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You can't grow in technology without learning new things. But sometimes those new things are actually old things. We talk with Scott about a wide range of interests about software, video games, 3D printing, and food. If you want to know why junior engineers are important for your teams you need to listen.Highlights(0:00) What makes good engineers?(12:00) Vibe coding(19:00) Doom scrolling with intention(24:00) Making vs buying(26:00) Praising hard work(30:00) Loss of empathyLinksScott's website: https://www.hanselman.com/Hanselminutes Podcast: https://hanselminutes.com/Scott and Mark Learn to... Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0M0zPgJ3HSf4XZvYgZPUXgSrfzBN26pf
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Vectorizing Your Databases with Steve Pousty
What exactly is an LLM doing and why do you need to learn so many new terms? Steve Pousty is here to explain that most of those new terms are things you already know. It’s not new technology, it’s new words to describe technologies applied in a new field. We have a wild, ADHD roller coaster looping through embeddings, vectors, RAG, and LLMs. Make sure to keep your hands and arms inside the pod for this one.Chapters(0:00) Intro(9:00) Embeddings(19:00) Graph DB vs Vector DB(21:00) Vector Algebra(36:00) Open Source(41:00) Vector databases(51:00) What is RAG?(58:00) What is an LLM doing?(1:08:00) Dating adviceLinks• 🦋Steve on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/thesteve0.bsky.social• ▶️ Steve on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thesteve0 • 📍Voxel 51 https://voxel51.com/ • 🎮 Vector algebra game https://neal.fun/infinite-craft/ • 📘The Alignment Problem https://www.amazon.com/Alignment-Problem-Machine-Learning-Values/dp/0393635821 • 🎥 Mitchells vs The Machines https://www.netflix.com/title/81399614 • 📀 MNIST dataset https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MNIST_database • 📝 What ChatGPT is not https://blog.techravenconsulting.com/what-chatgpt-is-not/ • 📝 Why I am excited about ChatGPT https://blog.techravenconsulting.com/why-i-am-excited-about-chatgpt/
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Testing Your Performance with Ada Lundhe
How Rachel Ray’s crawler lead to Ada developing a new performance testing framework, hyperscale. This leads to a great conversation about the benefits of rust, modern python package managers, and why MySpace went out of business. The importance of connecting what you’re building to business value and understanding every line of code has a cost.Show Highlights(0:00) Intro(8:00) Rachel Ray crawler(15:00) Performance testing(20:00) Moving in to tech(31:00) Hyperscale and uv (39:00) Does memory safety matter?(43:00) Datavant(54:00) Connecting performance to business(1:02:00) Spicy takesLinks ReferencedPerformance testing tools:https://locust.io/https://k6.io/https://github.com/hyper-light/hyperscaleModern Python packaging: https://github.com/astral-sh/uvFAFO starter pack: https://go.bsky.app/LqoyyNqSponsor FAFO at https://fafo.fm/sponsor
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Getting to Know Kafka with Elad Eldor
Is running Kafka on-prem different than running it in the cloud? You’ll find out from Elad Eldor’s years of experience running, tuning, and troubleshooting Kafka in production environments. Elad didn’t set out to learn Kafka, but he kept asking questions and was given the opportunity to dive deep into system performance. He not only knows what all the columns of iostat mean, he knows what his customers want. Make sure to subscribe to this topic on all your consumers.Show Highlights(0:00) Intro(9:30) Why do people use Kafka (15:00) Learning cloud vs on-prem(18:30) Kafka vs Linux troubleshooting(27:00) scaling clusters(38:00) How to get startedLinks ReferencedElad’s book: Kafka Troubleshooting in Production https://www.amazon.com/Kafka-Troubleshooting-Production-Stabilizing-premises-ebook/dp/B0CJ4FSGMDSystems Performance book by Brendan Gregg https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2020-07-15/systems-performance-2nd-edition.htmlKafka: The Definitive Guide book by Neha Narkhede https://www.amazon.com/Kafka-Definitive-Real-Time-Stream-Processing/dp/1491936169Sponsorhttps://www.softwaredefinedtalk.comSponsor FAFO at https://fafo.fm/sponsor
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FAFO Live with Sam Rose
Sam is back with us for a live episode where we discuss important questions such as “is coffee is good?”, “are people on the Internet good writers?”, and “is content creation consistency actually important?” We also share links about turning your hand writing into a font and hacking McDonald’s delivery app. Finally, we wrap up with a new game FAANG GANG.Chapters(0:00) Intro(9:00) Codifying your handwriting(10:30) I’m loving it(27:00) Consistency in content(39:00) FAANG gang gameLinks SharedCodifying your Handwriting https://www.amygoodchild.com/blog/cursive-handwriting-in-javascriptI’m lovin’ it https://eaton-works.com/2024/12/19/mcdelivery-india-hack/SponsorVocalCat: https://fafo.fm/vocalcatSponsor the FAFO Podcast!https://fafo.fm/sponsor
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