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Console DevToolsCloud infra, with Kurt Mackey (Fly.io) - S04E11In this episode, we speak with Kurt Mackey, CEO of Fly.io. We discuss what it's like running physical servers in data centers around the world, why they didn't build on top of the cloud, and what the philosophy is behind the focus on pure compute, networking, and storage primitives. Kurt sheds light on the regions where Fly.io is most popular, why they’re adding GPUs, and the technology that makes it all work behind the scenes.Hosted by David Mytton (Console) and Jean Yang (Akita Software).Things mentioned:Ars TechnicaY CombinatorMongoHQServerCentral (now De...2023-07-0635 minConsole DevToolsServerless databases, with Monica Sarbu (Xata) - S04E10In this episode, we speak with Monica Sarbu, CEO of Xata. We start with the philosophy behind serverless databases, why developers shouldn't need to think about relational databases, search, and analytics, whether the performance hit of accessing a database over HTTP matters, and how database branching works. She also talks about Xata’s plans for a global database, the company’s focus on UI developers, and what other databases are doing wrong.Hosted by David Mytton (Console) and Jean Yang (Akita Software).Things mentioned:Xatatupu.ioElasticPlanetScaleQuicker serverless Postgres connectionsCloudflare WorkersAirtableXata ChatGPT integrationApple Mac ...2023-06-2929 minConsole DevToolsCreating Julia, with Jeff Bezanson (JuliaHub) - S04E09In this episode, we speak with Jeff Bezanson, one of the co-creators of the Julia programming language and the CTO of JuliaHub. We start with the history of Julia and why it took a while to take off, the key principles behind the language, how it provides the speed of C with the ease of Python, and what it's been like running such a large open-source project. He sheds light on the original motivation for Julia, the process of creating it, and its involvement in AI.Hosted by David Mytton (Console) and Jean Yang (Akita Software).2023-06-2231 minConsole DevToolsWebAssembly, with Matt Butcher (Fermyon) - S04E08In this episode, we speak with Matt Butcher, CEO at Fermyon. We discuss the four use cases for WebAssembly, why Wasm’s sandboxed approach is so secure, whether there's any danger retrofitting other use cases onto a language that was originally designed for the web, and how limitations like the lack of full networking support are going to be resolved.Hosted by David Mytton (Console) and Jean Yang (Akita Software).Things mentioned:OpenStackKubernetesDockerHelmThe Illustrated Children's Guide to KubernetesMicrosoftSingleStoreShopifyVMwareFermyon SpinFermyon CloudWizerwasm-optMacBook ProDell Ultrawide MonitoriPad ABOUT MATT BUTCHERMatt Butcher is the...2023-06-1537 minConsole DevToolsWhy engineering sucks, with Eli Schleifer (Trunk) - S04E07In this episode, we speak with Eli Schleifer, Co-CEO of Trunk. We discuss why engineering sucks, what developers can learn from how software gets built at Google and Uber, how individual developers can improve their coding experience, and why Git commit messages are useless.Hosted by David Mytton (Console) and Jean Yang (Akita Software).Things mentioned:Mythical Man-MonthGoogleUberBitTorrent"Git commit messages are useless"WarpSlackLinearVisual Studio CodeMacBook Pro M1 ABOUT ELI SCHLEIFEREli Schleifer is the founder and co-CEO of Trunk, an all-in-one solution for scalably checking, testing, merging, and monitoring c...2023-06-0836 minConsole DevToolsFrontend platforms, with Matt Biilmann (Netlify) - S04E06In this episode, we speak with Matt Biilmann, CEO of Netlify. We discuss what it was like deploying code before Netlify, whether there is about to be a fragmentation in the JavaScript ecosystem as React gets more opinionated, where state and data fit into the Jamstack model, and how you might reach developers with a new project today. You’ll hear about the evolution of Netlify’s model, the Gatsby acquisition, and how Netlify has succeeded at staying on top of the fast-changing landscape.Hosted by David Mytton (Console) and Jean Yang (Akita Software).Things ment...2023-06-0133 minConsole DevToolsDevrel, with Christina Warren (GitHub) - S04E05In this episode, we speak with Christina Warren, senior developer advocate at GitHub about all things Developer Relations (or “DevRel”). We talk about what