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Join Grant in this must-listen episode as he unravels the dynamic and often turbulent world of Artificial Intelligence. From the boardroom dramas at OpenAI to the intricate details of President Biden's groundbreaking Executive Order, Grant dive
In this episode, Grant dives deep into the revolutionary realm of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, exploring their transformative role in solving complex issues in natural language processing and their burgeoning application in divers
Ben Whately is the CSO and co-founder of Memrise. A psychologist by education, with a Masters in Experimental Psychology from Oxford where he focused on neural networks and computational modelling of human learning, Ben has spent the last 15 y
Steve Toy is the CEO of Memrise, a language platform that uses spaced repetition of flashcards to increase the rate of learning, combined with a GPT3-powered "AI Language partner" that allows learners to practice human-like conversations. In t
James Jones is an IT leader and the founder of the QOL Group, a non-profit organization providing support for the disabled. He is a highly motivational speaker and I was blessed to be able to record an episode with him.In this episode, James
Building a web, or internet, scale application is no small feat. Yes, anybody can get something running in the cloud quickly these days, but that doesn't make it good! If you want to build a good internet scale application, listen and learn w
Dustin Warner is a Lead Member of the Technical Staff (LMTS) at Salesforce. He has been leading hugely impactful, high potential next generation software development on their platform and he was gracious enough to spend some time with me and l
ChatGPT is beginning to consume my news feed. Everywhere I look I see blog posts written by AI paired with AI generated images made by DALL-E, all headlining in news articles from the mainstream media which are probably also reviewed or distri
Okta was recently breached and some stuff was stolen by a hacker group! Is this the end of Okta as a security provider? You'll have to listen to find out what happened, how software exploits can work, and how to protect yourself (and your cod
There are a lot of programming languages out there, so what's the difference between them and why would I choose to use one over another? In this episode, I review the top 5 most used programming languages of 2022. This will help clear up whe
The world is watching Twitter become a brand new company under the leadership of Elon Musk, and in this episode I dive into the details of what has been going on! The situation is changing from day to day, so by the time you listen to this epi
My condolences to Uber on their recent hack (Sept 2022), but this does provide a great opportunity to highlight poor security practices, and share steps that companies can take so they don't fall victim to the same exploits as Uber. In this ep
When you build a software application or product, you don't just start writing code and hope for the best! Your code runs on a platform, typically accesses a database, and displays data to a user - all of these functions should be isolated and
If you feel stuck in your engineering career and are trying to break out into a different subdiscipline, then this episode is for you! How exactly can you switch from being a Software Developer to being a Machine Learning Engineer? Or from a
You work in tech and you want to be paid more money. Great, so what's your pitch?Have you thought about what time of day to approach your manager? What about setting up a new meeting or using an existing one? How about how much money to ask
In this episode, we'll start by separating out Agile from DevOps, and then bringing in CI/CD pipelines. We'll also discuss DevSecOps and some of the best practices in engineering that a developer can adopt.We'll also give an overview of what
If you write software, you are probably collaborating with other developers. If you are collaborating, then you probably need to isolate your code and then merge it together when you're done. So what are some of the best-practices for managin
I have, unfortunately, dealt with plenty of narcissists in the workplace throughout my career. Although these encounters are rare, they do happen, they are dangerous people, and when you confront them you need to be prepared for what you're ge
Someone wrote to me recently about working very hard and finally getting their dream job, only to discover that they hated it! That sucks and I know many of us have been there before in our own careers. It would be a tragedy to throw away a h
If you’ve ever wanted to do game dev, hear the story of how I published my first video game, Bonsai. We’ll review the core concept of the game, the process of building it and the choices of technology, and the distribution of it on Steam. It
As you write software, you are going to make mistakes. These mistakes, or bugs and defects, have to be fixed while you continue to make your product better and build new features. So how can you make sure you're making enough progress on your
Before we can talk about how to lead a software development team, we have to talk about leadership as a discipline. We'll look to George Washington, Napoleon Bonaparte, Captain David Marquet, and General Stanley McChrystal for good examples of
Did you know that Southwest Airlines can fly internationally? I was the technical lead on their international flights program, and in this episode I share a little bit about the behind-the-scenes technical issues associated with that new busin
One of the more common questions I get is "what's the difference between software engineer and software developer?" Well, here's the answer! We'll discuss what engineering is first, then dive into the specifics that set apart a software engin
What makes a resume effective? No, not what font or layout to use, but HOW to convey WHAT information so that you get an interview! The goal of the resume is to get a call back after all, that's where its purpose ends. The best resume in the
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