Fernando Duran
Fallthrough
Shall We Play A Game?
- Published
- June 13, 2026
- Duration
- 48:26
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Aug 16, 2026
Discusses Matt and Kris welcome Fernando Duran, the creator of SAD Servers, the site that drops you onto a bro…
Summary
Matt and Kris welcome Fernando Duran, the creator of SAD Servers, the site that drops you onto a broken Linux box over SSH with a timer running and dares you to fix it. They go through what SAD Servers is, the spite-fueled interview story that started it all, how companies use it to hire, and the surprisingly lean infrastructure (plus the tiny Go "checker…
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Matt and Kris welcome Fernando Duran, the creator of SAD Servers, the site that drops you onto a broken Linux box over SSH with a timer running and dares you to fix it. They go through what SAD Servers is, the spite-fueled interview story that started it all, how companies use it to hire, and the surprisingly lean infrastructure (plus the tiny Go "checker") that makes the whole thing work.We've got supporter content, of course! This week that includes why technical interviews are broken and the