Contributor

By Eric AndersonTechnology

Contributor episodes

March 16, 2022EdgeDB with Yury Selivanov
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) has a conversation with Yury Selivanov (@1st1), the co-founder of EdgeDB. EdgeDB is the world’s first “graph-relational database.” It’s a term coined specifically for this new type of database, designed to ease the pain of dealing with the usual relational and NoSQL models. And no, EdgeDB is NOT a graph database!
In this episode we discuss:
A glitch at EdgeDB’s Matrix-inspired launch event

Origin of the term and design philosophy, “graph-relational”

What to know about becoming a Python core developer

How EdgeDB’s next-gen query language compares to GraphQL and SQL
Links:
EdgeDB

magicstack

uvloop
People mentioned:
Elvis Pranskevichus (@elprans)

Colin McDonnell (@colinhacks)

Victor Petrovykh (Github: @vpetrovykh)

Dan Abramov (@dan_abramov)

Brett Cannon (@brettsky)

Daniel Levine (@daniel_levine)
Other episodes:
Hasura with Tanmai Gopal

Dgraph with Manish Jain
46 min
March 02, 2022Deephaven with Pete Goddard
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) sits down with Pete Goddard (@pete_paco) to talk about Deephaven, the open-core query engine built for real-time streams and batch data. Pete is the CEO of Deephaven Data Labs, and comes to the data world from a background in capital markets trading. Deephaven originally addressed a need for real-time data infrastructure in the finance world, but the team realized how useful their technology could be in a wider variety of verticals. Join us for Pete’s unique perspective on reaching out into alternate industries and use cases through community development.
In this episode we discuss:
How Pete transitioned from Wall Street to open-source software

Selling investors on open-source

Two questions people always ask Pete

The luxury of Deephaven’s incremental update model

Barrage, Deephaven’s API for streaming tables that extends Apache Arrow Flight
Links:
Deephaven

Barrage

Apache Kafka

Apache Arrow Flight

Eclipse Jetty
Other episodes:
TensorFlow with Rajat Monga
42 min
February 16, 2022Meltano with Douwe Maan
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) and Douwe Maan (@DouweM) chat about Meltano, the open-source DataOps operating system. Meltano provides the connective tissue that allows teams to treat their data stack as a single software development project. Tune in to learn how Meltano is trying to bring software development best practices into the data world.
In this episode we discuss:
Meltano’s origins as a side project at GitLab

How Meltano glues together open-source technologies like Singer, dbt and Airflow

Douwe’s experience wearing many different hats in the early days of Meltano

Meltano’s shift from an ELT solution to an operating system

The Love-Tap Fest community event, starting right after this episode’s release!
Links:
Meltano

Love-Tap Fest - February 17-24th, 2022

GitLab

Singer

dbt

Apache Airflow

Apache Superset

Terraform
People mentioned:
Taylor Murphy (@tayloramurphy)

AJ Steers (@aaronsteers)
Other episodes:
Great Expectations with Abe Gong and Kyle Eaton

Dagster with Nick Schrock

Prefect with Jeremiah Lowin
40 min
February 02, 2022Penpot & Taiga with Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) and Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz (@diacritica) examine the intersection of open-source, agile development, and UI/UX design at the heart of two applications, Penpot and Taiga. Penpot is a design and prototyping platform intended for cross-domain teams, while Taiga is a popular agile project management software. These products comprise the heart of Pablo’s innovative company, Kaleidos Open Source, which was founded in Spain more than a decade ago. Listen to today’s episode for one of the industry’s most unique perspectives on open-source code and design.
In this episode we discuss:
An internal crisis and a major pivot for Kaleidos

How Penpot was born from Kaleidos’ signature personal innovation week

Designing a design tool that can be used to design itself

Bringing design, code and people closer together

Why Pablo asserts that designers care about open-source
Links:
Penpot

Taiga

Kaleidos Open Source
Other episodes:
Blender with Dalai Felinto
40 min
December 22, 2021DockerSlim with Kyle Quest
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) and Kyle Quest (@kcqon) discuss DockerSlim, the open-source optimization and security tool for Docker container images. Kyle initially created DockerSlim as a humble hackathon project, and now supports it with his company, Slim.AI. Tune in to learn how DockerSlim is redefining DevOps with application intelligence and a backwards compatible vision of the future.
In this episode we discuss:
Bridging the gap between application and infrastructure

