Best Golang Podcasts (2025)

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🗳️ Surveys say... StackOverflow 2025 Developer Survey results The Pragmatic Engineer 2025 Survey Proposals 🆕 New: proposal: x/tools/go/analysis/structtag: stricter JSON tag checking Related discussion on Episode 117 Accepted: doc: mention "purego" build tag convention somewhere 🤡 Accepted: mime: expand on what is covered by builtinTypes Accepted: l…

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AI Agents, Tooling, and Limitations with Kenneth Stott 49:05

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In this episode Bill Kennedy and Kenneth Stott discuss the evolving role of AI in organizations, emphasizing the importance of human intelligence in leveraging AI tools effectively. They explore the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI, the need for a structured data language within organizations, and the ethical considerations s…

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AI Booster? AI Doomer? You're Wrong Either Way 1:20:39

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It's a rarity in recent years to have a conversation and not have the topic of AI brought up. There are those who think we're on the cusp of AI super-intelligence, those who think AI will destroy the job market, and those who completely write the entire thing off. What these conversations lack is nuance. In this episode, Kris is joined by Matt and …

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🎣 Conference roundup, http3, DataDog and Turso do optimizations 27:05

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Jon's gone fishing, Shay's gone camping, so the community took the time to optimize all the things :) https://cupogo.dev/ for all the links and details! This show is supported by you, and there are many ways to support the show (directly and indirectly). Thanks for listening! Meetup roundup Jamie Tanna - Hands on dependency workshop @ Fatsoma Fyne …

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Versioning: We Did It To Ourselves 1:41:44

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Versioning! It's a topic that we all deal with on a daily basis, and yet it's a topic that many of us dread. Our ecosystems love semantic versioning, but many of us find it lacking for many of our use cases. In this episode, Kris and Matt are joined once again by Jamie and Steve to talk about versioning. The panel discusses what versioning is, when…

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Keebo, DevOps, and Team Dynamics with Mary Moore-Simmons 1:43:56

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In this episode, Mary Moore-Simmons, VP of Engineering at Keebo, shares her journey from early tech interests to leadership roles at SendGrid, GitHub, and Keebo. She discusses navigating career transitions, the value of mentorship, and her passion for building innovative developer tools and empowering teams. 00:00 Introduction 07:48 First Memory of…

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[Break] You're Now Less Wrong About REST 39:57

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Welcome to Break, a Fallthrough aftershow! After months of spending time after each recording of Fallthrough chatting, Kris and Matt decided it's time to record some of these chats and publish them to the world! In many ways the show's name is apropos: it's more like a watercooler break than a podcast recording and it's a break from the way we usua…

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Why You're Wrong About REST 1:48:32

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The web has been around for nearly 40 years, yet despite its massive success, the principles that made it a success still prove elusive to most software engineers today. We've stumbled into a world where so called REST APIs are less RESTful than GraphQL, where most definitions of hypermedia are wrong, and where nuance has been replaced with "well a…

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🤌 The Gopherfather: Go 1.25, slog multihandlers, and more, capisce? 35:49

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Go 1.24.5 and Go 1.23.11 are released Go 1.25 Release Candidate 2 is released 🇿🇦 GopherCon South Africa, Aug 6-7 Online Go Blog: Generic Interfaces by Axel Wagner Proposals 🪵 New: log/slog: add multiple handlers support for logger 👉 New: spec: expression to create pointer to simple types Video: 10 Things I Hate About Go urfave/cli: a declarative, s…

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What Even Is A [Programming|Natural] Language? 1:10:30

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Whether you're talking to another person, talking to a computer, or just talking to yourself, we use languages every day. For a long time now, there's been a debate about whether natural languages and programming languages are distinct from each other. The creation of large language models and their ability to produce code from natural language has…

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Language and Codes of Misconduct 1:08:25

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In episode 27, the panel discussed what languages are, what it means to know things, and what meaning is. In this bonus episode, we extend that conversation to discuss how language affects the tech and software communities. We delve into things like whether Codes of Conduct are actually a good thing, how efforts to make language more inclusive can …

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🛠️ Can we fix it? No we can't! 🧭 Plus, exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Go West Conf. 51:39

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vscode-go v0.48.0 released with golangci-lint v2 support golangci-lint v2 showcase and interview with Ldez, episode 104 LookPath bug: incorrect expansion of "" and "." in some PATH configurations 🛠️ Proposal: cmd/fix: remove all functionality Unexpected security footguns in Go's parsers by Vasco Franco 🌩️ Lightning Round Blog: Go: Don't name packag…

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Wednesday, Consulting, and Business with Ali Hafizji 1:34:01

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In this episode, Ali Hafizji, founder of Wednesday, shares insights into his unique approach to product engineering through a sprint model that emphasizes outcomes over time. He discusses the importance of Agile methodology in adapting to change, the dynamics of client relationships, and the challenges of communication across time zones. He discuss…

