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336: The parts of the software development life cycle that can't be automated by AI (with OutSystems' Woodson Martin)
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21:22In this episode, Jenna interviews Woodson Martin, CEO of OutSystems, about how AI only really assists with a portion of the software development life cycle. They discuss: The areas that will still require a human touch The evolution of the developer role and how success should be measured differently The bottlenecks that still exist even with AI-as…
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REPLAY: How cognitive fatigue impacts developer productivity (with Gradle's Hans Dockter)
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16:16This episode was originally broadcast in April 2024, and includes discussions that are still relevant to developers today, so we are publishing it again. --- 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 l…
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335: The development skills required for building software-defined vehicles (with QNX's Justin Moon)
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17:12In this episode, Dave interviews Justin Moon, vice president of Core Product Engineering at BlackBerry QNX, providers of a real-time OS for embedded systems. They discuss: How QNX is working to close the development skills gap for SDVs How developers manage complexity in vehicle software designs The commercial challenges for autonomous vehicle hard…
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334: A developer's Hippocratic Oath in the age of AI (with Sonatype's Mitchell Johnson)
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17:01In this episode, Dave interviews Mitchell Johnson, chief product development officer at Sonatype, about the notion of a Hippocratic Oath for developers, where you do no harm to the codebase, and how AI is impacting that. They discuss: The responsibility a developer has to keeping their codebase healthy whenever they add a new feature How being able…
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333: What vibe coding means for the future of citizen development and entrepreneurship (with Block's Angie Jones)
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13:57In this episode, Dave interviews Angie Jones, VP of engineering for AI Tools & Enablement at the financial services company Block. They discuss: How AI is empowering a new wave of developers from non-traditional roles The importance of feeding AI models and agents important business context Block's coding agent Goose…
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332: Knative graduates from CNCF (with Knative maintainer Dave Protasowski)
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18:47In this episode, Dave interviews Dave Protasowski, a member of the steering committee for Knative, about the project's recent graduation from the CNCF. They discuss: An overview of what Knative does The history of the project at the CNCF What's in store for Knative in the futureBy SD Times
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331: How Spotify created its own AI tool, AiKA, to improve developer productivity (with Spotify's Pia Nilsson)
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13:53In this episode, Jenna interviews Pia Nilsson, senior director of engineering at Spotify, about the company's decision to make its own AI tool to improve developer productivity. They discuss: Why they built their own tool instead of using something that already exists How developers are using it day-to-day How AI is shaping developer culture at Spo…
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330: Code quality + security shouldn't be separate concerns (with Aikido Security's Khachatur Virabyan)
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11:55In this episode, Jenna interviews Khachatur Virabyan, head of code quality at Aikido Security, about why code quality and security should be addressed together. They discuss: The differences in definitions for code quality and security How clean code could still have vulnerabilities The impact AI coding will have on code quality and security…
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329: The impact of AI on ASPM (with ArmorCode's Mark Lambert)
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328: What you should know about Shai-Hulud and its impact on npm (with Chainguard's Dan Lorenc)
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10:06In this episode, Jenna interviews Dan Lorenc, CEO of Chainguard, about the Shai-Hulud worm that has made its way through the npm ecosystem. They discuss: What Shai-Hulud is and why it's so bad Security measures GitHub plans to implement in npm Best practices to follow to mitigate risk
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327: Failure is a key part of AI experimentation (with Planview's Alan Manuel)
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13:50In this episode, Dave interviews Alan Manuel, group VP of product management for platform and AI at Planview. They discuss: Why AI requires a different mindset than other technology adoption Setting realistic expectations for AI Why it's important to focus on the outcome, not the features
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326: Using AI to modernize legacy code (with R Systems' Neeraj Abhyankar)
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10:42In this episode, Dave interviews Neeraj Abhyankar, vice president and practice head of Data, Analytics, and Generative AI at R Systems. They discuss: The role of AI in modernization The evolution of AI throughout technology history The importance of "human in the loop" when working with AIBy SD Times
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325: The impact of AI on digital transformation (with Google's Andi Gutmans)
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17:16In this episode, Dave interviews Andi Gutmans, VP and general manager of Data Cloud at Google. They discuss: How AI can help with data management How AI tools have matured and are now more accessible for late adopters The work Google is doing with AI This episode originally aired 7/31/2025 on Get With IT.…
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324: QA management in an AI world (with Sembi's Judy Bossi)
