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ContributorBig Complexity Revisited: Dagster with Pete HuntPete Hunt (@floydophone) joins Eric Anderson (@ericmander) to talk about Dagster, the open-source data orchestration platform built for productivity. In 2021, Eric interviewed Dagster’s founder, Nick Schrock, about an earlier iteration of the product. Now, four years later, Pete has become the CEO of Dagster Labs and has all the updates on how this platform has changed along with the industry and the world.Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications!In this episode we discuss:How and why Dagster has invested in software-defined data assetsNailing a layered approach be...
2025-06-0438 min
ContributorBig Complexity Revisited: Dagster with Pete HuntPete Hunt (@floydophone) joins Eric Anderson (@ericmander) to talk about Dagster, the open-source data orchestration platform built for productivity. In 2021, Eric interviewed Dagster’s founder, Nick Schrock, about an earlier iteration of the product. Now, four years later, Pete has become the CEO of Dagster Labs and has all the updates on how this platform has changed along with the industry and the world.
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How and why Dagster has invested in software-defined data assets
Nailing a layered approach be...
2025-06-0438 min
ContributorMessages, Not Metadata: Session with Kee JefferysKee Jefferys (@JefferysKee) is the technical co-founder of Session, the end-to-end encrypted messenger that emphasizes user confidentiality and anonymity. Session uses a blockchain-based decentralized network for message transmission and is open-source, so the system can be run entirely by its community. In this episode, Kee explains the importance of reducing metadata, the challenges of centralization, and the role of incentives in creating a decentralized network.
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2025-03-0539 min
ContributorMoving Money: Formance with Clément SalaünClément Salaün (@superzamp) is the co-founder and CTO of Formance, the open-source platform which is building an agnostic infrastructure for the future of the financial Internet. Formance is divided into several modules which allow fintech engineers to build and operate complex flow of funds, weaving together multiple payment rails with internal ledger accounts. Tune in to find out what it takes to build a scalable and extensible financial core system.
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2025-02-0535 min
ContributorLLM Evaluation: Opik with Gideon MendelsGideon Mendels (Github: @gidim) is the co-founder and CEO of Comet, the end-to-end model evaluation platform for AI developers. Among the tools in the Comet ecosystem is Opik, an open-source solution for evaluating, testing and monitoring LLM applications. Opik allows users to log traces and spans, define and compute evaluation metrics, score LLM outputs, compare performance across app versions, and more. As a true open-source project, its full featureset is available for use by anyone, completely free.
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2025-01-1537 min
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2024-12-1900 min
ContributorMobile Observability on OpenTelemetry: Embrace with Hanson HoHanson Ho (@bidetofevil) is an Android Architect at Embrace, the mobile-first observability solution built on OpenTelemetry. Embrace began as a proprietary platform but went open-source at the end of 2023. Hanson shares about how the project is still at the beginning of its open-source journey and why his team is committed to collaborative development with the larger community of OpenTelemetry.
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2024-10-0928 min
ContributorNo PhD Required: Restate with Stephan EwanStephan Ewen (@StephanEwen) is the co-founder of Restate, the open-source workflow-as-code engine. Restate is lightweight, simple, and provides durable execution. Before Restate, Stephan co-created Apache Flink, the open-source stream processing framework. Lessons learned from Flink have heavily influenced the development of Restate, although Stephan says they have exact opposite use cases.
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The history of Flink and the...
2024-09-2532 min
ContributorGround Control: Lunar with Eyal SolomonEyal Solomon (@EyalSolomo44643) is the CEO and co-founder of Lunar, an open-source platform which bills itself as the “first reverse API gateway.” Lunar allows engineering teams to monitor, manage, and optimize API consumption. According to Eyal, it’s very easy to integrate with APIs, but difficult to keep them maintained, and there was a clear need for a generic solution to control and scale every API consumed in production.
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2024-05-1527 min
ContributorMetadata Management: DataHub with Shirshanka Das
Shirshanka Das (@shirshanka) is the CTO of Acryl Data and founder of DataHub, which bills itself as the #1 open-source metadata platform. It enables data discovery, data observability and federated governance to help tame complex data ecosystems. Shirshanka first developed DataHub while at LinkedIn, but has grown it into an independent project with a thriving community.
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2024-04-2436 min
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2024-04-2200 min
ContributorTake Your Own Advice: vlcn with Matt WonlawAfter his first child was born, Matt Wonlaw (@tantaman) imagined giving his son life advice. What kind of life did he want his kid to lead? At the time, he was working for Facebook, and he decided that his own life needed a change in direction. So Matt started vlcn, aka Vulcan Labs, a research company that develops open-source projects like CR-SQLite and Materialite. vlcn has an unusual business model – Matt receives donations and sponsorships from users and clients. It’s all part of his mission to rethink the modern data stack for writing rich and complex applications.
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2024-04-1031 min
ContributorSecret Sauce: Amplication with Yuval HazazAmplication is an open-source development platform for scalable and secure Node.js applications. It allows engineers to skip writing boilerplate code and offers the flexibility to customize and add components. Amplification was created by Yuval Hazaz (@Yuvalhazaz1), a veteran developer who determined that low-code platforms save time but restrict freedom. Instead, Amplication uses code generation to reliably and consistently build robust production‑ready backend services.
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2024-03-2731 min
ContributorTo the Moon: OpenBB with Didier LopesOpenBB is an open-source investment research platform created by Didier Lopes (@didier_lopes). OpenBB grew out of a project called Gamestonk Terminal that Didier began working on shortly before the Gamestop short squeeze in January 2021. Today, OpenBB has evolved into an infrastructure platform that allows users to build extensions and access financial data with automation and customization.
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2024-03-1339 min
ContributorRobust Observability: OpenTelemetry with Austin ParkerOpenTelemetry is an open-source observability framework for collecting and managing telemetry data. OpenTelemetry has been more successful than expected, becoming the second fastest growing project in the CNCF. It allows for flexibility and avoids vendor lock-in, making it attractive to startups and large enterprises alike. On today’s show, Eric (@ericmander) sits down with Austin Parker (@austinlparker), director of open-source at Honeycomb.
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2024-02-2835 min
ContributorNever Build Permissions Again: OPAL with Or WeisOPAL is an open-source administration layer for Policy Engines such as Open Policy Agent (OPA). OPAL provides the necessary infrastructure to load policy and data into multiple policy engines, ensuring they have the information they need to make decisions. Today, we’re talking to Or Weis (@OrWeis), co-creator of OPAL and co-founder of Permit, the end-to-end authorization platform that envisions a world where developers never have to build permissions again.
