What the Dev?
What the Dev? is a podcast by the SD Times editorial team. We cover the biggest and newest topics in software and technology.
Episodes
277 episodes since 2019
278: Defining developer experience and why it matters (with GitKraken's Matt Johnston)
In this episode, we interview Matt Johnston, CEO of GitKraken, about developer experience. Some key points we discussed during our conversation include:Platform engineering as a component of developer experience...
September 17, 2024
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13:21
277: Hurdles to AI implementation (with Red Hat's Tushar Katarki)
In this episode, we spoke with Tushar Katarki, senior director of product for Red Hat's GenAI Foundation Model Platforms Portfolio, about some of the issues companies may run into when trying to implement generative AI. Key talking...
September 10, 2024
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16:42
276: How time series data is revolutionizing data management (with InfluxData's Evan Kaplan)
In this episode we speak to Evan Kaplan, CEO of InfluxData, a pioneer and leader of time series data.Key talking points: Why specialized databases are needed for collecting time series dataThe challenge...
September 03, 2024
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11:39
275: Misconceptions around Agile in an AI world (with Miro's David Ross)
In this episode, we speak with David Ross, Agile evangelist for Miro, about some of the misconceptions people may have about Agile today.Key talking points include: How Agile was perceived 15-20 years ago vs tod...
August 27, 2024
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16:22
274: AI testing AI? A look at CriticGPT
In this episode, we speak with Rob Whiteley, CEO of Coder, about OpenAI's recent announcement of CriticGPT, a new AI model that provides critiques of ChatGPT responses in order to help the humans training GPT models better evaluate outputs duri...
August 20, 2024
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15:08
273: Developing software-defined vehicles (with Planview's Cameron van Orman)
In this episode, we interview Cameron van Orman, chief strategy & marketing officer and GM of Automotive Solutions at Planview. He has a lot of insight into software-defined vehicles and what goes int...
August 13, 2024
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18:33
272: 10 emerging technologies to watch in 2024 (with Forrester's Brian Hopkins)
In this episode, SD Times news editor Jenna Barron interviews Brian Hopkins, VP of Emerging Tech Portfolio at Forrester, about the company's Top 10 Emerging Technologies for 2024 list.They talk about:The shift from generativ...
August 06, 2024
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20:18
271: Lessons NOT learned from CrowdStrike outages (with Parasoft's Arthur Hicken)
In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein interviews Arthur Hicken, chief evangelist at Parasoft, about the recent CrowdStrike outages.They talk about:How we've become complacent in being okay with not knowi...
July 30, 2024
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15:35
270: Solving the issue of stale feature flags (with Lekko's Konrad Niemiec)
In this episode, SD Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein speaks to Konrad Niemiec, founder and CEO of Lekko about: What feature flags are"Stale flags" and why they're an issue
July 23, 2024
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11:59
269: The Safety-Critical Rust Consortium launches (with the Rust Foundation's Bec Rumbul)
In this episode, we speak to Bec Rumbul, executive director and CEO of the Rust Foundation, about the new Safety-Critical Rust Consortium, a subgroup dedicated to advancing the use of the Rust language in safety-critical software, such as autom...
July 16, 2024
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12:30
268: Evaluating the ROI of AI implementation (with Exasol's Madeleine Corneli)
In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Madeleine Corneli, lead product manager of AI/ML at Exasol, about how companies can assess the actual ROI of their AI investments. Key talking points include:What metrics to trac...
July 09, 2024
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16:30
267: Why over half of developers are experiencing burnout (with Jellyfish's Andrew Lau)
In this episode, SD Times News Editor Jenna Barron interviews Andrew Lau, CEO and co-founder of Jellyfish, about Jellyfish's 2024 State of Engineering report. Some of the main findings were that 65% of respondents experienced burnout in the las...
