Aug 19
How Amazon Turns Real Failures Into Better AI Models
How does Amazon build its agentic AI? Michael Giannangeli, Head of Product for Amazon Nova and Agentic AI, breaks down evals, RL gyms, and model routing. He also explains why the bottleneck in software has shifted away from engineering hours and what takes its place.In this video ... Show More
41m 53s
Aug 12
Wes Bos: How Developers Stand Out When AI Writes the Code
AI is changing what developers build, but code alone is no longer enough to prove what you can do. Wes Bos explains why engineers need to solve problems beyond syntax, how agent workflows are reshaping software development, and what still requires human thinking.In this conversat ... Show More
24m 57s
Aug 5
Career Advice Every Software Engineer Needs Right Now
Answering engineer questions on AI pressure, career growth, product thinking and impact. Including the production incident I'm glad happened, and the mindset I refuse to accept when things break.In this video, we cover:- Whether managers are really demanding more output because o ... Show More
55m 17s
Mar 2024
747: Middleware Explained
Join Wes and Scott for a hasty episode of Syntax as they unpack the power of middleware for developers, covering caching, authentication, A/B testing, error handling, and user redirection in a quick, punchy rundown to supercharge your backend skills!
Show Notes 00:00 Welcome t ... Show More
27m 44s
Mar 2023
Potluck × Learning Web Dev × Video Streaming × Mono Repos
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about learning web dev at an older age, making your apps look better, building a video streaming site, mono repo vs regular, and more!
Sentry - Sponsor If you want to know what’s happening with your code, track error ... Show More
52m 50s
Oct 2023
Pushing ntfy to the next level (Changelog Interviews #562)
This week Jerod goes solo with Philipp Heckel, creator of ntfy, to discuss this simple HTTP-based service that lets you send notifications to your phone or desktop via scripts from any computer. They discuss why he built it, how he built it, and what his plans are for the future ... Show More
58m 21s
Aug 2023
Standard Server JavaScript - Deno, Workers, Bun and More
In this episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk about JavaScript runtimes available to use, what to consider, and packages to use.
Show Notes 00:10 Welcome
01:00 Scott’s glasses
03:46 All the runtimes
Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtime
Edge Functions Supabase Do ... Show More
1h 4m