As software teams begin to migrate to serverless, they will require more in the way of serverless specific tooling: cost tracking, alerting, monitoring, and so on. Here, we look at a number of serverless tooling providers and discuss what they

AWS, GCP, and Azure: The Tradeoffs of Serverless Architectures

Jan 22nd, 2020 34m 35s

Serverless has caused a massive shift in approaches to application design. On this episode, we explore what serverless gives teams, and the tradeoffs involved in going the serverless route. We cover players like Amazon AWS, Google GCP, and Micr

Databases and NoSQL: MongoDB’s Approach to Companies with Scaling Data Requirements

Dec 10th, 2019 38m 10s

Relational databases versus NoSQL is of interest today given growing data requirements for businesses. Real-time, internet of things, storing geodata, financial data are examples where traditional relational databases don’t make the cut require

Cloud Computing at the Edge: An Overview of Fastly (FSLY)

Nov 25th, 2019 39m 33s

Edge computing is a topic that isn’t getting enough coverage. We’ve covered CDNs like CloudFlare before, but we wanted to look at Fastly, an edge computing player that went public early in 2019. On this episode, we cover edge computing topics l

Financial Services APIs and Silvergate Capital

Nov 18th, 2019 34m 12s

There has been a lot of interest around developer-first banking APIs recently. On this episode, we go over recent tech IPO Silvergate Capital (ticker $SI), which is a digital currency focused bank and settlement network. We discuss their busine

Chips, Chips, Chips: Canaan Mining, NVIDIA, AMD, ASICs, GPUs, AI and ML chipmakers

Nov 13th, 2019 41m 1s

Recently, there has been a lot of recent interest in customized semiconductors. Bitcoin mining has highlighted the interest in ASICs, or application specific chips, and as we move up the customized application layer stack, discussion of AI and

Discussing a Parallel Financial System with Barney Mannerings from Vega Protocol

Nov 5th, 2019 38m 5s

On this episode, we speak with Barney Mannerings, founder of Vega Protocol, which is a blockchain product initially focused on derivatives markets. Barney understands this space really well, and it was a pleasure talking to him about what he’s

Datadog: A Developer Friendly Monitoring and Analytics Product or Ecosystem?

Oct 29th, 2019 37m 17s

On this episode, we dig into Datadog’s (Ticker: DDOG) IPO prospectus. We discuss their approach to analytics and monitoring, and how companies can benefit from using them. We look at a few case studies of how companies derive value from their p

Content Delivery Networks, DDOS Protection and Bot Fighting: CloudFlare as a Web Performance and Security Company

Oct 21st, 2019 34m 30s

We go over the CloudFlare IPO prospectus, which calls itself a “Web Performance and Security Company.” We discuss their mission statement, their stated competitive advantages, risks they may face and a quick overview of their financials. Topics

How Ron Lichty Manages the Unmanageable: Topics on Software Management, Agile Processes, and Making Software Hum

Oct 14th, 2019 37m 57s

Software Consultant Ron Lichty joins us to talk about all things software management. Ron has a treasure trove of experience helping teams accelerate and amplify their software practices. We look at the history of waterfall-style projects trans

Interoperability in Cosmos’s IBC Protocol with Tendermint’s Zaki Manian

Oct 7th, 2019 47m 36s

On this episode, I speak to Zaki Manian from Tendermint. We get deep into the weeds of interoperability, his notions of interop between fast chains and fast and slow chains. We discuss the IBC protocol, which is a spec for adapters between diff

A Tour of Blockstack’s Decentralized Computing Network With Aaron Blankstein

Sep 30th, 2019 44m 42s

We chatted with Aaron Blankstein, Core Engineer from Blockstack. Blockstack is a decentralized computing network, which makes it simple for developers to build blockchain-based applications. We learn about Blockstack’s incentive system, and wha

Building Scalable Derivatives Trading Platforms with Charles Phan of Interdax

Sep 23rd, 2019 31m 21s

We chatted with Charles Phan, Chief Technology Officer from Interdax. Interdax is a next generation digital assets exchange with strong engineering roots in High Frequency Trading firms, traditional exchanges, hedge funds, investment banks, mar

