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In modern work environments the email is being edged out by group chat as the preferred method of communication. The majority of the platforms used are commercial and closed source, but there is one project that is working to change that. Zulip is a project that aims to redefine how effective teams communicate and it is already…
In modern work environments the email is being edged out by group chat as the…
16 July 2017 | 01:00:40
Routers and switches are the stitches in the invisible fabric of the internet which we all rely on. Managing that hardware has traditionally been a very manual process, but the NAPALM (Network Automation and Programmability Abstraction Layer with Multivendor support) is helping to change that. This week David Barroso and Mircea…
Routers and switches are the stitches in the invisible fabric of the internet…
09 July 2017 | 00:58:10
The venerable ‘if’ statement is a cornerstone of program flow and busines logic, but sometimes it can grow unwieldy and lead to unmaintainable software. One alternative that can result in cleaner and easier to understand code is a state machine. This week Glyph explains how Automat was created and how it has been…
The venerable ‘if’ statement is a cornerstone of program flow and…
02 July 2017 | 00:49:28
Access to affordable and consistent electricity is one of the big challenges facing our modern society. Nuclear energy is one answer because of its reliable output and carbon-free operation. To make this energy accessible to a larger portion of the global population further reasearch and innovation in reactor design and fuel…
Access to affordable and consistent electricity is one of the big challenges…
24 June 2017 | 00:38:16
We all use items that are produced in factories, but do you ever stop to think about the code that powers that production? This week Jonas Neubert takes us behind the scenes and talks about the systems and software that power modern facilities, the development workflows, and how Python gets used to tie everything…
We all use items that are produced in factories, but do you ever stop to think…
18 June 2017 | 01:02:07
When you’re writing python code and your editor offers some suggestions, where does that suggestion come from? The most likely answer is Jedi! This week David Halter explains the history of how the Jedi auto completion library was created, how it works under the hood, and where he plans on taking…
When you’re writing python code and your editor offers some suggestions,…
11 June 2017 | 00:42:56
Functional programming is gaining in popularity as we move to an increasingly parallel world. Sometimes you want access to purely functional syntax and capabilities but you don’t want to have to learn an entirely new language. Coconut is here to help! This week Evan Hubinger explains how Coconut is a functional language…
Functional programming is gaining in popularity as we move to an increasingly…
04 June 2017 | 00:33:31
The notebook format that has been exemplified by the IPython/Jupyter project has gained in popularity among data scientists. While the existing formats have proven their value, they are still susceptible with difficulties in collaboration and maintainability. Scott Ernst created the Cauldron notebook to be testable, production…
The notebook format that has been exemplified by the IPython/Jupyter project has…
28 May 2017 | 00:37:52
Healthy code makes for happy coders, and there are many ways to measure the health of a project. This week Andrew Mason talks about the Undebt project from Yelp!, as well as some of the other tools and practices that have been developed to make sure that the balance on their technical debt card stays low. Give it a listen to…
Healthy code makes for happy coders, and there are many ways to measure the…
20 May 2017 | 00:34:27
Content discovery and delivery and how it works in the digital realm is one of the most critical pieces of our modern economy. The blockchain is one of the most disruptive and transformative technologies to arrive in recent years. This week Jeremy Kauffman explains how the company and platform of LBRY are combining the two in an…
Content discovery and delivery and how it works in the digital realm is one of…
14 May 2017 | 00:39:40