Before The Commit
🧠Before The Commit: What happens before code is written matters more than ever. We explore AI-powered dev, shifting threat surfaces, and real-world workflows. Hosted live by Danny Gershman & Dustin Hilgaertner. Secure or Sus? Let’s find out.
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📘 Before The Commit: Securing AI in the Age of Autonomous Code: A Practical Guide to ModSecOps
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Recent Episodes
Episode 20: Claude Code SDK
This episode of "Before the Commit" dives into several significant developments in the AI and tech landscape. The hosts discuss the controversy surrounding Anthropic's Claude Code, specifically how third-party developers were...
Episode 19: Ralph Wiggum and Grok Heavy
**Tailwind Labs and AI's Impact on Business Models:**\The conversation begins by examining how AI is affecting established open-source projects like Tailwind Labs. Traditionally, companies monetize open-source by offering pre...
Episode 18: Claude Code Commands, Skills, Sub-agents, and more.
This episode of "Before the Commit" (Episode 18, the last of 2025) features hosts Dustin and Sam discussing various AI topics. They begin by reflecting on their podcast journey over the past six months, noting its unexpected ...
Episode 17: Datacenters In Space
The hosts, Danny Gershman and Dustin Hilgaertner, open by celebrating the official release of their book, Before The Commit . Dustin shares his excitement about receiving the physical proof, describing the book as a "playbook...
Episode 16: LLM Council
Episode 16: Code Red at OpenAI, LLM Council, and the HashJack Exploit Is OpenAI in crisis mode? This week Danny and Dustin dive into the reported "code red" at OpenAI following Google's Gemini 3 release, and the curious rever...
Episode 15: Autonomous Vehicles
In this episode we cover, Autonomous Vehicles, sensors and AI. Claude Opus 4.5 cost drops, AI bubble concerns. KawaiiGPT and the risks associated with malicious model outputs. We close out with a brief chat about Time Warner...
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