DevNews
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -DevNews is the news show for developers by developers, hosted by Saron Yitbarek, founder of CodeNewbie and Disco, and Josh Puetz, principal engineer at Forem. Each season these experienced devs cover the latest in the world of tech, and speak with diverse guests from a variety of backgrounds to dig deep into meaty topics such as security, the pros and cons of outsourcing your authentication, and the latest bugs and hacks.
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Episodes
S2:E8 - Major Governmental Hack, Ruby 3.0, Oblivious DNS, and Facebook Antitrust Lawsuits
December 16, 2020 00:00 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBIn this episode, we about federal and state antitrust lawsuits against Facebook, and a new DNS technique backed by Apple, Cloudflare, and Fastly called Oblivious DNS. Then we speak with Hector Monsegur, security researcher and former blackhat hacker, about a major hack against multiple government agencies. Then we chat with Penelope Phippen, tech lead at Stripe, and a Director at Ruby Central, about the release of Ruby 3.0. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor) Avalanche (s...
S2:E7 - Cyberpunk 2077, Timnit Gebru’s Firing, GitHub’s ‘State of the Octoverse,’ and Google’s New Chip
December 10, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes - 64.8 MBIn this episode, we talk about Google’s move to put their own chips in Pixels and Chromebooks, and notable items in GitHub’s “State of the Octoverse.” Then we speak with Nathan Grayson, senior reporter at Kotaku and co-host of Kotaku’s Splitscreen, about crunch culture in game development and the differences between a company like Supergiant Games and CD Projekt Red, the maker of the newly released and highly anticipated RPG, Cyberpunk 2077. Finally, we chat with Julien Cornebise, an honorar...
S2:E6 - Salesforce’s Slackquisition, PHP 8.0, Amazon Sidewalk, and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
December 03, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBIn this episode, we talk about Amazon Sidewalk, and SaleForce’s acquisition of Slack. Then we speak with Jerry Gamblin, Manager of Security and Compliance at Kenna Security, about the U.S. Supreme Court hearing arguments this week about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which has major implications for ethical hackers. Finally, we chat with Sara Golemon, Core Developer and Release Manager on the PHP team, about the new release of PHP 8.0. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor...
S2:E5 - COVID Tracking Project, Apple’s Reduced App Store Commission, Tesla Security Flaws, and Twitter Fleets
November 26, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 60 MBIn this episode, we talk about a concerning security flaw in the Tesla Model X, and Twitter’s fleet rollout and subsequent rollback. Then we check back in with Sarah Maxwell, spokesperson for the Coalition on App Fairness, about Apple’s new reduced app store commission for certain developers. Finally, we chat with Kevin Miller, website lead at the COVID Tracking Project, about what has become one of the most trusted sources on the spread of the pandemic. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) Cod...
S2:E4 - U.S. Military Buying Location Data, GitHub Reinstating youtube-dl, Apple Server Problems, and School Ransomware Attacks
November 19, 2020 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBIn this episode, we cover how Apple server problems caused slowdowns and crashes for app launching in all versions of MacOS, the rise of school districts being the targets of ransomware attacks, and GitHub reinstating youtube-dl, a program to download videos from YouTube and other video sites, after a Digital Millennium Copyright Act takedown. And then we chat with Senior Staff Writer at Motherboard, Joseph Cox, whose piece titled, “How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps,...
S2:E3 - Apple ARM-Macs, COVID-19 Vaccine, Privacy ‘Nutrition Labels,’ and Controlling Computers With Our Brains
November 12, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBIn this episode, we talk about about Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine’s effect on certain tech companies, and we get into Apple’s App privacy “nutrition labels.” Then we chat with Ish ShaBazz, iOS engineer and creator of Capsicum app about Apple's ARM-based Mac’s and other noteworthy announcements from this week's Apple event. Finally we speak with Peter Yoo, director of research at Synchron, Inc, about the first human trials of their Stentrode brain implant which allows users to control co...
