Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman

Making opinionated AI tooling decisions with Nimbalyst's Greg Hinkle

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Hinkle, co-founder of Nimbalyst and former VP of Software Engineering at Salesforce, joins Scott to discuss the future of AI-assisted development...

The Joy of Unplugging Cables: Kelly Shortridge on Security Resilience

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Shortridge, author of "Security Chaos Engineering: Sustaining Resilience in Software and Systems" and CPO at Fastly, joins Scott for an ACM Byte...

Why Tori Westerhoff says we should talk to strangers

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Tori Westerhoff joins Scott to explore the intersection of AI, human psychology, and personal growth. As people increasingly use LLMs for introspectio...

Building the Internet with sendmail's Eric Allman

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, in association with the ACM ByteCast, Scott talks with Eric Allman, one of the foundational figures of the early internet. Best known...

A cognition engine for science with Allen Stewart

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Hanselman sits down with Allen Stewart, Partner Director of Software Engineering at Microsoft, to explore how AI agents with persistent memory a...

Agentic Workflows with Don Syme

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Scott talks with Don Syme about the emerging world of agentic developer workflows and what it means when coding tools move from autoc...

Inference Engineering with Baseten's Philip Kiely

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show, Scott talks to Philip Kiley about his new book, Inference Engineering. Inference Engineering is your guide to becoming an exper...

That's good Mojo - Creating a Programming Language for an AI world with Chris Lattner

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to design a programming language from scratch when the target isn’t just CPUs, but GPUs, accelerators, and the entire AI stack? In...

The Rise of The Claw with OpenClaw's Peter Steinberger

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a new wave of AI tools that don’t just live in the cloud, don’t just autocomplete code, and don’t just sit in a browser tab. They reac...

The AI Vampire with Gas Town's Steve Yegge

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

AI is making developers dramatically more productive...so why is everyone so exhausted? In this episode, Scott talks with Steve Yegge, legendary blogg...

Kinder Code Reviews with AI? with Qodo's Nnenna Ndukwe

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Code reviews are one of the most powerful tools teams have for maintaining quality — but they're also one of the most emotionally charged parts of t...

Run your AI Agent in a Sandbox, with Docker President Mark Cavage

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Where is AI taking us? - with The Pragmatic Programmer Gergely Orosz

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms with Eric Lippert

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Join Scott and Eric Lippert for a lively tour through Fabulous Adventures in Data Structures and Algorithms, a fresh take on timeless topics that flip...

Vjekoslav Krajačić on File Pilot and a return to fast UIs

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Loris Cro on the Rise of Zig

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Trusting Agentic AI with Dr. Dawn Song

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this partnership episode between Hanselminutes and the ACM Bytecast, Scott talks with Dr. Dawn Song, MacArthur Fellow and leading researcher in com...

Human Agency in a Digital World with Marcus Fontoura

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marcus Fontoura has led engineering teams at IBM, Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft...building the very systems that power our digital lives. Now, as the a...

Daniel Temkin and the Beauty of Esoteric Languages

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when code stops being useful and starts being art? Scott talks with artist and programmer Daniel Temkin about his new book Forty-Four Eso...

The Digital Runway: IT at the Philadelphia Airport with Camille Tomlin

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scott sits down with Camille Tomlin, Head of IT at Philadelphia International Airport, to explore the intersection of aviation, technology, and leader...

C++ is Still Here, Still Powerful with Gabriel Dos Reis

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a world of Rust, Go, and Python, why does C++ still matter? Dr. Gabriel Dos Reis joins Scott to explain how C++ continues to shape everything from ...

Why Postgres? and why now? with Claire Giordano

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Postgres has quietly become the world’s favorite database...running startups, governments, and global clouds alike. Scott talks with Claire Giordano...

The Past Still Boots with the Interim Computing Museum's Stephen Jones

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scott talks with Stephen Jones of the new Interim Computing Museum, about the craft of bringing old computers back to life. From wire-wrapped boards t...

Cheat Codes for Junior Engineers with Kat Excellence

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Scott talks to Kat who shares her tactical wisdom from her blog Katexcellence.io, where she decodes the early-career engineering experience ...

AI-Powered Migration plus Raw Experience with Mike Rousos

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman talks with cloud migration and app modernization expert Mike Rousos about the challenges and opportu...

The Game Designers Workbook with Bobby Lockhart

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott talks with Bobby Lockhart, game designer and coauthor of The Game Designer’s Workbook. They explore the craf...

