The Stack Overflow podcast is a weekly conversation about working in software development, learning to code, and the art and culture of computer programming. Hosted by Paul Ford and Ben Popper, the series features questions from our community, interviews with fascinating guests, and hot takes on what’s happening in tech. Founded in 2008, Stack Overflow is empowering the world to develop technology through collective knowledge. It’s best known for being the largest, most trusted online community for developers and technologists. More than 100 million people come to Stack Overflow every month to ask questions, help solve coding problems, and develop new skills.
Another hard week in tech
Episode notes:
The team questions whether a print out of 60-90 days worth of code is the right benchmark for whether to lay someone off.
Ben gives our podcast listeners a heads up to reports of repo jacking on GitHub (who got ahead of the issue quickly).
We reflect on whether or not we’re okay with generative AI—and question tradeoffs between copyright and the ability for more people to create stuff.
Ben discusses how his internet browser might be becoming his second brain.
Matt and Cassidy get props from Ben for their rising popularity on Stack Overflow’s YouTube channel.