Latest Tech Stories From HackerNoon

What happens when big corp shuts down conversation? What is Russia's deal with Sputnik exports? Crypto in Africa — equalizing force, or daydream? Join Linh, Natasha, Amy, Limarc and Damian for This Week on Planet Internet:

• Is there such a thing as a no politics culture? (1:40)

Read the stories mentioned in this podcast:

1. Is there such a thing as a “no politics” culture? Letters from Basecamp Founder and Coinbase Founder (medium link ugh): https://world.hey.com/jason/changes-at-basecamp-7f32afc5 and https://blog.coinbase.com/coinbase-is-a-mission-focused-company-af882df8804?gi=d00265f16919

This podcast was hosted by Linh Dao Smooke and panelled by Natasha Nel, Amy Tom, and Limarc Ambalina. This week we're also joined by our brand new podcast editor, Damian McIlhenny!

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Git-whaaatttt? Amy Tom gets into GitOps and Kubernetes with Matt Ingenthron, Sr. Director of Engineering, Couchbase, and Viktor Farcic, Open-Source Program Manager & Developer Relations at Shipa. Amy, Matt, and Viktor break down what GitOps really means, how it influences your dev team, and how to use Kubernetes with GitOps practices. They also discuss using CI/CD to modify the Git repository that defines the operator.

In this episode, Amy talks to Matt and Victor about:

• The difference between GitOps and DevOps (05:37)

Follow Matt Ingenthron + Viktor Farcic:

• Follow Matt on Twitter @ingenthr

Shownotes:

• Chat with Matt in the Couchbase Forum

Amy Tom talks to Pavel Denisjuk about AWS Lambda and serverless applications. Pavel is the Co-Founder and CTO at Webiny. Amy and Pavel discuss Pavel's career in entrepreneurship, building applications with AWS Lambda, the advantages and disadvantages of going serverless, and examples of running AWS Lambda functions with event triggers.

In this episode, Amy talks to Pavel about:

• AWS Lambda and its limitations (06:15)

Follow Pavel Denisjuk + Webiny:

• Follow Pavel on Twitter at @paveldenisjuk

Shownotes:

• Join the Webiny Slack community

What's David's hot take on Facebook's pivot to audio? Hands up if you think the Mars Helicopter video is a deep fake! ALSO: are kids growing up during a global panini more likely to get face tattoos? 😱 Shoot the shit with Hacker Noon's Editors —

This Week on Planet Internet:

• Props to the 12k open source devs Github says contributed to Ingenuity's maiden voyage! (0:33)

Read the tech stories talked about this podcast: 

1. Open source goes to Mars by Nat Friedman for The GitHub Blog: https://github.blog/2021-04-19-open-source-goes-to-mars/ 

2. Five takeaways about Facebook's pivot to audio by Casey Newton from Platformer: https://www.platformer.news/p/5-takeaways-about-facebooks-pivot 

3. 3 Reasons Why Blockchain Won't #ReleaseTheKraken: An Interview with John Sebes of TrustTheVote.org by Benjamin Bateman for Hacker Noon: https://hackernoon.com/3-reasons-why-blockchain-wont-releasethekraken-an-interview-with-john-sebes-of-trustthevoteorg-713i339y

4. Cannabis banking act passes U.S. House with bipartisan support by Matt Burns (lol) for Tech Crunch: https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/20/cannabis-banking-act-passes-u-s-house-with-bipartisan-support/  

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Amy Tom chats to Jens Alfke about embedded databases in mobile applications and how they live within your application and sync to your server. Jens is the Mobile Architect at Couchbase and a former Software Engineer at Apple. They talk about developing a mobile application with an embedded database vs a database on the server, edge computing, and the technical skills required to implement embedded databases.

In this episode, Amy and Jens talk about:

• The use of a mobile database versus a database that you would develop on desktop (03:45)

Follow Jens Alfke + Couchbase:

• Connect with Jens on LinkedIn

Has the market cap of cryptocurrencies really exceeded that of Apple? Should you have started buying shitcoins in 2013? Does Microsoft really want to acquire Discord? Do we still trust Fitbit? 

This Week on Planet Internet:

• HackerNoon CEO David Smooke asks: if it was yours, would you sell Discord to Microsoft? From (00:29)

Read the tech news stories mentioned in this show: 

1. Why Microsoft Wants Discord by Tom Warren for The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/26/22352028/microsoft-discord-acquisition-analysis-report 
   

Javascript developers rejoice! Amy Tom talks to Eric Bishard and Arun Vijayaraghavan about the differences between a Document Database and a Relational Database. Eric and Arun explain JSON Document Databases and also discuss NodeJS SDKs, ODMs vs ORMs, and more. Eric is the Developer Advocate and Arun is a Product Manager; both work at Couchbase.

In this episode, Amy chats to Eric and Arun about:

• The differences between a Document Database and a Relational Database (06:56)

Follow Arun Vijayaraghavan and Eric Bishard:

• Follow Arun Vijayaraghavan on GitHub

Read more on Hacker Noon:

• Eric Bishard's Introduction to Ottoman on Hacker Noon

Shownotes:

• Developer.couchbase.com

In this episode, Amy Tom talks to Matt Groves, the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Couchbase, and Brant Burnett, the Systems Architect at CenterEdge Software about the results from the 2020 Tech Lead Developer survey that was conducted by Couchbase. The survey revealed that 86% of respondents experienced challenges within their development teams. Amy, Matt, and Brant broke down the challenges, which included setting clear, measurable goals and having access to the right technology.

In this episode, Amy talks to Matt and Brant about:

• Setting clear and measurable goals was indicated as one of the biggest challenges developer teams faced in 2020 (06:48)

Read more about the 2020 Tech Lead Developer Survey

Follow Matt Groves + Couchbase:

• See the Couchbase Cloud offering at couchbase.com/cloud

Follow Brant Burnett + CenterEdge:

• Visit CenterEdge online at centeredgesoftware.com

Amy Tom (a new voice on the podcast and a Hacker Noon editor!) is joined by Sharmini Ravindran, the CMO at Mysterium Network. They discuss achieving anonymity from the modern Internet, incentivizing peer-to-peer networks on a global scale to improve personal privacy and data control, and the humanitarian aspects of Internet accessibility.

In this episode, Amy and Sharmini chat about:

• Whether true decentralization from the modern Internet is possible or not (20:00)

Follow Sharmini & Mysterium Networks:

• You can visit Mysterium Network's Website at mysterium.network

The Washington Post's Ben Golliver joins Hacker Noon CEO David Smooke to discuss the process of writing his new book, "Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season," and the pandemic's impact on the NBA's revenue. With no/few fans in the stands and the decline in the number of games from the pandemic, the National Basketball Association is expected to loss about $4 billion dollars in 2021. In addition to discussing his bubble writing and publishing process, we talk about the NBA's options to stimulate revenue, such as expansion fees for new franchises and how to make substantial investments into the NBA's digital experience. 

Some related reads on Hacker Noon (where we usually publish more about things like software development, blockchains, startups, and everything tech):

• NBA’s Microsoft Partnership, Kawhi’s Logo Lawsuit, and the Modern Reporter’s Techstack

Buy the book - Bubbleball: Inside the NBA's Fight to Save a Season