Essays, opinions, and advice on the act of computer programming from Stack Overflow.
Ryan welcomes back Evan You, the creator of Vite and Vue.js, to discuss the evolution of build tools in web development, the unique features of Vite from its plugins to its hot module capabilities, and the future of Vite, including its integration with Rust. Plus, they touch on Vite’s new documentary and the power of open-source communities.
While using LLMs to judge LLM outputs might seem like the fox guarding the henhouse, turns out it works pretty well (and scales better than humans).
Learn about what’s new with comments on Stack Overflow
Ryan sits down with Dimitri Stiliadis, CTO and co-founder of Endor Labs, to talk about how AppSec is evolving to address AI’s use cases. They discuss the implications of AI-generated code on security practices, the importance of human oversight in managing vulnerabilities, and how organizations should be balancing security and efficiency with AI.
While AI coding assistants are helping developers become more productive, the true value of AI lies in its ability to automate the non-coding tasks that have historically been bottlenecks, allowing leaders to create more agile teams and focus on higher-level strategic problems.
Gil Feig, co-founder and CTO of Merge, joins the show to explore Merge’s approach for reducing third-party APIs to a single call, the complexities of and need for data normalization, and the role that AI and MCP plays in the future of API functionality.
This episode provides insights and strategies to successfully navigate AI adoption in engineering teams. Learn how to build developer confidence and create environments that drive real results beyond the hype.
Over the past few releases, we’ve been investing in the foundation of Stack Overflow for Teams—strengthening infrastructure, modernizing integrations, and preparing for bigger shifts to come.
Ryan sits down with Marco Palladino, CTO of Kong, to talk about the rise of AI agents and their impact on API consumption, the MCP protocol as a new standard for agents, the importance of observability and security in AI systems, and the importance for businesses and entrepreneurs to leverage opportunities in the agentic AI space now.
Maintaining a minimum of 80% code coverage affects code decisions and not always for the better.
Ryan welcomes Pia Nilsson, GM for Backstage and head of developer experience at Spotify, to discuss the evolution and adoption of Backstage, the impact of AI on dev experience, and how Spotify approaches platform engineering and standardization to help teams solve for specific needs.
Even if we go back just a few years, software engineering looked a bit different. But what if we go back 20 years? How about 70? Would we even be able to recognize the way software was being built back then?
Jeff Hollan, director of product at Snowflake, joins Ryan to discuss the role that data plays in making AI and AI agents better. Along the way, they discuss how a database leads to an AI platform, Snowflake’s new data marketplace, and the role data will play in AI agents.
Ryan welcomes Sebastian Gierlinger, VP of Engineering at Storyblok, to talk about how headless content management systems (CMS) fit into an increasingly componentized software landscape.
See what we’ve been doing to make Stack Overflow even more helpful for students this year.
Ryan chats with Karen Ng, EVP of Product at HubSpot, to chat about Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how they implemented it for their server for their CRM product.
Ryan welcomes Geraint North, AI and developer platforms fellow at Arm, to dive into the impact of GenAI on chip design.
Whether you're leading an engineering team today or preparing for an AI-integrated future, this conversation provides practical insights into where AI can have the greatest impact on your software delivery process.
For promising Gen Z students, a career as a software developer seemed like the golden ticket to career stability and success. But in the age of AI, the career promise for Gen Z software developers is gone.
Ryan is joined by our very own Ash Zade, Staff Product Manager, and Alex Warren, Staff Software Engineer, to discuss our newly released stackoverflow.ai, how it’s enhancing user experience by combining human-validated answers with AI, and our future plans for deeper personalization and community integration.
Ryan welcomes Jeffrey van Gogh, Director of Engineering, Android Developer Experience, at Google and board member of the Kotlin Foundation. They discuss the evolution of the Kotlin language from JVM to multiplatform, how their governance board works with the community to stop breaking changes, and the intricacies of Kotlin’s multiplatform capabilities beyond just Android.
Whether it's battling imposter syndrome, getting over coding roadblocks, or trying to build a community at school, the Stack Overflow developers have been there and done that.
Learn how to ask questions, find answers, grow as a coder, and everything in between.
This AI tool can help you get answers instantly, learn along the way, and provide a path into the Stack Overflow community.
Why lurk when you can build your portfolio and your personal brand by participating on Stack Overflow?
Kylan Gibbs, CEO of Inworld, joins the show to discuss the technical challenges of creating interactive AI for virtual worlds and games, the significance of user experience, and the importance of accessibility and cost-efficiency in deploying AI models.
Travis Oliphant, creator of NumPy and SciPy, joins Ryan to explore the development of Python as a data science tool, the evolution of these foundational libraries, and the importance of community and collaboration in open-source projects, including Travis’ current work to support sustainable open-source through the OpenTeams Incubator.