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2024-02-1537 min
ContributorOxygen Deprivation: FerretDB with Peter FarkasFerretDB enables users to run MongoDB applications on existing Postgres infrastructure. Peter Farkas (@FarkasP), co-founder and CEO of FerretDB, explains the need for an open source interface for document databases. Peter also discusses the licensing change of MongoDB and the uncertainty it created for users. He emphasizes the importance of open standards and collaboration among MongoDB alternatives to provide users with choice and interoperability.
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2024-01-3133 min
ContributorThe Duke of SQLite: Litestream with Ben JohnsonBen Johnson (@benbjohnson) is the creator of Litestream and LiteFS, two open-source disaster recovery solution for SQLite. Litestream is designed to provide continuous backups for SQLite databases by streaming incremental changes, allowing for easy data recovery in the event of a server crash. LiteFS, on the other hand, is built on LiteStream but uses transactional control to focus on replication and high availability. Join us as Ben discusses the challenges and trade-offs of open source contributions and the future of databases.
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2024-01-1734 min
ContributorRust Never Sleeps: Tonic with Lucio FrancoTonic is a native gRPC implementation in Rust that allows users to easily build gRPC servers and clients without extensive async experience. Tonic is part of the Tokio stack, which is a library that provides an asynchronous runtime for Rust and more tools to write async applications. Today, Lucio Franco (@lucio_d_franco) of Turso joins the podcast to discuss his unique experience maintaining Tonic and contributing to the asynchronous Rust ecosystem.
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2024-01-0336 min
ContributorThe Social Miracle: rqlite with Philip O’Toolerqlite is a lightweight, distributed relational database built on Raft and SQLite. Founder Philip O’Toole (@general_order24) decided to combine these technologies while working at a startup years ago. The startup no longer exists, but rqlite is going strong. Today, Philip is an engineering manager at Google, while he continues to be the driving force behind the open development of rqlite.
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2023-12-2043 min
ContributorCommunity Driven IaC: OpenTofu with Kuba Martin
Kuba Martin (@cube2222_2) is Software Engineering Team Lead at Spacelift and Interim Tech Lead of OpenTofu, the open-source fork of Terraform. Terraform is a declarative infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool that recently switched to a source-available license. Spacelift and other companies that heavily relied on Terraform came together to fork it into a community-driven project originally called OpenTF, which has now become OpenTofu and is governed by the Linux Foundation.
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2023-10-1833 min
ContributorPostgres for Everything: Tembo with Ry WalkerRy Walker (@rywalker) is the founder and CEO of Tembo, the Postgres developer platform for building any and every data service. To Ry, the full capabilities of Postgres appear underappreciated and underused for most users. Tembo is an attempt to harness the large ecosystem of Postgres extensions, and ultimately collapse the database sprawl of the modern data stack.
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2023-09-1332 min
ContributorVector Search for Humans: Marqo with Jesse ClarkJesse Clark (@jn2clark) is a co-founder of Marqo, the end-to-end, multimodal vector search engine. Vector search has exploded along with the rise of generative AI models, so Marqo’s arrival has had excellent timing. The project has quickly grown to almost 3000 GitHub stars, despite being less than a year old. Jesse and his team weren’t exactly expecting this level of immediate success, but they are well-positioned to continue developing Marqo as a fixture in the worlds of information retrieval and machine learning.
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2023-06-2834 min
ContributorOpen-Source Runtime Security: Falco with Loris DegioanniLoris Degioanni (@lorisdegio) joins Eric Anderson (@ericmander) to chat about Falco, the open-source runtime security tool for modern cloud infrastructures. Loris is the founder and CTO of Sysdig, and co-creator of Wireshark, the legendary open-source packet analysis tool. Today, Loris talks about all these projects and more - tune in to learn about some deep history and Loris’ predictions for the future.
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How Loris began working with Gerald Combs as a student in Italy
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2023-04-0533 min
ContributorCosmonic and WebAssembly with Liam Randall and Bailey HayesEric Anderson (@ericmander) has a conversation with Liam Randall (@Hectaman) and Bailey Hayes (@baihay) of Cosmonic, the platform-as-a-service environment for building cloud-native applications using WebAssembly. Bailey is also on the steering committee for the Bytecode Alliance, which stewards WebAssembly. In 2021, Cosmonic donated their WebAssembly runtime, wasmCloud, to the CNCF as an open-source project. Today, Liam and Bailey trace the history of WebAssembly, and their personal paths alongside it.
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How WebAssembly came together over the last decade...
2023-03-0837 min
ContributorHaystack and Intelligent Search with Milos RusicEric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by Milos Rusic (@rusic_milos) to discuss Haystack, the open-source NLP framework for leveraging Transformer models and building intelligent search systems. Milos and his colleagues at deepset were early contributors to Hugging Face’s Transformer models, and began building pipelines for searching large document stores. Today, Haystack is wildly popular, with an active Discord community and over 6,000 GitHub stars.
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A deep dive into how Haystack works and its many use cases
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2023-02-2230 min
ContributorCube and the Semantic Layer with Artyom KeydunovEric Anderson (@ericmander) talks with Artyom Keydunov (@keydunov) about Cube, the semantic layer for building data applications. Cube helps engineers bridge data warehouses and data experiences, and provides access control, security, caching, and more helpful features. The project began in open-source and has evolved quite a lot over the last few years with a ton of community support.
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What is a semantic layer?
Coming up with the idea to open-source during a game of ping pong
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2023-02-0823 min
ContributorRemembering Jeff Meyerson with Erika HokansonEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Erika Hokanson (@erikawh0) remember the life of Jeff Meyerson, creator of the influential podcast Software Engineering Daily. He passed during the summer of 2022. Still, his work lives on - thousands of episodes, talks, music, a book, and a community of dedicated listeners and engineers whose lives were touched by Jeff’s dreams.
Software Engineering Daily is still running, and you can listen to new episodes right here or wherever you get your podcasts.
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2023-01-2518 min
ContributorTestcontainers and Confidence with Sergei Egorov and Eli AleynerWe’re kicking off the new year with a conversation between Eric Anderson (@ericmander), Sergei Egorov (@bsideup) and Eli Aleyner (@ealeyner). Sergei and Eli founded AtomicJar to maintain Testcontainers, the family of open-source libraries that allow developers to write and run integration tests locally, and treat them as unit tests. Testcontainers is wildly popular, with over six thousand GitHub stars (and climbing!). Tune in to find out how Sergei and Eli are helping people test their software quicker, easier, and more efficiently.
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2023-01-1140 min
ContributorMito and Smarter Spreadsheets with Nate Rush and Aaron Diamond-ReivichEric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by Nate Rush (@naterush1997) and Aaron Diamond-Reivich (@_aaronDR) to talk about Mito, the open-source spreadsheet that generates Python code for data analysts. Mito is a Python library and acts as an extension to a Jupyter Notebook. Tune in to find out how the Mito team is bridging the gap in data science between spreadsheets and programming.
