Best LaunchDarkly Podcasts (2025)

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629: Tom Totenberg from LaunchDarkly 30:46

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Mike sits down with Tom Totenberg to discuss disastrous Friday night deployments, selective feature flags, Launch Darkly and more general development goodness. Alice for Power BI Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Coder on X Show Discord Alice & Custom Dev Mike's Recent Omakub Blog Post Tom's LinkedIn LaunchDarkly…

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328: What you should know about Shai-Hulud and its impact on npm (with Chainguard's Dan Lorenc) 10:06

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In 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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628: Co-Pilot Vibe Coding 29:52

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Alice for Power BI Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Coder on X Show Discord Alice & Custom DevBy The Mad Botter

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327: Failure is a key part of AI experimentation (with Planview's Alan Manuel) 13:50

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In 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) 10:42

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In 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) 17:16

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In 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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Smithery Co-founders | Henry Mao (fmr Jenni AI) & Anirudh Kamath | Building AI-native services with MCP, developer distribution challenges & the future of agent tooling 31:56

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In this episode of Request Response, I sit down with Henry and Anirudh, co-founders of Smithery, the easiest place to build, deploy, and discover MCP servers. We dive into how Henry and Anirudh went from building custom chatbots for specific use cases to creating infrastructure that makes MCP development accessible to any developer. We explore the …

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627: Event Modeling Pt2 43:08

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Adam's Socials Adam on LinkedIn Event Modeling Understanding Event Modeling Adaptech Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord AliceBy The Mad Botter

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324: QA management in an AI world (with Sembi's Judy Bossi) 14:15

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In 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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626: .Net 10 & C#14 With Nick Proud 36:04

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Try Mailtrap for free Nick's Youtube Nick's Dometrain Course Nick on LinkedIn NexBotix Alice for Power BI Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice & Custom DevBy The Mad Botter

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323: AI agents need transparency and trust to be successful (with Creatio's Burley Kawasaki) 13:31

1M ago13:31

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In 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) 18:34

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In 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) 14:16

2M ago14:16

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In 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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625: Mailbag August '25 24:24

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Mike reads your feedback for the month and answers your questions in here. There's a lot in here in particular some juicy AI stuff. Try Mailtrap for free Alice for Power BI Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice & Custom DevBy The Mad Botter

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320: Creating a culture for AI experimentation (with LaunchDarkly's Jenn Wei) 14:55

2M ago14:55

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In 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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624: Tampa Tech With Joey DeVilla 34:57

2M ago34:57

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Joey DeVilla of Tampa Tech fame and accordion playing glory joins Mike to discuss the Tampa Tech scene, some Python goodness, a little Rust and much more. Try Mailtrap for free Joey's Blog Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord AliceBy The Mad Botter

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Scott Dietzen (CEO, Augment Code) | Context engineering & enterprise-scale AI coding 25:34

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In this episode of Request Response, I sit down with Scott Dietzen, CEO of Augment Code and former CEO of Pure Storage. We dive into why context selection has become more critical than prompt engineering, and how his team solved the fundamental challenge of giving AI agents just the right amount of codebase context to be effective without being ove…

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319: Rules and guardrails for AI coding assistants (with Continue's Brian Douglas) 15:40

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In 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) 15:04

2M ago15:04

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In 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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623: Learn Linux TV with Jay LaCroix 40:49

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Mike sits down with the the venerable Linux guru Jay LaCroix to talk transitioning to Linux, the state of desktop Linux and a little bit of retro-gaming. Try Mailtrap for free Jay on X Learn Linux TV Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord AliceBy The Mad Botter

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AI-friendly API design buy vs. build, and scaling DevEx | Tom Hacohen (CEO & Founder, Svix) 30:46

2M ago30:46

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In this episode of Request Response, I sat down with Tom Hacohen, founder and CEO of Swix, the Webhooks-as-a-Service platform. Tom shares the origin story of Swix—which started as a side project to escape the pain of webhook maintenance—and how it’s grown into essential infrastructure for API-first companies. We dive into why great developer experi…

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317: Using HOPrS to verify that images and videos are real and unedited (with OpenOrigins' Manny Ahmed) 9:31

3M ago9:31

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In 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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622: Warp 2, Mr. Lloyd 21:00

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*WARP PROMO CODE * coderradio Warp Zach on X Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord AliceBy The Mad Botter

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316: The benefits of specialized language models (with OpenText's Justin Cantrall) 12:52

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In 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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621: WWDC 25 Special 18:06

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Mike breaks down his highlights from WWDC Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice Forms Alice for FoxProBy The Mad Botter

