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.  Episode notes: Baseten is an AI infrastructure platform giving you the tooling, expertise, and hardware needed to bring AI products to market fast. Connect with Tuhin on LinkedIn or reach him at his email tuhin@baseten.co.  Shoutout to user Hitesh for winning a Populist badge for their answer to Cannot drop database because it is currently in use. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.  Episode notes:  Vue.js is a progressive JavaScript framework that’s approachable, performant, and versatile for building web user interfaces. Check out what Evan and his team are doing to create the next generation of tooling at Void Zero.  Vue was ranked as the eighth most-popular web framework in the 2025 Developer Survey.  Congrats to Stellar Question badge winner Hari, who won for asking the question JavaScript - Track mouse position.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Episode notes:  LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with more than one billion members. Connect with Caleb on LinkedIn. Connect with Wenjing on LinkedIn. Congrats to Mattias Larsson, who won a Populist badge for answering Singleton Class which requires some async call. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ryan welcomes Paul Everitt, developer advocate at JetBrains and an early adopter of Python, to discuss the history, growth, and future of Python. They cover Python’s pivotal moments and rise alongside the internet, the increased adoption from transitions like Python 2 to Python 3, and the significant role Python plays in academia and data science today.  Episode notes:  JetBrains is improving the developer experience through a rich suite of tools.  Connect with Paul on LinkedIn and X. Python is the fourth most-popular language in our 2025 Developer Survey.  From the archives: Why is the migration to Python 3 taking so long?  Today we’re shouting out a popular Python question, Fastest way to find the least amount of subsets that sum up to the total set in Python, asked by user Shaun Han.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Quinn Slack, CEO and co-founder of Sourcegraph, joins the show to dive into the implications of AI coding tools on the software engineering lifecycle. They explore how AI tools are transforming the work of developers from syntax-focused tasks to higher-level design and management roles, and how AI will integrate into enterprise environments.  Episode notes: Sourcegraph is building AI-code agents for enterprises to accelerate how companies build software. Connect with Quinn on LinkedIn, X, and on his website.  Today’s shoutout is for user sumek, who won a Populist badge for answering the question How do you search through Vim's command history?. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

U.S. Bank has undergone a significant digital transformation, implementing a multi-cloud strategy to accelerate innovation and improve customer-focused development. Operating in a highly regulated environment, the bank must navigate the challenge of balancing innovation with strict compliance requirements while meeting the evolving demands and needs of customers and employees.  In this episode of Leaders of Code, Jody Bailey, Stack Overflow’s CPO, Anirudh Kaul, Senior Director of Software Engineering, and Paul Petersen, Cloud Platform Engineering Manager, discuss the U.S. Bank’s journey from traditional banking practices to embracing new technologies. The conversation covers the technical and organizational aspects of large-scale cloud migration, along with their leadership approach during this transformative period. Key topics include: How U.S. Bank empowers teams to innovate without sacrificing team agility. The importance of team collaboration, transparency, trust, and continuous communication in fostering innovation and successful tool adoption. Cloud migration strategies and the role of platform engineering in enabling and supporting organizational change. Notes: Connect with Anirudh Kaul and Paul Petersen. Learn more about U.S. Bank. Connect with Jody Bailey on LinkedIn.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Etsy is a global marketplace that keeps human connection at the heart of commerce.  Connect with Mahir on LinkedIn. This week’s shoutout goes to user jsignell, who won a Populist badge for their answer to How do I tell if a column in a pandas dataframe is of type datetime? How do I tell if a column is numerical?. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Speed & Scale Plan is a global initiative to move leaders to act on the climate crisis, tracking progress towards net zero by 2050.  Explore Speed & Scale’s resources for combating climate change, and connect with Ryan on LinkedIn and X.   Congratulations to Stellar Answer badge winner Christian C. Salvadó who won the badge for answering the question What's a quick way to comment/uncomment lines in Vim?. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Confluent is an all-in-one, real-time platform that allows you to stream, connect, process, and govern your data. Connect with Sean on Linkedin, and listen to the Software Engineering Daily podcast, where he co-hosts. Do you know the answer to Loadrunner lr_get_attrib_string always returns null? If so, you can help out Trncvs and receive the bounty offered on the question. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Read more findings from the Developer Success Lab here.  