Fallthrough

Apr 07 2025 16 ep. 88 mins 72
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A deep and nuanced conversational podcast focused on technology, software, and computing.

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APIs: Design Imperfectly, Improve Relentlessly

Apr 07 2025 89 mins  
APIs are built, not born, so how do we go about actually building them? Well, it starts with design. In this episode, Kris and Ian are joined by Jamie Tanna to talk about API design. From creating a theory of your API, through building its foundation, to actively prototyping as you design, the panel discusses what they've learned over the years to design high quality APIs. At the e

What Even Is A Senior Software Engineer?

Mar 31 2025 113 mins  
What does it mean to be a senior (or staff) software engineer? How are we preparing the next generation of software engineers to maintain the software we've created? In this episode, Matt and Kris are joined by Bill Kennedy to discuss tech communities, training software engineers, the landscape of learning, how artificial intelligence is affecting it all, and so much more.Supporter

Translating The Law for Software Engineers

Mar 24 2025 95 mins  
Software is hard to build. From knowing which regulations apply to us to understanding what's in our software, there's a lot to learn. On top of that, regulation is coming for all of us. In this episode, Luis Villa joins Kris, Ian, and Angelica, to discuss the laws and regulations that will change the way that you build and deploy software. We discuss the EU's Cyber Resilience Act,

Choosing, Expanding, & Evolving Communities

Mar 17 2025 109 mins  
Communities play a vital role in our technical and non-technical lives, but how much thought have we put into what makes these spaces valuable? In this episode, Kris is joined by the panel and Kelsey Hightower to discuss communities and their intersection with the digital and non-digital world.Supporters get access to an extended conversation with Kelsey, where we discuss his views

An Exploration of APIs, Versioning, & HTTP

Mar 10 2025 75 mins  
There are Web APIs everywhere, from the classic REST/HTTP, to GraphQL, to gRPC, we rely on them to get things done each and every day. But how much do we think about the design of these APIs? How do you document an API once you've created it? What even is versioning? Do we really understand HTTP? In this episode, Kris and the panel are joined by Jamie Tanna to discuss APIs, their d

Tools We Love

Mar 03 2025 113 mins  
We all have tools that make our lives better. Software tools, hardware tools, and everything in between. In this episode, Matt is joined by Kris, Ian, and Dylan to discuss some of their favorite tools, what they use them for, and why they chose them.Want to hear about the tools we don't like? Become a supporter and enjoy bonus content and higher quality audio today, and additional

Ghosttying Go

Feb 24 2025 95 mins  
What's a terminal? Why is it being emulated? On this week's episode, Matt and Kris are joined by Mitchell Hashimoto to discuss his newest project Ghostty, the Zig programming language, thoughts and feelings about Go, and more. As always, catch some Unpopular Opinions at the end of the episode.Want to hear even more from Mitchell? This episode features bonus content for our Fallthro

Patching Problems with Persnickety Proxies Purveyed by Paternalistic Princes

Feb 17 2025 126 mins  
A recent Ars Technica article outlined a backdoor in the Go Module Mirror. Even though it's framed as a backdoor, and potentially a vulnerability, it's actually an exploit of a design choice designers of the module mirror made. Kris is joined by Matthew, Dylan, and guest host Jamie Tanna, to discuss this vulnerability-but-actually-feature, the implications for the Go community, and

What's New In Go 1.24?

Feb 10 2025 66 mins  
Go's steady cycle of releasing new versions every six months continues. On this episode, our "What's new in Go?" correspondent (a carry over from Go Time) joins special guest host Johnny Boursiquot to talk about the new features and changes coming in Go 1.24. As always, we've got some great unpopular opinions at the end.Thanks for tuning in and happy listening!Notes & Links:Car

Navigating A Career In Tech

Feb 03 2025 85 mins  
How much do you know about a career in coding? Perhaps you're already a well versed professional software person. Or maybe you're someone who's just starting out. Either way, you're going to need some help along your entire technology career. In this episode, which is part 2 of a 2 part series, the panel is chatting with Chris Allaire to talk about all things tech recruiting! They