Better Stack Podcast

In this episode, Bashbunni shares her journey from mastering terminal tools to joining (and leaving) Charm, to building inclusive coding communities. She discusses her transition from Vim to Doom Emacs, the impact of AI on coding education, and why balancing shortcuts with hands-on learning is crucial for developer growth. Bash also loves to coding in public and she regularly streams to encourage more people to code along with her and also to give her tips on what she can do to improve her Linux setup.

Link:
Bashbunni - https://www.bashbunni.dev/Charm - https://charm.land/VScode vim plugin - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vscodevim.vimSeven Languages in Seven Weeks - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seven-Languages-Weeks-Programming-Programmers/dp/193435659XDoom Emacs - https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacsLearn X in Y minutes - https://learnxinyminutes.com/The Pragmatic Programmer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pragmatic-Programmer-Andrew-Hunt/dp/020161622X

Join David Flanagan, founder of Raw Code Academy and 20-year cloud native veteran, as he shares his journey of building a completely over-engineered education platform using GraphQL Federation, Cloudflare Workers, and extreme microservices architecture. Discover how he's creating developer content for senior engineers, runs a one-man business powered by AI agents, and maintains his sanity with Jack Daniels (sometimes). Plus, hear his spicy takes on Kubernetes being both the best and worst thing in platform engineering, why AI makes junior developers obsolete, and why manual testing beats automated tests in 2025. From terminal workflows to mechanical keyboards, this is the raw truth about modern software development.

In this conversation, Sarah Benson discusses the current state of Web3 and crypto, emphasizing that the industry is not dead but has matured significantly. She highlights the evolving role of blockchain as a foundational infrastructure layer in various applications, particularly in the context of emerging technologies like AI.

In this episode, we sit down with Ben, the founder and engineer behind Spec - an OS-level AI assistant for your Mac. Ben shares how he built Spec almost entirely himself, why he pivoted from robotics to personal AI, and what he’s learned across his previous startups. We cover Spec’s architecture, privacy model, and the future of “personal intelligence.”

If you’re a developer or founder curious about practical AI tools, this one’s for you.
🔗 Relevant LinksSpec: https://withspec.com/Ben (X): https://x.com/benktaytay❤️ More about usRadically better observability stack: https://betterstack.com/Written tutorials: https://betterstack.com/community/Example projects: https://github.com/BetterStackHQ

In this episode of the Better Stack podcast, Richard, James, and Andris are joined by Beto, a Developer Success Engineer at Expo. They discuss Beto's role at Expo, the benefits of using Expo for React Native development, and the future of Expo. Beto shares insights about over-the-air updates, the CI/CD pipeline for app deployment, and his journey from Walmart to Expo. The conversation also covers content creation, including Beto's YouTube journey, his audio and video setup, and the tools he uses for editing. The episode concludes with a discussion on the challenges of app development for foldable devices and Beto's spicy take on Flutter.