Find John at his website and connect with him on LinkedIn. Congrats to user Matthieu M. who won a Populist badge for answering the question struct with 2 cells vs std::pair?. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Realta Fusion is making fusion real and tackling today’s clean energy issues with innovative technology. Follow them on LinkedIn. Connect with Kieran on LinkedIn.  Shoutout to Lifeboat badge winner zathura, who was awarded the badge for answering Type of triangle in MySQL. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Koel Labs uses classic movies to help learners master pronunciation. You can join the waitlist for their closed beta launch now. Check out their open-source community project for Koel Labs on GitHub. Check out their project on the Mozilla Builders site.  Connect with Aruna on LinkedIn.  Connect with Ruslan on LinkedIn. Shoutout to Populous badge winner Tomáš Záluský, who won the badge for answering the question How to chain multiple assertThat statement in AssertJ. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Leaders of Code, Ben Matthews, Senior Director of Engineering at Stack Overflow, and Loïc Houssier, CTO at Superhuman, dive into how engineering teams can navigate paradigm shifts in a world of constant technological change. They discuss the importance of leadership in an ever-shifting industry and highlight the concept of aligned autonomy as a way to empower teams and increase organizational velocity. The conversation also covers: The impact of AI on workflows and practices across the entire organization at Superhuman, including improving onboarding, helping employees streamline their work, and enabling teams to tackle projects that were previously put on hold. The strategic use of qualitative and quantitative engineering performance metrics to measure and improve team effectiveness. Episode notes: Connect with Loïc Houssier on LinkedIn. Learn more about Superhuman, the leading AI-native email app for high-performing teams. Connect with Ben Matthews on LinkedIn or Bluesky. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

NEAR is the blockchain for AI, enabling AI agents to transact freely across networks. Connect with Illia on LinkedIn and X, and read the original Transformers paper that Illia co-authored in 2017. Today’s shoutout goes to Populous badge winner Adi Lester for answering the question DataTable - foreach Row, EXCEPT FIRST ONE. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apollo GraphQL lets you orchestrate APIs with a composable, declarative, self-service model. Apollo's MCP Server is now available. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn. Today we’re shouting out a Famous Question badge winner, user jkfe, for their question How to hide/show thymeleaf fields based on controller condition?. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jon Skeet, for those not in the know, is legendary here at Stack Overflow. He even got his own Chuck Norris Facts-style jokes.  Jon has graced the podcast before in the early days on episodes 4, 72, and 123. He’s so good at answering Stack Overflow questions that he appeared at Stack Overflow’s old NYC office and answered them in person.  While he’s not the only million rep user, he was the first, so we ran the numbers on him.  Have a question? Jon Skeet has probably answered it on Stack Overflow. You can also find him on Blue Sky. Looking for C# 3.5? Spoiler alert: you won’t find it. Learn why from Jon’s very helpful question What are the correct version numbers for C#? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tobiko Data is creating a new standard in data transformation with their Cloud and SQL integrations. You can keep up with their work by joining their Slack community. Connect with Toby on LinkedIn. Connect with Iaroslav on LinkedIn. Congrats to Stellar Answer badge winner Christian C. Salvadó, whose answer to What's a quick way to comment/uncomment lines in Vim? was saved by over 100 users. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SPONSORED BY HEROKUHeroku is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for deploying, scaling, and managing apps.  Connect with Vish on X and LinkedIn.  Congrats to Populist badge winner AmaDaden  for their answer to How to generate a legend with colors in PlantUML?. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ryan and Ben welcome Alex Malcoci, CEO and founder of MiniProto, to talk innovations in hardware prototyping, the evolving complexities of the global supply chain, the impact of the US-China trade war on manufacturing, and how automation in production could lead to new training programs for future engineers. Episode notes: MiniProto is a US-based prototyping manufacturer revolutionizing the way we develop and interact with hardware.  Connect with Alex on LinkedIn. Shoutout to an Unsung Hero of Stack Overflow, Hamed Jimoh, who deserves upvotes for their more than 10 accepted answers with a zero score. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Trust and Safety team is using aliases in this episode. Learn more about who the Community Management team is at Stack Overflow.  Explore how we keep our community safe in our Code of Conduct.  Congratulations to Lifeboat badge recipient Arvin Yorro, who won it for their helpful answer to the question Docker Desktop - WSL update failed. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.