The Stack Overflow Podcast

Jon Skeet, for those not in the know, is legendary here at Stack Overflow. He even got his own Chuck Norris Facts-style jokes [https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/9134/jon-skeet-facts].  Jon has graced the podcast before in the early days on episodes 4 [https://stackoverflow.blog/2011/05/11/se-podcast-04/], 72 [https://stackoverflow.blog/2009/10/30/podcast-72/], and 123 [https://stackoverflow.blog/2018/03/14/podcast-123-jon-skeet-wants-you-to-be-a-feminist/]. He’s so good at answering Stack Overflow questions that he appeared at Stack Overflow’s old NYC office and answered them in person [https://stackoverflow.blog/2018/05/01/jon-skeet-answers-your-questions-irl/].  While he’s not the only million rep user, he was the first, so we ran the numbers on him [https://stackoverflow.blog/2018/01/15/thanks-million-jon-skeet/].  Have a question? Jon Skeet has probably answered it on Stack Overflow [https://stackoverflow.com/users/22656/jon-skeet]. You can also find him on Blue Sky [https://bsky.app/profile/jonskeet.uk]. Looking for C# 3.5? Spoiler alert: you won’t find it. Learn why from Jon’s very helpful question What are the correct version numbers for C#? [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/247621/what-are-the-correct-version-numbers-for-c]

Tobiko Data [https://www.tobikodata.com/] is creating a new standard in data transformation with their Cloud and SQL integrations. You can keep up with their work by joining their Slack community [http://tobikodata.com/slack]. Connect with Toby on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/toby-mao/]. Connect with Iaroslav on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/izeigerman/]. Congrats to Stellar Answer badge winner Christian C. Salvadó, whose answer to What's a quick way to comment/uncomment lines in Vim? [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1676632/whats-a-quick-way-to-comment-uncomment-lines-in-vim] was saved by over 100 users.

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Ryan and Ben welcome Alex Malcoci, CEO and founder of MiniProto, to talk innovations in hardware prototyping, the evolving complexities of the global supply chain, the impact of the US-China trade war on manufacturing, and how automation in production could lead to new training programs for future engineers. Episode notes: MiniProto [https://www.miniproto.com/] is a US-based prototyping manufacturer revolutionizing the way we develop and interact with hardware.  Connect with Alex on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexmalcoci/]. Shoutout to an Unsung Hero of Stack Overflow, Hamed Jimoh [https://stackoverflow.com/users/14535636/hamed-jimoh], who deserves upvotes for their more than 10 accepted answers with a zero score.

The Trust and Safety team is using aliases in this episode. Learn more [https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/99338/who-is-in-the-community-management-department-and-what-does-it-do] about who the Community Management team is at Stack Overflow.  Explore how we keep our community safe in our Code of Conduct [https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/06/01/building-a-safer-community-announcing-our-new-code-of-conduct/].  Congratulations to Lifeboat badge recipient Arvin Yorro [https://stackoverflow.com/users/1027250/arvin-yorro], who won it for their helpful answer to the question Docker Desktop - WSL update failed [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/78879806/docker-desktop-wsl-update-failed].