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Backstage is an open-source IDP by Spotify that reduces everyday friction, cognitive overhead, and operational toil for developers.| stackoverflow.blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
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).| Stack Overflow Blog
Learn about what’s new with comments on Stack Overflow| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
Maintaining a minimum of 80% code coverage affects code decisions and not always for the better.| Stack Overflow Blog
Backstage is an open-source IDP by Spotify that reduces everyday friction, cognitive overhead, and operational toil for developers.| stackoverflow.blog
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 even be able to recognize the way software was being built back then?| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
See what we’ve been doing to make Stack Overflow even more helpful for students this year.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
Ryan welcomes Geraint North, AI and developer platforms fellow at Arm, to dive into the impact of GenAI on chip design.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
September 9, 2025We built stackoverflow.ai with the community and for the community| stackoverflow.blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
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 Blog
Stack Overflow, born on the bare metal racks of a data center, ascends to the cloud.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
August 19, 2025The server-side rendering equivalent for LLM inference workloads| stackoverflow.blog
Ryan welcomes Nathan Michael, CTO at Shield AI, to discuss what AI looks like in defense technologies, both technically and ethically.| Stack Overflow Blog
User research for the next era of Stack Overflow| Stack Overflow Blog
Senior developers know how to deploy code to systems made of code. Architects know how to deploy ideas to systems made of people.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
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.| Stack Overflow Blog
Improving the place where developers have real conversations and real collaboration.| Stack Overflow Blog
If I asked you to guess the job title of someone coding an app for work, your first guess probably wouldn’t be “writer”. It probably wouldn’t be your second or fifth guess either.| stackoverflow.blog
August 5, 2025Being unambiguous in what you want: the software engineer in a vibe coding world| stackoverflow.blog
Imposter syndrome. That old chestnut. Persistent feelings of self-doubt, nervous comparisons to peers, a deeply rooted fear of being exposed as inadequate and inferior. Not long ago I wrote about imposter syndrome among software developers and how our perennial fascination with this concept can mask the more pressing challenges developers face at work: unrealistic expectations for upskilling with new tools, languages, and frameworks; pressure to integrate AI into workflows whether or not it m...| stackoverflow.blog
The Stack Overflow Developer Survey is full of new insights about technology, tools of the trade, community, careers, and more from 49,000+ developers from around the world, and we’re eager to share how the data stacks up this year.| stackoverflow.blog
May 20, 2025Durable execution: autosave for your microservices| stackoverflow.blog
May 16, 2025Salesforce wants to do for agentic AI what they did for SaaS| stackoverflow.blog
May 9, 2025Using AI to find patient zero in marketing campaigns| stackoverflow.blog
In line with the other work we’re doing, we’re embarking on a rebrand process—here’s why.| stackoverflow.blog
[Ed. note: While we take some time to rest up over the holidays and prepare for next year, we are re-publishing our top ten posts for the year. Please enjoy our favorite work this year and we’ll see you in 2025.]| stackoverflow.blog
[Ed. note: While we take some time to rest up over the holidays and prepare for next year, we are re-publishing our top ten posts for the year. Please enjoy our favorite work this year and we’ll see you in 2025.]| stackoverflow.blog
[Ed. note: While we take some time to rest up over the holidays and prepare for next year, we are re-publishing our top ten posts for the year. Please enjoy our favorite work this year and we’ll see you in 2024.]| stackoverflow.blog
[Ed. note: While we take some time to rest up over the holidays and prepare for next year, we are re-publishing our top ten posts for the year. Please enjoy our favorite work this year and we’ll see you in 2024.]| stackoverflow.blog