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How Nate, Aaron and Aaron’s fraternal twin brother Jake have been friends since middle sc...
2022-11-0930 min
ContributorFeatureform and the Future of MLOps with Simba KhadderEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Simba Khadder (@simba_khadder) explore Featureform, the “virtual” feature store platform that aims to standardize data pipelines for machine learning. Contributor is no stranger to feature stores, but Simba has a broader definition than most. Join us to learn how Featureform enables data scientists and machine learning practitioners to solve a common, but rarely addressed organizational problem.
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How there is no standard or north star for MLOps
Why enterprise is where Featureform’s valu...
2022-10-1932 min
ContributorDirectus with Ben HaynesEric Anderson (@ericmander) hosts Ben Haynes (@benhaynes), CEO and co-founder of Directus. Directus is an open-source data platform that layers on SQL databases to provide an instant API, and includes a no-code data studio interface. Listen in to find out how Directus is aiming to democratize the modern data stack for everyone.
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The inspiration to create an “admin interface on steroids”
Reflecting on Directus’ unusual linear growth trend
How Directus powers digital experiences, applications, and internal dev to...
2022-09-1432 min
ContributorProwler with Toni de la FuenteEric Anderson (@ericmander) chats with Toni de la Fuente (@ToniBlyx) about how he created Prowler, an open source security tool for AWS. Toni talks about taking Prowler from a nights-and-weekends project to his current full-time job, managing a team of four. They discuss transitioning from primarily coding to primarily managing tickets and users, as well as being “client zero” and bringing the project to big companies.
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In this episode we discuss:
The roadmap from open source Prowler to Prowler Pro
Prowler’s dive...
2022-08-3131 min
Contributortea with Max HowellEric Anderson (@ericmander) meets legendary open-source developer Max Howell (@mxcl) to talk about tea, a decentralized protocol for remunerating the open-source ecosystem. Max is the creator of Homebrew, and he chats about his exit from the project. The conversation turns to his newest project, tea, which is an evolution of Brew, and takes inspiration from blockchain technology. They also discuss Max’s famous interview at Google and his time working for Apple.
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Max’s experience creating Home...
2022-08-1737 min
ContributorSuborbital with Connor HicksEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Connor Hicks (@cohix) launch into detail on Suborbital, an open-source project that allows developers to create WebAssembly projects embedded in other applications. Connor conceived of Suborbital while frustrated with the cold start problem that can impact Function-as-a-Service platforms. Today, Suborbital collaborates with companies like Microsoft on a community called Wasm Builders, dedicated to sharing and developing innovations in WebAssembly applications.
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The three tentpoles of WebAssembly that make it a useful foundation for...
2022-08-0338 min
ContributorMilvus with Frank LiuEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Frank Liu (@frankzliu) talk about Milvus, the open-source vector database built for scalable similarity search. Vector databases are built to search, index and store embeddings, a requirement for powerful AI applications. Frank is Director of Operations at Zilliz, the company that stewards the project. Tune in to find out how Milvus is the database for the AI era.
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In this episode we discuss:
A crash course on embeddings and vector databases
Using Milvus for logo search, crypto...
2022-07-2027 min
ContributorApache Beam with Kenn Knowles and Pablo EstradaEric Anderson (@ericmander) reunites with old colleagues Kenn Knowles (@KennKnowles) and Pablo Estrada (@polecitoem) for a conversation on Apache Beam, the open-source programming model for data processing. The trio once worked together at Google, and Beam was a turning point in the history of open-source there. Today, both Kenn and Pablo are members of the Beam PMC, and join the show with the inside scoop on Beam’s past, present and future.
In this episode we discuss:
Transitioning Beam to the Apache Way
How “inner source” works at Google
Thoughts on the relationship between batch processing and st...
2022-07-0638 min
ContributorTemporal (Part 2) with Maxim Fateev and Dominik TornowEric Anderson (@ericmander) returns to Temporal with co-founder Maxim Fateev (@mfateev) and principal engineer Dominik Tornow (@DominikTornow). When Maxim joined us in September of 2020, the company called their project a “workflow orchestrator.” Today, Temporal has grown in popularity and usability, but the terminology around that abstraction has changed. Tune in to track the evolution of what Maxim calls a genuinely “new category of software.”
In this episode we discuss:
New features and developments in the last 2 years
The proper way to pronounce “Temporal”
How Temporal guarantees that workflow execution actually runs to execution
Describing Temporal as a new pair o...
2022-06-2240 min
ContributorScarf with Avi PressEric Anderson (@ericmander) interviews Avi Press (@avi_press) about Scarf, the distribution platform for open-source software that facilitates analytics and commercialization. Scarf offers a set of tools that allows founders and maintainers to understand adoption of their products, including Scarf Gateway, which provides a central access point to containers and packages. From there, open-source developers can connect with the people that rely on their work.
In this episode we discuss:
Why you can’t rely on Github as a source of comprehensive data about open-source software
Tracing a user’s journey interacting with a project across mult...
2022-06-0828 min
ContributorRasgo with Patrick DoughertyEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Patrick Dougherty (@cpdough) talk about Rasgo, the data transformation platform for MLOps that makes generating SQL easy. The team at Rasgo recently open-sourced a package called RasgoQL, that allows users to execute SQL queries against a data warehouse using Python syntax. Tune in to find out how Rasgo aims to bridge an important gap in the Modern Data Stack.
In this episode we discuss:
The advantages of offering both a low-code/no-code UI and a Python interface
"How can a data scientist, without needing full-time resources from data engineering, be somewhat self-sufficient...
2022-05-2528 min
ContributorRasgo with Patrick DoughertyEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Patrick Dougherty (@cpdough) talk about Rasgo, the data transformation platform for MLOps that makes generating SQL easy. The team at Rasgo recently open-sourced a package called RasgoQL, that allows users to execute SQL queries against a data warehouse using Python syntax. Tune in to find out how Rasgo aims to bridge an important gap in the Modern Data Stack.
In this episode we discuss:
The advantages of offering both a low-code/no-code UI and a Python interface
"How can a data scientist, without needing full-time resources from data engineering, be somewhat self-sufficient...
2022-05-2528 min
ContributorFeast with Willem PienaarEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Willem Pienaar (@willpienaar) talk about Feast, the open-source feature store for machine learning. Feature stores act as a bridge between models and data, and allow data scientists to ship features into production without the need for engineers. Willem co-created Feast at Gojek, and later teamed up with the folks at Tecton to back the project.
In this episode we discuss:
The value of feature stores in MLOps
What happens when you open-source too early
Why most open-source code has nothing to hide
Bringing an open-source project to an existing company
Good and...