Competence builds confidence with .NET Principal Engineer Safia Abdalla

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this special episode of Hanselminutes, Scott reunites with .NET Principal Engineer Safia Abdalla, nearly 500 episodes and a decade after her first ...

Push your ideas to the web with Netlify CEO Mathias Biilmann

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman sits down with Netlify CEO Mathias Biilmann, who coined the term Jamstack, to talk about the future ...

The Importance of Pair Programming with Tuple's Johnny Marler

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman talks with Tuple engineer Johnny Marler about the craft and culture of pair programming. They explor...

Can AI save DevOps? with SystemInit's Adam Jacob

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman sits down with Adam Jacob, co-founder of SystemInit and creator of Chef, to explore the provocative ...

Making Video Games in 2025 with Celeste's Noel Berry

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott sits down with Noel Berry, co-creator of Celeste, to explore his philosophy and process for making games in 20...

The Ultimate Home Arcade with Polycade's Tyler Bushnell

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week Scott welcomes Tyler Bushnell, founder of Polycade, to talk about reimagining the arcade experience for modern homes. Drawing on his family'...

How to Lead with Value with Dr. Morgan Depenbusch

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we chat with Dr. Morgan Depenbusch and dive into the mindset shift that can transform your career and relationships at work. Instead of pushing ...

Focus Friend by Hank Green is #1 in the App Store with Bria Sullivan

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Scott sits down with Bria Sullivan, developer and founder of Honey B Games, to unpack the viral success of Focus Friend—the cozy pr...

Inside the Maker Mindset with Roboticist Aaed Musa

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From wrist‑mounted CD launchers to rope‑driven quadrupeds, Purdue engineering student and YouTuber Aaed Musa turns wild ideas into precision‑cra...

Learning to Code with AI and Steve Klabnik

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Klabnik wasn't a fan of AI. He knows how to code at high and low levels...but then he tried again. Now he's making more, shipping more, coding m...

How is AlmaLinux OS is community-driven? with benny Vasquez

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Scott Hanselman sits down with benny Vasquez, Chair of the AlmaLinux OS Foundation, to explore the project's journey since the shift ...

Breaking Barriers in Tech with Brenda Darden Wilkerson

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with Brenda Darden Wilkerson, the President and CEO of AnitaB.org, about her journey in techno...

The Art of Assembly: Exploring Low-Level Mastery with Randall Hyde

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman talks with Randall Hyde, renowned for his expertise in programming and assembly language. Known as t...

APIs as the Execution Layer of AI with Postman's Rodric Rabbah

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with Roderick Rabah, Head of Product at Postman Flows, about the evolution of software develop...

Saving State while Still Growing with Temporal's Preeti Somal

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Scott chats with Preeti Somal, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Temporal, to explore how teams at OpenAI, Stripe, Netflix, and...

SKY ENGINE AI's Dr. Malc Souter on AI-Generated Training Data

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Scott talks with Dr. Malc Souter, a computer graphics algorithms PhD and former Hollywood special effects artist, now bringing his ren...

Dave Barry is the Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When authors want to talk about their book they go on a book tour and often they go to large companies like Microsoft and speak to us in person. I had...

Startup Mindsets with Earl Valencia

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really take to succeed in today’s fast-paced, innovation-driven world? In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with Ear...

AI and visualizing multidimensional vectors with Pamela Fox

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wonder how AI “sees” high-dimensional data? In this special 1,000th episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with AI expert Pamela Fox...

AI Code Reviews with CodeRabbit's Howon Lee

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if AI could not only speed up your code reviews—but actually make them fairer? In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with How...

Azure AI Foundry (from BUILD 2025) with Yina Arenas

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Learn how to supercharge your AI development with our integrated signals loop that connects model choice, knowledge retrieval, fine-tuning, orchestrat...

Is AI what Robotics needs? with Jasmine Lawrence Campbell

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott sits down with AI/ML & Robotics leader Jasmine Lawrence Campbell to explore the evolving relationship between ...

Is Vibe Coding Real? with James Montemagno

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vibe Coding has folks talking and "vibing entire applications." But is it valid? Should one use AI agents to create apps that go directly into product...

Making SNES ROMS with C# and Matthew Shapiro's DotnetSnes

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if you could craft Super Nintendo ROMs using the power of C#? In this episode, Scott Hanselman dives into the world of retro game development wit...

