Backend Banter

About Backend Banter

The only podcast dedicated to backend development, technologies, and careers. Lane Wagner, the founder of Boot.dev, interviews successful backend engineers to get their takes on various trends, technologies, and career tips for new backend developers. Golang, Python, JavaScript, and Rust are the programming languages most commonly discussed, but speakers dabble in all sorts.

Publisher

Boot.dev

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 May 2023

Latest episode

31 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

53 of 88 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   31 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The Tools Are Smarter. Are You? ft. YK Sugi | S02 E12

   Hosts interview YK Sugi, engineer and educator, about the evolution of developer relations and the practical use of AI tools by senior engineers.

2. 

   24 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   How to Win at Learning ft. Quincy Larson | S02 E11

   Lane Wagner interviews Quincy Larson, founder of Free Code Camp, about his journey from high school dropout to influential tech educator and the power of self-learning

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   17 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Mitchell Hashimoto: From Terraform to Ghostty | S02 E10

   Today we welcome Mitchell Hashimoto, co-founder of HashiCorp and creator of Ghostty, a new terminal emulator built in Zig. In this episode, Mitchell shares the story behind Ghostty, how his curiosity about terminals evolved into a full-fledged project, and why Zig became his language of choice. We also dive into Ghostty’s unique features, the role of libghostty, and why Mitchell believes native-feeling apps are essential for developer experience. Plus, we explore his insights on computer science education, dynamic linking, and what really matters when learning to code. If you’re into terminals, low-level programming, or just love hearing how great software gets built, this one’s for you! Learn back-end development - https://www.boot.dev Listen on your favorite podcast player - https://www.backendbanter.fm Mitchell's X/Twitter: https://x.com/mitchellh Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro and Meeting Mitchell 01:06 - Mitchell’s Journey at HashiCorp 03:13 - What is Ghostty and Why Build It? 08:35 - Native Performance and Zig’s Advantage 15:25 - Why Mitchell Chose Zig Over Rust 31:15 - Ghostty’s Road to Package Repositories 52:00 - Future Plans for Ghostty 1:04:02 - Where to Find Mitchell and Ghostty Like & subscribe for the algo if you enjoyed the video!

Inside a recent episode

The Tools Are Smarter. Are You? ft. YK Sugi | S02 E12

Published 31 Mar 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So it's basically like this CLI application. And you start it like at a specific spot in your project and you say, Hey, I want you to do something. And then it will like go and start looking at different files. And so it'll like look at your file tree and then it'll go read specific files and it'll start making changes. Maybe, you know, it'll yes, sort of align here, update align there. And it's an agentic process, meaning it's like a multi -shot prompt. It'll like keep doing things until it decides that it's done or you kill it. And you're just getting billed like as it goes based on how many tokens are being used. […]

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YouTube views

4,220,109

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

117 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100

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Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

98

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