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Eric Anderson
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The origin story behind the best open source projects and communities.

  1. Data Processing Evolved: OpenLineage with Willy Lulciuc

    2025. 11. 18.

    Data Processing Evolved: OpenLineage with Willy Lulciuc

    Willy Lulciuc (@wslulciuc) is a pioneer in data engineering and one of the creators of OpenLineage, the open-source framework for data lineage collection and analysis. It enables consistent collection of lineage metadata, giving engineers a better perspective on how data is produced and used, so they can better solve complex problems. Join us to learn about the evolution of data processing, the role of AI, and the future of data engineering. Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications! In this episode we discuss: Willy’s journey from WeWork to oleander The role of AI in data engineering Challenges in data processing and observability A vision for the future of data platforms Links: OpenLineage oleander People mentioned: Julien Le Dem (@J_)

    33분
  2. Revolutionizing Computer Vision: OpenFilter with Andrew Smith

    2025. 06. 18.

    Revolutionizing Computer Vision: OpenFilter with Andrew Smith

    Andrew Smith (Github: @asmith-plainsight) dives deep into OpenFilter, the open-source framework for building computer vision workflows. Andrew is the CTO of Plainsight which is a leader in modern computer vision infrastructure. Tune in to find out how OpenFilter is simplifying and revolutionizing computer vision applications. Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications! In this episode we discuss: The challenges in deploying computer vision, particularly in edge environments How Andrew’s time at Google influenced the development of OpenFilter Three problems Andrew sought to solve before open-sourcing the project Best use cases for OpenFilter The surprising nascence of computer vision applications Links: OpenFilter Plainsight OpenLineage People mentioned: Kit Merker (@KitMerker) Willy Lulciuc (@wslulciuc)

    30분
  3. Big Complexity Revisited: Dagster with Pete Hunt

    2025. 06. 04.

    Big Complexity Revisited: Dagster with Pete Hunt

    Pete Hunt (@floydophone) joins Eric Anderson (@ericmander) to talk about Dagster, the open-source data orchestration platform built for productivity. In 2021, Eric interviewed Dagster’s founder, Nick Schrock, about an earlier iteration of the product. Now, four years later, Pete has become the CEO of Dagster Labs and has all the updates on how this platform has changed along with the industry and the world. Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications! In this episode we discuss: How and why Dagster has invested in software-defined data assets Nailing a layered approach between full-code engineering and low-code solutions The changing role of AI in data pipelines Dagster’s renewed effort to build observability tools Links: Dagster People mentioned: Nick Schrock (@schrockn) Other episodes: Dagster with Nick Schrock

    38분
  4. Simplifying Distributed Systems: Dapr with Mark Fussell

    2025. 05. 16.

    Simplifying Distributed Systems: Dapr with Mark Fussell

    Mark Fussell (@mfussell) is the co-creator of Dapr, the open-source runtime system designed to support cloud native and serverless computing. Dapr provides APIs that simplify the development of distributed applications, providing essential functionalities like service invocation, pub/sub messaging, and observability.  Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications! In this episode we discuss: The difference between Dapr and a service mesh How Dapr is beneficial for platform engineering teams From Microsoft to Diagrid in the startup world The significance of Dapr’s graduation from the CNCF Links: Dapr Diagrid KEDA People mentioned: Yaron Schneider (@yaronschneider) Other episodes: Istio with Sven Mawson LinkerD with William Morgan Robust Observability: OpenTelemetry with Austin Parker

    40분
  5. Messages, Not Metadata: Session with Kee Jefferys

    2025. 03. 05.

    Messages, Not Metadata: Session with Kee Jefferys

    Kee Jefferys (@JefferysKee) is the technical co-founder of Session, the end-to-end encrypted messenger that emphasizes user confidentiality and anonymity. Session uses a blockchain-based decentralized network for message transmission and is open-source, so the system can be run entirely by its community. In this episode, Kee explains the importance of reducing metadata, the challenges of centralization, and the role of incentives in creating a decentralized network.  Contributor is looking for a community manager! If you want to know more, shoot us an email at eric@scalevp.com. Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications! In this episode we discuss: Why the demand for better privacy has increased  How Session differs from other encrypted messaging platforms  Combining encryption and incentive models Why open-source is so critical to messaging applications trying to prove their security How Session could outlast its developers Links: Session

    40분
  6. Moving Money: Formance with Clément Salaün

    2025. 02. 05.

    Moving Money: Formance with Clément Salaün

    Clément Salaün (@superzamp) is the co-founder and CTO of Formance, the open-source platform which is building an agnostic infrastructure for the future of the financial Internet. Formance is divided into several modules which allow fintech engineers to build and operate complex flow of funds, weaving together multiple payment rails with internal ledger accounts. Tune in to find out what it takes to build a scalable and extensible financial core system. Contributor is looking for a community manager! If you want to know more, shoot us an email at eric@scalevp.com. Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications! In this episode we discuss: How Clem got into fintech through Minecraft Thoughts on the European open-source scene  Formance’s ratio of community size to Github stars The influence of crypto on Formance What it means to split an open-source project into many repositories Links: Formance

    36분
  7. LLM Evaluation: Opik with Gideon Mendels

    2025. 01. 15.

    LLM Evaluation: Opik with Gideon Mendels

    Gideon Mendels (Github: @gidim) is the co-founder and CEO of Comet, the end-to-end model evaluation platform for AI developers. Among the tools in the Comet ecosystem is Opik, an open-source solution for evaluating, testing and monitoring LLM applications. Opik allows users to log traces and spans, define and compute evaluation metrics, score LLM outputs, compare performance across app versions, and more. As a true open-source project, its full featureset is available for use by anyone, completely free. Contributor is looking for a community manager! If you want to know more, shoot us an email at eric@scalevp.com. Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications! In this episode we discuss: How Opik’s popularity blew up beyond the Comet team’s expectations Why CI/CD is especially important in an end-to-end platform Gideon’s “severe allergy” to “fake open-source” offerings Why the number of dedicated machine learning engineers is actually going down Eric’s thoughts on what it means for venture capital to invest in the LLM space Links: Opik Comet

    38분
  8. Mobile Observability on OpenTelemetry: Embrace with Hanson Ho

    2024. 10. 09.

    Mobile Observability on OpenTelemetry: Embrace with Hanson Ho

    Hanson Ho (@bidetofevil) is an Android Architect at Embrace, the mobile-first observability solution built on OpenTelemetry. Embrace began as a proprietary platform but went open-source at the end of 2023. Hanson shares about how the project is still at the beginning of its open-source journey and why his team is committed to collaborative development with the larger community of OpenTelemetry. Contributor is looking for a community manager! If you want to know more, shoot us an email at eric@scalevp.com. Subscribe to Contributor on Substack for email notifications! In this episode we discuss: The missing piece in mobile observability tooling How Embrace switched its perspective after going open-source 3 use cases for Embrace Links: Embrace OpenTelemetry Other Episodes: Robust Observability: OpenTelemetry with Austin Parker

    29분
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    Eric Anderson
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