Emerging from the cloud native stone age

Application intelligence rather than artificial intelligence in Slim.AI

DockerSlim integrated into CI/CD pipelines, embedded systems, and robots

How Slim.AI aims to become ‘Google for containers’
Links:
DockerSlim

Slim.AI

Terraform

Serverless

Sigstore
39 min
December 08, 2021Unleash with Egil and Ivar Østhus
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) is joined by Egil (@EgilCo) and Ivar Østhus (@ivarconr), brothers and co-creators of the open-source feature management platform, Unleash. It’s a real family business, with Egil acting as CEO and Ivar the CTO of the company. Over beers and burgers, the two decided to bring their strengths together for a feature toggle tool that transforms DevOps and continuous deployment pipelines.
In this episode we discuss:
Ivar as a pioneer in the trunk-based development space

Word of mouth and old colleagues bringing Unleash to new companies

Assessing a contributor’s personality and mindset

Resolving a deadlock scenario on a feature launch day without impacting customers

Why feature flagging is fundamental to true DevOps
Links:
Unleash
30 min
November 24, 2021Kubescape with Shauli Rozen
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) invites Shauli Rozen (@shaulir) to share about his work on Kubescape, the first open-source Kubernetes security testing tool that is compliant with NSA & CISA hardening guidelines. Despite the project’s recency, Kubescape has seen explosive growth on Github and recognition from the Kubernetes community. Tune in to learn how the team at ARMO built a successful open-source security tool for DevOps.
In this episode we discuss:
Why Kubescape uses guidance from the NSA & CISA

Correcting the misconception that developers don’t care about security

Providing value in the first five minutes of using the tool

ARMO’s detailed approach to community feedback

Shauli’s thoughts on security roles of the future
Links:
ARMO

Kubescape

Terraform
27 min
November 10, 2021Blender with Dalai Felinto
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) connects with Dalai Felinto (@dfelinto), development coordinator at Blender. Blender is a free and open-source 3D graphics toolset with a unique story spanning nearly 30 years. The project is used professionally for animation, video games, scientific visualization, and much more. Join us for a very special episode of Contributor as we take a deep dive into one of the most dedicated, robust communities in open-source history.
In this episode we discuss:
When the dotcom crash landed Blender in the hands of community members

Taking open-source beyond the toolset with open movie projects

Dalai’s transition from burgeoning architect to Blender developer

How you can use Blender’s new Geometry Nodes for AI training

Solving organizational challenges with full-time staff and contributors
Links:
Blender

Blender Studio

Big Buck Bunny

Elephants Dream

Sprite Fright
People mentioned:
Ton Roosendaal (@tonroosendaal)
37 min
October 27, 2021Great Expectations with Abe Gong and Kyle Eaton
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) interviews Abe Gong (@AbeGong) and Kyle Eaton (@SuperCoKyle) about Great Expectations, the open-source framework that aims to create a shared standard for data quality. Abe is a core contributor to the project, and the CEO and co-founder of Superconductive, the team backing Great Expectations. Kyle is Growth Lead at Superconductive, and Community Manager of Great Expectations. The team at Superconductive have just launched the new Expectation Gallery to connect contributors and carve out vertical spaces in this ecosystem. Tune in to find out why Great Expectations is the leading open-source project for eliminating pipeline debt.
In this episode we discuss:
How the Expectation Gallery enables new modes of community engagement

Superconductive’s pivot from healthcare data consulting to open-source data validation

Collaborative conversations with other data companies

Abe’s advice to future open-source founders on segmenting value

The vision of Great Expectations as a protocol-level open standard
Links:
Great Expectations

Superconductive

Down with Pipeline debt

Cascade Data Labs

Flyte

Dagster

Databricks

pandas
People mentioned:
James Campbell (@jpcampbell42)
Other episodes:
Dagster with Nick Schrock
33 min
July 28, 2021Bolster with Abhishek Dubey
Eric Anderson (@ericmander) sits down with Abhishek Dubey (@abhishekdubey), co-creator of Bolster, the fraud prevention platform powered by deep-learning. Bolster is used by clients like LinkedIn, Uber and Dropbox for its cutting-edge detection and takedown technology. Abhishek and his co-founder built Bolster around the real-time URL-scanning tool CheckPhish, which analyzes phishing sites for free. On today’s episode, learn how Abhishek and the team at Bolster have found success by focusing on building their business out of passion, and giving back to the community.
In this episode we discuss:
A second mortgage and a startup garage

Discovering 100 Fortune 500 companies were using CheckPhish

How Bolster snagged LinkedIn without a proof of concept

Bolster’s secret sauce, that sets them apart from other security companies

Comparing the community focus of Bolster to a traditional open-source model
Links:
Bolster

CheckPhish

Hacker Dojo

Twilio
People mentioned:
Shashi Prakash (@skiddzo)
35 min