Matt Ray
Co-Host of Software Defined Talk
Matt Ray is a Sydney, Australia-based Technical Account Manager for Wiz. He is an active open source contributor, blogs at MattRay.dev and is @mattray on Mastodon, BlueSky, Slack, and GitHub. He has presented at OSCON, Velocity, DevOpsDays, OpenStack Summits, ChefConf, LinuxCon, SCALE and many other conferences and meetups.
Matt Ray has hosted 377 Episodes.
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Episode 568: Claude Code, OpenAI Drama, and Is Anyone Still Using Backstage?
April 17th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week, we discuss Claude's harness, OpenAI's ongoing drama, and whether Backstage is still a thing. Plus, Coté gives up on the green screen.
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Episode 566: The code is actually kinda useless
April 3rd, 2026 | 1 hr 31 secs
This week, we discuss the Claude Code leak, locking down coding agents, and the Axios supply chain attack. Plus, Coté considers breaking up with his Gmail address of 20+ years.
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Episode 565: Field Engineering is the YOLO team
March 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
This week, we discuss big bets gone wrong, OpenAI buying the Python toolchain, and Claude's favorite tools. Plus, how fast should AI agents ship bug fixes?
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Episode 564: New Token Machines
March 20th, 2026 | 54 mins 38 secs
This week, we discuss NVIDIA GTC, token machines, token budgets, and an AWS outage that may or may not involve AI. Plus, Matt reviews The Wizard of Oz at The Sphere.
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Episode 562: Bureaucracy: Still Unsolved
March 6th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
This week, we discuss Claude Code's momentum, Cursor's identity crisis, and the SDLC's uncertain future. Plus, Coté finally explains how Markdown is destroying the economy.
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Episode 561: Two Guys and Their Tokens
February 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 30 secs
This week, we discuss AI-assisted COBOL migrations, the OpenClaw Foundation, and AI killing Office. Plus, is TSA PreCheck Touchless the peak of airport efficiency?
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Episode 560: You Can Feel It Coming
February 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 11 mins
This week, we discuss personal AI hype cycles, bottoms-up adoption, and "The Modern Stack" simplifying cloud. Plus, thoughts on new cars and the dogs that ride in them.
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Episode 559: A series of OODA loops
February 13th, 2026 | 1 hr 10 mins
This week, we discuss the future of SaaS, OpenAI vs. Anthropic strategies, and cloud capex. Plus, when will you let an AI book your flights?
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Episode 557: Moltbot Maximists
January 30th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
This week, we discuss Moltbot (née Clawdbot) taking over, Apple’s new AirTags, and finding Enterprise AI ROI. Plus, the tragic demise of the TV dinner.
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Episode 556: This Conversation is Hardened
January 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
This week, we discuss the end of Cloud 1.0, AI agents fixing old apps, and Chainguard vs. Docker images. Plus, the mystery of Dutch broth is finally solved.
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Episode 555: After the Dream
January 16th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
This week, we discuss Gemini powering Siri, AWS’s biggest competitor, and AWS strategy choices. Plus, when should your next meeting actually start?
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Episode 553: 2025 Year in Review
January 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
This week, we review our 2025 predictions, discuss the big stories, and speculate on 2026. Plus, Coté dives deep into the EU broth market.
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Episode 551: An Australian Documentary
December 19th, 2025 | 1 hr 31 secs
This week, we discuss Oracle’s AI vibes, Chainguard’s EmeritOSS, and GitHub’s pricing U-turn. Plus, a robust robot vacuum debate.
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Episode 550: Typeface Philosophy
December 12th, 2025 | 1 hr 10 mins
This week, we discuss how Netflix is disrupting media, IBM’s Confluent acquisition, and Anthropic buying Bun. Plus, an important discussion on fonts and typography.
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Episode 549: The Fermi Paradox of Agentic Development
December 5th, 2025 | 1 hr 11 mins
This week, we discuss AWS re:Invent announcements, Agentic Development, and OpenAI's Code Red. Plus, a Digital ID field test and more on silverware sorting.
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Episode 548: Household CMDB
November 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
This week, we discuss the Cloudflare outage, their current business strategy, and paying OSS maintainers. Plus, thoughts on loading the dishwasher and managing your home.