Ever wonder why “I can build it in a weekend” becomes months of maintenance debt? We sit down with TypeSense CEO Jason Bosco. We get honest about developer psychology. Yes, you can build it—but not the years of nuance: typotolerance, geo search, semantic relevance, faceting, and the thousand edge cases you only learn from a large, vocal user base. We talk through when it’s smart to build (their custom observability agent for cost and resource constraints) and when buying is the rational choi...
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Ever wonder why “I can build it in a weekend” becomes months of maintenance debt? We sit down with TypeSense CEO Jason Bosco. We get honest about developer psychology. Yes, you can build it—but not the years of nuance: typotolerance, geo search, semantic relevance, faceting, and the thousand edge cases you only learn from a large, vocal user base. We talk through when it’s smart to build (their custom observability agent for cost and resource constraints) and when buying is the rational choi...
Wes Oudshoorn - AppSignal's Stroopwafel Adventures 🇳🇱 Sprinkled with Community Love!
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Wes Oudshoorn - AppSignal's Stroopwafel Adventures 🇳🇱 Sprinkled with Community Love!
Ever wondered how a simple Dutch treat became a beloved symbol in the Ruby and Rails community? Join us as we chat with Wes Oudshoorn, co-founder of AppSignal, who shares the delightful story of sending stroopwafels to conferences and customers since 2013. From nearly 500 kilograms of sweet goodness shipped this year alone to our serendipitous meeting in Thailand at Bangkok RB, Wes takes us through AppSignal’s journey of blending tech, community, and stroopwafels. We also dive into the core m...
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Ever wonder why “I can build it in a weekend” becomes months of maintenance debt? We sit down with TypeSense CEO Jason Bosco. We get honest about developer psychology. Yes, you can build it—but not the years of nuance: typotolerance, geo search, semantic relevance, faceting, and the thousand edge cases you only learn from a large, vocal user base. We talk through when it’s smart to build (their custom observability agent for cost and resource constraints) and when buying is the rational choi...