2022-05-1132 min
ContributorFlyte with Ketan UmareEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Ketan Umare (@ketanumare) discuss Flyte, the open-source workflow automation platform for large-scale machine learning and data use cases. Ketan is a former engineer at Lyft, where he created Flyte to help models in Pricing, Locations, ETA, and more. Today, the project allows machine learning developers everywhere to bring their ideas from conception to production.
In this episode we discuss:
How Flyte combines compute with parts of a workflow engine in a way that is best for the user
The importance of reliable fares and ETA predictions at a ride-sharing app
A progenitor...
2022-04-2736 min
ContributorActiveloop with Davit BuniatyanEric Anderson (@ericmander) meets with Davit Buniatyan (@DBuniatyan) of Activeloop, the database for AI. Davit was inspired to found Activeloop while working on large datasets in a neuroscience research lab at Princeton. Powering the technology at Activeloop is Hub, the open-source dataset format for AI applications. Join us to learn how Hub promises to enhance and expand various verticals in deep learning.
In this episode we discuss:
Reconfiguring traditional ML tooling for the cloud
Connectomics - working with thin slices of a mouse brain with neuroscientist Sebastian Seung
Choosing between university, a start-up, and open-source
Davit’s...
2022-04-1330 min
ContributorUnikraft with Alexander Jung and Simon KuenzerEric Anderson (@ericmander), Alexander Jung (@nderjung) and Simon Kuenzer (Github: @skuenzer) get technical on Unikraft, the open-source unikernel development kit. Unikernels are specialized, high performing OS images that have the potential to revolutionize virtualization. Unikraft makes unikernels easy to use by prioritizing modularity, security, and POSIX-compatibility.
In this episode we discuss:
How Unikraft seeks wider adoption of unikernels in real-world applications
Unikraft’s background in research and academia
Bottom-up as well as top-down specialization
Building a community with a large proportion of students
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2022-03-3027 min
ContributorEdgeDB with Yury SelivanovEric Anderson (@ericmander) has a conversation with Yury Selivanov (@1st1), the co-founder of EdgeDB. EdgeDB is the world’s first “graph-relational database.” It’s a term coined specifically for this new type of database, designed to ease the pain of dealing with the usual relational and NoSQL models. And no, EdgeDB is NOT a graph database!
In this episode we discuss:
A glitch at EdgeDB’s Matrix-inspired launch event
Origin of the term and design philosophy, “graph-relational”
What to know about becoming a Python core developer
How EdgeDB’s next-gen query language compares to GraphQL and SQL
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2022-03-1645 min
ContributorDeephaven with Pete GoddardEric Anderson (@ericmander) sits down with Pete Goddard (@pete_paco) to talk about Deephaven, the open-core query engine built for real-time streams and batch data. Pete is the CEO of Deephaven Data Labs, and comes to the data world from a background in capital markets trading. Deephaven originally addressed a need for real-time data infrastructure in the finance world, but the team realized how useful their technology could be in a wider variety of verticals. Join us for Pete’s unique perspective on reaching out into alternate industries and use cases through community development.
In this episode we...
2022-03-0241 min
ContributorMeltano with Douwe MaanEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Douwe Maan (@DouweM) chat about Meltano, the open-source DataOps operating system. Meltano provides the connective tissue that allows teams to treat their data stack as a single software development project. Tune in to learn how Meltano is trying to bring software development best practices into the data world.
In this episode we discuss:
Meltano’s origins as a side project at GitLab
How Meltano glues together open-source technologies like Singer, dbt and Airflow
Douwe’s experience wearing many different hats in the early days of Meltano
Meltano’s shift from an ELT soluti...
2022-02-1639 min
ContributorPenpot & Taiga with Pablo Ruiz-MúzquizEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz (@diacritica) examine the intersection of open-source, agile development, and UI/UX design at the heart of two applications, Penpot and Taiga. Penpot is a design and prototyping platform intended for cross-domain teams, while Taiga is a popular agile project management software. These products comprise the heart of Pablo’s innovative company, Kaleidos Open Source, which was founded in Spain more than a decade ago. Listen to today’s episode for one of the industry’s most unique perspectives on open-source code and design.
In this episode we discuss:
An interna...
2022-02-0239 min
ContributorDockerSlim with Kyle QuestEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Kyle Quest (@kcqon) discuss DockerSlim, the open-source optimization and security tool for Docker container images. Kyle initially created DockerSlim as a humble hackathon project, and now supports it with his company, Slim.AI. Tune in to learn how DockerSlim is redefining DevOps with application intelligence and a backwards compatible vision of the future.
In this episode we discuss:
Bridging the gap between application and infrastructure
Emerging from the cloud native stone age
Application intelligence rather than artificial intelligence in Slim.AI
DockerSlim integrated into CI/CD pipelines, embedded systems, and robots
How...
2021-12-2238 min
ContributorUnleash with Egil and Ivar ØsthusEric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by Egil (@EgilCo) and Ivar Østhus (@ivarconr), brothers and co-creators of the open-source feature management platform, Unleash. It’s a real family business, with Egil acting as CEO and Ivar the CTO of the company. Over beers and burgers, the two decided to bring their strengths together for a feature toggle tool that transforms DevOps and continuous deployment pipelines.
In this episode we discuss:
Ivar as a pioneer in the trunk-based development space
Word of mouth and old colleagues bringing Unleash to new companies
Assessing a contributor’s personality and mindset
Resol...
2021-12-0829 min
ContributorKubescape with Shauli RozenEric Anderson (@ericmander) invites Shauli Rozen (@shaulir) to share about his work on Kubescape, the first open-source Kubernetes security testing tool that is compliant with NSA & CISA hardening guidelines. Despite the project’s recency, Kubescape has seen explosive growth on Github and recognition from the Kubernetes community. Tune in to learn how the team at ARMO built a successful open-source security tool for DevOps.
In this episode we discuss:
Why Kubescape uses guidance from the NSA & CISA
Correcting the misconception that developers don’t care about security
Providing value in the first five minutes of using the...
2021-11-2426 min
ContributorBlender with Dalai FelintoEric Anderson (@ericmander) connects with Dalai Felinto (@dfelinto), development coordinator at Blender. Blender is a free and open-source 3D graphics toolset with a unique story spanning nearly 30 years. The project is used professionally for animation, video games, scientific visualization, and much more. Join us for a very special episode of Contributor as we take a deep dive into one of the most dedicated, robust communities in open-source history.
In this episode we discuss:
When the dotcom crash landed Blender in the hands of community members
Taking open-source beyond the toolset with open movie projects
Dalai’s tr...
