I'd Rather Be Scripting

Jun 30 2024 26 ep. 82 mins 2

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Ash and Kerri go on mostly random tangents about technology, music, photography, and just about anything else. You never know what you'll hear!

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A hundred years later

Jun 30 2024 110 mins

This episode was recorded on April 14th, 2024So... it's been awhile...So, it's been a little while since we last posted an episode... it feels like it's been about a hundred years or so! How is it possible we're already so far through the year?We have a lot of topics in this episode given that it was a long time since our first episode of the year, so buckle up, get settled, and en

Looking ahead to 2024

Mar 10 2024 99 mins

This episode was recorded January 14th, 2024.What's in store, 2024?Welcome to a near year and new season of I'd Rather Be Scripting! In this episode Ash and Kerri chat about the things they'd like to learn or do in 2024. Buckle up—we've got a lot to talk about in this one!Kerri's topics:FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) development using the Alchitry Au kit and Vivado. One lea

2023 in Review

Dec 31 2023 109 mins

This episode was recorded on December 17, 2023. Since we mention a lot of companies and products in this episode, it's worth noting that our episodes (including this one) are not sponsored. Our opinions are entirely our own. Links to any products do NOT contain affiliate links.In this episode, Ash and Kerri look back at the year that was 2023, including some notable work and person

Updates on Adobe Firefly & Express Extensibility

Dec 25 2023 86 mins

This episode was recorded on October 1, 2023. The events mentioned in this podcast episode have already occurred, but you should be able to watch them online by visiting the Adobe MAX website.In this episode, Kerri shares some Adobe updates with Ash, including some new features for Adobe Firefly and the general availability of the developer platform for Adobe Express add-ons. She a

Staying up-to-date

Nov 22 2023 67 mins

This episode was recorded on September 4, 2023IntroIn this episode, Ash and Kerri talk about the various resources they use to stay up-to-date with technology and related news. But first, they chat about some events that were coming up (in the past as of the release of this recording).Traveling & Events:apiDays London 2023 (YouTube playlist)Adobe MaxWe also chat a little bit ab

Desk Setups and iStat Menus

Nov 05 2023 101 mins

Recorded July 23, 2023IntroThis episode is all about desk setups! (And a little about desktop menu bar setups…)But first, Kerri and Ash catch up on We Connect the Dots, Apple II Basic, and summer movies. Desk setupsIt's been alluded to a few times, and now it's actually happening—Kerri and Ash share all about their home desk setups.Some of the gear they cover includes:Inst

Beyond OpenAI APIs with Hugging Face

Aug 27 2023 98 mins

Beyond OpenAI APIsRecorded Jul 9, 2023IntroKerri and Ash kick things off by talking about their 4th of July celebrations. Also they talk about learning Japanese and not learning German.Music ML Update Kerri has some follow-up regarding a recent episode on music and ML.Topics covered include:Google’s AI Music KitchenMusicLM (Example; Dataset; Paper)Kerri notes how these tools toda

Adobe Express add-ons

Aug 13 2023 74 mins

Adobe Express Add-onsRecorded Jun 25, 2023IntroTo kick things off, Kerri gives us an update on Adobe Creative Cloud Partner Days, where Creative Cloud platform developers gather to learn more about in-app and cloud APIs for Creative Cloud. Kerri also tells Ash about the Star Trek Resurgence game, while Ash is trying to avoid talking about his new Mac Studio.Adobe Express extensibil

Doo-be-doo-be-boop: Generative AI for music 🤖

Jul 19 2023 81 mins

IntroAsh kicks things off by sharing his recent appearance on the API Intersection podcast. The API Intersection episode covers best practices in Developer Relations (DevRel), particularly around Ash's 3 C's of hiring Developer Advocates (with a new 4th C added in the convo!), kickstarting your company's DevRel function, and making space for Developer Advocates to get great work do

ChatGPT: web scraping and talking OpenAPI specs

Jun 17 2023 74 mins

IntroKerri and Ash talk trees! Unfortunately for us all, Ash turns this into a recurring analogy about giving in to our AI overlords.Talk to your OpenAPI specIf a tree is going to fall on your house, do you ignore it... or talk to ChatGPT?Well, Ash is excited about OpenAPI specs that talk back. Our co-hosts talk through a fun approach to this:Paste in your OpenAPI specAsk some yes/