CoRecursive: Coding Stories

CoRecursive: Coding Stories

Adam Gordon Bell - Software Developer

Episodes 115
Avg. Duration 49m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (199)
Since Jan 2018
Latest Episode May 2026

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About This Podcast

The stories and people behind the code. Hear stories of software development from interesting people.

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Recent Episodes

The Pre-Training Wall and the Treadmill After It

May 09, 2026 56m

I've been confusing Don with frontier-lab links late at night for a bit. Ilya Sutskever told a NeurIPS audience that pre-training as we know it would unquestionably end. There's only one internet,…

Story: The Aging Programmer

Apr 02, 2026 41m

Kate Gregory has been writing C++ for over forty years. Books, keynotes, a consulting firm she built from the ground up. At sixty-three, she's one of the most experienced programmers alive. She…

From Hacker News to TikTok - How Algorithms Learned to Hook Us

Mar 02, 2026 41m

Corey told me about his AI cat reel problem. He found these AI-genearted cat videos hilarious. Who makes these? He kept sending them to his wife. Then he tried to stop watching and he couldn't. So I…

Notes: The Universal Paperclip Clicker

Feb 04, 2026 11m

Multiple VS Code windows. "Agent stopping" in a robot voice. A laptop stand on the treadmill so Claude can keep working while I run. The Big Rich sitting unread by the fireplace while I check if the…

Story: Inside Early Google - Race Conditions, Java Pain, and the Birth of AdWords

Jan 02, 2026 37m

Ron Garret left JPL for a 100-person startup he'd just discovered on Usenet. Four a.m. alarms. Burbank to San Jose on Southwest. A rented room in Susan Wojcicki's house. He expected the search engine…

Story: The Bug He Couldn't Name - A 15-Year Fight Inside One Developer's Mind

Dec 02, 2025 44m

Imagine facing a problem you can't name, something that feels bigger than any bug you've ever had to fix. How do you debug your own mind when you don't even know what's wrong? Burke Holland's story…

Story: Godbolt's Rule - When Abstractions Fail

Nov 04, 2025 44m

What do you do when your code breaks and the only fix is to dig into the runtime below? Matt Godbolt lives for that. Tile-based renderers, color-coded scanlines, zero-copy NICs—each story is a clue…

Story: Risk Rolls Downhill - The Software Bug That Sent People to Prison

Oct 02, 2025 54m

What if a software bug drained your savings, ruined your reputation, and nobody believed it wasn't your fault? Scott Darlington took over a village post office, hoping to give his family a steady…

Quick Update

Sep 02, 2025 8m

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Coding in the Red-Queen Era

Aug 06, 2025 42m

What do we risk when we let AI do the heavy lifting in our coding? Are we giving up the thinking that makes us good at what we do? And as expectations keep rising to match productivy gains, is all…

S113 When AI Codes, What's Left for me?

Jul 02, 2025 39m

I've always found meaning—and a lot of strength—in building things. Now, with AI coding agents changing the way we work, it's easy to feel threatened, like something essential might get taken away.…

Story: Coding Through Chaos : Addiction, Recovery and Acceptance

Jun 03, 2025 48m

What if your search for connection took you somewhere you never meant to go—almost costing you everything? John Walker grew up building computers and exploring early internet forums, always looking…

Story: The Power of Context: Reimagining Learning

May 02, 2025 45m

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where learning felt like an uphill battle? Like no matter how hard you tried, the pieces just wouldn't fall into place? Steve Krouse's story shows the…

Story: briffa_sep98_e.pro - The File That Sparked a Storm

Apr 02, 2025 57m

Can a single line of code change the way we see science, policy, and trust? In this episode we explore the "Climategate" scandal that erupted from leaked emails and code snippets, fueling doubts…

Story: Hatetris - Obsession, Friendship, and World Records

Mar 03, 2025 48m

What if a simple game became a gateway to computational breakthroughs? David Freiberg and Felipe set out on a journey to conquer Hatetris, a notoriously difficult JavaScript game. Their interest…

Story: One Million Checkboxes - The Viral Game That Defied Convention

Feb 03, 2025 52m

What if internet trolls could become your greatest collaborators? Nolen Royalty discovered this unexpected truth when his simple checkbox game went viral. It began with a school email prank that…

Story: Leaving Stripe

Jan 02, 2025 51m

What if leaving your dream job was the way to discover your true self? Jon de la Motte failed his first Stripe interview, but he didn't give up. It was his dream job, a company that connected with…

Story: Inside Shopify's Layoffs

Dec 02, 2024 43m

What if you had to break life-changing news to your team—could you handle the weight of their futures? Allison's journey from software engineer to compassionate leader at Shopify is filled with…

Story: ReiserFS

Nov 04, 2024 52m

Have you ever known someone who's technical brilliance was overshadowed by personal failings? This is the story of Hans Reiser, a software developer driven to create a superior Linux filesystem, but…

Story: From Everest to Startups: Yoshio's Journey of Resilience and Coding

Oct 02, 2024 50m

How do you know what matters? What if training to climb Everest left you certain you were on the wrong career path? Join us as we explore Yoshio's incredible journey from the heights of Everest, to…

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CoRecursive: Coding Stories has published 115 episodes since January 2018, covering topics in Education, How To.

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