Podcasts

Generally AI Episode 6: You Are Here

In this season finale of the Generally AI podcast, Roland Meertens and Anthony Alford delve into the problems of mapping and localization, exploring methods such as stars, sextants, and the importance of precise clocks in determining longitude.

Generally AI Episode 5: Making Waves

In this episode, hosts explore the fascinating world of audio waves by discussing the history of Fourier analysis and how the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) revolutionized signal processing with its efficiency. They then shift to song recognition apps like Shazam and their underlying algorithms: breaking songs into snippets and using techniques such as the FFT or neural networks.

Generally AI Episode 4: Sold out!

In this episode of Generally AI, Meertens and Alford explore the theme of "sold out" and delve into the world of GPUs, hot sauce, and beer. The hosts cover CUDA-enabled GPUs and parallel programming patterns, then explore the parallels between the scarcity of GPUs and Sriracha hot sauce; the historical context of GPU shortages; and how beer and college students can model supply chain dynamics.

Generally AI Episode 3: the Founders of CS and AI

In this podcast episode, Roland and Anthony delve into the lives and contributions of two legendary programmers, Alan Turing and Claude Shannon. While the two men met only once, their careers contain many parallels: both did foundational work in computer science, cryptography, and AI.

Generally AI Episode 2: AI-Generated Speech and Music

In this podcast episode, Roland and Anthony explore the world of AI-generated voices and music. The discussion begins with Stephen Hawking and the topic of artificially generated voices. Moving on to music, they discuss the generation of musical scores then conclude with a live demonstration of AI-generated music.

The Two-hour Design Sprint

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Teresa Cain about the Two-hour Design Sprint.

Leaders Need to Be Coaches to Enable Developer Effectiveness

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Phil Alves about how leaders can enable developer effectiveness.

Developer Enablement at Spotify with Pia Nilsson

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Pia Nilsson, Lead Platform Developer, Experience Lead at Spotify about what it takes to create a great developer experience.

The Journey to Staff-Plus Engineer

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Akhilesh Gupta, a Principal Engineer at LinkedIn about the journey to a staff-plus role.

Building and Nurturing Great Teams

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Nick van Wiggeren of PlanetScale about what it takes to build and nurture great teams.