The Stack Overflow Podcast

Only you can stop AI database drops

Ryan is joined by David Hsu, CEO and founder of Retool, to explore how AI is transforming the role of a software developer into a software architect, the increasing accessibility of coding for non-engineers, and the importance of placing guardrails and higher-level programming primitives on AI coding assistants. Episode notes: Retool [https://retool.com/] is an enterprise AI AppGen platform for internal software development, allowing you to create apps, agents, and workflows with any LLM, datasource, or API. David Hsu previously joined the podcast [https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/02/17/retool-internal-tool-drag-drop-low-code/] to complain about maintaining internal tools.  Connect with David on Twitter [https://x.com/dvdhsu?lang=en]. Today’s shoutout is for user Waseem Wisa [https://stackoverflow.com/users/19624112/waseem-wisa], who won a Populist badge on their answer to Sass compiler throws 'undefined mixin' error when mixins are kept in seperate folder [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29591196/sass-compiler-throws-undefined-mixin-error-when-mixins-are-kept-in-seperate-fo]. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

How to create agents that people actually want to use

Ryan welcomes Assaf Elovic, head of AI at monday.com, to discuss creating AI tools that users will actually adopt, how they created their Monday Sidekick agent with the user experience in mind, and the opportunities that AI creates for better productivity and more efficiency. Episode notes: monday.com [http://monday.com] is a work management platform that allows you to plan and execute work across departments with a unified, AI-first product suite [https://www.monday.com/w/ai?]. Connect with Assaf on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/assafe/] and Twitter [https://x.com/assaf_elovic].   Congrats to Populist badge winner Vilx- [https://stackoverflow.com/users/41360/vilx], who received the badge for their answer to How do you provide a default type for generics? [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1099440/how-do-you-provide-a-default-type-for-generics]. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

The fastest agent in the race has the best evals

Ryan welcomes Benjamin Klieger, lead engineer at Groq, to explore the infrastructure behind AI agents, how you can turn a one-minute agent into a ten-second agent, and how they used fast inference and effective evals to build their efficient and reliable Compound agent.  Episode notes:  Groq [https://groq.com/] delivers fast, low-cost inference using their custom-designed LPU, the first chip built for inference. Check out their agent, Compound [https://console.groq.com/docs/compound/systems/compound], which can search the web and run code. Connect with Benjamin on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-klieger/] and X [https://x.com/benklieger].  Congrats to user Bart Kiers [https://stackoverflow.com/users/50476] for winning a Stellar Answer badge on their response to Regular expression to match a line that doesn't contain a word [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/406230/regular-expression-to-match-a-line-that-doesnt-contain-a-word].  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

One thing enterprise AI projects need to succeed? Community.

In this episode of Leaders of Code, Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar chats with Ramprasad Rai, VP of Platform Engineering at JPMorgan Chase & Co., about the unique challenges of implementing AI in an enterprise environment. They discuss how organizations can balance AI-driven productivity with strict compliance and security requirements by leveraging a community-driven knowledge system that grounds probabilistic AI tools in internal, trusted expertise. The discussion also: * Explores why AI models often hallucinate in enterprise environments due to a lack of internal context.  * Highlights how Stack Overflow’s structured Q&A data provides ideal fine-tuning material for the next generation of AI models. Notes * Connect with Ramprasad Rai [https://www.linkedin.com/in/irnlogic/] on LinkedIn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

AI code means more critical thinking, not less

Ryan is joined by Secure Code Warrior’s co-founder and CTO Matias Madou to discuss the implications of LLMs’ variability on code security, the future of developer training as AI coding assistants become more popular, and the importance of critical thinking—especially for junior developers—in the age of AI. Episode notes:  Secure Code Warrior [https://www.securecodewarrior.com/] upskills development teams to help companies stay protected against potential cybersecurity threats. Connect with Matias on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiasmadou/].  Shoutout to Lifejacket badge winner Sergey Kalinichenko [https://stackoverflow.com/users/335858/sergey-kalinichenko], who won the badge for their answer to K&R Code for getting an int [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37553055/kr-code-for-getting-an-int]. TRANSCRIPT [https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/11/11/ai-code-means-more-critical-thinking-not-less/] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].