Neverending support for open source with Hayden Barnes

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The issue of software support for open-source is a long and storied one. Scott sits down with open-source advocate Hayden Barnes about how paid suppor...

Computer Science for Kids with Jen Looper

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Scott sits down with Jen Looper, educator, developer, and author of Computer Science for Kids. Together, they dive into the importance of introducing ...

AI Data Infrastructure for the Global South with Kate Kallott

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, host Scott Hanselman sits down with Amini's Kate Kallot to explore the transformative potential of AI-driven data in...

Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this insightful episode of Hanselminutes, host Scott Hanselman sits down with Anne-Laure Le Cunff, the brilliant mind behind Tiny Experiments. Toge...

Forking around (with the Linux Desktop) and Finding Out with Justin Garrison

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Justin serves as Head of Product at Sidero Labs. His career includes contributions to Oscar-winning films, the Disney+ streaming platform, and Amazon ...

The AI Revolution in Medicine with Dr. Peter Lee, President, Microsoft Research

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In association with the ACM ByteCast, in this thought-provoking episode, Scott sits down with Dr. Peter Lee, President of Microsoft Research, to explo...

Saving lives with light with Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen - ACM ByteCast

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman sits down with the visionary Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen, founder and CEO of Openwater. Dr. Jepsen shares he...

Big Migrations with Louis Beaudoin-Allaire

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today we delve into the process of migrating data to the cloud with Louis Beaudoin-Allaire, Principal Developer at ShareGate. Scott learns about the b...

Reimagining the Windows Terminal with Warp's Zach Lloyd

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if we did the terminal...differently? Warp is taking a big bet on a new terminal that's got AI at the center. Is it a bad idea, or might it just ...

Rhasspy and Home Assistant Voice with Dr. Michael Hansen

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Dr. Michael Hansen from Nabu Casa joins Scott Hanselman to discuss the exciting advancements in open-source voice te...

Psychology of Software Teams with Dr. Cat Hicks

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Cat Hicks is a psychologist studying software teams, a research leader, an empirical interventionist, and a creative entrepreneur. She is the VP o...

Micro.blog and owning your words with Manton Reece

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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Teaching the next-gen engineer with Dr Carlotta Berry

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Blogging for Developers with Mark Downie

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Downie has been blogging about technical topics for years, and also is the primary maintainer of the DasBlog-Core blogging engine. He talks with ...

The Quantum Advantage with Dr Krysta Svore

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Is it time for Quantum? The Quantum Ready program is to help businesses and leaders prep for the new era of reliable quantum computing! Scot talks to ...

Take hold of your own performance with Ash Coleman Hynie

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ash Hynie created CountrPT as to bridge the gap between manager perception and employee impact. Folks are tired, folks feel micro-managed, there's all...

Modernizing .NET Applications with Tomáš Herceg

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tomáš Herceg is the CEO of Riganti and his company focuses on .NET and modernization. He chats with Scott about the excitement around updating to .N...

What is AI's UI? with Maggie Appleton

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Maggie Appleton makes visual essays about programming, design, and anthropology. She's been thinking about how we interact with computers - and AI - l...

Next steps for Open Sauced with Brian Douglas

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Douglas is the founder and CEO of Open Sauced where he works on increasing the knowledge and insights of open-source communities. In the past he...

The Boring Edition with Shopify's Glen Coates

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Shopify Winter 2025 Edition is out and it's Boring. Scott talks with Shopify VP of Product Development Glen Coates about the need to sometimes slo...

The Return of Scott's Wife Mo

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this very special episode as Scott's wife Mo returns for a 2024 check in. Mo and Scott are coming up on 25 years of marriage. How do they ...

.NET Aspire with Anthony Simmon

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Let's hear about .NET Aspire from a real-world practitioner! Anthony Simmon has been using .NET Aspire at as a Staff Software Developer at Workleap an...

Managing secrets with Onboardbase and Dante Lex

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dante Lex saw a problem with developers losing track of - and sometimes checking in secrets - so he and his team started Onboardbase to make secret ma...

Kotlin from Scratch with Faisal Islam

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join host Scott Hanselman as he sits down with Faisal Islam, the mind behind the book Kotlin from Scratch. In this engaging episode, they delve into t...

Putting AI into Production with Fireworks AI's Lin Qiao

07 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Scott sit's down with Lin Qiao, the visionary CEO of Fireworks AI - and former head of PyTorch at Meta - to explore the journey of put...

