The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source

Author: Changelog Media Language: English Episodes: 100
Each week, the team at Changelog Media sifts through the noise of the software world to bring you a thoughtful mix of news, analysis, and conversation. The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source is more than a weekly brief; it’s a long-form dialogue with the developers, maintainers, and thinkers who are shaping the future of technology. You’ll hear in-depth technical interviews that go beyond surface-level takes, exploring the real challenges and triumphs behind significant open source projects and industry trends. The discussion is grounded in the daily reality of building software, making the content immediately relevant whether you’re a seasoned engineer or deeply curious about the craft. This podcast operates with the belief that open source is more than code-it’s about the people and the communities that sustain it. By tuning in, you join a conversation that values depth over hot takes and substance over speed, all while keeping a pulse on the weekly developments that matter. It’s a consistent source for anyone who wants to understand not just what is changing in software development, but why it matters and how it all fits together.
Episodes
The inner workings of Wikipedia (Interview) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:48:57
Let's hear how Wikipedia actually works from long-time Wikipedian, Bill Beutler! Bill has been heavily involved with this "8th wonder of the modern world" for two decades and even built a career on it, founding Beutler I…
What is a tech bubble anyway? (News) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:46
Cedric Chin says comparisons of our current AI *maybe-bubble* to the dot-com bubble and the 2008 GFC are limiting, Matthew Prince does a post-mortem on last week's Cloudflare outage, "hl" is a fast / powerful log viewer…
NOT a swarm! (Friends) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:41:10
Practical AI co-host, Chris Benson, joins us to discuss the latest advancements in AI, drones, home automation, and robotic swarming tech. Chris defines "swarm" with detail/precision and it turns out that what most peopl…
Creating communal computers (Interview) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:48
Spencer Chang caught our attention with the alive internet theory website, but he creates all kinds of computery things to bring people together around play, connection, and creation. Spencer's experiments with computing…
Why is Zig so cool? (News) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:07
Nilo Stolte explains why Zig is "a totally new way to write programs", George Mack gives twelve actionable ways to be more creative, Mario Zechner shares his findings on using MCP vs Bash tools, Josh Collinsworth compare…
Retreat to attack (Friends) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:44:16
Do you like director's commentaries and extended cuts? This episode is like that, but for this week's News. We go deep on the alive internet theory, Meshtastic mesh networks, Zstandard compression, the FDE job explosion,…
DO repeat yourself! (Interview) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:19:58
Prolific software blogger, Sean Goedecke, joins us to discuss why he believes software engineers need to be involved in the politics of their organization, how to avoid worry driven development, what is "good taste" in s…
This new AI role is exploding (News) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:43
A new AI-led tech role has emerged with a massive increase of job postings, Corey Quinn explains why younger devs won't tolerate pain in the AWS, Thomas Ptacek makes the case that you should write an agent, Paul Kinlan g…
#define: sheer resistance (Friends) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:42:41
On this seventh iteration of our award-worthy game show filled with obscure jargon, fake definitions, and expert tomfoolery: past winners battle to determine the champion of champions. (Also, Adam.)
The world of open source metadata (Interview) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:43:59
Andrew Nesbitt builds tools and open datasets to support, sustain, and secure critical digital infrastructure. He's been exploring the world of open source metadata for over a decade. First with libraries.io and now with…