Stack Overflow, born on the bare metal racks of a data center, ascends to the cloud.
Ryan welcomes Darko Mesaroš, Principal Developer Advocate at AWS and all-around computer history buff, to chat about the history of software development improvements and how they made developers made more productive.
Rich Harris, creator of Svelte and software engineer at Vercel, joins Ryan on the show to dive into the evolution and future of web frameworks. They discuss the birth and growth of Svelte during the rise of mobile, the challenges of building robust and efficient web applications, how companies can back more open-source community projects, and the dirty little secret about asynchronous operations and component frameworks.
The most effective learning doesn’t happen in a classroom. It happens during work.
Ryan welcomes Nathan Michael, CTO at Shield AI, to discuss what AI looks like in defense technologies, both technically and ethically.
User research for the next era of Stack Overflow.
In this episode of Leaders of Code, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar and Christina Dacauaziliqua, Senior Learning Specialist at Morgan Stanley, talk about the importance of experiential learning in fast-paced environments. They emphasize the value of creating intentional learning environments where innovative tools meet collaborative communities to support growth for both individuals and organizations.
Senior developers know how to deploy code to systems made of code. Architects know how to deploy ideas to systems made of people.
Our August release, Stack Overflow for Teams 2025.6, focuses on critical back-end improvements that enhance stability, data integrity, and identity management.
Ryan is joined by Tuhin Srivastava, CEO and co-founder of Baseten, to explore the evolving landscape of AI infrastructure and inference workloads, how the shift from traditional machine learning models to large-scale neural networks has made GPU usage challenging, and the potential future of hardware-specific optimizations in AI.
Ryan welcomes Evan You, the creator of Vue.js, to explore the origins of Vue.js, the challenges faced during its development, and the project’s growth over a decade. They dive into potential integrations for AI, future developments for Vue.js, and the sustainability of open-source projects.
Wenjing Zhang, VP of Engineering, and Caleb Johnson, Principal Engineer at LinkedIn, sit down with Ryan to discuss how semantic search and AI have transformed LinkedIn’s job search feature. They explore the engineering efforts behind transitioning from keyword-based search and the impact of AI models on LinkedIn’s job seekers and employers.
Improving the place where developers have real conversations and real collaboration.
Essays, opinions, and advice on the act of computer programming from Stack Overflow.
Ryan welcomes back Evan You, the creator of Vite and Vue.js, to discuss the evolution of build tools in web development, the unique features of Vite from its plugins to its hot module capabilities, and the future of Vite, including its integration with Rust. Plus, they touch on Vite’s new documentary and the power of open-source communities.
While using LLMs to judge LLM outputs might seem like the fox guarding the henhouse, turns out it works pretty well (and scales better than humans).
Learn about what’s new with comments on Stack Overflow
Ryan sits down with Dimitri Stiliadis, CTO and co-founder of Endor Labs, to talk about how AppSec is evolving to address AI’s use cases. They discuss the implications of AI-generated code on security practices, the importance of human oversight in managing vulnerabilities, and how organizations should be balancing security and efficiency with AI.
While AI coding assistants are helping developers become more productive, the true value of AI lies in its ability to automate the non-coding tasks that have historically been bottlenecks, allowing leaders to create more agile teams and focus on higher-level strategic problems.
Gil Feig, co-founder and CTO of Merge, joins the show to explore Merge’s approach for reducing third-party APIs to a single call, the complexities of and need for data normalization, and the role that AI and MCP plays in the future of API functionality.
This episode provides insights and strategies to successfully navigate AI adoption in engineering teams. Learn how to build developer confidence and create environments that drive real results beyond the hype.
Over the past few releases, we’ve been investing in the foundation of Stack Overflow for Teams—strengthening infrastructure, modernizing integrations, and preparing for bigger shifts to come.
Ryan sits down with Marco Palladino, CTO of Kong, to talk about the rise of AI agents and their impact on API consumption, the MCP protocol as a new standard for agents, the importance of observability and security in AI systems, and the importance for businesses and entrepreneurs to leverage opportunities in the agentic AI space now.
Maintaining a minimum of 80% code coverage affects code decisions and not always for the better.
Ryan welcomes Pia Nilsson, GM for Backstage and head of developer experience at Spotify, to discuss the evolution and adoption of Backstage, the impact of AI on dev experience, and how Spotify approaches platform engineering and standardization to help teams solve for specific needs.
Even if we go back just a few years, software engineering looked a bit different. But what if we go back 20 years? How about 70? Would we even be able to recognize the way software was being built back then?
