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Inside China’s Great Firewall with Jackson Sippe

19 Feb 2026

China’s Great Firewall is often spoken about but is rarely understood. It is one of the most sophisticated and opaque censorship systems on the planet, and it shapes how over a billion people

Optimizing Agent Behavior in Production with Gideon Mendels

17 Feb 2026

LLM -powered systems continue to move steadily into production, but this process is presenting teams with challenges that traditional software practices don’t commonly encounter. Models and agents

Gas Town, Beads, and the Rise of Agentic Development with Steve Yegge

12 Feb 2026

AI-assisted programming has moved far beyond autocomplete. Large language models are now capable of editing entire codebases, coordinating long-running tasks, and collaborating across multiple

Python 3.14 with Łukasz Langa

10 Feb 2026

Python 3.14 is here and continues Python’s evolution toward greater performance, scalability, and usability. The new release formally supports free-threaded, no-GIL mode, introduces template string

Airbnb’s Open-Source GraphQL Framework with Adam Miskiewicz

5 Feb 2026

Engineering teams often build microservices as their systems grow, but over time this can lead to a fragmented ecosystem with scattered data access patterns, duplicated business logic, and an uneven

SED News: Apple Bets on Gemini, Google’s AI Advantage, and the Talent Arms Race

3 Feb 2026

SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer unpack the biggest stories shaping software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech

OpenAI and Codex with Thibault Sottiaux and Ed Bayes

29 Jan 2026

AI coding agents are rapidly reshaping how software is built, reviewed, and maintained. As large language model capabilities continue to increase, the bottleneck in software development is shifting

Production-Grade AI Systems with Fred Roma

27 Jan 2026

Engineering teams around the world are building AI-focused applications or integrating AI features into existing products. The AI development ecosystem is maturing, which is accelerating how quickly

Next-Gen JavaScript Package Management with Ruy Adorno and Darcy Clarke

22 Jan 2026

Package management sits at the foundation of modern software development, quietly powering nearly every software project in the world. Tools like npm and Yarn have long been the core of the

WebAssembly 3.0 with Andreas Rossberg

20 Jan 2026

WebAssembly, or WASM, has grown from a low-level compilation target for C and C++ into one of the most influential technologies in modern computing. It now powers browser applications, edge compute

America Under Surveillance with Michael Soyfer

15 Jan 2026

Surveillance technology is advancing faster than the laws meant to govern it. Across the United States, police departments are deploying automated license plate readers, facial recognition tools, and

Developer Experience at Capital One with Catherine McGarvey

13 Jan 2026

Modern software development is evolving rapidly. New tools, processes, and AI-powered systems are reshaping how teams collaborate and how engineers find satisfaction in their craft. At the same time,

Flox, Nix, and Reproducible Software Systems with Michael Stahnke

8 Jan 2026

Modern software development is more complex than ever. Teams work across different operating systems, chip architectures, and cloud environments, each with its own dependency quirks and version

VS Code and Agentic Development with Kai Maetzel

6 Jan 2026

Visual Studio Code has become one of the most influential tools in modern software development. The open-source code editor has evolved into a platform used by millions of developers around the

Blender and Godot in Game Development with Simon Thommes

25 Dec 2025

Blender Studio is the creative arm of the Blender Foundation and it’s dedicated to producing films, games, and other projects that showcase the full potential of Blender. The studio functions as

Node.js in 2026 with Rafael Gonzaga

23 Dec 2025

JavaScript has grown far beyond the browser. It now powers millions of backend systems, APIs, and cloud services through Node.js, which is one of the most widely deployed runtimes on the planet.

Designing Innovative Puzzle Games with Zach Barth

18 Dec 2025

Zachtronics is a legendary independent game studio known for creating intricate, engineering-focused puzzle games that merge logic, creativity, and code. The studio was founded by Zach Barth in 2011,

Rivals of Aether with Dan Fornace

16 Dec 2025

Rivals of Aether and Rivals of Aether II are indie fighting games that combine fast-paced platform combat with elemental-themed characters. The game takes inspiration from Super Smash Bros. and

Aviation Cybersecurity with Serge Christiaans

11 Dec 2025

Aviation cybersecurity is becoming an urgent priority as modern aircraft increasingly rely on complex digital systems for navigation, communication, and engine performance. These systems were once

Blocking Software Supply Chain Attacks with Feross Aboukhadijeh

9 Dec 2025

Modern software relies heavily on open source dependencies, often pulling in thousands of packages maintained by developers all over the world. This accelerates innovation but also creates serious

Pydantic AI with Samuel Colvin

4 Dec 2025

Python’s popularity in data science and backend engineering has made it the default language for building AI infrastructure. However, with the rapid growth of AI applications, developers are

SED News: Bezos Returns to Building, AI’s Reality Check, and Europe’s Cloud Ambitions

2 Dec 2025

SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer unpack the biggest stories shaping software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech

Game Development on the PICO-8 with Johan Peitz

27 Nov 2025

PICO-8 is a software-based gaming console for making, sharing, and playing small games with a retro aesthetic. It emulates the look and feel of 8-bit consoles, providing limited color palettes,

Running Doom in TypeScript with Dimitri Mitropoulos

25 Nov 2025

Doom has seemingly been ported to every electronic device imaginable, including picture frames, lamps, and coffee machines. The meme of “it runs Doom” has become so widespread that it spawned the

Drone Warfare in Ukraine with Simon Shuster

20 Nov 2025

Simon Shuster is a journalist who has reported on Russia and Ukraine for over 15 years, most of that time as a staff correspondent for TIME Magazine. He was born in Moscow, and he and his family came

