CoRecursive: Coding Stories Podcast
1) The Science of Learning to Code
Learning to code can feel impossible. Like facing a sheer rock wall with no ropes or harnesses. But what if there was a path up the mountain? A trail blazed smooth by master coders who went before? I...Show More
2) Story: Inside Early Google - Race Conditions, Java Pain, and the Birth of AdWords
Ron Garret left JPL for a 100-person startup he'd just discovered on Usenet. Four a.m. alarms. Burbank to San Jose on Southwest. A rented room in Susan Wojcicki's house. He expected the search engine ...Show More
3) Story: The Bug He Couldn't Name - A 15-Year Fight Inside One Developer's Mind
Imagine facing a problem you can't name, something that feels bigger than any bug you've ever had to fix. How do you debug your own mind when you don't even know what's wrong? Burke Holland's story st...Show More
Story: The Bug He Couldn't Name - A 15-Year Fight Inside One Developer's Mind
44:27 | Dec 2nd, 2025
4) Story: Godbolt's Rule - When Abstractions Fail
What do you do when your code breaks and the only fix is to dig into the runtime below? Matt Godbolt lives for that. Tile-based renderers, color-coded scanlines, zero-copy NICs—each story is a clue th...Show More
5) Story: Risk Rolls Downhill - The Software Bug That Sent People to Prison
What if a software bug drained your savings, ruined your reputation, and nobody believed it wasn't your fault? Scott Darlington took over a village post office, hoping to give his family a stead...Show More
6) Quick Update
A quick update from Adam about the podcast's current state, consistency challenges, and what's coming next. Episode Page Support The Show Subscribe To The Podcast Join The Newsletter
7) Coding in the Red-Queen Era
What do we risk when we let AI do the heavy lifting in our coding? Are we giving up the thinking that makes us good at what we do? And as expectations keep rising to match productivy gains, is all thi...Show More
8) When AI Codes, What’s Left for me?
I’ve always found meaning—and a lot of strength—in building things. Now, with AI coding agents changing the way we work, it’s easy to feel threatened, like something essential might get taken away. Bu...Show More
9) Story: Coding Through Chaos : Addiction, Recovery and Acceptance
What if your search for connection took you somewhere you never meant to go—almost costing you everything? John Walker grew up building computers and exploring early internet forums, always looking fo...Show More
10) Story: The Power of Context: Reimagining Learning
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where learning felt like an uphill battle? Like no matter how hard you tried, the pieces just wouldn't fall into place?  Steve Krouse's story shows the pow...Show More