#110Story: The Bug He Couldn't Name - A 15-Year Fight Inside One Developer's MindImagine facing a problem you can't name, something that feels bigger than any bug you've e... more02 Dec 202544 MINS44:2702 Dec 2025
#109Story: Godbolt's Rule - When Abstractions FailWhat do you do when your code breaks and the only fix is to dig into the runtime below? Ma... more04 Nov 202544 MINS44:1304 Nov 2025
#108Story: Risk Rolls Downhill - The Software Bug That Sent People to PrisonWhat if a software bug drained your savings, ruined your reputation, and nobody believed i... more02 Oct 202554 MINS54:5802 Oct 2025
#107Quick UpdateA quick update from Adam about the podcast's current state, consistency challenges, and wh... more02 Sep 202508 MINS08:5202 Sep 2025
#106Coding in the Red-Queen EraWhat do we risk when we let AI do the heavy lifting in our coding? Are we giving up the th... more06 Aug 202542 MINS42:2406 Aug 2025
#105When 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... more02 Jul 202539 MINS39:5102 Jul 2025
#104Story: Coding Through Chaos : Addiction, Recovery and AcceptanceWhat if your search for connection took you somewhere you never meant to go—almost costing... more03 Jun 202548 MINS48:0603 Jun 2025
#103Story: The Power of Context: Reimagining LearningHave you ever found yourself in a situation where learning felt like an uphill battle? Lik... more02 May 202545 MINS45:0602 May 2025
#102Story: briffa_sep98_e.pro - The File That Sparked a StormCan a single line of code change the way we see science, policy, and trust? In this episod... more02 Apr 202557 MINS57:4702 Apr 2025
#101Story: Hatetris - Obsession, Friendship, and World RecordsWhat if a simple game became a gateway to computational breakthroughs? David Freiberg and ... more03 Mar 202548 MINS48:2703 Mar 2025
#100Story: One Million Checkboxes - The Viral Game That Defied ConventionWhat if internet trolls could become your greatest collaborators? Nolen Royalty discovered... more03 Feb 202552 MINS52:0503 Feb 2025
#99Story: Leaving StripeWhat if leaving your dream job was the way to discover your true self? Jon de la Motte fa... more02 Jan 202551 MINS51:4502 Jan 2025
#98Story: Inside Shopify's LayoffsWhat if you had to break life-changing news to your team—could you handle the weight of th... more02 Dec 202443 MINS43:0402 Dec 2024
#97Story: ReiserFSHave you ever known someone who's technical brilliance was overshadowed by personal failin... more04 Nov 202452 MINS52:3604 Nov 2024
#96Story: From Everest to Startups: Yoshio's Journey of Resilience and CodingHow do you know what matters? What if training to climb Everest left you certain you were ... more02 Oct 202450 MINS50:2102 Oct 2024
#95Story: From Code to Capital - Tim Chen's Journey from Engineer to VCWhat if your corporate job left you feeling empty, and you decided to leap into venture ca... more02 Sep 202446 MINS46:4802 Sep 2024
#94Behind the Mic: Adam Gordon Bell on Communication with Software Misadventures PodcastToday the tables have turned and you're going to hear someone interview me. Ronak and Guan... more06 Aug 20241 HR 03 MINS1:03:4006 Aug 2024
#93Story: Jeffrey Snover and the Making of PowerShellWhat if you had to fight against your company's culture to bring a revolutionary tool to l... more04 Jul 202449 MINS49:1904 Jul 2024
#92Story: From Burnout to BreakthroughCan you imagine risking your career to making coding easier to learn? Meet Felienne Herman... more04 Jun 202452 MINS52:2604 Jun 2024
#91Story: Coding MachinesWhat if the tools you trust were actually betraying you? Join us for a riveting story wher... more03 May 202448 MINS48:1203 May 2024
#90Story: Code, Kickflips and Crunch Time - Mick West's Neversoft JourneyMeet Mick West, whose career began in an unusual office setup — sandwiched between a kebab... more02 Apr 202457 MINS57:0902 Apr 2024
#89Story: Leaving LinkedIn - Choosing Engineering Excellence Over ExpediencyWhat if your dedication to doing things right clashed with your company's fast pace? Chris... more04 Mar 202447 MINS47:3504 Mar 2024
#88Story: Beautiful Code - Inside Greg Wilson's Vision for Software DesignGreg Wilson has been on a decades-long quest to transform how we teach and talk about soft... more02 Feb 202457 MINS57:2002 Feb 2024
#87Story - Code as a Lifeline: Brain Injury Sparks Python MasteryWhat if your dreams were suddenly ripped away? What if your talents vanished, your passion... more02 Jan 202444 MINS44:1202 Jan 2024
#86Story - From 486 to Vue.js: Evan You's Full-Time Gamble on Open SourceFrom the early days of exploring creative possibilities on a 486 computer in his childhood... more04 Dec 202346 MINS46:1704 Dec 2023
#85Story: Platform Takes The PainHow did Spotify scale from 10 engineers to 100s to 1000s ...without slowing down? Without ... more02 Nov 202348 MINS48:3602 Nov 2023
#84Story: Sloot Digital Coding SystemLost treasure. Conspiracy theories. Impossible tech demos. Jan Sloot claimed to have inve... more02 Oct 202351 MINS51:5002 Oct 2023
#83Story: Configuring Identity: Adam Jacob and the Search for Self in SoftwareToday, we go behind the scenes at Chef - the game changing infrastructure automation tool.... more01 Sep 202342 MINS42:5301 Sep 2023
#82The Science of Learning to CodeLearning to code can feel impossible. Like facing a sheer rock wall with no ropes or harne... more02 Aug 202350 MINS50:4502 Aug 2023
#81Story: A Dark RoomHave you ever been frustrated with your job? Maybe not burnt out, but getting close to the... more03 Jul 202340 MINS40:4203 Jul 2023