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What the Dev?

What the Dev? is a podcast by the SD Times editorial team. We cover the biggest and newest topics in software development.

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301: What's new in Java 24 (with Azul's Simon Ritter)

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2025/03/25

In 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-class-file-apis/

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13:45

300: The complex world of open source AI (with Red...

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2025/03/18

In 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 AIThe difficulty in applying open source principals to AIEfforts made to define open source AI

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13:53

299: The growing divide between developers and FinOps...

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2025/03/11

In 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 that over half of developers say their cloud purchasing commitments are based on guessworkThe lack of data on idle cloud resources, unused r...

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19:01

298: Building a prompt engineering playground for...

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2025/03/04

In 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 playgroundThe choice to use Jupyter notebooksThe work they did to make sure it was accessible to non-technical usersHow it's facilitated faster innovation at the companyT...

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12:31

297: Why a clean codebase is key when using...

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2025/02/25

In 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 AIHow to use AI-assisted refactoring to improve legacy codebasesIf organizations should apply KonMari principles to their codebases

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26:32

296: DeepSeek Unpacked: Security, Innovation, and...

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2025/02/18

Join 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, and predictions for the future of AI innovation. The speakers include: Melissa Ruzzi, director of AI at AppOmniBratin Saha, chief...

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10:10

295: How middle code is bridging the gap between...

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2025/02/11

In 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 isThe influence generative AI has had on this technologyHow middle code can be used to accomplish things not possible with low-code or no-code

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13:26

294: From "shift left" to "shift everywhere" (with...

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2025/02/04

In 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 organizations to apply the right tools at the right stages of the DevSecOps cycle, improving efficiency and effectiveness in security practices. L...

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16:17

293: The best ways to deal with flaky tests (with...

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2025/01/21

In 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 DetectionTrisha’s recent Flaky Test webinar Trisha’s Blog - How Top Banks Handle Flaky TestsDesirable Unit Tests By Kent BeckMartin Fowler's Definition of a Contract Test ...

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16:11

292: Software Engineering Intelligence gains traction...

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2025/01/21

In 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 to drive continuous improvement, truly deliver improved developer experiences and ultimately realize the potential gains for an AI-powered Softwar...

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11:41

291: Containers in 2025: Bridging the gap between...

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2025/01/14

In 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 containersBending containers to do more for usAn overview of bootc and how it fits into the future of containers

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14:52

290: The state of software supply chain security...

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2024/12/17

In 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 componentsThe increasing length of time needed to remediate vulnerabilitiesHow regulations impact supply chain securityNote: This will be the final episode of What The Dev released in 2024. We'll be back in early January 2025!

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15:52

289: Balancing security and convenience in biometric...

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2024/12/10

In 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 against them.

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10:39

288: The negative long-term impacts of AI on software...

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2024/12/03

In 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 developmentWhy AI-generated code is hard to understand and maintainIssues with using AI to verify code

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9:47

287: How AI is driving innovation in Kubernetes (with...

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2024/11/19

In this episode, editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Tobi Knaup, VP and general manager of cloud native at Nutanix. They discuss how AI is driving innovation in Kubernetes, and also how AI adoption is driving people to Kubernetes.

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16:43

286: Improving and evolving your engineering...

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2024/11/12

In this episode, news editor Jenna Barron interviews Julianna Lamb, co-founder and CTO of Stytch, about how to evolve your engineering processes.They discuss:How the dynamic of a team contributes to engineering efficiencyHow to play to the strengths of everyone on the teamThe benefits of engineers having ownership over the work they're doing

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12:40

285: Using certifications to level up your...

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2024/11/05

In this episode, SD Times news editor Jenna Barron interviews Christophe Sauthier, head of CNCF certifications and trainings, about the benefits of getting a certification. They discuss:CNCF's recently created Kubestronaut achievement, which developers can get for completing all five of the organization's Kubernetes certificationsHow certifications can improve a developer's careerWhat to look for when thinking about getting a certifications

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15:21

284: Improving developer experience with visual...

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2024/10/29

This episode was sponsored by Lucid, a provider of a visual collaboration suite for developers. Learn more here: https://lucid.co/ In this episode, David Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of SD Times, interviews Jessica Guistolise, evangelist at Lucid, about how visual collaboration can improve developer experience.They discuss:Challenges with gaining visibility in software developmentThe value of visualizationsHow visual collaboration streamlines Agile developmentResources: https://sdtim...

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13:53

283: Defining Open Source AI (with Mozilla's Ayah Bdeir)

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2024/10/22

In this episode, SD Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Ayah Bdeir, senior strategic advisor at Mozilla, about the Open Source Initiative's (OSI) effort to define Open Source AI.Key talking points include:Why there's a need to have a definition for open source AIThe controversy over how to classify training dataMozilla's collaboration with OSI on this work Open Source AI definition: https://opensource.org/osd

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15:49

282: The importance of developer relations (with...

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2024/10/15

In this episode, SD Times editor-in-chief David Rubinstein interviews Stacey Kruczek, director of developer relations at Aerospike and steering committee member of the Developer Relations Foundation.They talk about why developer relations is important, including why the Developer Relations Foundation was formed.Key talking points:What a DevRel doesHow developer relations elevates the role of developersThe future of developer relationsTranscript: https://sdtimes.com/softwaredev/qa-why-the-deve...

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