2021-11-1036 min
ContributorGreat Expectations with Abe Gong and Kyle EatonEric Anderson (@ericmander) interviews Abe Gong (@AbeGong) and Kyle Eaton (@SuperCoKyle) about Great Expectations, the open-source framework that aims to create a shared standard for data quality. Abe is a core contributor to the project, and the CEO and co-founder of Superconductive, the team backing Great Expectations. Kyle is Growth Lead at Superconductive, and Community Manager of Great Expectations. The team at Superconductive have just launched the new Expectation Gallery to connect contributors and carve out vertical spaces in this ecosystem. Tune in to find out why Great Expectations is the leading open-source project for eliminating pipeline debt.
2021-10-2732 min
ContributorBolster with Abhishek DubeyEric Anderson (@ericmander) sits down with Abhishek Dubey (@abhishekdubey), co-creator of Bolster, the fraud prevention platform powered by deep-learning. Bolster is used by clients like LinkedIn, Uber and Dropbox for its cutting-edge detection and takedown technology. Abhishek and his co-founder built Bolster around the real-time URL-scanning tool CheckPhish, which analyzes phishing sites for free. On today’s episode, learn how Abhishek and the team at Bolster have found success by focusing on building their business out of passion, and giving back to the community.
In this episode we discuss:
A second mortgage and a startup garage
Di...
2021-07-2834 min
ContributorSanity with Magnus Hillestad and Even WestvangEric Anderson (@ericmander) sits down with Magnus Hillestad (@MHillestad) and Even Westvang (@even), co-founders of the unified content platform Sanity. The team at Sanity helps businesses organize their structured content as data, allowing distribution from a single source of truth. Tune in today’s episode to learn how Sanity aims to change the way people think about content.
In this episode we discuss:
The open-source editing environment and CMS, Sanity Studio
From content as data, to coffee table books
How Sanity differs from a traditional CMS
Why the Sanity team turned down a contract with the Un...
2021-07-1440 min
ContributorTeleport with Ev KontsevoyEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Ev Kontsevoy (@kontsevoy) talk about Teleport, the open-source tool for instant access to cloud resources. These include SSH servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases and more. Teleport was inspired by the growing complexity of cloud environments, and aims to make engineers feel like all their cloud applications are in the same room together.
In this episode we discuss:
How Teleport grew from a side project to Gravity, the open-source toolkit for packaging and running applications autonomously
Unifying and consolidating modern access methods and industry best practices
Bringing identity to a protocol-level
An early community...
2021-06-3033 min
ContributorRook with Travis NielsenEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Travis Nielsen (@STravisNielsen) talk about Rook, the open-source storage orchestrator for Kubernetes. Travis is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Red Hat, and maintainer of Rook. Join us to dive deep into the story of Rook, from Microsoft, to Quantum, to Red Hat.
In this episode we discuss:
Ceph + Kubernetes = Rook
The difficulty and importance of a stable storage solution for stateless applications
How Rook leverages Kubernetes CRDs
Why the Rook team decided to work with the CNCF
Red Hat’s philosophy and approach to open-source
Links:
Rook
Red Ha...
2021-06-1632 min
ContributorApache Cassandra with Patrick McFadinEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Patrick McFadin (@PatrickMcFadin) delve into the history of Apache Cassandra, the open-source NoSQL database born and bred around cloud over a decade ago. Patrick is the VP of Developer Relations at DataStax, and a member of the Cassandra Project Management Committee. On today’s episode, Patrick shares his philosophy on developer advocacy and experience in open-source.
In this episode we discuss:
Behind the NoSQL explosion that made Cassandra the darling of the valley
Comparing different eras of commercializing open-source, then and now
How Patrick became a pioneer in evangelizing and community-building
The tw...
2021-06-0234 min
ContributorDagster with Nick SchrockEric Anderson (@ericmander) interviews Nick Schrock (@schrockn) about Dagster, the open-source data orchestrator for machine learning, analytics, and ETL. Nick is the founder and CEO of Elementl, and is well-known for creating the Project Infrastructure group at Facebook, which spawned GraphQL and React. On today’s episode of Contributor, Nick explains how he set out to fix an inefficiency he identified amongst the complexity of the data infrastructure domain.
In this episode we discuss:
Dagster’s place in the industry shift towards thinking of data as a software engineering discipline
Why Nick believes it’s time for th...
2021-05-1934 min
ContributorHasura with Tanmai GopalEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Tanmai Gopal (@tanmaigo) dive into the open-source Hasura GraphQL Engine and the wider Hasura community. Hasura provides real-time GraphQL APIs for databases, so developers can focus on building applications without worrying about infrastructure. Tune in to hear the full story about how Tanmai and his team are helping engineers unlock the dream of self-serve data access.
In this episode we discuss:
How the early Hasura team created their own version of GraphQL in parallel
Developing community with ease of onboarding and radical transparency
Transitioning community events into the COVID world, and looking...
2021-05-0536 min
ContributorMindsDB with Jorge Torres and Adam CarriganEric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by the co-founders of MindsDB, Jorge Torres (@JorgeTorresAI) and Adam Carrigan (@AdamMCarrigan). MindsDB is an open-source AI layer that integrates with existing databases, from MySQL to Clickhouse. Tune in to learn how these two former college roommates are working to bring machine learning into the mainstream.
In this episode we discuss:
Why it makes sense to run machine learning models in the database
Partnering with Kafka, Looker, and more
MindsDB’s initial adoption by students at Berkeley
Different applications for MindsDB and machine learning in ecommerce, finance, and more
The moment Jo...
2021-04-2129 min
ContributorAnaconda with Peter WangEric Anderson (@ericmander) welcomes Peter Wang (@pwang) for a conversation about the Python ecosystem and the open-source communities that have built it. Peter is the creator of Anaconda, the near-essential Python distribution for scientific computing that makes managing packages a lot more manageable. In today’s episode, Peter offers a unique and powerful perspective on how to make the economics of open-source work for everyone.
In this episode we discuss:
The paradox of the PVM and Python’s packaging difficulties
How Guido van Rossum implied permission for Anaconda and the open-source Python movement
Python as the ling...
2021-04-0734 min
ContributorRedpanda with Alexander GallegoEric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by Alexander Gallego (@emaxerrno) for an examination of Redpanda, the source available event streaming platform designed as a drop-in replacement for Kafka. Redpanda’s storage engine is attractive to developers for its performance and simplicity, removing the complexity of running Kafka to scale and deploying with a single binary. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about how Alexander and the team at Vectorized are looking to advance the conversation around streaming into the future.
In this episode we discuss:
What Alexander means when he says that hardware is the plat...
2021-03-2433 min
ContributorStorybook with Zoltan OlahEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Zoltan Olah (@zqzoltan) discuss Storybook, the open-source UI component development tool. Storybook supports all the most popular frontend frameworks and libraries such as React, Vue and Angular, but allows users to test and develop components in isolation. In today’s episode, learn more about the early days of the component-driven development methodology and how Storybook was saved by a passionate community of engineers.
