise. Aug 8, 2025 1:06:44 This week, we discuss cloud earnings, what’s driving valuations, and why AWS says it’s still early innings for cloud. Plus, Coté does a deep dive on Shipley Donuts. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 532 Runner-up Titles Dangerous to do things in bed Free Donut Holes Dark Fiber BET A man can not believe anything that devalues their index funds. They just open sourced last yea

Episode 531: YAYAML Aug 1, 2025 59:05 This week, we discuss the AI hype cycle, Astronomer’s viral moment, and yet another YAML flavor — KYAML. Plus, private equity is coming for your donuts. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 531 Runner-up Titles Sometimes it’s hard to make money I’ve given into Big Donut Maybe you can fake your way through life At some point you have to have some expertise AI has no taste Can yo

Episode 530: His proper name is Sasquatch Jul 25, 2025 47:37 This week, we cover AI going rogue, Cloudflare declaring independence, and the secure container craze. Plus, Matt bravely judges 9 new emoji. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 530 Runner-up Titles VP of getting it on Neutral trombone Good Margin Independent from what? The New Benevolence I have plenty of cynicism for other things Rundown Emojis Australian Bigfoot Unico

Episode 529: Windsurf, AI Agents, and Kiro Jul 18, 2025 47:03 This week, we discuss Windsurf being acquired (again), how much AI agents really help with coding, and AWS launching Kiro. Plus, Matt attempts to design a new closet. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 529 Runner-up Titles "The backlog will always be with you." The things I dream about… Closet debt It’s about the money They call it business for a reason The children are the f

Episode 528: You can’t spell Clippy without CLI Jul 11, 2025 1:09:37 This week, we discuss the return of command line tools, Kubernetes embracing VMs, and the steady march of Windows. Plus, thoughts on TSA, boots, and the “old country." Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 528 Runner-up Titles Pool Problems Stockholm Pool Syndrome The Old Country VMs aren’t going anywhere Vaya con Dios This is why we have milk Why’s he talking about forks? Comma

Episode 527: Victor Adossi on WebAssembly Jul 4, 2025 1:06:49 Brandon interviews Victor Adossi, an engineer at Cosmonic. They discuss the state of WebAssembly, wasmCloud, and why Wasm is poised for growth. Plus, Victor shares what it’s like to live as an expat in Japan. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 526 Show Links Cosmonic Bytecode Alliance WebAssembly Specifications The WebAssembly Component Model Emscripten wasmCloud wasmCloud Ex

Episode 526: The Optimist, the Origin, and the Deck Jun 27, 2025 1:12:34 This week, we unpack The Optimist, the new Sam Altman biography; revisit OpenAI’s early days; and break down Coatue’s AI strategy deck. Plus, tips for squeezing in side projects between thought leadership presentations. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 526 Runner-up Titles Flow State Altman and AI Day 2 Thinking Growth Mindset Less of you You don't need a Harvard Business R

Episode 525: AI Native vs. AI Add-on Jun 25, 2025 15:49 This week, we try a shorter format inspired by the Dithering podcast. The conversation digs into the difference between apps built with AI from the ground up and those with AI bolted on after the fact. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 525 Rundown Format inspired by Dithering An Interview with Cursor Co-Founder and CEO Michael Truell SDT News & Community Join our Sla

Episode 524: It’s a Box in a Box Jun 20, 2025 1:03:53 This week, we cover Apple’s WWDC updates—from containerization to Foundation Models—and the Linux Foundation’s new FAIR Package Manager. Plus, we crown the best SDT Uber rider. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 524 Runner-up Titles Infinite Workday. No more Eudora Revealed productivity. I threw up a tarp over my desk. We agreed to not talk about it It’s a box in a box alias

Episode 523: Sterling Chin on APIs, AI, and Building MCP Servers Jun 13, 2025 1:09:43 Brandon talks with Sterling Chin, Senior Developer Advocate at Postman, about building great APIs, why AI needs APIs, and what’s new at Postman. Plus, hear how he made the leap from 3rd-grade teacher to dev advocate. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 523 Episode Links Postman POST/CON Keynote Recap Postman Agent Mode Postman API Network Postman MCP Servers Directory Postman