A Tale of New Digital Primitives

Sep 16th, 2019 54m 21s

Ben DiFrancesco, software consultant and founder of scopelift, joins us on this one. Two things we really respect about Ben are his ability to break down complex technical topics and also his ability to be honest about what crypto and blockchai

A Recap of Blockchain Training Conference 2019

Sep 9th, 2019 42m 32s

We recap our attendance at the Blockchain Training Conference last week. We cover the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4)’s new certifications and their conference’s emphasis on developer and professional education. We also look at the

Dr. Ed Felten and Offchain Labs: Second Layer Solutions for Smart Contracts

Sep 3rd, 2019 40m 29s

Dr. Ed Felten is a professor of Computer Science at Princeton, he’s served as Chief Technologist at the FTC and Deputy CTO at the White House. He’s also the cofounder of Offchain Labs, a Princeton-based startup that’s focusing on 2nd layer smar

Domain Driven Design, Language and DevOps for Distributed Systems with CircleCI’s Rob Zuber

Aug 27th, 2019 51m 36s

We have Rob Zuber, CTO from CircleCI on. A lot of the projects we work on implement CircleCI, so we were super excited to speak to Rob. We talk about his background and how he became part of CircleCI through an acquisition. We also get into one

Opening Up the Black Box of Insurance: Wunderite and Programmatic Data Aggregation

Aug 19th, 2019 41m 24s

On this episode, we have Peter MacDonald and Joe Schnare from Wunderite, an insurance startup based in Boston. This was a really interesting conversation around how they are improving insurance workflows for agencies around the country through

Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Blockchain Teaching Pedagogy: The CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium and Blockchain Training Conference

Aug 12th, 2019 32m 57s

We speak with Andreas Antonopoulos, author of Mastering Bitcoin, The Internet of Money, and Mastering Ethereum, and also board member at the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium, known as C4. C4 will be hosting the Blockchain Training Confer

Chainweb, Pact, and Hybrid Blockchains with Kadena’s Stuart Popejoy

Aug 5th, 2019 52m 21s

We speak with Stuart Popejoy co-founder from Kadena. This was a really great technical conversation around the hybrid public-private blockchain that Kadena is building with their Chainweb platform and LISP inspired smart contract language Pact.

The Father Time IPO and the Nuts and Bolts of Building Software Applications From Scratch

Jun 26th, 2019 38m 8s

On this episode, we look at a recently filed IPO, Father Time. This isn’t a hot IPO. In fact, no bankers are underwriting this. What’s interesting about this one is that it’s entirely self-underwritten by the company founder. They are planning

The SEC and the Sundance Kik or How Alternative Fundraising Schemes Get Squashed

Jun 11th, 2019 45m 33s

We look at the SEC’s charging of Kik Interactive’s unregulated securities offering. We recap the SEC complaint, outlining their argument that Kik was a deeply underfunded, low-revenue, high-expense company that attempted a “hail mary” by circum

High Quality Software Is Worth the Cost

Jun 3rd, 2019 37m 4s

We look at Martin Fowler’s article titled “Is High Quality Software Worth the Cost?” We discuss the gives and takes of writing good software and managing technical debt. We look at misconceptions around software quality and cost, and how planni

SIM Port Attacks + 2FA Security or How Not To Lose All Your Crypto and a Empex 4 Recap

May 29th, 2019 50m 22s

We look at a recent SIM port hack where a crypto professional lost $100k worth of crypto from his Coinbase account. We discuss in detail how he was attacked and how you can safeguard your crypto assets better. We then do a recap of the one-day

A Look at CrowdStrike’s IPO Prospectus and Their Approach to Endpoint Security

May 22nd, 2019 45m 49s

We explore the CrowdStrike IPO by delving into its SEC Prospectus: An examination of their technology, and in particular their approach to endpoint security. By wading through the buzzword ocean, we bring you the key areas to focus on in this S