I sat down with Sinan Eren, co-founder and CEO of Opnova. Opnova is building AI-powered automation for enterprises—specifically targeting companies that rely on legacy systems and lack modern APIs. We talked about how automation can thrive even in systems that don't have APIs and discussed the challenges and opportunities of automating workflows in…

Ken Rose is the CTO and co-founder of OpsLevel. Ken shares the founding journey of OpsLevel and lessons from his time at PagerDuty and Shopify. We debate GraphQL vs REST, API metrics that matter, and how LLMs and agentic workflows could reshape developer productivity. Listen On Apple Podcasts | Spotify Subscribe to Request // Response If you enjoye…

Robert Ross (@BobbyTables) is the CEO of FireHydrant. We discuss the journey of building FireHydrant, the evolution of API design, and the impact of gRPC and REST on developer experience. We also talked about the role of LLMs in API design, the shift towards data consumption trends in enterprises, and how great developer experience is measured by a…

On the first episode of Request // Response, I speak with John Kodumal, co-founder and former CTO of LaunchDarkly. We discussed how LaunchDarkly used feature flags to separate deployment from release, offering fine-grained control for safer rollouts and experimentation. LaunchDarkly was an early adopter of server-sent events, and was a pioneer of t…

Last Week In r_LocalLLaMA | October 18 00:00 Introduction to Local AI 00:39 Epic Hardware Setups 01:26 Mistral's New Model Controversy 02:42 OpenAI Whisperer Turbo Excitement 04:04 Supernova Media System Discussion 04:50 Benchmark Drama and MMLU Scores 05:55 Buzz Around F5TTS Model 06:16 Community Contributions and Model Improvements 06:37 Nemetron…

I recently started reading Dario Amodei's essay, 'Machines of Loving Grace: How AI Could Transform the World for the Better,' and found it incredibly insightful but quite lengthy. To make it more digestible and something that I can take during my walks, I converted it into an audio narrated version using ElevenLabs. If you'd prefer to listen rather…

Unlock the future of AI with our weekly deep dive into r/LocalLLaMA. From OpenAI's lightning-fast Whisper to Meta's rumored million-GPU infrastructure, we explore the cutting-edge developments shaping the AI landscape. Join us for an insightful journey through the latest breakthroughs, community debates, and technological innovations in local AI. C…