Episode 522: A 5-star cannot stand Jun 6, 2025 1:00:20 This week, we discuss Apple reversioning macOS, the steady state of private cloud, and Snowflake’s acquisition of CrunchyData. Plus, the eternal quest for a 5-star Uber rating. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 522 Runner-up Titles Saudi crypto money You know what humans like? Buses I think we need 10 stars Snow lion Maslow’s hierarchy of enterprise needs The Alexandria data

Episode 521: The MacGuffin May 30, 2025 1:04:14 This week, we discuss OpenAI acquiring io, Salesforce buying Informatica, and the future of AI agents. Plus, Coté shares details about a sensitive procedure and ceiling puzzles. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 521 Runner-up Titles Don’t ride a bike for a week You’ve got to focus on the important things What’s your NPS score? It all comes back to CSV THIS IS MY AI. THERE AR

Episode 520: Excited is overused May 23, 2025 1:03:37 Excited is overused This week, we recap Microsoft Build, Google I/O, and Java turning 30. Plus, more Vegemite talk and a discussion on whether tech presenters really need to tell us they’re “excited.” Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 520 Runner-up Titles We all need choices Vegans are against everything The problem is you shouldn’t be watching keynotes You’re giving the bl

Episode 519: This is a “hit by pitch” May 16, 2025 57:59 This week, we discuss Zenoss finally getting acquired, Databricks buying Neon, and the debut of WizOS. Plus, updates on OpenAI, Google, Apple—and hot takes on Marmite, Vegemite, and Emacs. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 519 Runner-up Titles Vegemite is still bad You’re probably eating it It’s a bold statement This episode’s all about us Pendantic is my jam They tell you t

Episode 518: It Is What It Is May 9, 2025 54:15 This week, we unpack what Uber’s CEO said, why the CNCF exists, and how companies chase the money. Plus, Coté stands alone in his love for rice cakes. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 518 Runner-up Titles Go feral You’ve ruined eating for me Cultural tombstone The next step is “I told you so” Culture is what happens when you’re not talking about culture. You know, it’s terr

Episode 517: Trademark’s in the Mail May 2, 2025 1:03:56 This week, we discuss the new Slate Pickup, Synadia’s attempt to reclaim NATS from the CNCF, and the latest DORA AI report. Plus, Google leaves old Nest thermostats out in the cold. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 517 Runner-up Titles We have a dumb house Ultimately I blame myself You can educate people, but they’re not going to listen It’s hard to have the same level of e

Episode 516: Vibe Strategy Apr 25, 2025 1:07:32 This week, we discuss Google being found to be a monopoly, OpenAI’s “offer” to buy Chrome, and some hot takes on JSON. Plus, is it better to wait on hold or ask for a callback? Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 516 Runner-up Titles Just Fine The SDT “Fine” Scale Callback Asynchronous Friendship I would love to get to know you better…over text Send you Jams to the dry cleane

Episode 515: Rick Houlihan, MongoDB Field CTO on Document Databases Apr 18, 2025 43:02 Brandon talks with Rick Houlihan, Field CTO at MongoDB, about why document databases are more important than ever, how MongoDB fits into modern app architectures, and where AI comes into play. Plus, Rick shares the story of how he helped deprecate 3,000 Oracle databases at Amazon. Show Links MongoDB Contact Rick Houlihan LinkedIn: Rick Houlihan Twitter/X: @houlihan_rick SDT News

Episode 514: It’s All Affiliate Links Apr 11, 2025 59:44 This week, we discuss the rise of MCP, Google’s Agent2Agent protocol, and 20 years of Git. Plus, lazy ways to get rid of your junk. Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 514 Runner-up Titles They like to keep it tight, but I’ll distract them Bring some SDT energy Salesforce is where AI goes to struggle I like words Rundown MCP The Strategy Behind MCP Google’s Agent2Agent P

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