The Noob Show Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-noob-show The Noob Show is a podcast about humanizing technology and learning how people got their start. We cover topics like Kubernetes, Developer Relations, software development, new tech, old tech, and how those went from noobs to experts. Want to support the podcast? Join the Patreon at https://patreon.com/noobshow © Matt Gardner 038f5bc2-723b-523a-af3f-a04cc86aa97d no Matt Gardner en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:36:13 -0700 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:42:27 -0700 https://noob.show https://img.transistorcdn.com/LTu1got5xLlj0I24h0nu9nuDjEYXtEOMeCf5YK17p2I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwNTEyLzE3MDg3/NDA4MzItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg The Noob Show https://noob.show episodic Matt Gardner The Noob Show is a podcast about humanizing technology and learning how people got their start. We cover topics like Kubernetes, Developer Relations, software development, new tech, old tech, and how those went from noobs to experts. Want to support the podcast? Join the Patreon at https://patreon.com/noobshow The Noob Show is a podcast about humanizing technology and learning how people got their start. technology, kubernetes, noob, getting started, entrepreneur Matt Gardner noobshow@mattgardner.com No Yes On Education with RIT Dean - Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences: Matt Heunerfauth 8 8 On Education with RIT Dean - Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences: Matt Heunerfauth full a653cea7-3958-4afe-a551-3492c2bfc076 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd206f92 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:09:08 -0800 Matt Gardner Matt Gardner 3454 higher education, education, AI, learning No Matt Huenerfauth The Most Important Algorithm with Steve O'Hara and Matt Gardner 7 7 The Most Important Algorithm with Steve O'Hara and Matt Gardner full 51aea0b7-6ec7-4530-8ca1-1b05567d8d38 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b9de81e In this episode we chat with Steve O'Hara, VP of Engineering at 8x8. Steve is a great story teller with a long history of working on everything from toilet algorithms on ships to flight control systems. He currently focuses on building enterprise Contact Center software for 8x8's global customers. 

]]> In this episode we chat with Steve O'Hara, VP of Engineering at 8x8. Steve is a great story teller with a long history of working on everything from toilet algorithms on ships to flight control systems. He currently focuses on building enterprise Contact Center software for 8x8's global customers. 

]]> Thu, 11 May 2023 11:07:05 -0700 Matt Gardner Matt Gardner 3326 In this episode we chat with Steve O'Hara, VP of Engineering at 8x8. Steve is a great story teller with a long history of working on everything from toilet algorithms on ships to flight control systems. He currently focuses on building enterprise Contact Center software for 8x8's global customers. 

]]> contact center, enterprise, software Yes Steve O'Hara Quantum Computing with Abby Mitchell from IBM 6 6 Quantum Computing with Abby Mitchell from IBM full d97c3de5-4300-4315-9893-b851f66bca45 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cef6ab97 In this episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Abby Mitchell who works as a Quantum Developer Advocate at IBM.

We discuss what is quantum computing, how to get into it, why it's important, what it can be used for, and shockingly what Abby likes on her pizza—you've wont believe it, but you might try it!

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]]> In this episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Abby Mitchell who works as a Quantum Developer Advocate at IBM.

We discuss what is quantum computing, how to get into it, why it's important, what it can be used for, and shockingly what Abby likes on her pizza—you've wont believe it, but you might try it!

Links:

]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:37:32 -0800 Matt Gardner Matt Gardner 2589 In this episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Abby Mitchell who works as a Quantum Developer Advocate at IBM.

We discuss what is quantum computing, how to get into it, why it's important, what it can be used for, and shockingly what Abby likes on her pizza—you've wont believe it, but you might try it!

