Part One - Bryan McCann, CTO of You.com, on AI, Engineering, Art, and Everything In Between

Presenters Bryan McCann Jonathan Catrell Source Developer Tea podcast Unraveling Meaning in the Age of AI: A Deep Dive with Brian McCann 🧠✨ Ever found yourself staring at a complex piece of code, a philosophical conundrum, or even just the vastness of the universe, and wondered, “What does it all mean?” You’re not alone! In a recent episode of Developer Tea, we had the privilege of diving deep into this very question with Brian McCann, CTO of you.com. With a fascinating background in philosophy and early AI research, Brian frames his current work as a continuation of his lifelong quest to understand meaning itself. Get ready, because this conversation is a mind-bender in the best way possible! 🚀 ...

November 4, 2025 · 5 min

Building Support Structures • Flavia Circiumaru & Hannes Lowette

Presenters Flavia Circiumaru Hannes Lowette Source GOTO podcast Level Up Your Support: From Problem-Solvers to Product Catalysts 🚀 Ever thought about your support team as something more than just a helpdesk? What if they were a powerful engine for product improvement, developer empowerment, and a better customer experience? This interview dives deep into a fascinating approach that turns that vision into reality. Forget simply solving problems; this team is striving to prevent them, ultimately aiming to make their own roles obsolete – a bold and insightful strategy! ...

October 28, 2025 · 4 min

Going to War with Burnout - Less Hours Isn't Your Only Option

Presenters Jonathan Catrell Source Developer Tea podcast 🤯 Developer Burnout: It’s More Than Just Working Less 🤯 Let’s face it, being a developer is demanding. We’re constantly learning, problem-solving, and adapting to new technologies. But what happens when that constant pressure starts to take its toll? We start to talk about burnout. But often, the advice we hear – “just work less!” – feels simplistic and doesn’t quite address the root of the problem. ...

October 27, 2025 · 4 min

Effective Error Handling: A Uniform Strategy for Heterogeneous Distributed Systems

Presenters Jenish Shah Source InfoQ podcast Level Up Your Microservices: Building a Universal Exception Library 🚀💡👨‍💻 Managing a fleet of microservices can quickly become a tangled web of duplicated code, inconsistent practices, and a whole lot of frustration. That’s precisely what one Netflix engineer experienced – and their solution is a brilliant example of how to build infrastructure that directly improves the developer experience. This post dives deep into the creation of a universal exception library, a powerful tool for streamlining error handling and boosting overall system resilience. ...

October 27, 2025 · 4 min

Elm & Open Source: What's Next? • Evan Czaplicki & Kris Jenkins

Presenters Evan Czaplicki Kris Jenkins Source GOTO podcast Level Up Your Language Design: Lessons from Rails, Rust, and the “Wife Principle” 🚀💡👨‍💻 Ever wondered what it takes to build a language or library that developers actually want to use? It’s not just about clever algorithms and cool syntax; it’s a complex dance between ease of use, long-term maintainability, and even the realities of human nature. This conference presentation segment, delivered by Evan Chublitzky, dives deep into these challenges, offering invaluable insights for anyone involved in language design or open-source development. ...

October 24, 2025 · 4 min