The Stack Overflow Podcast

This week we welcome Joel back from leave, talk a LOT about the correct pronunciation of "hummus", and chat with special guest Sarah Drasner about the awesomeness that is SVG Animation. Also, NEW LOGO! I guess you can say we're official...

Welcome to the Stack Overflow podcast #108 recorded Thursday, May 4, 2017 at Stack Overflow HQ in NYC. Today’s podcast is brought to you by peanut butter and Stack Overflow Enterprise. Visit stackoverflowbusiness.com for more details.

In today's episode:

Joel is back! After a month-long surgery hiatus, Joel is back to talk about how much better the podcast is when he's gone. There also may be some ranting about hospitals and the Apple Health app.

The right way to pronounce "hummus.”

Our Developer Story is prolific programmer and author Sarah Drasner, whose full biography is too numerous to list here (However Jay does try to say them all, more info in links below). She tells us all about how she got into programming and design, and she explains to a very excited David the awesomeness that is SVG animation and CodePen.

Have you ever wanted to ask Joel a question? Now's your chance! Tweet your question to @stackpodcast and he will choose a few to answer on his next episode. Feel free to ask him about 30 Rock, as he just binged the entire series.

This week's Stack Overflow Constitution question is: Should you throw away the sub-liner on yogurt and hummus containers? Listen to what the hosts have to say and chime in with your own answers by tweeting to us using #stackoverflowpodcast. Answer with PRO if you throw the sub-liner away, or CON if you think that you should leave the subliner on for that extra bit of protection. The winner will be the answer that make us giggle the most and can be from the winning or losing side.

Last week's winner, for the totally clear and not-at-all confusing question, "On what day of the week does 'this weekend' and 'next weekend' mean something different?" is:

https://twitter.com/_tbirrell/status/859120346921926656

Congrats Timothy, you get brand new Stack Overflow Podcast branded stickers!

Links:

Sarah Drasner's twitter, CodePen, Website, github, and CSS Tricks.

OMTR - Fitness Point Pro app

Google docs phishing scam

Facebook disputes engineering bias

Follow us on Twitter @stackpodcast for updates and special segment questions!

Anil Dash joins us for hosting duties again this week along with co-founders Jess Lee and Ben Halpern of the Practical Dev. Topics include Shabbat elevators, Failure, and racist AI.

Welcome to The Stack Overflow Podcast #107 recorded Thursday, April 27, 2017 at Stack Overflow HQ in NYC, where rats were invented! Anil Dash, CEO of Fog Creek and all around great guy, is joining us again. Probably only so that he can talk about Glitch and how amazing it is! (It is though, you should try it...)

Today's shenanigans include:

Special guests Jess Lee and Ben Halpern from the Practical Dev are in the studio to tell us all about their Developer Stories and journey to dev.to.

Ben Halpern's website is a work of art that you must see to believe. Note: have your sound on. You're welcome.

Ilana explains the need for Shabbat elevators in David's One Minute Tech Review. I have no idea how David has lived in NY for years and is just now learning about Shabbat elevators.

Jay's Rant is all about hotel environmental pretenses but it somehow devolves into Anil calling Alpha Flight "bootleg X-Men." Don't @ me, Canada!

Failure is Always an Option! We all make mistakes, and that is perfectly OK. Our very own Matt Sherman joins us to talk about programming and professional mistakes, and how we deal with them at SO. The gang then chimes in with their own. Some are funny, some are just dumb… David.

We ask: Are all AI's bound to be racist?

This week's Constitutional amendment is bit confusing, yet vital. Proposed by @paulmorriss: "On what day of the week does 'this weekend' and 'next weekend' mean something different?"

Listen to what the hosts have to say and then post your answer to twitter using #stackoverflowpodcast. Vote PRO if you think that when one says "this weekend" they are referring to the upcoming weekend and next weekend is the weekend after this weekend. Vote CON if you think basically anything different from PRO. Is that clear? Good. I thought so...

We will choose the winner from either team, it just needs to make us laugh, and Ilana will send you stickers (not a bic 4-color pen!).

Last week's winners are @haikusbyisaac and @oddswithreality with their joint tweets (open this in a new tab for the full brilliance):

https://twitter.com/HaikusByIsaac/status/857236064334905344

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This week's links:

The Practical Dev dev.to - Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow. @ThePracticalDev

make-a-diff, 1 pr

Matt's alert(false);  "LOL Debugging are we?" Meta Post

Blameless Post Mortem

FaceApp apologizes for making a racist AI

Hey Squarespace and Casper, wanna sponsor us too?

On this week's episode, we talk about the what the data team has been up to lately as well as learning a thing or two about rockets. Guest host - Anil Dash!

Welcome back to the Stack Overflow podcast episode #106 recorded live on Thursday, April 20th at SO headquarters in NYC. We are honored to have Anil Dash, CEO of Fog Creek, leading today's antics while Joel is away. We are also joined by the entire SO Data Team; Kevin Montrose, Jason Punyon, Dr Julia Silge, Nick Larsen, and Dr Dave Robinson.

In today's episode you will find mystery, intrigue, and mangoes! As well as...

Kevin drinks two whole unicorn fraps.

Jay rants about the people who rant about babies on planes.

The data team waxes poetic about… data! Specifically, how we use the data from SO to solve problems and help more users find relevant jobs. They also talk about what we don't do with your data. Namely, anything creepy.

Dr Dave Robinson's recent blog post "What programming languages are used late at night?" Spoiler alert: Haskell is so hot right now.

Nick Larsen is a Rocketeer! (Rocketeur?) Proof:    

  

Facebook tries to combat fake news while we play a new game.

