The Stack Overflow Podcast

Settle down, nerds. AI is a normal technology

Ryan welcomes Anil Dash, writer and former Stack Overflow board member, back to the show to discuss how AI is not a magical technology, but rather the normal next step in computing’s evolution. They explore the importance of democratizing access to technology, the unique challenges that LLMs’ non-determinism poses, and how developers can keep Stack Overflow’s ethos of community alive in a world of AI.  Episode notes:  Anil is a tech entrepreneur (former CEO at our sister company Fog Creek Software) and writer. You can find him at his blog anildash.com [http://anildash.com] and on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anildash/].  Check out the last time [https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/02/25/podcast-anil-dash-glitch-glimmer/] Anil was on the pod in 2020 to talk all things Glitch and Glimmer.  Shoutout to user pgrad [https://stackoverflow.com/users/8629305/pgrad] for winning a Lifejacket badge on their answer to Using type hint Any in Django - NameError: name 'Any' is not defined [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/72579982/using-type-hint-any-in-django-nameerror-name-any-is-not-defined]. TRANSCRIPT [https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/23/settle-down-nerds-ai-is-a-normal-technology/] 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].

Last week in AWS re:Invent with Corey Quinn

Ryan sits down with Corey Quinn, Chief Cloud Economist at Duckbill, at AWS re:Invent to get Corey’s patented snarky take on all the happenings from the conference. They discuss whether the AI agent hype is supported by actual buyers, how startups are faring as AWS focuses on large enterprises, and how many of the new technologies coming out this year will actually be transformative.  Episode notes: This episode was recorded at AWS re:Invent 2025 [https://reinvent.awsevents.com/]! Check out Ryan’s recap of events [https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/15/at-aws-re-invent-the-news-was-agents-but-the-focus-was-developers/] on our blog.  Duckbill [https://www.duckbillhq.com/] provides financial planning and analysis for enterprise infrastructure to help you understand, negotiate, and optimize your cloud spend. Connect with Corey on Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/coquinn/] and subscribe to his newsletter Last Week in AWS [https://www.lastweekinaws.com/]. TRANSCRIPT [https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/19/last-week-in-aws-re-invent-with-corey-quinn] 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].

Live from re:Invent…it’s Stack Overflow!

Ryan is joined by Stack Overflow’s CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar and Director of Data Science Michael Foree on the floor at re:Invent to discuss all they’ve seen and heard at the event, from the future of AI agents to the trust issues the enterprise has around AI and the impact of AI and robotics on the job market. Episode Notes: This episode was recorded at AWS re:Invent 2025 [https://reinvent.awsevents.com/]! Check out Ryan’s recap of events [https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/15/at-aws-re-invent-the-news-was-agents-but-the-focus-was-developers/] from the floor on our blog.  Connect with Prashanth on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pchandrasekar/]. Connect with Michael on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-foree-22b78111/]. TRANSCRIPT [https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/16/live-from-re-invent-it-s-stack-overflow] 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].

Interface is everything, and everything is an interface

Ryan talks with Wesley Yu, head of engineering at Metalab, about the evolution of interfaces in technology, the pressure that UI generated on the fly would put on your backend systems, and why AI is just the latest and fanciest in a long line of CRUD apps.  Episode notes: Metalab [https://www.metalab.com/] designs interfaces for top brands around the world, helping them design, build, and ship their products. Connect with Wesley on Twitter [https://x.com/wesleycyu] and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesleyy/]. Congrats to Populist badge winner SiddAjmera [https://stackoverflow.com/users/2622292/siddajmera], who won the badge for their answer to Angular FormControl check if required [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53557690/angular-formcontrol-check-if-required]. TRANSCRIPT [https://stackoverflow.blog/2025/12/12/interface-is-everything-and-everything-is-an-interface] 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 is a crystal ball into your codebase

Ryan is joined by Kayvon Beykpour, CEO and founder of Microscope, to dive into AI-powered code review’s potential for managing large codebases, the need for humans-in-the-loop for reviewing PRs so AI tools can efficiently and effectively debug, and how AI can increase visibility  through summarization at the abstract syntax tree level and high signal-to-noise ratio code reviews. Episode notes: Macroscope [https://macroscope.com/] helps you understand your code through AI-powered code review, automated PR descriptions, and real-time status reports Connect with Kayvon on Twitter [https://x.com/kayvz] and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayvz/]. This week’s shoutout goes to user Jesper Grann Laursen [https://stackoverflow.com/users/110214/jesper-grann-laursen] for winning a Populist badge on their answer to Exclude Table during pg_restore [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37038193/exclude-table-during-pg-restore].  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].