The Stack Exchange Podcast
By Jeff Atwood & Joel Spolsky
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Podcast Description
Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky give you an unparalleled look inside the building and running of one of the web's hottest startups: Stack Exchange. Instead of the typical podcast format, Jeff & Joel are joined by a different guest each week as they discuss the strategy and direction of Stack Exchange, the decisions they've made about the community and where things are going next.
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SE Podcast #32 – Jarrod Dixon and Josh Heyer | With the recent “REP-OCALYPSE” that happened over the weekend, we thought it was a great time to do another podcast – so come join Joel, Jarrod, and Josh as they talk about some of the recent changes to the site and the motivations[...] | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #31 – Goodbye Jeff | Well, it’s time for the final Stack Exchange Podcast featuring Jeff Atwood before he rides off into the sunset. Tune in to hear Jeff and Joel reminisce about the origins of Stack Exchange, the journey along the way, and listen to some special[...] | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #30 – Robert Cartaino & Rebecca Chernoff | Guests this week are Robert Cartaino and Rebecca Chernoff. Yeehaw! They’re members of our Community Team. The original Joel on Software forums were sort of a progenitor for Stack Overflow. They had strict rules: nothing off-topic was allowed [...] | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #29 – Chris Poole | Jeff and Joel are joined today by Chris “Moot” Poole, founder of 4chan and Canv.as. It’s a wide ranging discussion from internet memes and tropes to the danger of the SOPA bill that is currently making its way through the house. [...] | 11/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #28 – Brent Ozar | Jeff & Joel are joined this week by Brent Ozar, database wizard who has helped tons of companies (including Stack) with their massive scaling needs. The Spanish site is live! It’s sort of strange having a site about learning one language [...] | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #27 – Dave Winer | Jeff & Joel are joined today by Dave Winer, who’s upset that we don’t have a jingle to start the show! He “invented” (well, pioneered, really) the XML-RPC protocol. Dave tells us the story of how and why the protocol came[...] | 11/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #26 | No guest today. Moot had to postpone his appearance on the show. But David Fullerton is here to hang out with us Jeff is packing up to go on an international trip. He’s going to Øredev in Malmö via Copenhagen and London on British Airways. He[...] | 11/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #25 – Mark Russinovich | This week’s guest is Mark Russinovich, from SysInternals.com and now with Microsoft. Chatrooms are chaotic! Jeff mentions that lots of spaces need editorial oversight. A lot of good information is available, but it’s a hard to find it i[...] | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #24 – Eric Ries | Jeff & Joel are joined this week by Eric Ries, author and expert on The Lean Startup. Topics for the chat include: Jeff Atwood is joining the podcast from his vacation. He has an announcement! He is having twins! In February! This will bring t[...] | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SE Podcast #23 – James Portnow | Our guest today is James Portnow of Extra Credits. We are also joined in the studio by David Fullerton. James Portnow is joining us! Extra Credits has been a thing for a few years. The idea struck back when James was working at Activision. He wante | 10/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Interesting but not insightful
Jeff and Joel are good writers, and they certainly know how to inspire emotion in their readers and listeners. However, their views on programming are biased toward what they know, and they don't seem to make an effort to expand beyond that level of understanding. The tips may be good for beginners, or those who happen to like the same technology as the hosts, but anyone else can skip this podcast and save their time.
Learning C is like learning anatomy before going to med school
C is the stick shift of programming. However, it was also nice to hear Jeff indicate that he hasn't taken the time to learn C which Joel is adamant about. I started in what Joel calls, 'Here is a select statement kid, now go build an enterprise system' days of PowerBuilder. I have spent the last 13 years trying to learn everything I can about programming (including C) in an effort to someday feel like I can stand at a white board with the likes of Joel and Jeff Atwood. But I must say after 13 years I still miss Sybase's 'datawindow' control when I'm coding; it should have been getting easier by now. That said their are now two listeners, me and Joel's Dad. Great dialog, Great Cast. I also get a kick out of the intro 'We are live on air' of the first two casts, I would stick with that.
Waste of time
At best this podcast is just the latest ego-driven indulgence of Jeff Atwood and Joel Spolsky. Joel has written some really great software development commentary in the past, but appears to have moved on to sitting comfortably on his title as celebrity programmer. No real thought seems to have gone into these podcasts, no valuable insights are shared, and the whole thing has the feel of two pals in a bar chatting for the purpose of impressing anyone eavesdropping on the conversation. The real surprise of the podcast is just how little Jeff or Joel seem to know about technology outside of their Windows-based engineering comfort zone. Joel in particular seems very comfortable delivering authoritative opinions on every topic under the sun, despite seldom having any idea what he's talking about. Each of the three or four episodes I bothered listening to included at least one "sun revolves around the earth" proclamation from Spolsky. At seventy minutes for each episode, I have trouble imagining any audience outside the Atwood and Spolsky families for whom this podcast is worth the time.
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