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“Migrating Facebook from Python 2 to 3 was both a challenging technical & people problem."

Lisa Roach led one of the largest Python migrations in the world, transitioning Meta (formerly Facebook) from Python 2 to Python 3. She thought it would be straightforward, but the following two ...

5,739 views • 184 likes • 1 comments • August 02, 2025

The Python Migration That Took Years | Behind Meta’s tech transition

Lisa Roach led one of the largest Python migrations in the world, transitioning Meta (formerly Facebook) from Python 2 to Python 3. In this behind-the-scenes interview, she shares how a seemingly ...

98,883 views • 2,668 likes • 193 comments • July 31, 2025

Why building Dropbox changed my life | Reflections on success with Dropbox CEO Drew Houston

What does success really look like after you’ve built one of the most iconic tech companies of your generation? In this reflection, Dropbox CEO and co-founder Drew Houston shares how his definitio...

5,180 views • 137 likes • 6 comments • July 25, 2025

How the creator of NumPy fell in love with open source

"Innovation is iteration." In this video, Travis Oliphant (creator of NumPy, SciPy) explains how it's not only code, but connection, that makes open source so powerful. This is his journey to op...

4,461 views • 200 likes • 12 comments • July 17, 2025

Dropbox Started as a Python Script on a Bus Ride

It all started with a forgotten thumb drive on a bus in 2006. In this interview, Dropbox co-founder Drew Houston shares the origin story of Dropbox: how a moment of frustration led to him writing ...

28,550 views • 967 likes • 39 comments • July 10, 2025

Peter Wang: How open source has evolved (and it’s not necessarily good)

Open Source software is more popular than ever, but are we losing its true spirit? In this video, Peter Wang (co-founder of Anaconda) explores the crucial difference between just using open source ...

4,292 views • 226 likes • 8 comments • July 04, 2025

From Zero to Millions: The Story Behind Web Dev Simplified

Kyle Cook never thought he’d end up on YouTube, let alone build one of the most recognised developer education channels in the world. In this interview, the creator behind the channel @WebDevSimpli...

32,781 views • 1,487 likes • 123 comments • June 26, 2025

The Story of Rollup with Rich Harris

In this video, we sit down with Rich Harris, the creator of Rollup, to hear the story behind one of the most influential tools in modern JavaScript development. Back in 2014, while working at The ...

7,302 views • 340 likes • 13 comments • June 17, 2025

Want to understand Kubernetes? Think of the post office...

“Kubernetes is like the post office.” It’s not sexy, but it reliably delivers what developers need. Watch the full documentary on our channel. Follow us: X: x.com/CultRepo Bluesky: cultrepo.bsky...

3,848 views • 134 likes • 2 comments • June 14, 2025

The Fight to Open-Source Kubernetes

"It took longer to get approval than to build it." Eric Brewer on the internal battle to open-source Kubernetes. Watch the full doc on our channel. Follow us: X: x.com/CultRepo Bluesky: cultrepo....

3,247 views • 81 likes • 0 comments • June 11, 2025

Python: The Documentary [OFFICIAL TRAILER] | Coming August 28 🚨

🚨 The Python Documentary premieres August 28! --- From a side project in Amsterdam to powering AI at the world’s biggest companies - this is the story of Python. Featuring Guido van Rossum, Travi...

321,273 views • 9,521 likes • 339 comments • May 18, 2025

BREAKING: Guido van Rossum Returns as Python's BDFL (spoof)

Guido van Rossum, the legendary creator of Python, is back as Python’s Benevolent Dictator for Life (BDFL)! But this isn’t the same Guido you remember - he’s introducing new rules, enforcing dramat...

19,749 views • 798 likes • 54 comments • April 01, 2025

Angular: The Documentary | An origin story

Born as an internal Google experiment - and initially brushed off by Gmail and Google Maps - AngularJS soon became a JavaScript sensation. But when internal pressures pushed the team towards a radi...

120,792 views • 3,546 likes • 204 comments • February 04, 2025

Angular: The Documentary [OFFICIAL TRAILER]

Born as an internal Google experiment - and initially brushed off by Gmail and Google Maps - AngularJS soon became a JavaScript sensation. But when internal pressures pushed the team towards a radi...

46,624 views • 1,522 likes • 98 comments • January 24, 2025