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SIMD & Go 1:07:43

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Speed and software should go hand in hand, but with Moore's Law coming to an end and CPU clock speeds remaining steady over the last 20 years, software engineers need to turn to new techniques to improve the efficiency of their code. In this episode, Matt and Angelica and joined by Clement Jean to discuss one of these techniques: SIMD. They'll disc…

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🚧 Go Improvement: 🫸 waitgroup.Go, json/v2, 🐍 new features for cobra apps, with Jeremy Foran 28:37

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ngrok Go SDK v2 released 🚁 Go 1.25 interactive tour by Anton Zhiyanov JSON evolution in Go: from v1 to v2 by Anton Zhiyanov 📘 Free eBook: Data Serialization in Go by Jonathan Hall JSON Benchmarks Lightning Round 🐍 charm Fang YouTube short: CoPilot API is written in Go ⌨️ Typst: Compose text faster Jeremy Foran Blue Flag Consulting ★ Support this po…

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What's coming in Go 1.25? Plus Redowan Delowar on what makes Go different from other languages 49:24

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Go 1.25rc1 released Opinion: Go should be more opinionated by Elton Minetto Blog: HTTP QUERY and Go by Kevin McDonald Interview with Redowan Delowar Blog post: You probably don't need a DI framework Blog Fx dependency injection framework for Go Blog: How I program with agents ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…

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The Three Ps: Understanding Product, Project, and Program Management 1:15:27

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Building software is difficult and rarely can software engineers do it alone. In this episode, Kris is joined by Ian, Matthew, and Angelica to talk managing software projects and what three often used but rarely defined roles actually mean: project manager, product manager, and program manager. The panel also discusses how these roles interact with…

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Cybersecurity, Music, and RapDev with Ryan Henrich 1:33:27

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In this engaging conversation, Ryan Henrich shares his journey in the cybersecurity field, discussing his current role at RapDev, the evolution of cybersecurity careers, and his early experiences with hacking. He reflects on his high school years, his passion for music, and the impact of technology on learning. The discussion also dives into the ch…

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Go's Error Handling Is Handled 1:09:32

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Error handling in Go is one of the language's most controversial topics. It ranks high in each Go Developer Survey and many different people have proposed many different solutions to the perceived problems. The Go Team's stance on error handling as a problem in need of a fix has changed recently, with a declaration that no proposals will be accepte…

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Agentic workflows and AI firewalls, so pretty much cancelling ourselves out 13:59

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Don't forget to visit cupogo dot dev, where you can find links to all the things! 🤖 Ezo Saleh - How We Built Rock-Solid Agentic Orchestration with Go 🔥 Anubis 🥨 Godump - pretty printer 🪳 gcassert 💧 isLitOrSingle ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Jonathan Hall & Shay Nehmad

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A Discourse On AI Discourse 1:18:26

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AI is a divisive topic. Some people are AI boosters while others are AI doomers. And then there are those of us who sit in the middle, feeling both sides are not just wrong but that they aren't experiencing a shared reality with the rest of us. In this episode, Kris and Matt are joined by Steve Klabnik to talk about the state of AI and the discours…

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🚫 Go team says no, what is HTTP error 407, and do you need DI frameworks 30:12

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Go 1.24.4 and 1.23.10 released Commit 4d1c255: net/http: strip sensitive proxy headers from redirect requests 🚫 [ On | No ] syntactic support for error handling by Robert Griesemer 💉 You probably don't need a DI framework by Redowan Delowar 🌩️ Lightning Round 🗳️ Stack Overflow 2025 Developer Survey 🪲 git-bug: a decentralized issue tracker 🗓️ Lookin…

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AI Tooling, Interviews, and Tigera with Peter Kelly 1:35:37

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In this engaging conversation, Bill Kennedy interviews Peter Kelly, VP of Engineering at Tigera, exploring his journey from early experiences with technology to his current role in the tech industry. They discuss the impact of education, sports, and family background on Peter's career path, as well as the challenges faced by young people today in n…

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058: Starting in Go with Yann Bizeul 1:06:12

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Go is used by multiple programmers and software engineers. Lots of path can lead to want to try Go, and this week I talk with Yann whom eventually found Go and talks about his experiences writing internal tools at his company. Links: Hupload YBFeedBy Dominic St-Pierre

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Building An Open Source Maintenance Company 1:18:08

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We all use open source software on a daily basis. Even though the software is free to consume doesn't mean it's free to produce. Over the years, there have been many attempts to support open source development financially, from companies that sell support to foundations and many things in between. On this week's episode, Angelica and Matt are joine…

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🌁 Live from San Francisco, it's Cup o' Go! Elastic, Green Tea, and LLM toolboxes 31:04

