{"podcast":{"title":"The Programming Languages Podcast with Fexingo: Python, Rust, JavaScript, and Modern Coding","slug":"the-programming-languages-podcast-with-fexingo-python-rust-javascript-and-modern-coding-7872026","podcast_index_feed_id":7872026,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/the-programming-languages-podcast.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-programming-languages-podcast/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":119,"summary":"Every line of code is a decision, and every programming language encodes a philosophy. In The Programming Languages Podcast, Lucas and Luna move past syntax flame wars to examine the actual trade-offs behind Python, Rust, JavaScript, and the modern coding stack. Each episode dissects a specific language feature, framework choice, or ecosystem shift — from Rust's borrow checker and memory safety guarantees to JavaScript's type system evolution with TypeScript, and Python's dominance in machine learning versus its performance bottlenecks. They ground every discussion in real-world benchmarks, open-source projects like Deno and PyPy, and case studies from companies that bet on one language over another. Lucas brings the reporter's instinct for clarity and hard numbers; Luna tests those findings with the engineer's skepticism and hands-on experience. You will walk away understanding not just what a language does, but why it was designed that way, and when you should — or shouldn't — use it. What does Rust's ownership model teach us about concurrency? Is JavaScript's flexibility a feature or a bug for large-scale systems? Can Python ever overcome the GIL? This is the podcast for develo…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T22:17:13.477755+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-programming-languages-podcast-with-fexingo-python-rust-javascript-and-modern-coding-7872026"},"episode":{"title":"Why C++ Still Matters in 2026","slug":"why-c-still-matters-in-2026","published_at":"2026-07-17T22:21:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-programming-languages-podcast-with-fexingo-python-rust-javascript-and-modern-coding-7872026/why-c-still-matters-in-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-programming-languages-podcast-with-fexingo-python-rust-javascript-and-modern-coding-7872026","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-programming-languages-podcast/episode-0117.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-programming-languages-podcast/episode-0117.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Programming Languages Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why C++ remains a critical language in 2026 despite the rise of Rust, Zig, and other modern systems languages. They focus on the specific case of the Bloomberg Terminal, where C++ handles millisecond-latency data feeds that serve half a million financial professionals daily. Lucas breaks down how Bloomberg's proprietary C++ libraries, like the Bloomberg API (BLPAPI), manage 4.5 million market data updates per second across its infrastructure, and why rewriting that code in a memory-safe language would cost an estimated $2 billion and introduce unacceptable latency risk. Luna pushes back on Rust's memory safety guarantees, and Lucas explains C++'s evolution with C++20 and C++23 standards that add safer patterns like contracts and spans. They also touch on the vast existing C++ codebase — over 100 million lines at Google alone — and how the language's performance predictability keeps it entrenched in high-frequency trading, game engines, and embedded systems. The episode concludes with a forward-looking question about whether C++ can maintain relevance as AI and quantum computing demand different abstractions. #CPlusPlus #Rust #SystemsProgramming #BloombergTerminal #HighFrequencyTrading #CPlusPlus20 #CPlusPlus23 #MemorySafety #LegacyCode #PerformanceEngineering #GameEngines #EmbeddedSystems #Technology #SoftwareEngineering #ProgrammingLanguages #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TechPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"In this episode of The Programming Languages Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why C++ remains a critical language in 2026 despite the rise of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":603,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-programming-languages-podcast-with-fexingo-python-rust-javascript-and-modern-coding-7872026/episodes/why-c-still-matters-in-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-programming-languages-podcast-with-fexingo-python-rust-javascript-and-modern-coding-7872026/why-c-still-matters-in-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}