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14:15In this episode, Dave interviews Judy Bossi, VP of product management at Sembi, about the importance of QA in AI integration. They discuss: Predictions for how QA will evolve alongside AI Ensuring executives see the business value in QA The challenges in ensuring security and safety when integrating AI into the software development life cycle…
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323: AI agents need transparency and trust to be successful (with Creatio's Burley Kawasaki)
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13:31In this episode, Dave interviews Burley Kawasaki, global VP of product marketing and strategy at no-code CRM platform Creatio. They discuss: The cautious adoption of AI in the workplace due to trust issues The need for transparency and visibility into AI decision-making processes How to balance innovation with security and compliance…
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322: What to consider before selecting AI tooling (with Instabase's Anant Bhardwaj)
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18:34In this episode, Jenna interviews Anant Bhardwaj, CEO and founder of Instabase, about what factors to consider before purchasing an AI tool. They discuss: Why it's important to start with the problem you have and work backwards Making sure agentic AI fits in with the rest of the existing systems Planning for long-term use…
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321: Bridging the gap between AI tools and Kubernetes with kagent (with solo.io's Idit Levine)
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14:16In this episode originally published on Get With IT, Dave interviews Idit Levine, founder and CEO of solo.io, about kagent, a framework for running agents in Kubernetes. They discuss: Why kagent was created What led solo.io to open source the project and donate it to the CNCF Difficulties with deploying AI agents in large organizations…
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320: Creating a culture for AI experimentation (with LaunchDarkly's Jenn Wei)
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14:55In this episode, Dave interviews Jenn Wei, senior vice president of product at LaunchDarkly. They discuss: The importance of creating a culture for AI experimentation Needing to shift from building features to managing dynamic learning systems The role of leadership in driving innovationBy SD Times
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319: Rules and guardrails for AI coding assistants (with Continue's Brian Douglas)
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15:40In this episode, Dave interviews Brian Douglas, head of developer experience at Continue, about the importance of rules for AI tools. They discuss: How to implement rules for AI assistants Using rules to replace lengthy prompts Preventing technical debt when using AI-generated codeBy SD Times
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318: How developer advocacy fuels product growth (with DigitalOcean's Wade Wegner)
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15:04In this episode, Jenna interviews Wade Wegner, chief ecosystem and growth officer at DigitalOcean, about the importance of developer advocacy. They discuss: The relationship among developer advocacy, developer relations, and technology evangelism Effective strategies for engaging with developers Metrics to track to know that advocacy is contributin…
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317: Using HOPrS to verify that images and videos are real and unedited (with OpenOrigins' Manny Ahmed)
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9:31In this episode, Jenna interviews Dr. Manny Ahmed, co-founder and CEO of OpenOrigins, the company behind Human-Oriented Proof System (HOPrS), which can be used to determine if an image or video has been altered or is AI-generated. They discuss: How it works and how it differs from other tools that try to do this How it can be used to address concer…
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316: The benefits of specialized language models (with OpenText's Justin Cantrall)
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12:52In this episode, Dave interviews Justin Cantrall, AI engineer and architect at OpenText, about specialized language models. They discuss: The difference between specialized language models and large language models The benefits and disadvantages of choosing specialized language models Open weight models…
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315: Gray work in software development (with Quickbase's Maya Palfreyman)
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21:36In this episode, Jenna interviews Maya Palfreyman, product marketing director at Quickbase, who leads the company's research on gray work. They discuss: What gray work is and what sort of tasks qualify How it affects software developers The impact of unaccounted gray work in planning cyclesBy SD Times
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314: The search revolution: Dense vs. sparse vectors (with Jack Pertschuk from Pinecone)
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12:54In this episode, Dave interviews Jack Pertschuk, principal engineer for Algorithms and Platform at Pinecone. They discuss: What semantic search is and where it falls short The difference between sparse and dense vectors How search technology powers AIBy SD Times
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313: Identity and auth in the age of agentic AI (with Stytch's Julianna Lamb)
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13:39In this episode, Jenna interviews Julianna Lamb, co-founder and CTO of Stytch, about MCP and how it handles authorization. They discuss: Where MCP gets it right and where more work is needed Issues with traditional auth in agentic workflows Designing auth flows for agents vs humansBy SD Times
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312: The downsides of vibe coding (with AutonomyAI's Tammuz Dubnov)
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9:56In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Tammuz Dubnov, founder and CTO of AutonomyAI, a company that makes AI agents for software development. They discuss: What vibe coding is The risks associated with it Where it can be used and where it should be avoidedBy SD Times