constitutes a “typical day” in DevRel (if such a thing exists), how to get started in the field, and the types of skills needed. We also discuss how to measure success in DevRel, the importance of advocating for the user, and where exactly DevRel ends and product begins. You’ll hear about how Christina sees her role as a bridge between the community, product engineering, and the developers using the product, as well as where video fits...2023-05-2537 minConsole DevToolsCreating Go with Russ Cox (Google) - S04E03In this episode, we speak with Russ Cox, distinguished engineer and Go programming language tech lead at Google. We discuss the original motivations for Go, the principles behind the language design, what other projects can learn from how Go manages its open-source community, and what Russ would change about Go if he started again. Russ also talks about the telemetry proposal, the involvement of Google in this, and what the Go team learned from a previous alias proposal.Hosted by David Mytton (Console) and Jean Yang (Akita Software).Things mentioned:PlanetScale"Rust vs. Go...2023-05-1136 minConsole DevToolsBuilding Tools Devs Love, with Erica Brescia (Redpoint) - S04E02In this episode, we speak with Erica Brescia, Managing Director at Redpoint Ventures, and previously COO at GitHub. We discuss what's changed since she started her first DevTools company back in the mid-2000s, how to build tools developers love, whether open source is just a marketing strategy, and what she looks for in software investments. She also sheds light on how to get a new product in front of developers, whether or not more people should be bootstrapping their companies as she did, and how to scale your marketing team as you grow.Hosted by David...2023-05-0432 minConsole DevToolsDev War Stories, with Steven Sinofsky (a16z, ex-Microsoft) - S04E01In this episode, we speak with Steven Sinofsky, currently a board partner at Andreessen Horowitz and previously of Microsoft. We discuss what it was like shipping code at Microsoft in the early days, what he learned from Bill Gates, how it applies to software development today, what the big Windows 8 rewrite was like, and why the Copilot AI naysayers are completely wrong. Although the software landscape has changed dramatically since Steven’s early days at Microsoft in the 80s, he shares some of the lessons he learned along the way which are still as relevant today as they were ba...2023-04-2740 minConsole DevToolsHow do developers pick tools? (Cue & Leapp) - S01E10Episode 10 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Cue - 0pen source data validation language)Leapp (manage cloud access credentials)Find more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:JSONGoProtocol buffersTypescriptF# ProjectsJulia Programming LanguageAkita SoftwareAWS Identity and Access Management Apache SubversionLet us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jeanqasaurhttps://twitter.com/davidmyttonhttps://twitter.com/consoledotdevOr b...2021-09-0914 minConsole DevToolsCan you rely on autofix? (Tyk & DeepSource) - S01E09Episode 9 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Tyk - API gatewayDeepsource - automated code reviewsFind more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:KongApigeenginxGoAkita SoftwareEP5 Console DevTools PodcastEP2 Console DevTools PodcastLet us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jeanqasaurhttps://twitter.com/davidmyttonhttps://twitter.com/consoledotdevOr by email: hello@console.devWe...2021-09-0215 minConsole DevToolsDecentralize your tech stack (Fission & AskGit) - S01E08Episode 8 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Fission - decentralized app backend for storage and identity.AskGit - query git repos with SQL.Find more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:InterPlanetary File SystemWebAssemblyOktaEverybody LiesBogdan VasilescuLet us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jeanqasaurhttps://twitter.com/davidmyttonhttps://twitter.com/consoledotdevOr by email: hello...2021-08-2614 minConsole DevToolsCode search, dev flow & testing: Sourcegraph & Hoppscotch - S01E07Episode 7 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Sourcegraph - code search engine.Hoppscotch - test UI for API requests.Find more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:Github.Dropbox.Monorepo.PageRank.Github