Programming Throwdown

Brief Summary:Programming is difficult as it is, but imagine how difficult it was without all the current tools, compilers, synthesizers, etc. that we have today. Eran Yahav, Chief Technology Officer at Tabnine shares how AI is currently helping with code writing and how it could change in the future.00:00:16 Introduction00:00:51 Eran Yahav’s programming background00:08:11 Balance between Human and the Machine00:11:49 Static Analysis00:29:42 Similarities in Programming Constructs00:25:30 Average vs Tailored tooling00:36:19 Machine Learning Quality Metrics 00:38:27 Rollbar00:40:19 Model Training vs Statistic Matching00:50:19 Developers Interacting with their Code in the Future01:00:18 Tabnine01:08:17 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Companies:Tabnine: Website: https://www.tabnine.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tabnine_LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tabnine/Social Media:Eran Yahav, Chief Technology Officer at TabnineTwitter: https://twitter.com/yahaveLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eranyahav/Sponsor:RollbarWebsite: https://rollbar.com/Freebies: https://try.rollbar.com/pt/If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Brief Summary:Erez Berkner, CEO of Lumigo, talks about his company, going serverless, and why you should too. He shares his experience and tips regarding serverless computing and its ever-growing opportunities in modern computing.00:00:16 Introduction00:01:43 Introducing Erez Berkner00:06:27 The start of Lumigo00:10:42 What is Serverless00:20:10 Challenges with going serverless00:39:53 Securing Lambdas00:46:50 Lumigo and breadcrumbs 00:55:46 How to get started with Lumigo00:57:06 Lumigo and databases00:58:20 Lumigo pricing01:00:28 Lumigo as a company01:06:30 Contacting Lumigo01:11:01 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Companies:Lumigo: https://lumigo.io/Lumigo Free Trial: https://platform.lumigo.io/auth/signupSocials:Erez Berkner:Twitter: https://twitter.com/erezberknerLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erezbe/If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

DownloadWe are sponsored by audible! http://www.audibletrial.com/programmingthrowdownWe are on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdownT-Shirts! http://www.cafepress.com/programmingthrowdown/13590693Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/r4V2zpCObject Caching SystemsMany people have heard the names "redis" or "memcached" but fewer people know what these tools are good for or why we need them so badly.  In this show, Patrick and I explain why caching is so important and how these systems work under the hood.Intro topic: Public database & cache services (Planetscale & Upstash)News/Links:Log4J Vulnerabilityhttps://jfrog.com/blog/log4shell-0-day-vulnerability-all-you-need-to-know/https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/12/11/guidance-for-preventing-detecting-and-hunting-for-cve-2021-44228-log4j-2-exploitation/Scan of the Month: Gameboyshttps://scanofthemonth.com/game-boy-original/Hyrum’s Lawhttps://www.hyrumslaw.com/Make the Internet Yours Again With an Instant Mesh Networkhttps://changelog.complete.org/archives/10319-make-the-internet-yours-again-with-an-instant-mesh-networkBook of the ShowJason: AI 2041https://amzn.to/3fOqnWQPatrick: Dawnshard - Brandon Sandersonhttps://amzn.to/3tFmuMiAudible Plug http://www.audibletrial.com/programmingthrowdownPatreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hTool of the ShowJasonSwagger: https://swagger.io/Patrickripgrep https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrepTopic: Object Caching SystemsThe needLatencyIn memoryCachingDisadvantages compared to DBSize limits (memory)Limited query supportLimited persistence optionsStale cachesHow it worksKey-value storesSpecial operations for multi-get /multi-stepExpiry timers on each keyHashingExamplesRedisMemcachedDynamoDBGoogle datastoreFirebase database00:00:15 Introduction00:00:54 New Year’s Resolutions00:03:59 Saving money on cloud servers00:17:20 Scan of the Month00:20:14 Hyrum’s Law00:25:30 Make the Internet Yours Again with an Instant Mesh Network 00:31:45 Book of the Show 00:31:56 AI 2041 00:35:25 Don Shard00:37:35 Tool of the Show00:38:17 Swagger00:59:10 ripgrep0:45:31 Object Caching Systems01:10:22 High Frequency Trading01:14:07 FarewellsIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordYou can also help support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this holiday episode, Jason and Patrick answer questions from listeners. They also look back at the past year’s challenges and victories.00:15:35 (Kevin)What's been the biggest thing that pushed you to learn more during your career?Was it taking a new job and moving somewhere, doing stuff in your spare time or something like a new hobby or anything else?00:29:38 (Kevin)Favorite city to live in or visit?00:31:29 First Winner (James B.)00:32:21 (Clever Clover/James)Next biggest tech prediction.00:36:28 (Paul) If we could standardize all the code there is out there to one particular language, which language would it be and why would it be Python?00:40:40 Second Winner (Collin G.)00:41:21 (Necrous)If you could redo your career and education path, what would you change?00:47:12 Third Winner (Matt I.)00:47:48 (MQNC)What is the dirtiest hackiest anti-pattern piece of code you ever wrote in full consciousness and even maybe enjoying the thrill and why was it the way to go?00:54:36 (Leedle)Thoughts on server side rendering React and NextJS?00:57:00 Fourth Winner (Glenn S.)00:57:25 (NC Plattipus)The visual programming language, LabVIEW?01:05:02 Fifth Winner (James F.)01:05:53 (Gethan)Future technology or big technologies, what about AR? 01:10:18 (Gethan)On the topic of getting a master's degree or classes, do you see a benefit of getting certifications? 01:18:16 Sixth Winner (Don R.)01:19:38Predictions we made last 2020 and how they held up.01:26:00FarewellsIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