Links:

]]> technology, kubernetes, noob, getting started, entrepreneur Yes Matt Gardner Abby Mitchell Episode 5: Intentional Ignorance with Greg Koberger 5 5 Episode 5: Intentional Ignorance with Greg Koberger full 56e058c8-c8c8-420e-a106-557d9a069bee https://share.transistor.fm/s/86ec6a27 Creators & Guests


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Things mentioned in this episode:]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2022 13:28:59 -0800 Matt Gardner Matt Gardner 3992 In this episode I chat with Greg about getting into YCombinator, startup life, readme.com, intentional ignorance, escape rooms, and some somewhat controversial but PG topics. In this episode I chat with Greg about getting into YCombinator, startup life, readme.com, intentional ignorance, escape rooms, and some somewhat controversial but PG topics. startups No Gregory Koberger Matt Gardner Episode 4: Model, Coach, and Care with Martin Woodward at GitHub Universe 2022 4 4 Episode 4: Model, Coach, and Care with Martin Woodward at GitHub Universe 2022 full 064eb84f-203e-4112-9984-b61d5e26eb4c https://share.transistor.fm/s/38ca6022 In this episode I'm joined by Martin Woodward, VP of Developer Relations at GitHub. We recorded this episode at GitHub Universe 2022 in San Francisco. We talk about the conference, DevRel, some of the new GitHub features, how people use GitHub, and more. Hope you enjoy!


Bookmarks:

  • What is GitHub and what do you do? (1:34)
  • When did DevRel start at GitHub? (7:38)
  • Codespaces (11:42)
  • James Bond (15:59)
  • IntelliJ and Codespaces (21:33)
  • Developer Productivity (25:37)


Mentions:


]]> In this episode I'm joined by Martin Woodward, VP of Developer Relations at GitHub. We recorded this episode at GitHub Universe 2022 in San Francisco. We talk about the conference, DevRel, some of the new GitHub features, how people use GitHub, and more. Hope you enjoy!


Bookmarks:

  • What is GitHub and what do you do? (1:34)
  • When did DevRel start at GitHub? (7:38)
  • Codespaces (11:42)
  • James Bond (15:59)
  • IntelliJ and Codespaces (21:33)
  • Developer Productivity (25:37)


Mentions:


]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:19:48 -0800 Matt Gardner Matt Gardner 2866 In this episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Martin Woodward the VP of Developer Relations at GitHub. In this episode I have the pleasure of chatting with Martin Woodward the VP of Developer Relations at GitHub. technology, github, codespaces, github universe No Martin Woodward Matt Gardner Episode 3: APIs and IPAs pt. 2 3 3 Episode 3: APIs and IPAs pt. 2 full aad4cddf-7209-455c-884d-72e03c51d3be https://share.transistor.fm/s/aa80dae3
  • How can you build an API that has a good developer experience?
  • On solving problems for who's trying to use your api
  • Documentation acting as an API's UI/UX
  • What Greg and I remember about being rejected from Y Combinator
  • How we learned how to program
  • Favorite APIs
  • Slack's API
  • A short story about the hockey API that I glued together to flash lights when my team scored on TV.
    1. ReadMe
    2. YCombinator
    3. Wat
    4. Slack's API


    Special thanks to Lance's son,     Alex, for creating the new intro entirely on his own from scratch.

    ]]>
  • How can you build an API that has a good developer experience?
  • On solving problems for who's trying to use your api
  • Documentation acting as an API's UI/UX
  • What Greg and I remember about being rejected from Y Combinator
  • How we learned how to program
  • Favorite APIs
  • Slack's API
  • A short story about the hockey API that I glued together to flash lights when my team scored on TV.
    1. ReadMe
    2. YCombinator
    3. Wat
    4. Slack's API


    Special thanks to Lance's son,     Alex, for creating the new intro entirely on his own from scratch.

