Backend Banter

Boot.dev

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.

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Backend Banter

Episodes (82)

Mar 31, 2025 The Tools Are Smarter. Are You? ft. YK Sugi | S02 E12
Mar 24, 2025 How to Win at Learning ft. Quincy Larson | S02 E11
Mar 17, 2025 Mitchell Hashimoto: From Terraform to Ghostty | S02 E10

Backend Banter

Mar 31, 2025
1¼ hours
62 MB

Today we welcome YK Sugi—engineer, educator, and the mind behind CSS Dojo—for the final episode of season two. We talk about his journey from YouTube dev tutorials to building one of Sourcegraph’s most-used AI tools, and how the role of DevRel has changed (and in some cases, disappeared). YK also breaks down how senior engineers are actually using AI, why fundamentals still matter, and how Agent Chat was born during a company hackathon. If you’re curious about AI devtools, the future of DevRel, or just want to...

Backend Banter

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

Boot.dev

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