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- 🇳🇱NL · Technology#7510K to 30K
- 🇻🇳VN · Technology#603K to 10K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Technology#104500 to 3K
- 🇳🇴NO · Technology#129500 to 3K
- 🇮🇸IS · Technology#161500 to 3K
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7.5K to 26K🎙 ~2x weekly·70 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
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15K to 52K🇳🇱58%🇻🇳19%🇳🇿6%+3 more - Active Followers
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6K to 21K
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The Rabbit Was Always There
May 25, 2026
Unknown duration
Speed of Thought
Apr 11, 2026
49m 29s
Measure Twice, Optimize Once
Mar 9, 2026
46m 01s
How Fast Is Fast?
Feb 14, 2026
45m 08s
Gaming on Linux
Jan 10, 2026
27m 22s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/25/26 | The Rabbit Was Always There | Ben asks what happens when you curl google.com, and Matt peels back HTTP until the rabbit turns out to have been in the hat all along. Then a USB hub stages a dramatic intervention. | — | ||||||
| 4/11/26 | Speed of Thought✨ | programmingtechnology+3 | — | — | — | programmingtechnology+3 | — | 49m 29s | |
| 3/9/26 | Measure Twice, Optimize Once✨ | performancelinked lists+3 | — | — | — | performanceoptimization+3 | — | 46m 01s | |
| 2/14/26 | How Fast Is Fast?✨ | program optimizationperformance+3 | Matt Godbolt | — | — | fastprogram+3 | — | 45m 08s | |
| 1/10/26 | Gaming on Linux✨ | Linux gamingUbuntu installation+3 | — | Ubuntu | — | Linuxgaming+5 | — | 27m 22s | |
| 12/6/25 | Factorio✨ | gamingtechnology+4 | — | Pentium 2Linux | — | FactorioLinux gaming+3 | — | 24m 12s | |
| 11/13/25 | Vibe Coding and Robot Teammates✨ | AIhiring crisis+4 | — | — | — | LLMshiring crisis+5 | — | 42m 37s | |
| 10/12/25 | Conference Talks: Some Assembly Required✨ | C++reflection+5 | — | CppConReddit | Sears Tower | C++reflection+5 | — | 43m 08s | |
| 9/12/25 | Running Programs✨ | productionprocess management+4 | — | Ansiblesystemd+2 | — | productionsystemd+5 | — | 41m 18s | |
| 8/10/25 | Squashing Compilers✨ | compilerssystemd+3 | Matt | systemd | — | systemdboot time+4 | — | 42m 24s | |
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| 7/18/25 | The Benefits of Experience✨ | experiencesoftware development+3 | — | — | — | experiencesoftware+3 | — | 33m 20s | |
| 6/12/25 | Is Football Possible Anymore? | Ben recounts his 2007 startup building a database chatbot (before LLMs were cool). Matt tries their methods live with Claude. Ben foolishly uses his phone as a microphone stand. | — | ||||||
| 5/9/25 | C++ and Rust: Different Tools for the Job | Matt and Ben discuss programming language debates sparked by an old talk that went viral. They explore how Matt's C++ safety tips convinced someone to switch to Rust instead. Matt stays up all night trying four different implementations to prove a point, then loses. Ben introduces the concept of "carpet bubbles" in language design. Matt lists all the C++ features that begin with C, while Ben questions whether Chicago makes popes. | — | ||||||
| 4/10/25 | Observable Metrics | Matt and Ben explore the intersection of testing, metrics, and observability in performance-critical code. They debate push vs pull metric systems, share war stories from financial trading systems, and ponder what to do when your program can't tell anyone it's in trouble. | — | ||||||
| 3/16/25 | Pair Programming with HAL? | Matt and Ben explore the new world of AI-assisted coding: is it like pairing with junior developer? Matt gets the recording working the second time, Ben worries about what happens when your business depends on code you don't understand. | — | ||||||
| 2/14/25 | Passing Messages | Ben and Matt wade into the deep waters of messaging systems, get utterly lost in time synchronization rabbit holes, and discover their new podcast tagline: "We make mistakes so you don't have to." Matt celebrates by getting his car stuck where cars shouldn't go. | — | ||||||
| 1/12/25 | Getting CRUFTy | Ben unveils his latest acronym-based software discussion framework while Matt patiently waits for the punchline. Our hosts explore alternatives to technical debt, debate the value of naming things, and Matt questions his ability to remember five letters for more than fourteen minutes. Ben has written a blog post going into more detail since the recording. | — | ||||||
| 12/14/24 | Are We Remotely Productive? | Matt and Ben unpack the mysteries of remote work and programmer productivity, with a side of two's complement philosophy. Featuring unexpected insights, hallway chat nostalgia, and the radical notion that writing less code might actually be winning. | — | ||||||
| 11/23/24 | Are Dirty Hands Right? | Matt and Ben preach the gospel of "dirty hands are right," then spend 30 minutes explaining why that's completely wrong unless you're the right person, with the right skills, at the right time, working on the right thing. Also, don't cook chicken with dirty hands. | — | ||||||
| 10/26/24 | Sequence Locks | Matt talks about a work thing, called a sequence lock. Ben suggests some dumb ideas about that work thing. Then our hosts discuss how to starve a reader, anger the Gods of Volatility, and invoke Sylvester Stallone. | — | ||||||
| 9/11/24 | The Joy of Programming | Matt and Ben realize they love their jobs, and decide to keep doing them. Flow state, to the point where it makes people uncomfortable, is discussed. Also toilet humor. Ben makes an unintentional Sesame Street reference. Matt recalls his level 70 cleric. | — | ||||||
| 8/17/24 | Deploy First Development | Our hosts congratulate themselves on finally having decent microphones. Matt quizzes Ben on his "Deploy First" approach to software development. Ben explains branch-based deployment environments. He assures Matt he's a mortal. Matt promises to be less rubbish. | — | ||||||
| 7/21/24 | Programming Under Pressure | Ben and Matt come up with a podcast on the spot, which they do every month but also this month too. Our hosts discuss on-call rotations, fighting (virtual) fires, and working to meet deadlines at the mercy of the world. Ben says the letter 'P' a lot. Matt's brain freezes, but he's OK. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/24 | Avoiding Abandonware | Matt and Ben explore the unfortunate death and rebirth pattern of software systems. Ben botches a quote from Bjarne Stroustrup, and then explains why you can't go back in time and kill Hitler. Matt exhibits all the bad things when describing a serialization library. | — | ||||||
| 5/15/24 | Is Optimization Refactoring? | In flagrant violation of Betteridge's Law, Ben and Matt consider the question 'Is Optimization Refactoring?' and conclude that the answer is 'probably'. Ben warns our listener about overspecifying in tests. Matt is horrified by his own assumption that other people's code works. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
6 placements across 6 markets.
Chart Positions
6 placements across 6 markets.