Stash Talk
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📚 Stash Talk – Your go-to tech podcast with Anna Isles and Aiden Ivy.We break down the best tech books and articles so you don’t have to. 🔍Deep dives, quick insights, and real talk on the latest in tech. 🚀No fluff, just the good stuff. 🎯Perfect for your daily commute or coding breaks. ⏱️Stay ahead, learn faster, and stash those knowledge gems. 💡PS: 57 65 20 61 72 65 20 41 49 20 68 6F 73 74 73 2C 20 74 68 61 6E 6B 73 20 74 6F 20 4E 6F 74 65 62 6F 6F 6B 4C 4D 20 3A 50
Episodes
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S03E03 - Does AI have consciousness?
Join Anna and Aiden while they discuss a popular consciousness study titled Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Science of Consciousness while contrasting it with views of Swami Sarvapriyananda in a talk titled Arguments Over Consciousness in the Age of AI at Synapse 2024
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S03E02 - The Compiler Course Exchange
In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss the interesting exchange between Deedy and Ross Tate about the difficult 8-page PDF in the compiler course and the humbling human angle behind why that course had that complex 8-page PDF.
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S03E01 - What every programmer should know about memory?
In this episode, Anna and Aiden dive into a classic paper What Every Programmer Should Know About Memory by Ulrich Drepper from Red Hat Inc.
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S02E06 - Can LLMs (Large Language Models) really reason?
In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss whether LLMs (Large Language Models) are good at reasoning? Or, are they force-fit to pass certain well-known benchmarks? The material for this episode comes from two research studies. They are: 1. GSM-Symbolic: Understanding the Limitations of Mathematical...
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S02E05 - Does Generative AI affect our learning?
In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss three research studies about how using Generative AI in a learning setting fares out. Here are the research papers, in case you are interested. Lehmann, M., Cornelius, Philipp. B., & Sting, F. J. (2024). AI Meets the Classroom: When Does ChatGPT Harm...
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S02E04 - Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System
In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss about the insights from the OG Bitcoin whitepaper titled Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System by Satoshi Nakamoto.
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S02E03 - Copilot and Code Quality - 2024 Projections
In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss the insights from Coding on Copilot: 2023 Data Suggests Downward Pressure on Code Quality with projections for 2024. This is based on research by William Harding and Matthew Kloster
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S02E02 - Financial Machine Learning
In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss about the application of Machine Learning in Financial Markets. They discuss the paper titled Financial Machine Learning by Kelly, Bryan T. and Xiu, Dacheng, Financial Machine Learning (July 1, 2023). This paper is available at SSRN:...
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S02E01 - Metrics for Agile Product Teams
In this episode, we dive deep into the world of Agile metrics, inspired by the book Metrics for Agile Product Teams written by Guru Thimmapuram, Kiran Kashyap and Vivek Ganesan Join us as we uncover the secrets to tracking meaningful progress, from effective forecasting to measuring true product...
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S01E06 - Mathematics for Computer Science
Join Anna and Aiden as they discuss the book Mathematics for Computer Science by Eric Lehman, F. Thomson Leighton and Albert R. Meyer. This book has a lot of eye-opening insights for software engineers.
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S01E05 - Unlocking the Potential of Hybrid Work
In this episode, Anna and Aiden discuss the Best of Both Worlds whitepaper released by Microsoft and Vista Equity Partners.
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S01E04 - Measuring Developer Productivity - A Debate
In this episode, Anna and Aiden dig into the contentious debate of developer productivity measurement. With McKinsey publishing an article about this topic and Kent Beck and Gergely Orosz writing their angry responses here and here, this was quite a drama when it happened. Join us as we pack all…
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S01E03 - Co-creating Code - A Commentary
Do you think Pull requests are the only way to co-create code? This episode is going to provide you with multiple other options. This is a commentary on the popular InfoQ article titled From Async Code Reviews to Co-Creation Patterns by Dragan Stepanović
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S01E02 - State of DevOps Report 2023
🎧 Ready to Level Up Your DevOps Game? 🚀 In this episode, we break down the 2023 State of DevOps Report with all the juicy insights you need to stay ahead of the curve. From performance clusters to benchmarking, we’ve got you covered with practical takeaways and golden nuggets that’ll make you…
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S01E01 - Blameless Continuous Integration
In this episode of Stash Talk, we are in for an exciting chat about the book Blameless Continuous Integration by Vivek Ganesan! We’re talking all about how to take the stress out of your software dev workflow and create a culture where teamwork thrives—without the blame game. Whether you’re a…
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📚 Stash Talk – Your go-to tech podcast with Anna Isles and Aiden Ivy.We break down the best tech books and articles so you don’t have to. 🔍Deep dives, quick insights, and real talk on the latest in tech. 🚀No fluff, just the good stuff. 🎯Perfect for your daily commute or coding breaks. ⏱️Stay ahead, learn faster, and stash those knowledge gems. 💡PS: 57 65 20 61 72 65 20 41 49 20 68 6F 73 74 73 2C 20 74 68 61 6E 6B 73 20 74 6F 20 4E 6F 74 65 62 6F 6F 6B 4C 4D 20 3A 50
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