Radix UI with Chance Strickland

18 Nov 2025

Radix UI is an open-source library of React components. Its “headless” primitives handle the complex logic and accessibility concerns—like dialogs, dropdowns, and tabs—while leaving styling

The 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey with Jody Bailey and Erin Yepis

13 Nov 2025

The Stack Overflow Developer Survey is an annual survey conducted by Stack Overflow that gathers comprehensive insights from developers around the world. It offers a valuable snapshot of the global

Building an Open-Source Laptop with Byran Huang

11 Nov 2025

Byran Huang is a full stack developer who recently made headlines in the hacker space when he created the anyon_e, which is a highly integrated, open source laptop. The effort was a massive

The Architecture of the Internet with Erik Seidel

6 Nov 2025

The modern internet is a vast web of independent networks bound together by billions of routing decisions made every second. It’s an architecture so reliable we mostly take it for granted, but

SED News: AMD’s Big OpenAI Deal, Intel’s Struggles, and Apple’s AI Long Game

4 Nov 2025

SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer unpack the biggest stories shaping software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech

Building AI Agents on the Frontend with Sam Bhagwat and Abhi Aiyer

30 Oct 2025

Most AI agent frameworks are backend-focused and written in Python, which introduces complexity when building full-stack AI applications with JavaScript or TypeScript frontends. This gap makes it

The X-Plane Flight Simulator with Ben Supnik

28 Oct 2025

X-Plane is a popular flight simulator developed by Laminar Research. It features a first-principles physics engine, realistic aircraft systems, and a wide variety of aircraft. We wanted to understand

Turning Agent Autonomy into Productivity with Chris Weichel

23 Oct 2025

A common challenge in software development is creating and maintaining robust development environments. The rise of AI agents has amplified this complexity by adding new demands around permission

Homebrew and macOS Package Management with Mike McQuaid

21 Oct 2025

Homebrew is a widely used package manager that simplifies the installation of open-source software on macOS. It was created in response to the growing demand for a lightweight, developer-friendly

Engineering in the Age of Agents with Yechezkel Rabinovich

16 Oct 2025

Modern software platforms are increasingly composed of diverse microservices, third-party APIs, and cloud resources. The distributed nature of these systems makes it difficult for engineers to gain a

Static Analysis for Ruby with Jake Zimmerman

14 Oct 2025

Dynamic languages like Ruby, Python, and JavaScript determine the types of variables at runtime rather than at compile time. This flexibility allows for rapid development and concise code, but it

Scaling AI in Enterprise Codebases with Guy Gur-Ari

9 Oct 2025

The rise of language-model coding assistants has led to the creation of the vibe coding paradigm. In this mode of software development, AI agents take a plain language prompt and generate entire

SED News: NVIDIA Bets on Intel, Meta’s Demo Crash, and Anthropic’s Explosive Growth

7 Oct 2025

SED News is a monthly podcast from Software Engineering Daily where hosts Gregor Vand and Sean Falconer unpack the biggest stories shaping software engineering, Silicon Valley, and the broader tech

MLOps at JFrog with Bill Manning

17 Dec 2024

JFrog is a DevOps platform that specializes in managing software packages and automating software delivery. One of its best known services is the JFrog Artifactory which is a universal artifact

The Future of Offensive Pentesting with Mark Goodwin

12 Dec 2024

Offensive penetration testing, or offensive pentesting, involves actively probing a system, network, or application to identify and exploit vulnerabilities, mimicking the tactics of real-world

WipEout with Dominic Szablewski

11 Dec 2024

WipEout is a futuristic racing game that was originally released in 1995 for the PlayStation. The game fused fast gameplay, striking art direction, and licensed electronic music. It was a cultural

Engineering at Discord with Justin Beckwith

10 Dec 2024

Discord is a popular communication and streaming platform that was originally launched in 2015. It was first popularized in the gaming space, but its user base has grown to include a broad array of

Next.js 15 with Jimmy Lai and Tim Neutkens

5 Dec 2024

Next.js is an open source JavaScript framework developed by Vercel. It’s built on top of React and is designed to streamline web application development using server-side rendering and static site

CodeSandbox with Ives van Hoorne

4 Dec 2024

CodeSandbox was founded in 2017 and provides cloud based development environments along with other features. It’s quickly become one of the most prominent cloud development platforms. Ives van

Open Source Data Analytics with Sameer Al-Sakran

3 Dec 2024

Data analytics and business intelligence involve collecting, processing, and interpreting data to guide decision-making. A common challenge in data-focused organizations is how to make data

Node.js and the Javascript Ecosystem with Gil Tayar

28 Nov 2024

Gil Tayar is a Principal Software Engineer at Microsoft, developer advocate, and conference speaker. Gil’s contributions to the Node.js ecosystem include adding support for ECMAScript Modules in

Runway AI with Joel Kwartler

27 Nov 2024

Runway is an applied AI research company building multi-modal AI systems, model deployment infrastructure, and products that leverage AI for multimedia content. They are among a handful of

Palantir with Akshay Krishnaswamy and Christopher Jeganathan

26 Nov 2024

Palantir Technologies is a data analytics and software company specializing in building platforms for integrating, analyzing, and visualizing large datasets. The company’s tools are designed to

Creating a Rust IDE with Vitaly Bragilevsky

21 Nov 2024

Rust is a systems programming language created by Graydon Hoare in 2006 and first released by Mozilla in 2010. It is designed for performance, safety, and concurrency, with a focus on memory safety

VC Investing at CRV with James Green

20 Nov 2024

CRV is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups. The firm has invested in more than 600 startups including Airtable, DoorDash and Vercel. James Green is a general partner at CRV