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315: Gray work in software development (with Quickbase's Maya Palfreyman) 21:36

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In 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) 12:54

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In 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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AI's impact on API integration patterns and building frictionless developer experiences | Anuj Jhunjhunwala (Director of Product, Merge) 20:03

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In this episode of Request // Response, I sit down with Anuj Jhunjhunwala, who leads product and design at Merge. We talk about how Merge is transforming integration pain into product velocity with their unified API approach. Anuj shares how his team helps developers avoid the complexity of maintaining dozens of APIs, and we explore the rising stra…

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313: Identity and auth in the age of agentic AI (with Stytch's Julianna Lamb) 13:39

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In 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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620: Cloudflare's Sunil Pai 40:32

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Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice FormsBy The Mad Botter

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312: The downsides of vibe coding (with AutonomyAI's Tammuz Dubnov) 9:56

4M ago9:56

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In 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) 16:44

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In 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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619: Rogue Amoeba's Paul Kafasis 32:39

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Paul's Links Rogue Amoeba Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice FormsBy The Mad Botter

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310: The history of Kubernetes (with Nutanix' Dan Ciruli) 18:10

4M ago18:10

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In 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) 14:04

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In 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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Overcoming barriers to mobile dev, smoothing DevEx, and AI-driven coding shifts | Charlie Cheever (CEO, Expo) 17:41

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In this episode of Request // Response, I sit down with Charlie Cheever, CEO of Expo and co-founder of Quora, to unpack the evolution of mobile app development and how developer experience is adapting in an AI-assisted world. Charlie shares stories from scaling Quora's mobile presence, his frustrations with App Store complexity, and how Expo is aim…

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618: Github's Tim Rogers 28:48

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Mike sits down with Github Product Manager to talk AI, vibe coding and dev in general. Mailtrap CoPilot Tim on Github Tim's Blog Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice FormsBy The Mad Botter

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308: Why engineering feedback loops fail (and how to avoid that) - with Port's Zohar Einy 11:31

5M ago11:31

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In 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) 11:48

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Thank 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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617: West Point's Sean McBride 48:05

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SPONSER LINK Mailtrap Sean on X Sean on LinkedIn Sean's Blog Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice FormsBy The Mad Botter

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306: TLS certificate lifespans shortening to 47 days by 2029 (with DigiCert's Dean Coclin) 13:27

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In 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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Multimodal automation, API democratization, and the evolution of tool calling | Sinan Eren (CEO & co-founder Opnova) 16:55

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I sat down with Sinan Eren, co-founder and CEO of Opnova. Opnova is building AI-powered automation for enterprises—specifically targeting companies that rely on legacy systems and lack modern APIs. We talked about how automation can thrive even in systems that don't have APIs and discussed the challenges and opportunities of automating workflows in…

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616: Event Modeling with Adam Dymitruk 46:50

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SPONSER LINK Mailtrap Adam's Socials Adam on LinkedIn Event Modeling Understanding Event Modeling Adaptech Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice Forms TMB Earth Day 2025 CompetitionBy The Mad Botter

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305: Why PostgreSQL became the database of choice for cloud native development (with Neon's Heikki Linnakangas) 11:06

5M ago11:06

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In 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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615: Vibe Easter 25 25:44

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SPONSER LINK Mailtrap Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice Alice Forms TMB Earth Day 2025 CompetitionBy The Mad Botter

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304: The skills developers need in an era of AI development (with AWS' Antje Barth) 14:52

6M ago14:52

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In 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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Anthropic MCP, GraphQL vs REST, and API strategies for LLM dev tools | Ken Rose (CTO & co-founder OpsLevel) 28:10

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Ken Rose is the CTO and co-founder of OpsLevel. Ken shares the founding journey of OpsLevel and lessons from his time at PagerDuty and Shopify. We debate GraphQL vs REST, API metrics that matter, and how LLMs and agentic workflows could reshape developer productivity. Listen On Apple Podcasts | Spotify Subscribe to Request // Response If you enjoye…

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614: Packfiles.io's Charlton Trezevant 38:59

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Charlton's Socials Packfiles.io Charlton on LinkedIn Coder's Socials Mike on X Mike on BlueSky Mike's Blog Coder on X Coder on BlueSky Show Discord Alice TMB Earth Day 2025 CompetitionBy The Mad Botter

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303: How AI agents are transforming how software is built (with GitLab's Emilio Salvador) 14:33

6M ago14:33

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In 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) 9:54

6M ago9:54

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In 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