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311: Looking back on 30 years of Java (with Azul's Simon Ritter)
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16:44In this episode, Jenna welcomes back Simon Ritter, CTO of Azul, to talk about the history and evolution of Java, which is celebrating its 30 year anniversary this year. They discuss: The software development landscape at the time Java was created Key moments in Java's history What has made it such a resilient and long-lasting language…
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310: The history of Kubernetes (with Nutanix' Dan Ciruli)
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18:10In this episode, Dave interviews Dan Ciruli, senior director of product management at Nutanix (and ex-Googler), about the history of Kubernetes. They discuss: What was going on at Google that led to the creation of Kubernetes The importance of getting the industry to agree on a non-vendor-specific way of deploying workloads Initial concerns from VM…
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309: How Chase is building the next generation of expert engineers with its E2 program (with Chase's Priti Naik)
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14:04In this episode, Dave interviews Priti Naik, vice president of architecture at Chase, about the company's Expert Engineering (E2) program. They discuss: What the program involves What prompted its creation How graduates stay updated on new technologies and trends
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308: Why engineering feedback loops fail (and how to avoid that) - with Port's Zohar Einy
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11:31In this episode, Jenna interviews Zohar Einy, CEO of Port, about engineering feedback loops. They discuss: The purpose of engineering feedback loops Where most organizations go wrong What makes feedback actually actionable
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307: Value Stream Management is getting a boost from AI (Sponsored by Broadcom)
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11:48Thank you to Broadcom for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about their VSM offerings here: https://www.broadcom.com/products/software/value-stream-management In this episode, Dave interviews Jean-Louis Vignaud, head of ValueOps at Broadcom, about how VSM and AI are coming together. They discuss: The business implications of using AI in VSM Conce…
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306: TLS certificate lifespans shortening to 47 days by 2029 (with DigiCert's Dean Coclin)
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13:27In this episode, Jenna interviews Dean Coclin, senior director of Industry Strategy at DigiCert, about the recent vote by the CA/Browser Forum to shorten the lifespan of TLS certificates to 47 days by 2029. They discuss: The schedule for the changes and the gradual increments lifespans will shorten by The rationale behind shortening certificate lif…
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305: Why PostgreSQL became the database of choice for cloud native development (with Neon's Heikki Linnakangas)
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11:06In this episode, Dave Rubinstein interviews Heikki Linnakangas, co-founder of Neon, a company that provides Postgres solutions. They discuss: The factors that have contributed to adoption of PostgreSQL Why PostgreSQL has leapfrogged over MySQL in popularity What to expect in PostgreSQL 18
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304: The skills developers need in an era of AI development (with AWS' Antje Barth)
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14:52In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Antje Barth, principal developer advocate for generative AI at AWS. They discuss: The skills that are becoming more important as AI adoption increases The emergence of the AI engineering role The trend of "vibe coding" Resources: Amazon Q Developer Episode transcript…
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303: How AI agents are transforming how software is built (with GitLab's Emilio Salvador)
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14:33In this episode, Jenna Barron speaks with Emilio Salvador, vice president of strategy and developer relations at GitLab, about AI agents in software development. Key talking points include: How AI agents compare to traditional forms of automation in the software development process Challenges teams may face when implementing agents The impact AI ag…
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302: Breaking down the barriers to serverless adoption (with DBOS' Jeremy Edberg)
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9:54In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews Jeremy Edberg, CEO of DBOS, about the current state of serverless. They discuss: Why serverless adoption has stagnated The complexity of serverless architecture What needs to change to increase adoptionBy SD Times
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301: What's new in Java 24 (with Azul's Simon Ritter)
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16:24In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Simon Ritter, deputy CTO of Azul, about the six features in Java 24 he thinks are most exciting, including faster startup times for Java apps, improvements to the Stream Gatherers API, and more. Learn more about Java 24 here: https://sdtimes.com/java/java-24-is-now-available-with-release-of-stream-gatherers-…
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300: The complex world of open source AI (with Red Hat's Stephen Watt)
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13:45In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews, Stephen Watt, VP of the Office of the CTO at Red Hat, about open source AI. They discuss: Differences between open source software and open source AI The difficulty in applying open source principals to AI Efforts made to define open source AI
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299: The growing divide between developers and FinOps (with Martin Reynolds from Harness)
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13:53In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Martin Reynolds, field CTO of Harness, about the misalignment between developers and FinOps. The company recently did a report that backed up the claims that developers and FinOps aren't properly aligned, and they talk about some of the findings of that report. Some key points of discussion include: The fact…