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This episode was sponsored by Elastic! Elastic is the company behind Elasticsearch, they help teams find, analyze, and act on their data in real-time through their Search, Observability, and Security solutions. Thanks Elastic! This episode was recorded at Elastic's offices in San Francisco during a meetup. Find info about the show, past episodes in…

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ProArch, Growth, and Technology with Santosh Kaveti 1:23:46

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In this episode we interview Santosh Kaveti, CEO of ProArch, about his journey from India to Atlanta, his educational background, and his career in technology. Santosh shares insights into his family life, early education, and the challenges he faced along the way. He discusses his passion for mathematics and how it influenced his career choices, u…

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Event Driven Architectures 59:28

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When it comes to building distributed systems, RPC and REST style interfaces aren't the only options. Events provide an alternative way to build a distributed system that can result in more robust systems that are easier to extend and deploy, while reducing the chances of a single bottlenecked service taking down the entire system. In this episode,…

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Go gets audited, and Ian Lance Taylor talks about 19 years on the Go team 53:53

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Go gets audited Blog: Go Cryptography Security Audit by Roland Shoemaker and Filippo Valsorda Deeper dive into FIPS in Episode 89 with Alex Scheel ✋ Proposal declined: x/exp/xiter: new package with iterator adapters ⛺ Gophercamp video: Your code deserves better: give it a linter by Gabriel Augendre 🏓 Blog: Am I online? by Anton Zhiyanov 🎱 Blog: Res…

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CloudLife, Business, and Persistence with Ryan Ryke 1:24:45

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In this episode, Bill Kennedy interviews Ryan Ryke, founder of CloudLife Consulting, focusing on AWS and cloud computing. They discuss the challenges of understanding AWS billing, the importance of managing cloud storage, and the benefits of using services like Cloud Run and Fargate. The conversation also touches on the evolution of engineering per…

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Blown Glass Half-Full of WebAssembly & SQLite 1:14:01

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From deploying WebAssembly all over the world, to using SQLite to keep track of distributed data, to blowing glass, this episode is quite the adventure! Your co-hosting power duo of Matt and Angelica are joined by Danielle Lancashire, a Principal Engineer at Fermyon, to navigate this discussion filled with insights and advice. This episode's extend…

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Thanks, Ian. 🙏 Plus Kevin Hoffman talks about empathy and the joy of logging ⚡ 1:06:56

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Go Meetup in San Francisco - Sponsored by Elastic & Cup o' Go Ian Lance Taylor leaves the Go team Blog: wget to Wipeout: Malicious Go Modules Fetch Destructive Payload Blog: Security: The Habits That Matter Most by Christoph Berger ⚡ Interview with Kevin Hoffman of SparkLogs SparkLogs.com SparkLogs on Discord Kevin on LinkedIn Kevin by email ★ Supp…

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Remote Work, Relationships, and Software with Infant Mystica 1:00:45

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In this conversation, Infant Mystica shares her journey of building a professional network through social media, the innovative language translation technology she works on, and the dynamics of remote work across different time zones. She discusses her aspirations for career growth, the importance of attending tech conferences, and her experiences …

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A Phoenix's Path to Principal 1:37:07

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From implementing minesweeper on a TI calculator to becoming a prolific open source maintainer, Evan Phoenix has had quite the journey. In this week's episode, Matt & Angelica sit down with Evan to discuss his journey, from his early days writing basic on his TI calculator, to writing an alternative implementation of Ruby, being GitHub user #7, bec…

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Metal! 🤘 Bare metal go, config libs, building response writers 26:54

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Thanks for listening. Check out all the links to all the things at https://cupogo.dev/. GCC 15.1 Released With Support For COBOL os: Root permits access to parent directory GOOS=none The "most ergonomic" config library Go Meetup in San Francisco - Sponsored by Elastic & Cup o' Go LinkedIn s**tposting Lightning round "you are an expert go developer"…

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Hasura, Networking, and Business with Kenneth Stott 1:21:50

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Kenneth Stott, Field CTO at Hasura, joins the Ardan Labs podcast to recount his journey from a BYU student to innovating computer audits at Deloitte and navigating the high-pressure world of Wall Street. He explains how early hands-on experiences with computers and his organizational behavior classes ignited an entrepreneurial mindset. Throughout t…

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The Language of Data Visualization 1:11:12

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Little languages are powerful. From text processing with AWK to calculations with APL, domain specific languages help us do things more concisely and with more precision than with other languages. Anthony Starks knows this well, as he's designed several little languages, including decksh, the focus of this episode, which allows users to create powe…

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🎉 Surprise! 😯 A new security release is coming! 45:12

