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Wisdom to help you navigate the modern world, hosted by Boomer Ranting in the Woods.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    C wizard on programming as spellcraft, gatekeeping engineering, and more ft. Rickard Andersson

    Boomer Ranting in the Woods talks to Rickard Andersson about passion for writing software, how to get better at writing code, and whether it's worth being a programmer anymore in 2026.

  2. Sep 19

    Hacking Minecraft and Half-Life 1, making a custom game engine, and debunking potential ft. FibbWare

    bigboxSWE and Boomer Ranting in the Woods talk to FibbWare about his custom game engine, how he changed Pi in Minecraft and Half-Life 1, debunk potential, picking what to suck at, and more.

  3. Sep 6

    Linux as a public utility, coding without AI, and lack of passion in software ft. Brett Codes

    bigboxSWE and Boomer Ranting in the Woods talk to Brett Chalupa about his recent decision to code without AI at work, the lack of passion in software engineering, and the idea that projects such as Linux should become public utilities.

  4. Sep 5

    Learning to code with AI, dopamine addiction, and the decline of software ft. Lane from Boot.dev

    Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk to Lane from Boot Dev about behavioral psychology in software, learning to program to AI, whether you're too old to become a programmer, and much more!

  5. Sep 5

    Getting hired at FAANG, low level programming, Linux, AI, and human APIs ft. Matt from hoff._world

    Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk to Matt about AI, Linux, embedded programming, and getting hired as a SWE right out of college. They talk about computer science, low level programming, coding, AI, Linux, human APIs, and more.

  6. Jun 20

    Private Equity, CS, Agentic Coding, the Destabilization of Society, and Anime Girls ft. bigboxSWE

    Vimothée and Speak, Machine have their first guest on the show: bigboxSWE! They talk about private equity, computer science, capitalism, socialism, boomers, coding, AI, the destabilization of society, anime girls, and more.

  7. Jun 20

    Mentorship, being liked, and making friends

    Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk about mentorship, social skills, and the importance of being liked, and making friends.

  8. Jun 20

    Learning effectively, becoming cracked, and Frank Herbert's Dune

    Vimothée and Speak, Machine talk about the education system, learning effectively, becoming a cracked programmer, and then they rant about Frank Herbert's Dune.

  9. Jun 20

    Vimothée and a 34yo boomer yap at you for 53 minutes

    Sylvan Franklin and Speak, Machine yap at you for 53 minutes, as they discuss what the Based Academy podcast will look like moving forward.

  • 9 Episodes

About

Wisdom to help you navigate the modern world, hosted by Boomer Ranting in the Woods.

Information

  • Creator
    Boomer Ranting in the Woods
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Boomer Ranting in the Woods

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