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Software Misadventures

Ronak Nathani, Guang Yang
Data Science
Software Engineering
Kubernetes
Pandas
Open Source Software
Funding Models
Open Source
Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Software Consulting
Data Engineering
Corporate User Trap
Startup Trap
Consulting Trap
AWS
Mentorship
Management
Startup Advising
Google
Large Language Models

A show about not just the technologies, but the people and stories behind them. In every episode, Ronak and Guang sit down with engineers, founders, and investors to chat about their paths, lessons they've learned and of course, the misadventures along the way.

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Oxide co-founders Bryan and Steve are back on the show to give an impromptu peek at the Oxide server rack and to chat about writing their own manufacturing software, overcoming false summits before shipping the first rack, the #1 reason startups fail... more

Known for co-creating Django and Datasette, as well as his thoughtful writing on LLMs, Simon Willison joins the show to chat about blogging as an accountability mechanism, how to build intuition with LLMs, building a startup with his partner on their... more

A Silicon Valley veteran and known for his writings like "The Death of the Junior Developer", Steve Yegge joins the show to chat about his "AI Midlife Crisis", the unique writing process he employs, and building the future of coding assistants.

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Recent Guests

Steve Yegge
Tech visionary, known for his impactful rants on software engineering and corporate culture.
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Episode: From "AI mid-life crisis" to the "time of my life" | Steve Yegge (Sourcegraph)
Dmitriy Ryaboy
Veteran of early Twitter's technical challenges and author
Episode: Early Twitter's fail-whale wars | Dmitriy Ryaboy
Adam Gordon Bell
Host of CoRecursive podcast and experienced engineer.
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Episode: Discovering the power of story-telling in engineering | Adam Gordon Bell (CoRecursive)
Wes McKinney
Creator of Pandas and author of 'Python for Data Analysis'.
Posit
Episode: The 3 traps of open source funding models | Wes McKinney (pandas, Voltron Data, Posit)
Matt Klein
Co-founder and Chief Plumbing Officer at Lyft.
Lyft, BitRift
Episode: Impact Driven Development | Matt Klein (Envoy, bitdrift)
Jay Kreps
CEO and co-founder of Confluent, co-creator of Kafka
Confluent
Episode: Lessons from the early days building Kafka and Confluent | Jay Kreps
Maxime Beauchemin
Data Engineer, creator of Apache Superset and Airflow, and Founder of Preset.
Preset
Episode: Become a LLM-ready Engineer | Maxime Beauchemin (Airflow, Preset)
Joakim Recht
Distinguished Engineer and Founder
Beyond Work
Episode: Life as a Distinguished Engineer | Joakim Recht (Uber)
Kelsey Hightower
A prominent figure in cloud-native computing and co-author of 'Kubernetes Up and Running'
CoreOS
Episode: Learning in public | Kelsey Hightower

Hosts

Ronak
Host and engineer involved in discussions about technology and personal stories in the tech industry.
Guang
Co-host of episodes, contributing insights into engineering and technology storytelling.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 20 ratings
  • Stories that you'll undoubtedly find interesting

    This podcast, which I find intriguing, focuses on learning the stories behind each success rather than just talking about what you can do in the future like other podcasts do.

    Apple Podcasts
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    More Than Engineering
    Philippines4 years ago

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Feedback highlights the engaging discussions that focus more on the lessons learned rather than solely on technical advice, which resonate well with audiences.
Listeners appreciate the humanizing stories behind technology, finding personal experiences shared by guests to be motivating and relatable.

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Stories behind building HashiCorp | Mitchell Hashimoto
Q: So what resulted in you thinking about these sorts of infrastructure problems?
It was the fun challenge of automating a large number of servers, which I find reminiscent of building synchronized robots.
Stories behind building HashiCorp | Mitchell Hashimoto
Q: How did you go about doing that? Is it like, okay, you know, I'm trying to do this thing?
It was based on my experience at previous startups and the consultancy, identifying recurring problems that needed solutions such as how to create and destroy servers automatically.
Stories behind building HashiCorp | Mitchell Hashimoto
Q: How do you see that evolving, I guess? And like for someone that's trying to get into software engineering, like what would you do if you were back at 12 years old?
I think the thing I always tell people is to find something to build for yourself, as that's the most motivating way to learn programming.
Stories behind building HashiCorp | Mitchell Hashimoto
Q: Why did Neopets send you a cease and desist order? Is this true?
Yes, Neopets sent me a letter because I created bots to earn in-game currency, which they wanted to stop.
Building Diverse Engineering Teams | Erica Lockheimer
Q: What do you think are the critical components of making a company truly diverse?
Erica believes that true diversity requires a systemic change in how companies approach hiring and employee support, emphasizing that it should not be merely performative but rooted in genuine commitment and action.

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2. Dmitriy Ryaboy
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