In this episode we discuss:
Storybook as an integral part of UI design workflow
How Zoltan and his team inherited Storybook and saved it from being “left out to dry”...
2021-03-1027 min
ContributorSkyWalking with Sheng WuEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Sheng Wu (@wusheng1108) discuss Apache SkyWalking, an open-source APM tool focusing on cloud-native and distributed systems. SkyWalking was originally developed in 2012 as a training tool for developers new to distributed systems architecture, but it became Sheng’s pet project for several years until he brought it to the Apache Incubator program. Listen to today’s episode for the inside scoop of how this “hidden gem” fits into the Apache network of open-source software projects.
In this episode we discuss:
Why open-source APMs are not very common
SkyWalking’s focus on attracting more contributo...
2021-02-2432 min
ContributorSnowpack with Fred K. SchottEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Fred K. Schott (@FredKSchott) dive into the world of Snowpack, an open-source, frontend build tool for web developers. Snowpack is special because it uses Javascript’s ES module system to instantly write file changes to the browser. Fred created Snowpack and the Skypack CDN to fulfill his vision of the future of the web, which he first recognized while trying to advance the Javascript ecosystem with an earlier project called Pika. On today’s episode, find out how Fred rejected the pain of modern web development, and came up with a better solution.
In t...
2021-02-1031 min
ContributorNumPy & SciPy with Travis OliphantEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Travis Oliphant (@teoliphant) take a far-reaching tour through the history of the Python data community. Travis has had a hand in the creation of many open-source projects, most notably the influential libraries, NumPy and SciPy, which helped cement Python as the standard for scientific computing. Join us for the story of a fledgling community from a time “before open-source was cool,” and their lessons for today’s open-source landscape.
In this episode we discuss:
How biomedical engineering, MRIs, and an unhappy tenure committee led to NumPy and SciPy
Overcoming early challenges of distri...
2021-01-2749 min
ContributorScylla with Dor LaorEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Dor Laor (@DorLaor) go under the hood of Scylla, the open-source NoSQL database designed for low latency and high throughput in big data applications. Dor and his team have reimplemented Apache Cassandra in C++ from scratch, with additional compatibility for DynamoDB. In today’s episode, Dor shares details on the exciting work coming out of ScyllaDB, including Seastar, their open-source C++ framework. Also, check out Scylla Summit 2021 to learn what’s next for Scylla.
In this episode we discuss:
Enabling Scylla to “gain control” by implementing Apache Cassandra in C++
How Dor and his...
2021-01-1331 min
ContributorGitpod with Sven Efftinge, Christian Weichel and Gero Posmyk-LeinemannEric Anderson (@ericmander) chats with Sven Efftinge (@svenefftinge), Christian Weichel (@csweichel) and Gero Posmyk-Leinemann (Github: @geropl) about their work on Gitpod, an open-source Kubernetes application that allows engineers to spin up a server-side dev-environment from a Git repository, all within their browser. The three team members are part of TypeFox, a consulting firm that specialized in developer tools for different companies before branching out into open-source projects. Upon Gero’s hiring at TypeFox, he was tasked with creating a minimum viable product for the idea that would eventually become Gitpod. Tune in to hear how shifting from consulting to wo...
2020-12-3026 min
Contributoroso with Graham NerayEric Anderson (@ericmander) interviews Graham Neray (@grahamneray) about oso, the open-source policy engine for authorization. oso was originally born from a desire to make infrastructure and security easier for developers, which is why Graham and his company describe themselves as being in the “friction-removal business.” Listen to today’s episode to learn how the team at oso are working to put security in the hands of developers.
In this episode we discuss:
Developers building RBAC (role-based access control) systems over and over again
Why open-source is the best way to handle authorization logic
The history behind oso’s...
2020-12-1628 min
ContributorTensorFlow with Rajat MongaEric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by Rajat Monga (@rajatmonga), a co-creator of TensorFlow. Originally developed by the Google Brain team, TensorFlow is now one of the most popular open-source libraries for machine learning. The team at TensorFlow seek to “democratize” the world of AI as we know it, and by all accounts, they are succeeding. Listen to today’s episode to get inside one of the largest and most exciting open-source projects of the decade.
In this episode we discuss:
How TensorFlow compares to other open-source projects at Google
Taking bets on launch day numbers
Balancing the de...
2020-12-0229 min
ContributorMaterialize with Frank McSherryEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Frank McSherry (@frankmcsherry) dive into Materialize, a source-available streaming database that lets engineers build real-time applications. Frank is a data processing expert whose work at Microsoft Research on the Timely and Differential Dataflow models culminated in the Materialize project. Tune in to today’s episode to learn how the team at Materialize are making the technology from cutting-edge data research accessible to a wider swath of users.
In this episode we discuss:
Sharing early ideas with an “academic open source” approach
How Materialize made a commitment to correctness
Frank’s developmental philosophy of itera...
2020-11-1836 min
ContributorCilium with Thomas GrafEric Anderson (@ericmander) speaks with Thomas Graf (@tgraf__) about Cilium, the open-source networking, observability, and security software for cloud-native applications based on eBPF. Thomas is the co-founder and CTO of Isovalent, which maintains both eBPF and Cilium. Listen to today’s episode for a discussion of how Thomas’ work has leveled up the Linux kernel and the possibilities of network infrastructure in a cloud-native world.
In this episode we discuss:
The impact of simultaneous development on Cilium and eBPF
Google’s incorporation of Cilium
Shortening the gap between writing kernel code and its deployment
What JavaScript and eB...
2020-11-0429 min
ContributorPrefect with Jeremiah LowinEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Jeremiah Lowin (@jlowin) discuss Prefect, a workflow management system and data orchestration tool under development as an open-source project. Jeremiah initially created Prefect to solve a technical challenge specific to his own work, but soon realized that it was appealing to a very wide range of different clients. Listen to today’s episode to learn why Jeremiah believes most attempts to build a unified framework for solving data orchestration fail.
In this episode we discuss:
Solving the “negative engineering problem”
Learning from the complaints of data engineers at Apache Airflow
The difficulty of hav...
2020-10-2148 min
ContributorOpen Policy Agent with Torin SandallEric Anderson (@ericmander) catches up with Torin Sandall (@sometorin), co-creator of Open Policy Agent (OPA), the open-source, general-purpose policy engine. By focusing on demonstrating OPA’s value through case studies, targeted interviews, and word-of-mouth, Torin and the folks at Styra were able to grow OPA into the emerging standard for unified policy enforcement across the cloud-native stack.
In this episode we discuss:
When Netflix stumbled across OPA and delivered its “Cinderella moment”
Why OPA was designed to be developer-centric
The value of demonstrating OPA’s use cases to the industry
How one user created an RPG engine w...
