The Stack Overflow Podcast - How to build your prototypes without a 35% tariff

Ryan and Ben welcome Alex Malcoci, CEO and founder of MiniProto, to talk innovations in hardware prototyping, the evolving complexities of the global supply chain, the impact of the US-China trade war on manufacturing, and how automation in production could lead to new training programs for future engineers.

Episode notes:

MiniProto is a US-based prototyping manufacturer revolutionizing the way we develop and interact with hardware. 

Connect with Alex on LinkedIn.

Shoutout to an Unsung Hero of Stack Overflow, Hamed Jimoh, who deserves upvotes for their more than 10 accepted answers with a zero score.

The Stack Overflow Podcast - “My job is going to change in a dramatic way”: Exploring the future of the internet with Cloudflare

Dane shares his excitement about the Model Context Protocol (MCP), exploring its potential impact on the future of technology. The discussion turns to the growing need for sustainable content monetization and fair compensation for creators in an AI-driven world, and how this connects to Cloudflare’s mission to build a better internet.

The conversation also:

  • Explores how Cloudflare leverages AI internally to enhance developer productivity and improve code quality while keeping developers as owners of their work.
  • Covers Cloudflare’s innovative organizational structure and their journey toward becoming an AI-first company.


Episode notes:

The Stack Overflow Podcast - Better vibes and vibe coding with Gemini 2.5

Gemini 2.5 is DeepMind’s most advanced model yet, with strong reasoning and coding capabilities. 

Connect with Tulsee on LinkedIn.

Connect with Logan on LinkedIn and Stack Overflow

Check out our previous episode with Logan, we discussed his unique path from coding to AI to product, the challenges of non-determinism in AI models, and surprising lessons from working at the Apple Store.

Congrats to Populous badge winner Pascal MARTIN for answering the question PHP echo vs PHP short echo tags.

The Stack Overflow Podcast - In a deterministic simulation, you can debug with time travel

Antithesis is an autonomous testing platform that finds bugs in your software with perfect reproducibility.

Connect with Will Wilson on Linkedin.

Congrats to user hannes neukermans whose question How can I do tag wrapping in Visual Studio Code? won them a Stellar Question badge.

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