July 02, 2024
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13:44
266: Privacy concerns with Apple Intelligence and Apple's partnership with OpenAI (with Tabnine's Brandon Jung)
In this episode, SD Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Brandon Jung, VP of ecosystem and business development for Tabnine about his concerns with Apple's partnership with OpenAI, which was announced alongside Apple Intelligence a...
June 25, 2024
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16:05
265: The impact of impolite chatbot behavior on a company's customer service reputation (with Michelle Avery of WillowTree, a TELUS International Company)
In this episode, David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of SD Times, speaks with Michelle Avery, group VP of AI at WillowTree, a TELUS International Company, about a recent survey the company did on rude chatbots.Key talking points include:&...
June 18, 2024
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13:33
264: Extending OpenTelemetry to the mobile ecosystem (with Embrace's Andrew Tunall)
In this episode, Jenna Barron, news editor of SD Times, interviews Andrew Tunall, head of product at Embrace, a mobile observability company. They talk about:What it takes to get mobile observability rightThe c...
June 11, 2024
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14:19
263: Getting past the hype of AI development tools (with Honeycomb's Phillip Carter)
In this episode, SD Times news editor Jenna Barron interviews Phillip Carter, principal product manager for Honeycomb's AI offerings. Key talking points:Experienced developers will derive greater value from these tools ...
June 04, 2024
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17:29
262: What you missed from Broadcom's 2024 VSM Summit (with Broadcom's Laureen Knudsen)
*This episode sponsored by Broadcom*In this episode, SD Times Editor in Chief David Rubinstein talks to Laureen Knudsen, chief transformation officer at Broadcom. They recap Broadcom's 2024 VSM Summit and look forward to what's coming n...
May 28, 2024
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12:27
261: An interdisciplinary approach to responsible AI advancement (with University of Maryland Professor Hal Daumé III)
While we largely talk about AI's impact on software development here at SD Times, the reality is that AI will impact nearly every discipline, from business to finance to education to journalism. The University of Maryland recently launched Arti...
May 21, 2024
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16:27
260: Why development secrets end up in the wild and how we can do better (with Bitwarden's Gina Tran)
In this episode, Jenna Barron, news editor of SD Times, is joined by Gina Tran, director of product for Bitwarden. They talk about the ever growing problem of secrets getting leaked into production, and why it happens. They also talk about how ...
May 07, 2024
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11:37
259: Agile anti-patterns that are important for developers to recognize (with VMware Tanzu Labs' Mik Freedman)
In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein interviews Mik Freedman, senior director of VMware Tanzu Labs. They talk about anti-patterns in Agile and how by identifying them, developers can advance their Agile softwa...
April 30, 2024
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17:17
258: Impacting EBITDA: Testing is a boardroom decision (Sponsored by KMS Technology)
In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein interviews Kim Mirazimi, chief revenue officer at KMS Technology and Nilesh Patel, senior director of software services at KMS Technology.They talk about how testing can improve...
April 23, 2024
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16:21
257: How DevOps can be applied to manufacturing processes (with Copia Automation's Adam Gluck)
In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein interviews Adam Gluck, CEO and founder of Copia Automation, about using DevOps practices in the manufacturing sector and how many of the principles transfer.
April 16, 2024
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11:44
256: Value stream management in 2024 (with Broadcom's Laureen Knudsen)
In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein discusses the current state of value stream in the industry and what organizations can do to improve their value streams. His guest is Laureen Knudsen, chief transformation offi...
April 09, 2024
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13:17
255: How cognitive fatigue impacts developer productivity
In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein discusses how cognitive fatigue is compounding the software productivity problem. His guest is Hans Dockter, CEO at Gradle Inc. and lead at Gradle Open Source Project.<...
April 02, 2024
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16:16
254: The government’s role in regulating AI (with guest Duane Pozza)
In this episode, we speak with Duane Pozza, former assistant director of the FTC and AI lawyer at Wiley Rein, about President Biden’s executive order on AI and the European Union’s AI Act, and what impact those will have on AI technology. ...
March 26, 2024
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Episode 254
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