S2:E2 - iOS Accessibility Features, GraphQL Editor 3.0, Raspberry Pi 400, Stripe Climate, and CodeSandbox
November 05, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBIn this episode, we cover Raspberry Pi 400, Stripe Climate, and CodeSandbox's series A funding. Then we speak to Kaya Thomas, senior iOS engineer at Calm, about iOS’s new back tap feature, and other accessibility features on iOS that developers might not know about. Finally, we chat with CTO of GraphQL Editor, Artur Czemiel (Cha-mial), about the release of GraphQL Editor 3.0. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor) Avalanche (sponsor) Raspberry Pi 400 Stripe Climate CodeSan...
S2:E1 - Hacktoberfest, Node v15, Edge, McBroken, and Tech-Related Issues on U.S. Ballots
October 29, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBIn this episode, we talk about Oculus Quest 2 users being forced to link their account to a Facebook account, a fun use of the McDonald's API, Microsoft phasing out Internet Explorer with Edge, and some important tech-related issues on U.S. ballots. Then we be speak with Emily Kager, senior mobile android engineer at Mozilla, about a big controversy over Hacktoberfest. Finally, we chat with senior software engineer and Node.js TSC Member at Red Hat, Beth Griggs, and Michael Dawson, Node.js le...
S1:E8 - Twitter’s Algorithmic Bias, Coalition for App Fairness, React 17 JSX Transform, and Strava's Data Share
October 01, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBIn this episode, we cover some updates about Ruby 3, OpenAI, and React 17's JSX Transform, and then a disconcerting data-sharing aspect from the exercise app, Strava. Then we chat with Alex Hanna, sociologist and research scientist working on machine learning fairness and ethical AI at Google, about Twitter’s algorithmic bias toward certain photos over others. And in light of all of the recent Apple app store battles with Epic Games, WordPress, and others, we speak with Sarah Maxwell, Coaliti...
S1:E7 - Google’s Carbon Footprint, NVIDIA’s Arm Acquisition, TikTok’s Algorithm, and C++20
September 17, 2020 00:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode, we talk about a huge update to C++, TikTok’s algorithm and Oracle partnership, and NVIDIA’s Arm acquisition. We then chat with senior engineer at Forem and rotating co-host of DevNews, Vaidehi Joshi, about Google’s carbon footprint, and the environmental impact of our data. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor) Avalanche (sponsor) C++20 Approved Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Oracle winning bid for TikTok’s U.S. assets Inside TikTok's killer algorithm ...
S1:E6 - Chrome 86’s Focus Features, Microsoft’s Deepfake Verifier Tool, and Google’s Business Application Platform
September 11, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBIn this episode, we talk about Microsoft’s new tech to combat deepfakes and Google’s Business Application Platform. We then chat with Fen Slattery, accessibility lead at Clique Studios, about Chrome 86, which has two new features that Chromium says will improve both the user and developer experience with the focus selector, and could be a big win for accessibility. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor) Avalanche (sponsor) New Steps to Combat Disinformation Google Business ...
S1:E5 - Neuralink, Nvidia , Samsung’s Mobile Memory Breakthrough, and a Terrible TikTok Trend
September 03, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this episode, we talk about Nvidia new graphics cards, Samsung’s mobile memory breakthrough, and a terrible TikTok trend. And then we speak with AJ Keller, co-founder of Neurosity, about Elon Musk's Neuralink pig demo. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor) Avalanche (sponsor) Neuralink Neuralink Pig Demo Nvidia Photolithography Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Nvidia GeForce Special Event Livestream On Fiction & Neuralink A Message To TikTok Parents Who Use My Face To Mak...
