A historical journey in developer technologies

Description

Join us for a historical journey in developer technologies: https://cockroa.ch/48izSbc As the CTO at development agency Spark Labs, Mike Willbanks gets the opportunity to work with every technology under the sun. This episode is a free-flowing conversation about the trends that have defined the modern developer experience as well as what’s next. Join as we discuss: ✔️ The biggest challenges that come with building applications including authentication and payment processing. ✔️ Why enterprises are responding to the #serverless paradigm. ✔️ How Mike’s team uses #Copilot and #ChatGPT Pro and what the benefits & limitations are. ✔️ Why the world of #databases will always be a wild west. 00:00 Introduction 0:29 Mike’s current role at Spark Labs and background 12:33 Making decisions on the many available frameworks and public clouds 24:00 Why companies are responding to the serverless paradigm 26:33 The biggest challenges when building applications 32:29 Mike’s experiences with cloud databases 42:03 The wild west of databases 46:29 Working with new technologies and the importance of open source 51:26 The specialties at Spark Labs 55:52 Industry FOMO on AI and building with Copilot and ChatGPT 1:08:32 What will AI look like over the next few years? 1:11:35 The need to be vocal about the ethics of #AI #chatgptpro #developertools #distributedsql #distributedsystems #cockroachdb #CTOs #developerlife #techpodcast