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🛡️ Go 1.24.3 and Go 1.23.9 coming Tuesday, May 6 Meatspace events 🏴 GoWest, Oct 24 @ Lehi, Utah CFP through June 3 🏴 Go Meetup @ Atlanta, GA USA, May 7 🏴 Go meetup @ SF, May 27 📝 Go 1.25 draft release notes 👋 Go Blog: Goodbye core types - Hello Go as we know and love it! by Robert Griesemer Jonathan's Daily go email: Boldly Go! Daily ⚒️ Blog: How t…

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Focused, Reputation, and AI with Austin Vance 1:29:47

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In this conversation, Bill Kennedy and Austin Vance discuss the critical role of relationships in business, the balance between AI and human interaction, and the importance of cultivating client trust. They explore how AI can enhance efficiency without replacing the human touch in consulting. The discussion also delves into pricing strategies in a …

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Maintainers, Monetization, and Making The Time 59:09

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Maintaining software is challenging, but monetizing it while properly valuing your time complicate matters even more. Doing all of this for open source projects is a challenge that few have figured out. In this week's episode Matt and Angelica are joined by Carlos Becker to discuss maintaining and monetizing open source projects, what it's like to …

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Tests just keep getting better, and so do the imaginary internet points! 33:24

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Conferences and meetups 🏴 Fyne Conf 2025 @ Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept 19 CFP through June 20 🇺🇸 Go Meetup @ San Francisco, May 28 🇺🇸 Go Meetup @ Atlanta Go meetup, (probably) May 7 Proposals Accepted: Add T.Output() Accepted: Store test artifacts Go Blog: More predictable benchmarking with testing.B.Loop by Junyang Shao Go ranked 7 on TIOBE index 🌩️…

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Go, Rust, and Passion with Bilal Khan 1:09:25

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In this conversation, Bilal Khan shares his journey from a small town in Pakistan to becoming a software developer and content creator. He discusses his early education, the challenges he faced while transitioning to high school in a big city, and his experiences in university. Bilal reflects on his exploration of boot camps and internships, as wel…

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From TinyGo to Takeoff 1:15:29

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Most of us write code for servers and systems with terabytes of storage and gigabytes of RAM. This week, we're talking about Go in the small. Patricio Whittingslow joins Dylan and Angelica to discuss how he got started with Tiny Go; how he's used Go in software ranging from trajectory simulations to rocket fueling systems to rocket engine fuel inje…

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Startups, AI, and Nectir with Jordan Long 1:26:21

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In this episode, Bill Kennedy interviews Jordan Long, co-founder and CTO of Nectir. They discuss Jordan's journey from high school in Hawaii to college at UCSB, his early interests in music and technology, and the challenges he faced in finding his path. Jordan shares his experiences with entrepreneurship, including his initial idea for a rideshare…

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057: I unite with another technical professional, and we talk about being blind in tech (part 2) 1:27:02

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The part 2 of my talk with Ivan Fetch. We cover the remaining listener questions and go over some aspects in more details of being blind in tech.By Dominic St-Pierre

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The Podcast Pipeline 1:25:55

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Fallthrough is a podcast about having conversations in public, and over the last 3 months we've shipped 15 of them! In this episode, Kris, Ian, and Matt sit down to discuss the podcast so far: what we've enjoyed, the feedback we've gotten, how we produce episodes, and so much more. We're excited to take a look at the first 15 episodes we've produce…

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Heap Happens: True Crimes in Go 🧹🔪 Plus which YAML is the best for you? 34:00

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Visit https://cupogo.dev/ for store links, past episodes including transcripts, and more! Correction: Yoke _is_ a Helm replacement Your code deserves better: give it a linter! - talk in the Czech Repulic soon Accepted: waitgroup.Go Leak and Seek: A Go Runtime Mystery go-yaml goes unmaintained Discussion in our Slack group The stdlib proposal by Sha…

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Fathom, AI Transcripts, and Startups with Richard White 48:39

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In this conversation, Richard White, founder and CEO of Fathom, discusses the evolution of AI in note-taking and transcription, the challenges of developing reliable meeting recording technology, and his early experiences with technology and entrepreneurship. He shares insights into the business model of Fathom, the importance of AI in enhancing pr…

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APIs: Design Imperfectly, Improve Relentlessly 1:29:23

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APIs are built, not born, so how do we go about actually building them? Well, it starts with design. In this episode, Kris and Ian are joined by Jamie Tanna to talk about API design. From creating a theory of your API, through building its foundation, to actively prototyping as you design, the panel discusses what they've learned over the years to …

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Don't give me that line feed! 🖶 37:17

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🛡️ Go 1.24.2 and Go 1.23.8 are released Accepted: structured output for test attributes Interview with Daniel Nephin in Episode 5 Meetups 🇬🇧 Birmingham, UK, April 17 🇬🇧 Manchester Gophers new web site 🇺🇸 Go Meetup w/ Shy @ San Francisco, May 28 🫚 Go Blog: Traversal-resistant file APIs by Damien Neil 🇬🇧 Go Introduces Exciting New Localization Featur…