CoRecursive: Coding Stories podcast

CoRecursive: Coding Stories

The stories and people behind the code. Hear stories of software development from interesting people.

The stories and people behind the code. Hear stories of software development from interesting people.

 

#110

Story: The Bug He Couldn't Name - A 15-Year Fight Inside One Developer's Mind

Imagine facing a problem you can't name, something that feels bigger than any bug you've e... more

02 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:27

02 Dec 2025


#109

Story: Godbolt's Rule - When Abstractions Fail

What do you do when your code breaks and the only fix is to dig into the runtime below? Ma... more

04 Nov 2025

44 MINS

44:13

04 Nov 2025


#108

Story: Risk Rolls Downhill - The Software Bug That Sent People to Prison

What if a software bug drained your savings, ruined your reputation, and nobody believed i... more

02 Oct 2025

54 MINS

54:58

02 Oct 2025


#107

Quick Update

A quick update from Adam about the podcast's current state, consistency challenges, and wh... more

02 Sep 2025

08 MINS

08:52

02 Sep 2025


#106

Coding in the Red-Queen Era

What do we risk when we let AI do the heavy lifting in our coding? Are we giving up the th... more

06 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:24

06 Aug 2025


#105

When AI Codes, What's Left for me?

I've always found meaning—and a lot of strength—in building things. Now, with AI coding ag... more

02 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:51

02 Jul 2025


#104

Story: Coding Through Chaos : Addiction, Recovery and Acceptance

What if your search for connection took you somewhere you never meant to go—almost costing... more

03 Jun 2025

48 MINS

48:06

03 Jun 2025


#103

Story: The Power of Context: Reimagining Learning

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where learning felt like an uphill battle? Lik... more

02 May 2025

45 MINS

45:06

02 May 2025


#102

Story: briffa_sep98_e.pro - The File That Sparked a Storm

Can a single line of code change the way we see science, policy, and trust? In this episod... more

02 Apr 2025

57 MINS

57:47

02 Apr 2025


#101

Story: Hatetris - Obsession, Friendship, and World Records

What if a simple game became a gateway to computational breakthroughs? David Freiberg and ... more

03 Mar 2025

48 MINS

48:27

03 Mar 2025


#100

Story: One Million Checkboxes - The Viral Game That Defied Convention

What if internet trolls could become your greatest collaborators? Nolen Royalty discovered... more

03 Feb 2025

52 MINS

52:05

03 Feb 2025


#99

Story: Leaving Stripe

What if leaving your dream job was the way to discover your true self? Jon de la Motte fa... more

02 Jan 2025

51 MINS

51:45

02 Jan 2025


#98

Story: Inside Shopify's Layoffs

What if you had to break life-changing news to your team—could you handle the weight of th... more

02 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:04

02 Dec 2024


#97

Story: ReiserFS

Have you ever known someone who's technical brilliance was overshadowed by personal failin... more

04 Nov 2024

52 MINS

52:36

04 Nov 2024


#96

Story: From Everest to Startups: Yoshio's Journey of Resilience and Coding

How do you know what matters? What if training to climb Everest left you certain you were ... more

02 Oct 2024

50 MINS

50:21

02 Oct 2024


#95

Story: From Code to Capital - Tim Chen's Journey from Engineer to VC

What if your corporate job left you feeling empty, and you decided to leap into venture ca... more

02 Sep 2024

46 MINS

46:48

02 Sep 2024


#94

Behind the Mic: Adam Gordon Bell on Communication with Software Misadventures Podcast

Today the tables have turned and you're going to hear someone interview me. Ronak and Guan... more

06 Aug 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:40

06 Aug 2024


#93

Story: Jeffrey Snover and the Making of PowerShell

What if you had to fight against your company's culture to bring a revolutionary tool to l... more

04 Jul 2024

49 MINS

49:19

04 Jul 2024


#92

Story: From Burnout to Breakthrough

Can you imagine risking your career to making coding easier to learn? Meet Felienne Herman... more

04 Jun 2024

52 MINS

52:26

04 Jun 2024


#91

Story: Coding Machines

What if the tools you trust were actually betraying you? Join us for a riveting story wher... more

03 May 2024

48 MINS

48:12

03 May 2024


#90

Story: Code, Kickflips and Crunch Time - Mick West's Neversoft Journey

Meet Mick West, whose career began in an unusual office setup — sandwiched between a kebab... more

02 Apr 2024

57 MINS

57:09

02 Apr 2024


#89

Story: Leaving LinkedIn - Choosing Engineering Excellence Over Expediency

What if your dedication to doing things right clashed with your company's fast pace? Chris... more

04 Mar 2024

47 MINS

47:35

04 Mar 2024


#88

Story: Beautiful Code - Inside Greg Wilson's Vision for Software Design

Greg Wilson has been on a decades-long quest to transform how we teach and talk about soft... more

02 Feb 2024

57 MINS

57:20

02 Feb 2024


#87

Story - Code as a Lifeline: Brain Injury Sparks Python Mastery

What if your dreams were suddenly ripped away? What if your talents vanished, your passion... more

02 Jan 2024

44 MINS

44:12

02 Jan 2024


#86

Story - From 486 to Vue.js: Evan You's Full-Time Gamble on Open Source

From the early days of exploring creative possibilities on a 486 computer in his childhood... more

04 Dec 2023

46 MINS

46:17

04 Dec 2023


#85

Story: Platform Takes The Pain

How did Spotify scale from 10 engineers to 100s to 1000s ...without slowing down? Without ... more

02 Nov 2023

48 MINS

48:36

02 Nov 2023


#84

Story: Sloot Digital Coding System

Lost treasure. Conspiracy theories. Impossible tech demos. Jan Sloot claimed to have inve... more

02 Oct 2023

51 MINS

51:50

02 Oct 2023


#83

Story: Configuring Identity: Adam Jacob and the Search for Self in Software

Today, we go behind the scenes at Chef - the game changing infrastructure automation tool.... more

01 Sep 2023

42 MINS

42:53

01 Sep 2023


#82

The Science of Learning to Code

Learning to code can feel impossible. Like facing a sheer rock wall with no ropes or harne... more

02 Aug 2023

50 MINS

50:45

02 Aug 2023


#81

Story: A Dark Room

Have you ever been frustrated with your job? Maybe not burnt out, but getting close to the... more

03 Jul 2023

40 MINS

40:42

03 Jul 2023