2020-10-0734 min
ContributorTemporal with Maxim FateevEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Maxim Fateev (@mfateev) trace the development of Temporal, an open-source workflow orchestration engine. At Uber, Maxim co-created the project’s predecessor, Cadence, but Temporal’s roots stretch farther back to include lessons learned at Amazon and Microsoft. In this episode, learn how 18 years of experience in asynchronous messaging and workflows culminated in the foundation of Temporal.
In this episode we discuss:
Why Maxim quit Uber to start his own company
Differences between Temporal and Cadence
How Uber is filling the position that Google once had incubating open-source projects
Maxim’s advice for aspiri...
2020-09-2330 min
ContributorDgraph with Manish JainEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Manish Jain (@manishrjain) discuss the impact of Dgraph, an open-source database with a graph backend that Manish describes as “a search engine acting as a database.” Manish took a gamble when he chose GraphQL as his project’s query language shortly after its release by Facebook in 2015. Now, GraphQL has grown immensely in popularity and the bet has paid off, as Dgraph leads the cutting edge of databases in this new space. Make sure to check out the Dgraph team’s conference, “GraphQL In Space,” which will be held virtually on September 10th at graphqlcon.space.
2020-09-0930 min
ContributorDgraph with Manish JainEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Manish Jain (@manishrjain) discuss the impact of Dgraph, an open-source database with a graph backend that Manish describes as “a search engine acting as a database.” Manish took a gamble when he chose GraphQL as his project’s query language shortly after its release by Facebook in 2015. Now, GraphQL has grown immensely in popularity and the bet has paid off, as Dgraph leads the cutting edge of databases in this new space. Make sure to check out the Dgraph team’s conference, “GraphQL In Space,” which will be held virtually on September 10th at graphqlcon.space.
2020-09-0930 min
ContributorPresto with Martin Traverso, Dain Sundstrom and David PhillipsEric Anderson (@ericmander) talks to Martin Traverso (@mtraverso), Dain Sundstrom (@daindumb) and David Phillips (@electrum32) about their collaboration on Presto, an open-source distributed SQL query engine for big data. The three engineers worked together at three different companies before deciding to solve an efficiency problem for data analytics at Facebook in 2012. Listen to today’s episode to learn about the careful planning and technical philosophy behind the development and design of Presto.
In this episode we discuss:
Starting an open-source project at Facebook in the early 2010s
The importance of making Presto “dirt simple to install”
What i...
2020-08-2638 min
ContributorPresto with Martin Traverso, Dain Sundstrom and David PhillipsEric Anderson (@ericmander) talks to Martin Traverso (@mtraverso), Dain Sundstrom (@daindumb) and David Phillips (@electrum32) about their collaboration on Presto, an open-source distributed SQL query engine for big data. The three engineers worked together at three different companies before deciding to solve an efficiency problem for data analytics at Facebook in 2012. Listen to today’s episode to learn about the careful planning and technical philosophy behind the development and design of Presto.
In this episode we discuss:
Starting an open-source project at Facebook in the early 2010s
The importance of making Presto “dirt simple to install”
What i...
2020-08-2638 min
ContributorXanadu with Nathan KilloranNathan Killoran (@co9olguy) guides Eric Anderson (@ericmander) through the cutting-edge world of quantum machine learning at Xanadu, a quantum computing company that is innovating with its use of photonics. Nathan is Xanadu’s Head of Software, Algorithms, & Quantum Machine Learning, and has detailed insight on their main open-source software projects, StrawberryFields and PennyLane. On today’s episode, Nathan explains how the barrier to contributing may be lower than you think, even if you don’t have a PhD in quantum physics.
In this episode we discuss:
Designing software for Xanadu’s unique approach to quantum computin...
2020-08-1228 min
ContributorXanadu with Nathan KilloranNathan Killoran (@co9olguy) guides Eric Anderson (@ericmander) through the cutting-edge world of quantum machine learning at Xanadu, a quantum computing company that is innovating with its use of photonics. Nathan is Xanadu’s Head of Software, Algorithms, & Quantum Machine Learning, and has detailed insight on their main open-source software projects, StrawberryFields and PennyLane. On today’s episode, Nathan explains how the barrier to contributing may be lower than you think, even if you don’t have a PhD in quantum physics.
In this episode we discuss:
Designing software for Xanadu’s unique approach to quantum computin...
2020-08-1228 min
A Place For TruthThe Lordship of Christ: Christians, Government and Culture…in a time of COVID-19 CrisisOn Sunday, May 17, Pastor Eric Anderson, Lifespring Church of Crosby, MN hosted a Zoom conversation with questions principally directed to Drs. Ardel Caneday and P. Andrew Sandlin concerning Christian thinking, Spheres of Sovereignty, Church, Worship, business, politics and COVID-19.
This was a 90 minute discussion and has been Re-formatted into an MP3 file, which is linked below. It is worth taking the time to listen to these seasoned Christian Leaders and theologians discuss these topics and address audience questions, beginning with a short refresher by Dr. Sandlin on the three spheres of God’s ordained Sovereignty over life in thi...
2020-07-311h 30A Place For TruthRacism, Marxism, Guilt, Government and the Bible’s Prescription of both the Problem and the SolutionWednesday Evening, June 24, Pastor Eric Anderson of Lifespring Church, Crosby, MN, hosted a Zoom Q&A with Drs Ardel Caneday and P Andrew Sandlin on discerning the current cultural crisis tearing apart both our society and sadly, many churches.
Topics included: How do we understand the current cultural divide (and conflict) going on, related to both our common heritage and our cultural divides and to racial and political tensions? What is racism? Is racism a sin? What are the roots of the riots and protests? What is Cultural Marxism? What worldview is behind the monument toppling? Should...
2020-07-311h 38
ContributorClickhouse with Alexey Milovidov and Ivan BlinkovEric Anderson (@ericmander) talks to Alexey Milovidov (@alexey-milovidov) and Ivan Blinkov (@blinkov) about their work on Clickhouse, an open source analytical database from the team at Yandex. Originally designed to support Yandex.Metrica, word of this powerful tool spread rapidly inside the company, and the idea was hatched to make Clickhouse into a truly open source project. Tune in to learn about how Alexey petitioned management to accept what initially seemed like a “crazy” idea - and how the risk paid off.
In this episode we discuss:
Differences between Clickhouse and similar products
Why...
2020-07-2942 min
ContributorClickhouse with Alexey Milovidov and Ivan BlinkovEric Anderson (@ericmander) talks to Alexey Milovidov (@alexey-milovidov) and Ivan Blinkov (@blinkov) about their work on Clickhouse, an open source analytical database from the team at Yandex. Originally designed to support Yandex.Metrica, word of this powerful tool spread rapidly inside the company, and the idea was hatched to make Clickhouse into a truly open source project. Tune in to learn about how Alexey petitioned management to accept what initially seemed like a “crazy” idea - and how the risk paid off.
