Welcome to another episode of Screaming in the Cloud, where we're joined by Anthony Fu, a framework developer at Nuxt Labs and the creator of SlideDev. Anthony has diversified the way presentations are crafted by integrating coding directly into slide development. In this episode, Corey and Anthony discuss the benefits of using markdown to craft slides, the challenges associated with traditional presentation tools like Keynote, and the open-source contributions that have propelled the development of this innovative software. Anthony also shares his inspiration for creating a tool that streamlines and enhances the presentation creation process for both developers and non-developers.

Show Highlights:

(00:00) Introduction

(03:13) The origins of SlideDev

(04:47) The challenges with traditional presentation tools and the advantages of using Markdown for slides

(06:04) How SlideDev simplifies slide creation for presentations

(07:01) Corey shares his surprise at the utility of SlideDev for non-frontend developers

(09:56) Addressing the challenges of aligning text and images in presentations

(11:09) Anthony discusses his design philosophy for SlideDev

(15:14) Balancing feature requests and maintaining simplicity for SlideDev

(16:38) Anthony explains the importance of community contributions to SlideDev

(20:13) They discuss implementing new features into SlideDev's evolution

(24:15) Anthony’s insights into the open-source philosophy behind SlideDev

(27:09) SlideDev's approach to redistributing sponsorships to support its dependencies through Open Collective

(31:46) Corey mentions contributing to SlideDev's documentation to make it more accessible

(33:41) Closing remarks & where to connect with Anthony

About Anthony Fu:

Anthony is a fanatical open sourceror. Core team member of Vue, Nuxt, and Vite. Creator of Vitest, Slidev, VueUse, UnoCSS and Elk. Working at NuxtLabs.

Links referenced:

Anthony Fu’s Personal Website: https://antfu.me/

Anthony Fu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antfu/?originalSubdomain=fr

Anthony Fu on Twitter: https://x.com/antfu7

NuxtLabs: https://nuxtlabs.com

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On this week’s episode of Screaming in the Cloud, Corey is joined by Stanford computer science student Aditya Saligrama, who recently taught a Stanford course on cloud infrastructure. Aditya shares his unique perspective on various topics, including how higher education approaches teaching computer science in a rapidly evolving landscape, why he chose cloud security to begin with instead of tacking it on at the end, and what his plans are for the rest of school and beyond. Corey and Aditya lament the lack of real-world skills taught by universities. Aditya shares with the audience just how much work goes into being an effective undergraduate-level teacher while being an undergraduate student himself.

Show Highlights:

(00:00) - Introduction
(01:57) - Exploring CS40: cloud infrastructure and scalable application deployment
(03:46) - The evolution of computer science education
(05:09) - Bridging the gap between academia and industry
(09:05) - Aditya's journey into security and cloud infrastructure
(13:09) - The Stanford security clinic: red teaming for startups
(14:09) - Internship insights and cloudflare's upcoming role
(16:06) - The challenge of cloud account management for students
(17:59) - Improving cloud education and accessibility
(22:10) - The technical and educational challenges of CS40
(29:29) - Final thoughts and where to find Aditya

About Aditya Saligrama:

Aditya Saligrama is an undergraduate and graduate student at Stanford University studying computer science, focusing on systems and security. In the Winter of 2024, Aditya taught CS 40 (Cloud Infrastructure and Scalable Application Deployment) at Stanford, the first university course ever to teach the fundamentals of deploying apps on the cloud hands-on using infrastructure as code. Aditya also leads the Applied Cyber student group at Stanford, winning first place in a national cyber defense competition in 2023 and second place in a global penetration testing competition in 2024, and advises early-stage startups on their security needs and posture through the Stanford Security Clinic. Aditya enjoys hiking, photography, and ping pong in his free time.

Links referenced:

Aditya’s Twitter: @saligrama_a

Aditya’s Website: https://saligrama.io

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In this episode, we chat with Randall Hunt, the VP of Technology at Caylent, about the world of generative AI and how it's changing industries. Randall talks about his journey from being an AWS critic to leading tech projects at Caylent. He shares cool insights into the latest tech innovations, the challenges and opportunities in AI, and his vision for the future. Randall also explains how AI is used in healthcare, finance, and more, and gives advice for those interested in tech.

Show Highlights:

(00:00) - Introduction

(00:28) - Randall talks about his job at Caylent and the projects he's working on

(01:35) - Randall explains his honest and evolving perspective on Amazon Bedrock after working with it hands-on

(03:35) - Randall breaks down the components and improvements of AWS Bedrock

(06:08) - Improvements in AWS Bedrock's preview announcements and API functionality

(08:05) - Randall's predictions on the future of generative AI models and their cost efficiency

(10:00) - Randall shares practical use cases using distilled models and older GPUs

(12:12) - Corey shares his experience with GPT-4 and the importance of prompt engineering

(17:21) - Bedrock console features for comparing and contrasting AI models

(21:02) - enterprise applications of generative AI and building reliable AI infrastructures

(28:13) - Randall and Corey delve into the costs of training large AI models

(36:37) - Randall talks about real-world applications of Bedrock in industries like HVAC management

(39:40) - Closing thoughts and where to connect with Randall

About Randall Hunt:

Randall Hunt is a Software Engineer and Open Source Developer Advocate at Facebook. Previously of AWS, SpaceX, MongoDB, and NASA., Randall Hunt, VP of Cloud Strategy and Solutions at Caylent, is a technology leader, investor, and hands-on-keyboard coder based in Los Angeles, CA. Previously, Randall led software and developer relations teams at Facebook, SpaceX, AWS, MongoDB, and NASA. Randall spends most of his time listening to customers, building demos, writing blog posts, and mentoring junior engineers. Python and C++ are his favorite programming languages, but he begrudgingly admits that Javascript rules the world. Outside of work, Randall loves to read science fiction, advise startups, travel, and ski., Randall is the coder in the boardroom.

Links referenced:

Randall Hunt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranman/

Caylent: https://caylent.com/

Caylent on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/caylent/

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