Building The Spoiler Talk app with Charnelle Asante

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Scott Hanselman sits down with Charnelle Asante, the founder of Spoiler Talk. Dive deep into the creation and inspiration behind this...

The Xbox Adaptive Joystick with Kaitlyn Jones

24 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The new Xbox Adaptive Joystick is designed as a companion for Xbox controllers. You can plug directly into your console or PC and customize or adapt y...

Coding while Blind with Dominic St Pierre

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I'm Dominic. I've been building software systems for the last two decades. I really enjoy teaching and building courses that make students better deve...

Is it always DNS? with DNSimple's Anthony Eden

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s one thing to joke about how “it’s always DNS” but it’s another to solve the problem by starting your own DNS Hosting and Domain Registr...

Creating The Crimson Diamond with Julia Minamata

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Crimson Diamond is a mystery adventure video game developed and published by Julia Minamata for the PC. The game features a text parser, requiring...

The next supercomputer with NVIDIA's Wen-Mei Hwu

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of ACM ByteCast, our special guest host Scott Hanselman (of The Hanselminutes Podcast) welcomes 2024 ACM-IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award ...

Life as an Indie Developer with Joseph Finney

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Finney is a mechanical engineer by day and a software developer by night. He talks to Scott about how being an indie developer has improved his...

Snapdragon is the future with Qualcomm's Leendert van Doorn

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode, Leendert van Doorn discusses the future of Snapdragon technology and its potential to revolutionize various industries. Snapdragon ...

AI Storytelling with Michael Washington

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Washington doesn't want AI to write the Great American novel, he wants YOU to write the Great American novel faster and easier. He's created A...

Nature of Code with Daniel Shiffman

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Schiffman is a joy. For over a decade, Nature of Code has empowered countless readers to bridge the gap between creative expression and program...

Fine tuning Products with Stanza System's Stacie Frederick

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman chats with technical product leader Stacie Frederick from Stanza Systems. They dive into the intrica...

GitOps on the Edge with Octopus Deploy's Dan Garfield

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman sits down with Dan Garfield from Octopus Deploy to delve into the cutting-edge world of GitOps on th...

Decoding Tech Influencers with Emily Freeman

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Freeman and Forrest is the first influencer marketing service focused on enterprise tech. After running developer relations, product marketing, and co...

Is AI the new UI? Talking to computers with Noelle Russell

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is AI the new UI? In this episode we'll be chatting with AI expert and Alexa developer Noelle Russell. She's believed in the power of talking to compu...

Creating Tools for Thought with Andy Matuschak

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Matuschak is an independent researcher who explores user interfaces that expand what people can think and do. He sits down with Scott to talk abo...

Defining Developer Relations with Angie Jones

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scott's in Berlin this week and talks to Angie Jones, Global Vice President of Developer Relations, TBD @ Block, about the job of Developer Relations....

Computer Science Visualizations with Sam Rose

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Rose creates visual introductions to computer science topics. Each post takes about a month to make, and he tries to cover foundational topics in ...

Introducing .NET Aspire with Damian Edwards

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

.NET Aspire has folks talking - but why? What is .NET Aspire and what does it me for the average ASP.NET developer like me? Is it a thing for Kubernet...

DIY Insulin Pumps with Dr Martin de Bock

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Martin de Bock is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and Associate Professor at the University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand. In this episode it talks ...

Scott on DotNetRocks episode 1900 with Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's episode 1900! While at Build, Carl and Richard recorded a milestone episode with Scott Hanselman. Scott talks about his goals in the later stages...

Cross-platform UIs for all with Avalonia CEO Mike James

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Avalonia UI is an open-source UI framework for building stunning desktop, mobile, web and embedded applications using a .NET single codebase. Scott ta...

Dr. Juan Gilbert in association with the ACM Bytecast

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In association with the ACM's Bytecast Podcast, this week Scott talks to Dr. Juan Gilbert. Dr Gilbert was recently awarded the  National Medal of Tec...

Making "Tales of Kenzera: Zau" with Abubakar Salim

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Abubakar Salim is an actor embedded in the video games industry - he voiced Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins, and he’s spent his whole life playi...

Ethics, AI, and Human-centered Computing with Dr. Casey Fiesler

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Casey Fiesler is an associate professor in the Department of Information Science (and Computer Science, by courtesy) at the University of Colorado Bou...

Community and content with Android Expert Madona Wambua

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas