158: Software Supply Chain with Bill Manning




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Summary: <p>In today’s episode, Jason and Patrick dive deeply with JFrog’s Senior Solutions Engineer, Bill Manning. With the conversation tackling the depth and complexity of software supply chains, vulnerabilities and more, Bill deftly offers grounded advice to listeners old and new.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>00:00:26 Introductions</p><p>00:00:40 Bill’s plethora of job titles</p><p>00:09:33 The excitement of learning a language</p><p>00:15:08 Mechanical keyboards</p><p>00:21:17 Bill’s advice on adapting</p><p>00:27:55 What a supply chain is</p><p>00:34:28 Castle analogies</p><p>00:40:55 Unpacking legalities</p><p>00:52:11 Log4J</p><p>00:54:41 What JFrog does</p><p>01:01:16 What can go wrong</p><p>01:08:08 Getting started in this space</p><p>01:14:15 Careers in JFrog</p><p>01:20:23 Farewells</p><p><em><br></em><strong>Resources mentioned in this episode:<br></strong><br></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/join/programmingthrowdown">Join the Programming Throwdown Patreon community today</a>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h">https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown?ty=h</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Subscribe to the podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@programmingthrowdown4793</p><ul><li>Links<strong>:</strong><ul> <li>Bill Manning:<ul> <li>Website: https://about.me/billmanning</li> <li>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/williammanning/</li> <li>Twitter: https://twitter.com/williammanning</li> </ul> </li> <li>JFrog:<ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://jfrog.com/">https://jfrog.com/</a> </li> <li>Careers: <a href="https://join.jfrog.com/">https://join.jfrog.com/</a> </li> <li>Artifactory: https://jfrog.com/artifactory/</li> <li>Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jfrog-ltd/</li> </ul> </li> <li>Others:<ul> <li>Liquid Software: https://liquidsoftware.com/</li> <li>SolarWinds hack incident: https://www.wired.com/story/the-untold-story-of-solarwinds-the-boldest-supply-chain-hack-ever/</li> <li>Transitive dependencies: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transitive_dependency</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li></ul><p>More Throwdown? Check out this prior episode:</p><ul><li>153: ChatGPT: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2023/03/153-chatgpt.html</li></ul><p>If you’ve enjoyed this episode, you can listen to more on Programming Throwdown’s website: <a href="https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/">https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/</a></p><p> </p><p>Reach out to us via email: <a href="mailto:programmingthrowdown@gmail.com">programmingthrowdown@gmail.com</a></p><p> </p><p>You can also follow Programming Throwdown on </p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ProgrammingThrowdown/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/programming-throwdown/id427166321">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/274Z0vXSCYxddYGj2hLJ8r">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://player.fm/series/programming-throwdown">Player.FM </a>| <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@programmingthrowdown4793">Youtube</a></p><p> </p><p>Join the discussion on our <a href="https://discord.com/invite/r4V2zpC">Discord</a></p><p>Help support Programming Throwdown through our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown">Patreon</a> </p> <strong> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/programmingthrowdown" rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★">★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★</a> </strong>