S1:E5 - Neuralink, Nvidia , Samsung’s Mobile Memory Breakthrough, and a Terrible Tik Tok Trend
September 03, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this episode, we talk about Nvidia new graphics cards, Samsung’s Mobile Memory Breakthrough, and a Terrible Tik Tok Trend. And then we speak with AJ Keller, co-founder of Neurosity, a neurotech company, about Elon Musk's Neuralink pig demo. Show Notes Heroku (sponsor) Vonage (sponsor) Neuralink Neuralink Pig Demo Nvidia Photolithography Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Nvidia GeForce Special Event Livestream On Fiction & Neuralink
S1:E4 - TypeScript 4.0, Gitee, Chromium, and Apple Drama
August 27, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.9 MBIn this episode, we talk more about Apple’s ongoing App Store drama, a proposal to let Chromium talk to your local network, and Gitee, the GitHub of China. We also speak with Nathan Shively-Sanders and Orta Therox, engineers on the TypeScript team, about the newest version of TypeScript, version 4.0. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor) Avalanche (sponsor) TypeScript 4.0 Gitee Chromium Raw Sockets API Intent to Prototype: Raw Sockets API WordPress Matt Mullenweg
S1:E3 - Rust’s Future, Twitter’s New API, Fortnite’s Biggest Battle, and Atlassian’s Remote Work Policy
August 20, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBIn this episode, we talk about Atlassian’s remote work policy, Fortnite’s battle with Google and Apple, and Twitter’s new API. We then speak with Ashley Williams and Steve Klabnik, engineers on the Rust core team, about how recent restructuring and layoffs at Mozilla impact the future of the Rust programming language. Show Notes DevDiscuss (sponsor) CodeNewbie (sponsor) Avalanche (sponsor) Atlassian Fortnite Fortnite Introducing a new and improved Twitter API Rust Laying the foundation f...
S1:E2 - Ruby, Chrome DevTools, Mozilla Layoffs, Hello Weather, and React 17
August 13, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBIn this episode, we cover Ruby 3 typing, GitHub running Ruby 2.7 in production, and Chrome DevTools CSS overview. We also speak with Jonas Downey, design lead at Basecamp, and co-creator of the Hello Weather app, about a Twitter thread he wrote titled, “Here’s a little tale about what it’s like to be an indie iOS developer working under Apple's 800-pound gorilla rule." Finally we chat with Dan Abramov, software engineer at Facebook, creator of Redux, and co-author of the Create React App. We’...
S1:E2 - React 17, Ruby, Chrome DevTools, Mozilla Layoffs, and Hello Weather
August 13, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBIn this episode, we cover Ruby 3 typing, GitHub running Ruby 2.7 in production, and Chrome DevTools CSS overview. We also speak with Jonas Downey, design lead at Basecamp, and co-creator of the Hello Weather app, about a Twitter thread he wrote titled, “Here’s a little tale about what it’s like to be an indie iOS developer working under Apple's 800-pound gorilla rule." Finally we chat with Dan Abramov, software engineer at Facebook, creator of Redux, and co-author of the Create React App. We’...
S1:E1 - GitHub Roadmap, Twitter Hack, TikTok Algorithm, and GPT-3
August 06, 2020 00:00 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBIn this episode, we cover GitHub's new public roadmap, the hacker behind the recent Twitter hack that took control of a bunch of high profile accounts, and TikTok's plans to disclose their algorithm. We also speak with Pedro Cruz, developer advocate at IBM teaching, who is teaching developers how to use artificial intelligence and extended reality. He shares some reflections on whether OpenAI's powerful autocomplete program, GPT-3 is all it's cracked up to be, and more! Show Notes DevDiscuss ...
S1:E0 - Season 1 Trailer
July 29, 2020 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.49 MBDevNews is the second original podcast by DEV, a global community of software developers of all backgrounds and experience levels. DevNews is the news show for developers by developers, hosted by Saron Yitbarek, founder of CodeNewbie, and DEV senior engineers Josh Puetz and Vaidehi Joshi. Each season these experienced devs cover the latest in the world of tech, and speak with diverse guests from a variety of backgrounds to dig deep into meaty topics such as security, the pros and cons of outs...