Copilot.Postman.Console EP2 - GitHub CopilotConsole EP6 - Philosophy of open sourceLet us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jeanqasaurhttps://twitter.com/davidmyttonhttps...2021-08-1915 minConsole DevToolsOpen source vs commercial: Appsmith & Retool - S01E06Episode 6 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Appsmith - Open source internal tool UI builderRetool - Internal tool UI builderFind more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:MongoDBAmazon S3GraphQLStripeReactWhy Aren't There More Programming Languages Startups?Let us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jeanqasaurhttps://twitter.com/davidmyttonhttps://twitter.com/consoledotdevOr by email...2021-08-1213 minConsole DevToolsSnyk Open Source (dependency security monitoring) & Security Scorecard (security health metrics) - S01E05Episode 5 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Snyk Open Source - Dependency security monitoring.Security Scorecard - Security health metrics.Find more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:GNU C Library (glibc)DependabotNgnixLinux FoundationLet us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jeanqasaurhttps://twitter.com/davidmyttonhttps://twitter.com/consoledotdevOr by email: hello@console.dev2021-08-0514 minConsole DevToolsLiveblocks (real-time collaboration API) & Livekit (open source live video and audio API) - S01E04Episode 4 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Liveblocks - real-time collaboration API.Livekit - Open source live video and audio API.Find more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:Figma.Mux.Next.js.NuxtJS.WebRTC.Redis.ohyay.Zoom Bachelor.Open Broadcaster Software.Agora.Twillio.Tuple.Splunk.Notion.Clubhouse.Discord.A16Z - The Cost of Cloud.Let us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter...2021-07-2915 minConsole DevToolsAutomerge (conflict-free JSON-like data structure) & Polypane (browser testing tool) - S01E03Episode 3 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Automerge - JSON-like data structure for concurrent writes.Polypane - Browser testing toolFind more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentionedLocal-First Software - academic paperSyncthingvimJavascriptTypescriptWebAssemblySQLiteAkita SoftwareLet us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jeanqasaurhttps://twitter.com/davidmyttonhttps://twitter.com/consoledotdevOr by email: hello@console.dev...2021-07-2213 minConsole DevToolsGitHub Copilot (AI pair programming) & Tuple (screen sharing for developers) - S01E02Episode 2 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:GitHub Copilot - AI pair programming for VS Code.Tuple - Screen sharing optimized for developers.Find more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:Computer Aided Programming Group at MIT.Jean’s programming language research.GNU General Public License (GPL).Django.Ruby on Rails.Bootstrap.David’s sustainable computing research.Jean’s Twitch channel.Let us know what you think on Twitte...2021-07-1515 minConsole DevToolsWaypoint (build, deploy, release) & Zellij (terminal workspace) - S01E01Episode 1 of the Console DevTools Podcast, a devtools discussion with David Mytton (Co-founder, Console) and Jean Yang (CEO, Akita Software).Tools discussed:Waypoint - Build, deploy, and release across platforms.Zellij - Terminal workspace manager (tabs + multiplexing).Find more interesting tools and beta releases for developers at https://console.devOther things mentioned:HCL - Hashicorp Configuration Language.Vagrant.Terraform.Kubernetes.Gitpod.GitHub Codespaces.tmux.vim.Oh My ZSH.Fish.VS Code.Let us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/jeanqasaurhttps://twitter.com...2021-07-0815 minConsole DevToolsSeason 1 TrailerAs software has become more important, so the demand for developers has increased. Whether you call yourself an engineer, a programmer, developer, hacker or coder, more and more organizations are building skilled technology teams to change how they achieve their mission.Developers make big decisions, yet they face an onslaught of sales and marketing combined with an unrelenting velocity of releases to keep up with.From open source, cloud, large public company or small startup, there has never been more choice for developers.That's why we started Console, a free weekly email digest...2021-06-1501 min