Episode Details

This week, we explore how AI is reshaping software development, the slow adoption of Service Mesh, and the latest effort to modernize the U.S. Government. Plus, chili debates, and Wiz proves puppies make everything better.

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Runner-up Titles

• Just start it, I’ll catch up
• Let’s not get distracted by the corn
• AI’s never eaten a bowl of chili, Brandon.
• No beans for you
• Streetfights about chili
• Get out of my right pane
• Single Thread Pizza
• That is a response to a problem I don’t want to have.
• This is not listener feedback, this is more Matt feedback.

Rundown

• Visual Studio Code helped Microsoft win developers. New AI coding editors want to own the future
• Anysphere, a Maker of A.I. Coding Software, Raises $105 Million
• Model Distillation
• DeepSeek claims its 'reasoning' model beats OpenAI's o1 on certain benchmarks
• Istio Creators on Mistakes To Avoid for Any Project
• Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech
• Trump’s Treasury pick pledges to keep IRS Direct File open this tax season

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