How do you stay focused when working on large projects that span many months?  In this duo episode, we talk about Project Planning techniques and trends!  We also cover solving personal data storage problems and building CNC machines & printers. 00:00:15 Introduction00:01:33 UML00:05:22 Home NAS and other personal storage solutions00:18:09 Homebrew CNC machine00:29:37 Raft (Consensus Algorithm)00:36:54 The Mathematics of 204800:45:44 Book of the Show00:45:57 Manager Tools 00:49:10 Make Magazine00:57:50 Tool of the Show00:57:51 Workflowy00:59:10 GitHub Desktop01:01:00 Project Planning01:22:11 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Tools:Workflowy: https://workflowy.com/b/Github Desktop: https://desktop.github.com/Companies:Manager Tools: https://www.manager-tools.com/Make Magazine: https://makezine.com/Other references: QT Designer: https://www.qt.io/Shapeoko: https://carbide3d.com/shapeoko/Curves and Surfaces by Bartosz Ciechanowski: https://ciechanow.ski/curves-and-surfaces/Inkscape: https://inkscape.org/Raft: https://raft.github.io/If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

When you ask Alexa or Google a question and it responds, how does that actually work?  Could we have  more in-depth conversations and what would that look like?  Today we dive into conversational AI with Joe Bradley and answer these questions and many more.Thanks for supporting the show!00:00:15 Introduction00:01:24 Introducing Joe Bradley00:04:44 How Joe got into Conversation AI00:21:35 Zork and WordNet00:27:48 Automatic Image Detection/Captioning00:39:31 MuZero00:45:27 Codex00:50:15 GPT and businesses00:55:16 Artificial General Intelligence01:00:05 What is LivePerson01:16:30 Working at LivePerson01:21:18 Job opportunities in LivePerson01:27:04 How to reach Joe01:32:40 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:Companies:LivePerson: liveperson.comPyTorch: pytorch.orgTensorFlow: tensorflow.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What is "The Edge"?  The answer is that it means different things to different people, but it always involves lifting logic, data, and processing load off of your backend servers and onto other machines.  Sometimes those machines are spread out over many small datacenters, or sometimes they are in the hands of your customers.  In all cases, computing on the edge is a different paradigm that requires new ways of thinking about coding.  We're super lucky to have Jaxon on the show to share his experiences with edge computing and dive into this topic!!00:00:23 Introduction00:01:15 Introducing Jaxon Repp00:01:42 What is HarperDB?00:08:10 Edge Computing00:10:06 What is the “Edge”00:14:58 Jaxon’s history with Edge Computing and HarperDB00:22:35 Edge Computing in everyday life00:26:12 Tesla AI and data00:28:09 Edge Computing in the oil industry00:35:23 Docker containers00:42:33 Databases00:48:29 Data Conflicts00:55:43 HarperDB for personal use01:00:00 MeteorJS01:02:29 Netflix, as an example01:06:19 The speed of edge computing01:08:43 HarperDB’s work environment and who is Harper?01:10:30 The Great Debate01:12:17 Career opportunities in HarperDB01:18:56 Quantum computing01:21:22 Reach HarperDB01:23:53 Raspberry Pi and HarperDB home applications01:27:20 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:CompaniesHarperDB https://harperdb.io/MeteorJS https://www.meteor.com/ToolsRaspberry Pi https://www.raspberrypi.org/Docker https://www.docker.com/If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

