{"podcast":{"title":"Asynchronous & Unreliable - Conversations on The Edge of Software","slug":"asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997","podcast_index_feed_id":7759997,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.fm/hosting/Pik9xbHl.rss","website_url":"https://www.asynchronousunreliable.com/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/ecffc8b9-d7a7-4b87-b3b3-977ced306210/logos/2a312ed4-c4eb-41b4-ba00-de08462e2aa9.png","author":"Anne Currie","episode_count":16,"summary":"Welcome to Asynchronous and Unreliable , the new weekly podcast where we discuss the latest and most fascinating ideas in: software engineering, AI, management, leadership and communications, efficiency, operations, clouds, hyperscaling, resilience and sustainability. Our host is Anne Currie, tech veteran, co-author of O'Reilly's Building Green Software (on building cheaper and more flexible systems ready for the energy transition), The Cloud Native Attitude (on industry embrace of fast flow), and the science fiction Panopticon series (on killer robots in space, amongst other topics). Expect animated, friendly, and lighthearted discussions with some of the most renowned & interesting thinkers and practitioners in technology. To find out about just a few of our amazing guests in 2026, visit our website .","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T16:17:11.788534+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 2: What Does AI Mean For The Future of Extreme Code Efficiency? With Jon Berger","slug":"ep-2-what-does-ai-mean-for-the-future-of-extreme-code-efficiency-with-jon-berger","published_at":"2026-04-19T19:53:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997/ep-2-what-does-ai-mean-for-the-future-of-extreme-code-efficiency-with-jon-berger","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997","url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/ea7e5eb82702a7e2080e98c094bfd1b43b73e6e4436ececf920f24e82d450e0c/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI4M2ExNWMwZi0wNmMwLTRiMzEtODY2OC0xNmM4N2Y3MTQzMTYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJlY2ZmYzhiOS1kN2E3LTRiODctYjNiMy05NzdjZWQzMDYyMTAiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NzYxNWNlNTQyMGE5OTgwNWExOTY2MGMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllNTIwNGQxZjc0ODBkODk2YWQ2MWIwL2FubmUtY3Vycmllcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi00LTE5X18yMC0zNC01Mi5tcDMifQ==.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/ea7e5eb82702a7e2080e98c094bfd1b43b73e6e4436ececf920f24e82d450e0c/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI4M2ExNWMwZi0wNmMwLTRiMzEtODY2OC0xNmM4N2Y3MTQzMTYiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiJlY2ZmYzhiOS1kN2E3LTRiODctYjNiMy05NzdjZWQzMDYyMTAiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NzYxNWNlNTQyMGE5OTgwNWExOTY2MGMiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNjllNTIwNGQxZjc0ODBkODk2YWQ2MWIwL2FubmUtY3Vycmllcy1zdHVkaW8tY29tcG9zZXItMjAyNi00LTE5X18yMC0zNC01Mi5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"The High Stakes of Code Efficiency in Networking and Beyond In this episode of Asynchronous and Unreliable, host Anne Currie is joined by long-time tech veteran Jon Berger to explore the critical importance of code efficiency, especially in the networking software that underpins the internet’s performance and resilience. They delve into practical comparisons between operational and code efficiency, the impact of AI on high-performance software, and how scale influences software optimization strategies. Key Topics: The necessity of ultra-efficient code in networking software managing billions of packets per second Differences between operational efficiency, systems design, and code efficiency The exponential scale of code efficiency impacts versus the linear scale of operational efficiency How high-frequency trading and networking code both push the limits of performance, often in assembler and machine language The influence of AI and automation on future high-performance software development Trade-offs between hardware reliance for speed versus software optimization The impact of scale: Large companies like Google vs small startups in operational and code efficiency Challenges of maintaining operational efficiency at scale in different sized businesses The role of human expertise versus AI in optimizing software for resilience, energy, and security The importance of aligning software performance strategies with business goals like growth or cost reduction Shownotes and transcript","meta_description":"The High Stakes of Code Efficiency in Networking and Beyond In this episode of Asynchronous and Unreliable, host Anne Currie is joined by long-time tech v…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1916,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997/episodes/ep-2-what-does-ai-mean-for-the-future-of-extreme-code-efficiency-with-jon-berger/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asynchronous-unreliable-conversations-on-the-edge-of-software-7759997/ep-2-what-does-ai-mean-for-the-future-of-extreme-code-efficiency-with-jon-berger.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}