As you know, we are still preparing a constitution for Stack Overflow where we pose a new amendment each week and you answer us with Pro or Con. Last week we asked: "When you say that you are going to 'table' a topic, does that mean that you are going to talk about it now, or that you are not going to talk about it at all?"

It's 82% CON! To Table a discussion means that you will NOT talk about it at all. The winning tweet however, was Tom Eldridge with:

https://twitter.com/Tom_Eldridge/status/844609948004737025

Congrats Tom, you get stickers!

This week's amendment was proposed by twitter user Asger (@oddswithreality): When replying to an email, you cannot reply inline. You must always add your reply above the quoted text.

Post your thoughts to twitter using #StackOverflowPodcast along with PRO if you agree that you should always reply above the quoted text or CON if you think that inline replies are just fine and dandy. Give a funny explanation and you could be next week's winner! The winner does not have to be from the winning team, it just has to make us giggle. Note: We will not be sending the winner lightbulbs. You get some still amazing but unfortunately not luminescent stickers. Stop promising people lightbulbs, Jay!

Links for the lazy:

Follow the data team on twitter! They are all really interesting, even Punyon. @kevinmontrose, @jasonpunyon, @juliasilge, @fody, @drob

Dr Dave and Dr Julia's recent blog posts.

Check out openings for data scientists and more over on Stack Overflow Jobs.

Dr Julia's Jane Austen bot

Glitch is amazing! You should use it to build the app of your dreams.

Facebook is tackling the fake news problem.

Nick Larsen's amazing rocket videos!

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On this week's episode, we discuss the results of the 2017 Stack Overflow Survey with resident data scientists Dr. Dave and Dr. Julia. Also this week, Joel is actually not here right now, and Jay and David go mad with power. Anything goes on this episode...

There are only a few things that you need to know about today's episode:

Joel is away so Jay has taken over the podcast using Stack Overflow's new patented JoelBots™ technology.

We are joined by data scientists Dr. Julia Silge and Dr. Dave Robinson to talk about some of the most interesting and fun questions from this year's Developer Survey. Over 64,000 developers responded to questions like "What languages would you like to stop using?" and "What fictional programmer is the most annoying/realistic/inspirational?" (And why is the answer to all three "Mr. Robot"?)

Apparently I was the only person in a room chock full -o- nerds that has seen the masterpiece that is Kung Fury. If you have also not seen it, do yourself a favor and click that link.

This week's constitution question: Pro or Con - When you say that you are going to "table" a topic, does that mean that you are going to talk about it now, or that you are not going to talk about it at all? Answer PRO if you think that it means to discuss it now, or CON if it means that you are not going to talk about it.

Post your answer to twitter using the hashtag #StackOverflowPodcast, with either PRO or CON and your explanation (in this case, keep it short but blonde, just like Jay!). The best explanation, whether on the winning or losing side, will be read on next week’s podcast and win a fabulous Stack Overflow sticker courtesy of the Stack Overflow Podcast.

Last week's winner:

https://twitter.com/_villasv/status/841976199031193600

Congratulations! You get 2 stickers because Jay is drunk with power.

This week's links:

Developer Survey Results!

David's rant: That pesky Joel Spolsky

OMTR: Nintendo Switch (you might be able to get one before June!), Instant Pot, and Regular Light Switches (10 for $5.49. Now that's a bargain! Take that Joel.)

Our constitution question was actually a Stack Exchange question 6 years ago!

Password Rules Are Bullshit - Coding Horror

Hey devs, don't be creepy. Sincerely, Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

Like us on Facebook

On this week's episode, Jenn Schiffer - aka jennmoneydollars - talks to us about joining Fog Creek as the company's new Community Engineer. She'll be focused on their brand new community, Glitch, which launched today. The gang also listens to Joel rant a lot about a shack he owns.

Welcome to the Stack Overflow Podcast #104, recorded Thursday March 9, 2017 at the Stack Overflow HQ in NYC. Today’s podcast is brought to you by Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, the classic episode of The Twilight Zone starring William Shatner. OooOOoo scary. Today's podcast is also brought to you by Stack Overflow Jobs. In honor of Women's History Month, Stack Overflow Jobs is showcasing opportunities at companies founded by women. Go to stackoverflow.com/jobs now to level up your career.

On this week's episode, we talk to engineer, artist, tech satirist and brand new Fog Creek employee Jenn Schiffer about Fog Creek's brand new community, Glitch, which launched today.

Also this week, the return of Startup or Shut Up, our game where the hosts have to guess which ridiculous companies are real, and which are fake.

And as you know, we are preparing a Constitution for Stack Overflow. Last week, we asked:

PRO or CON: Making a sandwich for yourself... do you cut it in half?

The results were cut perfectly in half, 50%-50%. But the winner is Andrew Wilkinson:

https://twitter.com/andrew_j_w/status/839194647134146561

We see what you did there, Andrew.

This week's Constitution question:

If you’re writing an IF statement, and you’re comparing a variable to a constant, should you flip it so that you put the constant first?

Post your answer to twitter using the hashtag #StackOverflowPodcast, with either PRO or CON and your explanation (in this case, PRO = yes, you flip them). The best explanation, whether on the winning side or the losing side, will be read on next week's podcast and win a fabulous STACK OVERFLOW STICKER courtesy of the Stack Overflow Podcast.

Submit your ideas for future constitutional amendments, and one of them might be named after you! Post your proposed constitutional amendment to Twitter using the hashtag #StackOverflowPodcast. And if it's non-terrible, we may feature it in a future poll.

Follow us on Twitter.

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And if you want to make 8-bit art, check out Jenn Schiffer's tool. Ilana used it to draw the best dog cow thing I've ever seen.