zach.codes - AI & Software Engineering

About zach.codes - AI & Software Engineering

Join Zach and Ryan as they decode the rapidly evolving world of software engineering and AI. Every episode brings you the hottest industry news, insider perspectives, and deep dives into the technologies shaping our future—from breakthrough AI models to cutting-edge development practices. zach.codes (https://zach.codes?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Zach Silveira

Category

education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jun 2025

Latest episode

20 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

5 of 6 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Aug 2025

   From Subreddits to Speech: A Reddit Engineer's AI Side Project

   In this episode of the podcast, Zach speaks with Marcus, a developer at Reddit, about the intersection of AI and voice technology. They discuss Marcus's side project, a voice agent designed for various applications, including customer feedback and gaming. The conversation explores the challenges and opportunities in voice technology, the importance of community engagement in game development, and the evolving landscape of AI tools that facilitate learning and productivity. Marcus shares insights on building in public, the role of Reddit's developer platform, and the future prospects of voice agents in business and everyday tasks. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to AI and Voice Agents 02:57 Building a Voice Agent for Customer Feedback 05:40 Exploring Use Cases for Voice Technology 08:28 Challenges in Voice Technology and AI 10:52 The Future of Voice Agents in Business 13:48 Voice Technology in Gaming and Community Engagement 16:32 AI Tools and Learning Opportunities 19:26 The Role of AI in Everyday Tasks 22:09 Reddit's Developer Platform and AI Integration 25:24 Feedback and Community in Game Development 28:02 The Evolution of AI and Voice Technology 30:53 Conclusion and Future Prospects This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zach.codes/subscribe (https://zach.codes/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2)

2. 

   1 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

   From Biology To Vibe Coding

   Zach explores how a biologist with no coding experience rapidly prototyped an app using AI, revealing AI's transformative impact on biological research in this interview.

3. 

   22 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Context Engineering & ToolFront

   Cofounder Esteban discusses ToolFront's database querying and efficient MCP tool construction for large language models with host Zach, focusing on data discovery in this interview.

4. 

   15 Jul 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Agentic Coding with Ryan Castner

   Ryan Castner and Zach discuss AI coding tools, app development ideas, and investment strategies in this interview episode.

5. 

   24 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   AI Podcasters Review My Book 🤯

   AI podcasters analyze ZACH GOLLWITZER's book, MCP Servers with OAuth, and recap its features, including server-side prompts, resources, and HTTP streaming, showcasing AI's potential for professional content creation.

6. 

   17 Jun 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Chonkie.ai - Vector Embeddings

   Industry experts discuss chunking large documents using Chonkie.ai, a new semantic chunking library, and explore its various applications.

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From Biology To Vibe Coding

Published 1 Aug 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so again, this is undiluted and then it goes keeps going. So it says to see one to two means that this is half the concentration of this top one. Does that make sense? Yeah. And then so what's the actual point of doing this? Is it so that people can shine light and quickly know how much they have or is it something different? Yeah. So the purpose of this is basically to know how much do you have of something to begin with? And you would know this if you divide the dilution by a series and then measure that series against a known concentration or a known amount that you started with. Basically, it's how do you know how much you have of something if you don't know how much you have initially? […]

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