Jeff Hollan, director of product at Snowflake, joins Ryan to discuss the role that data plays in making AI and AI agents better. Along the way, they discuss how a database leads to an AI platform, Snowflake’s new data marketplace, and the role data will play in AI agents.
Ryan welcomes Sebastian Gierlinger, VP of Engineering at Storyblok, to talk about how headless content management systems (CMS) fit into an increasingly componentized software landscape.
See what we’ve been doing to make Stack Overflow even more helpful for students this year.
Ryan chats with Karen Ng, EVP of Product at HubSpot, to chat about Model Context Protocol (MCP) and how they implemented it for their server for their CRM product.
Ryan welcomes Geraint North, AI and developer platforms fellow at Arm, to dive into the impact of GenAI on chip design.
Whether you're leading an engineering team today or preparing for an AI-integrated future, this conversation provides practical insights into where AI can have the greatest impact on your software delivery process.
For promising Gen Z students, a career as a software developer seemed like the golden ticket to career stability and success. But in the age of AI, the career promise for Gen Z software developers is gone.
Ryan is joined by our very own Ash Zade, Staff Product Manager, and Alex Warren, Staff Software Engineer, to discuss our newly released stackoverflow.ai, how it’s enhancing user experience by combining human-validated answers with AI, and our future plans for deeper personalization and community integration.
Ryan welcomes Jeffrey van Gogh, Director of Engineering, Android Developer Experience, at Google and board member of the Kotlin Foundation. They discuss the evolution of the Kotlin language from JVM to multiplatform, how their governance board works with the community to stop breaking changes, and the intricacies of Kotlin’s multiplatform capabilities beyond just Android.
Whether it's battling imposter syndrome, getting over coding roadblocks, or trying to build a community at school, the Stack Overflow developers have been there and done that.
Learn how to ask questions, find answers, grow as a coder, and everything in between.
This AI tool can help you get answers instantly, learn along the way, and provide a path into the Stack Overflow community.
Why lurk when you can build your portfolio and your personal brand by participating on Stack Overflow?
Kylan Gibbs, CEO of Inworld, joins the show to discuss the technical challenges of creating interactive AI for virtual worlds and games, the significance of user experience, and the importance of accessibility and cost-efficiency in deploying AI models.
Travis Oliphant, creator of NumPy and SciPy, joins Ryan to explore the development of Python as a data science tool, the evolution of these foundational libraries, and the importance of community and collaboration in open-source projects, including Travis’ current work to support sustainable open-source through the OpenTeams Incubator.
Stack Overflow, born on the bare metal racks of a data center, ascends to the cloud.
Ryan welcomes Darko Mesaroš, Principal Developer Advocate at AWS and all-around computer history buff, to chat about the history of software development improvements and how they made developers made more productive.
Rich Harris, creator of Svelte and software engineer at Vercel, joins Ryan on the show to dive into the evolution and future of web frameworks. They discuss the birth and growth of Svelte during the rise of mobile, the challenges of building robust and efficient web applications, how companies can back more open-source community projects, and the dirty little secret about asynchronous operations and component frameworks.
The most effective learning doesn’t happen in a classroom. It happens during work.
Ryan welcomes Nathan Michael, CTO at Shield AI, to discuss what AI looks like in defense technologies, both technically and ethically.
User research for the next era of Stack Overflow.
In this episode of Leaders of Code, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar and Christina Dacauaziliqua, Senior Learning Specialist at Morgan Stanley, talk about the importance of experiential learning in fast-paced environments. They emphasize the value of creating intentional learning environments where innovative tools meet collaborative communities to support growth for both individuals and organizations.
Senior developers know how to deploy code to systems made of code. Architects know how to deploy ideas to systems made of people.
Our August release, Stack Overflow for Teams 2025.6, focuses on critical back-end improvements that enhance stability, data integrity, and identity management.
Ryan is joined by Tuhin Srivastava, CEO and co-founder of Baseten, to explore the evolving landscape of AI infrastructure and inference workloads, how the shift from traditional machine learning models to large-scale neural networks has made GPU usage challenging, and the potential future of hardware-specific optimizations in AI.
Ryan welcomes Evan You, the creator of Vue.js, to explore the origins of Vue.js, the challenges faced during its development, and the project’s growth over a decade. They dive into potential integrations for AI, future developments for Vue.js, and the sustainability of open-source projects.
Wenjing Zhang, VP of Engineering, and Caleb Johnson, Principal Engineer at LinkedIn, sit down with Ryan to discuss how semantic search and AI have transformed LinkedIn’s job search feature. They explore the engineering efforts behind transitioning from keyword-based search and the impact of AI models on LinkedIn’s job seekers and employers.
Improving the place where developers have real conversations and real collaboration.