00:00:24 Introduction00:02:19 Edo's Background00:08:20 What are Embeddings?00:14:00 Self-Organizing Maps & how humans store data00:22:27 The lifecycle of a machine learning system00:34:40 The weirdness of high-dimensional spaces00:42:20 How to manage a vector database00:47:01 Pinecone the company ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We are sponsored by audible! http://www.audibletrial.com/programmingthrowdownWe are on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdownT-Shirts! http://www.cafepress.com/programmingthrowdown/13590693Join us on Discord! https://discord.gg/r4V2zpCThe Art of VacationsTaking a good vacation is as important as getting a good night's sleep (*very important*).  It may sound silly on its face, but planning a vacation and planning around your vacation is extremely important to ensure that you are in the right headspace the rest of the year.  This is especially true in the COVID era where many of us are working from home.  In this episode, we dive into why vacations are so important, how to plan a relaxing vacation, and how to make sure that your team is supported while you are out.Intro topic: Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit and Blue OriginNews/Links:TextStyleBrush: Transfer of Text Aesthetics from a Single Examplehttps://deepai.org/publication/textstylebrush-transfer-of-text-aesthetics-from-a-single-exampleBerkshire Hathaway Stock Price integer overflowhttps://www.theregister.com/2021/05/07/bug_warren_buffett_rollover_nasdaq/LineageOShttps://lineageos.org/Crafting Interpreters is now an actual bookhttps://craftinginterpreters.com/Book of the ShowJason: How to lead in product managementhttps://amzn.to/2UcPzPKPatrick: Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor #3) by Mark Lawrencehttps://amzn.to/3fVZscnAudible Plug http://www.audibletrial.com/programmingthrowdownPatreon Plug https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=hTool of the ShowJason: 7 Billion HumansPatrick: Moss (Oculus VR, PC VR, PS VR)Topic: VacationsWhy7 types of rest https://ideas.ted.com/the-7-types-of-rest-that-every-person-needs/Gives you energy for the next crunchStepping back provides perspectivePreparing the team for unexpected absencesWhy notCan lose contextMissed opportunitiesSlipped deadlinesHow to set up the perfect vacationHanding off responsibilityDocumenting codeDecide how much to work on vacationHow to be on vacationPre-cationHandling crises / unexpected eventsPost-cationHow to come back from vacationCreate email filters / smart foldersSkim new pull requests / scrum documentsReview chat logs Types of vacations1-3 days: delay results1-2 weeks: Deputize3+ weeks: ReplaceIf you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordYou can also help support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You’ve seen the dancing Boston Dynamics dogs, Honda’s ASIMO greeting people at malls, and the half-court-shooting robot at the Olympics, among other awe-inspiring robot stories that nowadays are getting increasingly more common. But equally fascinating, especially for us programmers, is the amount of programming and structure needed to make sure these robots work as intended. In this episode, we talk with Abhay Venkatesh, Software Engineer at Anduril Industries, about Platforms for Robotics (PFRs), and the intricacies happening inside these mechanical wonders.This episode touches on the following key topics and ideas:00:00:24 Introduction00:01:10 Introducing Abhay Venkatesh00:03:00 What robotics is as a field or practice00:07:18 Platform for Robotics (PFRs)00:10:07 OODA loop00:12:27 What makes up a Platform for Robotics?00:14:17 Raspberry Pi 00:15:30 Nvidia Tegra00:17:17 Edge computing00:19:29 Telemetry00:22:06 Ad: SignalWire, a next-gen video collaboration platform00:23:30 Real-time constraints and safety challenges00:28:31 Formal verification and defensive programming00:32:28 Operating systems in robotics00:34:27 Nix and reproducible hermetic builds00:37:52 Key aspects in robotics software development00:41:14 Deployment00:46:24 Simulation00:48:51 Google testing pyramid 00:52:01 Actuators00:55:27 Future of PFRs01:02:49 FarewellsResources mentioned in this episode:CompaniesAnduril Industries https://www.anduril.com/Nvidia https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/Boston Dynamics https://www.bostondynamics.com/ToolsArduino https://www.arduino.cc/Raspberry Pi https://www.raspberrypi.org/Nvidia Tegra https://developer.nvidia.com/tegra-developmentNixOS https://nixos.org/Docker https://www.docker.com/Bazel https://bazel.build/Our sponsor for this episode is SignalWirehttps://signalwire.com/Use code THROWDOWN for $25 in developer creditAbhay’s website: https://abhayvenkatesh.com/Abhay on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbhayVenkatesh1If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/Reach out to us via email: programmingthrowdown@gmail.comYou can also follow Programming Throwdown on Facebook | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Player.FM Join the discussion on our DiscordHelp support Programming Throwdown through our Patreon ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★