In this episode we discuss:
Differences between Clickhouse and similar products
Why...
2020-07-2942 min
ContributorLinkerD with William MorganEric Anderson (@ericmander) chats with William Morgan (@wm), CEO of Buoyant and a creator of the open source service mesh, LinkerD. As a former infrastructure engineer at Twitter, William leveraged his experience there to help develop what would become effectively the first service mesh. Listen to today’s episode to find out how the team at Buoyant originally coined the term, and are continuing to define the concept today.
In this episode we discuss:
Pioneering the very first service mesh
Why Buoyant rejected the open core model
How the industry is shifting away from the “nights and...
2020-07-1532 min
ContributorLinkerD with William MorganEric Anderson (@ericmander) chats with William Morgan (@wm), CEO of Buoyant and a creator of the open source service mesh, LinkerD. As a former infrastructure engineer at Twitter, William leveraged his experience there to help develop what would become effectively the first service mesh. Listen to today’s episode to find out how the team at Buoyant originally coined the term, and are continuing to define the concept today.
In this episode we discuss:
Pioneering the very first service mesh
Why Buoyant rejected the open core model
How the industry is shifting away from the “nights and...
2020-07-1532 min
Next Level Idea PodcastOrthoidea podcast with Dr. Robert Medoff the godfather of Fragment Specific FixationOn this episode of the Orthoidea podcast Eric Anderson has the distinct honor of speaking with Dr. Robert Medoff who is considered the godfather of Fragment Specific Fixation. Dr. Medoff describes his thought process from the very beginning which led him to these new revolutionary implants and the founding of Trimed. Dr. Medoff revolutionized the treatment of fractures, and has helped thousands of patients regain their lives. Thank you Dr. Medoff for taking time out of your busy schedule to speak with Orthoidea!
2020-07-1229 min
ContributorChef with Adam Jacob
Full show notes and transcript.
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) welcomes Chef co-founder Adam Jacob (@adamhjk) to talk about the popular open source service. He and co-founder Nathan Haneysmith originally started the company as a way to sell automation services to startups, but wanted to expand their abilities to serve more clients. From naming the company to governance and engaging with contributors, Adam dives into why it was important to him to go the open source route and how the business model works.
In this episode we discuss:
How Chef got started
The decision to be open source
...
2020-07-0140 min
ContributorChef with Adam JacobEric Anderson (@ericmander) welcomes Chef co-founder Adam Jacob (@adamhjk) to talk about the popular open source service. He and co-founder Nathan Haneysmith originally started the company as a way to sell automation services to startups, but wanted to expand their abilities to serve more clients. From naming the company to governance and engaging with contributors, Adam dives into why it was important to him to go the open source route and how the business model works.
In this episode we discuss:
How Chef got started
The decision to be open source
What the business model looks...
2020-07-0140 min
ContributorIstio with Sven MawsonEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Sven Mawson (@smawson) dive into the past, present and future of Istio, an open source service mesh born of collaboration between IBM and Google. Sven is a Senior Staff Engineer at Google and co-founder of the Istio project. In today’s episode, he shares the story of how two titans came together for a tool that anyone can use and contribute to.
In this episode we discuss:
How Google asked IBM to drop their Amalgam8 project
The involvement of Lyft, Envoy and Matt Klein (@mattklein123)
Making moves at QCon
A counter-intuitive marketing st...
2020-07-0131 min
ContributorIstio with Sven Mawson
Full show notes and transcript.
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) and Sven Mawson (@smawson) dive into the past, present and future of Istio, an open source service mesh born of collaboration between IBM and Google. Sven is a Senior Staff Engineer at Google and co-founder of the Istio project. In today’s episode, he shares the story of how two titans came together for a tool that anyone can use and contribute to.
In this episode we discuss:
How Google asked IBM to drop their Amalgam8 project
The involvement of Lyft, Envoy and Matt Klein (@mattklein123)
Making moves at...
2020-07-0131 minNext Level Idea PodcastOrthoidea Podcast with Chad Kurtz Vice President of MedshapeOn this episode of the Orthoidea podcast Eric Anderson speaks with Chad Kurtz who is the Vice President of Medshape. Medshape’s disruptive technology focusses currently on the foot and ankle space with their cutting edge Nitinol material.
2020-06-1919 min
YXE UndergroundBonus Episode - Eric Receives an HIV TestIn June, I received an email from Lauryn Kronick, who is the Education and Prevention Coordinator at AIDS Saskatoon. They asked if I wanted to take part in National HIV Testing Day, which is on June 27th. My first thought was yes, of course. HIV rates in Saskatchewan are incredibly high compared to the rest of the country. Maybe if I tweeted about it and did something for the podcast, people might learn something, was my thinking. But then I started to come up with reasons why I shouldn’t do the...
2019-12-0511 min
ContributorEnvoy Proxy with Matt KleinEric Anderson (@ericmander) and Matt Klein (@mattklein123) discuss the beginnings of Envoy Proxy, an open source proxy now governed by the CNCF. Matt is a software engineer at Lyft and creator of the Envoy. On today’s episode, Matt gives the inside scoop on the benefits and challenges of cultivating a self-sustaining open source community.
In this episode we discuss:
How Matt’s experience at Twitter informed development of Envoy
Working with Google
The role of marketing in Envoy’s success
Why building an open source community is like “total controlled anarchy”
Finding the right contributors and maintai...
2019-11-1439 min
ContributorAlluxio with Haoyuan LiEric Anderson (@ericmander) hosts Haoyuan Li (@haoyuan), also known as H.Y., creator of Spark Streaming as well as the open source data orchestration system, Alluxio. H.Y. founded Alluxio, Inc. to further develop the research project that he first created as a doctoral student at UC Berkeley’s AMPLab. Listen to today’s episode to learn more about how H.Y. identified an opportunity to disrupt cloud storage with an open source project as his Ph.D. thesis.
In this episode we discuss:
H.Y.’s analysis of the data storage industry’s cyclical history
How H.Y...
2019-11-0132 min
Content, Structure & Style - An Unofficial Squarespace PodcastThe Squarespace Site Hand-off: Episode 101Welcome to the very first episode of Content, Structure & Style, an unofficial Squarespace podcast. Episode 101 sees hosts Alan Houser, Eric Anderson and Josh Braaten begin the series with a...
The world is always looking for a better way to manage their content, to design something new and just be plain awesome on the web. Collectively, we’re here to say - look no further. You should be using Squarespace. That’s what Content, Structure & Style is all about.
2011-04-2900 min