All the English episodes of Kodsnack - a podcast by developers, about anything interesting to developers
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Fredrik chats with James Smith about forking Rails for the greater good. The name of the project is Mosscap . (During recording, it still used the temporary name Amiko.) James explains why the forking project has been started, and why many people have been calling for change within the Rails world for a long time. James talks about what has been done so far, the importance of getting more people…
Fredrik chats to Harald Achitz about freelancing, C++ 26, and ten years of running the Swedencpp meetup . Harald discusses the various oddities of the Swedish consultant and software market, both before but especially in the current environment. Consultants don't cost what you expect them to when compared to employees, and a strange previous focus on headcount has not helped either. We then talk…
Fredrik chats to Holly Cummins about using Minecraft for observability, other amazing Quarkus tricks, and the value of joy at work. Recorded during Øredev 2025 . Thank you Cloudnet for sponsoring our VPS ! Comments, questions or tips? We a re @kodsnack , @tobiashieta , @oferlund and @bjoreman on Twitter, have a page on Facebook and can be emailed at info@kodsnack.se if you want to write longer. We…
Fredrik chats to Shawn Wildermuth about evolving in the world of software development, small changes adding up, developer hiring, not chasing the new thing, and quite a bit more. Fredrik is still hoping for the last episode of Shawn's old podcast . Making sure you use your time in a way that's right for you. Whether it's spending lots of time learning new stuff or getting deep into the tech you…
Fredrik chats to Sergès Goma about dark patterns and her Øredev presentation on them . We start off by talking about giving presentations and the background to the dark patterns talk. All the great versions of a talk - you never know what's going to happen. Dark patterns and ethics in software development are topics people like to share their experiences of. And it's easy to get caught in the pull…
Fredrik chats to Dylan Beattie about Rockstar, esoteric programming languages (Perl in latin, anyone?), and what might happen after the AI bubble. AI will ruin jokes, they can't do things just right. But some things hiding under the label are actually useful as well. Have we been in any similarly strange bubbles before, and what might be left that's useful after it? Also evolution, revolution, and…
Recorded on-stage at Øredev 2025, Fredrik talks to David J. Cuartielles Ruiz about the birth and growth of Arduino . It's fantastic when an idea comes alive and starts growing. We talk about how Arduino began, how it started to grow, how you find parts and get things manufactured in northern Italy, and of course a bit about the magical logistics king. Many thanks to Øredev for inviting Kodsnack…
Recorded on-stage at Øredev 2025, Fredrik talks to Justyna Zander about AI for self-driving cars, the noise of the present, and more. Don't let the noise of today demolish the positive signal of the future! Many thanks to Øredev for inviting Kodsnack again, they paid for the trip and the editing time of these keynote recordings, but have no say about the content of these or any other episodes.…
Recorded on-stage at Øredev 2025, Fredrik talks to Natalia Chepiga about quantum computing and where you, personally, might see it first. We need classical computers to make quantum computers better. Natalia also tells us of the very natural way she got into quantum research, and encourages us to help make the future we want! Many thanks to Øredev for inviting Kodsnack again, they paid for the…
Recorded on-stage at Øredev 2025, Fredrik talks to Simon Wardley about maps ( not the same as charts!), stories, commodotization, digital sovereignty, getting labeled a heretic by all sides, and a lot more. Among other things, Simon discusses how you can map things out and thereby find new ways to present and challenge the current state within and organization. Not that it will necessarily be very…