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298: Building a prompt engineering playground for faster company-wide innovation (with LinkedIn's Lukasz Karolewski and Ajay Prakash)
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19:01In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Lukasz Karolewski, senior staff software engineer at LinkedIn, and Ajay Prakash, staff software engineer at LinkedIn, to talk about how they built a prompt engineering playground at LinkedIn to improve cross-team collaboration with non-technical teams. They discuss: Why they built the playground The choice t…
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297: Why a clean codebase is key when using AI-assisted coding tools (with Tabnine's Eran Yahav)
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12:31In this episode David Rubinstein interviews Eran Yahav, co-founder and CTO of Tabnine, about why its important to provide AI assistants with clean code. They discuss: The importance of defining organizational rules and best practices to guide the AI How to use AI-assisted refactoring to improve legacy codebases If organizations should apply KonMari…
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296: DeepSeek Unpacked: Security, Innovation, and What’s Next
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26:32Join SD Times news editor Jenna Barron for a panel discussion on DeepSeek and what developers need to know about this model that has been in the spotlight for the past few weeks. The conversation covers why DeepSeek has gained so much attention, what makes it different from other models, proper data security and hygiene practices for using DeepSeek…
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295: How middle code is bridging the gap between low-code and traditional programming (with OpsMill's Damien Garros)
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10:10In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews Damien Garros, co-founder and CEO of OpsMill, about middle code, a concept that sits somewhere between programming and low-code/no-code. They discuss: What middle code is The influence generative AI has had on this technology How middle code can be used to accomplish things not possible with low-code or …
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294: From "shift left" to "shift everywhere" (with OpenText Cybersecurity's Dylan Thomas)
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13:26In this episode, we interview Dylan Thomas, senior director of product engineering at OpenText Cybersecurity, about the evolution from shift left to shift everywhere. At the end of 2024, he predicted: "In 2025, DevSecOps will continue evolving beyond the ‘shift-left’ paradigm, embracing a more mature ‘shift everywhere’ approach. This shift calls on…
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293: The best ways to deal with flaky tests (with Gradle's Trisha Gee)
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16:17In this episode, we spoke with Trisha Gee, lead developer advocate at Gradle, about flaky tests and the challenges of dealing with them. Key talking points: What is a flaky test? How can they be identified? How can they be prevented in the future? Other useful resources on flaky tests: Develocity’s Flaky Test Detection Trisha’s recent Flaky Test we…
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292: Software Engineering Intelligence gains traction as Value Stream Management loses it (with Digital.ai's Derek Holt)
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16:11In this episode, we spoke with Derek Holt, CEO of Digital.ai, about the emerging practice of software engineering intelligence (SEI). At the end of last year, he predicted that "SEI will have a breakout year in 2025 as more and more businesses realize they need to measure the end-to-end business process of software development and delivery in order…
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291: Containers in 2025: Bridging the gap between software and hardware (with Red Hat's Scott McCarty)
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11:41In this episode, we interview Scott McCarty, senior principal product manager of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, about what we can look forward to in 2025 when it comes to containers. Key talking points include: Cross-platform use cases for containers Bending containers to do more for us An overview of bootc and how it fits into the future of containers…
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290: The state of software supply chain security (with Sonatype's Brian Fox)
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14:52In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews Brian Fox, co-founder and CTO of Sonatype. They discuss the company's 10th annual State of the Software Supply Chain report. Key talking points include: The rapid growth of malicious open-source components The increasing length of time needed to remediate vulnerabilities How regulations impact supply cha…
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289: Balancing security and convenience in biometric authentication (with Aware's Mohamed Lazzouni)
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15:52In this episode, David Rubinstein interviews Mohamed Lazzouni, CTO of Aware, a company that offers identity verification services. They discuss the current state of biometric authentication, including its challenges, user experience, and ethical considerations. They also talk about concerns regarding deepfakes and the countermeasures to protect aga…
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288: The negative long-term impacts of AI on software development pipelines (with Prismatic's Tanner Burson)
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10:39In this episode, editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Tanner Burson, vice president of engineering at Prismatic, about how AI might be destabilizing development pipelines. They discuss: The lack of long-term thinking around AI in development Why AI-generated code is hard to understand and maintain Issues with using AI to verify code Transcri…
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