    ]]>     Fri, 21 May 2021 17:00:00 -0700 Matt Gardner Matt Gardner 2691 This is the second part of the conversation with Greg Koberger, founder and CEO of readme.com. We continue to discuss APIs, developer experience, and more. This is the second part of the conversation with Greg Koberger, founder and CEO of readme.com. We continue to discuss APIs, developer experience, and more. api, developer experience, documentation Yes Matt Gardner Gregory Koberger     Episode 2: APIs and IPAs 2 2 Episode 2: APIs and IPAs full 2d93732e-13a2-47c6-9393-af3fc3f2c28a https://share.transistor.fm/s/e30ad280 Show Notes:

    1. ReadMe
    2. YCombinator
    3. Lyft's API
    4. RESTful APIs - or check out REST ELI5
    5. Shawn Fanning
    6. Guy Kawasaki
    7. National Youth Leadership Forum on Technology -- it looks like they've changed the name of the programs slightly.

    Special thanks to Lance's son, Alex for creating the new intro entirely on his own from scratch.

    ]]>     Show Notes:

    1. ReadMe
    2. YCombinator
    3. Lyft's API
    4. RESTful APIs - or check out REST ELI5
    5. Shawn Fanning
    6. Guy Kawasaki
    7. National Youth Leadership Forum on Technology -- it looks like they've changed the name of the programs slightly.

    Special thanks to Lance's son, Alex for creating the new intro entirely on his own from scratch.

    ]]>     Fri, 07 May 2021 17:43:59 -0700 Matt Gardner Matt Gardner 2381 In this episode I'm joined by Greg Koberger, founder and CEO of readme.com to talk about APIs. In this episode I'm joined by Greg Koberger, founder and CEO of readme.com to talk about APIs. api, ipa, readme Yes Matt Gardner Gregory Koberger     Episode 1: Kubernetes is a Playground 1 1 Episode 1: Kubernetes is a Playground full 402bd35a-d820-46fc-b069-0232176f791e https://share.transistor.fm/s/bf70656e Kubernetes is a Playground

    Discussed:

    • Kubernetes - The main topic and the container orchestration system originally built and open sourced at Google.
    • Lens - a visual kubernetes tool
    • Visual Studio Code - A Code Editor
    • helm - The package manager for Kubernetes
    • kind - Kubernetes in Docker
    • Micro k8s - Simple lightweight production grade kubernetes by Canonical, the maintainers of Ubuntu.
    • k3s - Lightweight Kubernetes
    • Reinvent - Amazon Web Services conference
    • EKS - Amazon's managed kubernetes service
    • GKE - Google's managed kubernetes service
    • Preemptible Nodes - Short lived nodes on Google that are a fraction of the normal cost.
    • DKS - Digital Ocean's managed kubernetes service 
    • Kustomize - Kubernetes native config management

    P.S. I have a newsletter! Check it out!

    ]]>     Kubernetes is a Playground

    Discussed:

    • Kubernetes - The main topic and the container orchestration system originally built and open sourced at Google.
    • Lens - a visual kubernetes tool
    • Visual Studio Code - A Code Editor
    • helm - The package manager for Kubernetes
    • kind - Kubernetes in Docker
    • Micro k8s - Simple lightweight production grade kubernetes by Canonical, the maintainers of Ubuntu.
    • k3s - Lightweight Kubernetes
    • Reinvent - Amazon Web Services conference
    • EKS - Amazon's managed kubernetes service
    • GKE - Google's managed kubernetes service
    • Preemptible Nodes - Short lived nodes on Google that are a fraction of the normal cost.
    • DKS - Digital Ocean's managed kubernetes service 
    • Kustomize - Kubernetes native config management

    P.S. I have a newsletter! Check it out!

    ]]>     Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:50:19 -0700 Matt Gardner Matt Gardner 3823 In this episode, I talk with Lance Johnson, the Director, Engineering and Cloud R&D, about Kubernetes, using it as a hobby, in the enterprise, and how you'd explain it to a 5 year old. In this episode, I talk with Lance Johnson, the Director, Engineering and Cloud R&D, about Kubernetes, using it as a hobby, in the enterprise, and how you'd explain it to a 5 year old. kubernetes, technology Yes Matt Gardner Lance Johnson