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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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350: Multi-model AI Orchestration (with Mike Sirchuk)

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2026/04/07

In this episode, Dave speaks with Mike Sirchuk, president, founder and CEO of Swa Technology, about providing organizations with multiple AI models to choose from, and bringing those tools to where people work today, such as in Slack teams, text messaging and Zoom, to name a few. The Swa platform also enables companies to build the security layer to manage who has access to what model.

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16:06

349: Addressing AI bottlenecks in Agentic Development...

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2026/03/31

In this episode, Dave talks with Kenneth Ziegler, CEO of Leapwork, about the findings of a survey on AI in testing, revealing that while 88% of companies are developing agentic software, only 13% are using AI for testing. He highlighted that 59-60% of testing remains manual, presenting an opportunity for AI to streamline processes. Ziegler emphasized the importance of speed, ease, and quality in AI adoption. He introduced Leapwork's new AI Studio, which integrates traditional no-code testing ...

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14:14

348: MCP and AI Strategy Heartburn (With Adam...

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2026/03/24

In this episode, SD Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein speaks with Adam Seligman, CTO at Workato, about MCP and what Adam is calling AI strategy heartburn. Seligman compares the current AI adoption to overeating at a buffet, emphasizing the need for a healthy approach to AI. He explains the magic of AI when it works but also its tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect answers, likening it to the need for secure and trusted human interactions.

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16:28

347: Application Security in the Age of Agentic AI...

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2026/03/17

Traditional AppSec tools were created with the assumption that humans wrote code and security reviewed it afterward. But when AI generates code continuously and autonomously, at a speed no traditional security process can keep up with, vulnerabilities spread long before a scanner ever runs. Risk is compounding while security struggles to catch up. In this episode, Dave Rubinstein speaks with Eran Kinsbruner, vice president of marketing at AppSec company Checkmarx. Among the topics disc...

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20:03

346: Where AI in QA is Actually Working Today (with...

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2026/03/10

In this episode, Dave speaks with Derek Holt, CEO at digital.ai, to discuss how AI should be used in testing to give organizations the most value. In this podcast, they talk about: -- How AI pays off when it handles pattern-heavy, low-judgment work -- How fully autonomous, “one-click” QA has issues -- What organizations can do to get started using AI in software testing

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17:50

345: What hiring managers are looking for in...

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2026/03/03

In this episode, Dave interviews Sydnee Mayers, product lead at Cribl, about the skills developers need to thrive in 2026. They discuss: How the development role is changingThe specific skills developers need going forwardHow organizations should handle the speed at which things are changing

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15:13

344: Why developers should adopt a head chef...

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2026/02/24

In this episode, Jenna interviews Adi Polak, director of advocacy and developer experience engineering at Confluent, about why developers need to embrace a head chef mindset when working with AI agents. They discuss: What it means to adopt a "head chef" mindsetThe mental shifts needed to work this wayWhat role data streaming plays in enabling this

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343: Breaking the cycle of unnecessary complexity in...

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2026/02/17

In this episode, Jenna interviews Vic Chynoweth, CEO of Tempo Software, about how the company predicts that this year software development teams will begin challenging the rising complexity in their dev environments. They discuss: Why teams are shifting from executing work to questioning why it existsWhat's driving rising complexityHow SPM can help manage complexity

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342: The risks of using OpenClaw (with 1Password's...

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2026/02/10

In this episode, Jenna interviews Jeff Malnick, GM of developer and AI at 1Password, about the open source agent platform OpenClaw and some of the security concerns that have been raised about it. They discuss: What OpenClaw isThe security issues that could result from using itSteps to take to reduce risk when experimenting with it Here are a few blog posts from 1Password mentioned in the episode: From magic to malware: How OpenClaw's agent skills become an attack surfaceIt’s incredible....

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18:10

341: The world of open-source AI (with Mozilla.ai's...

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2026/02/03

In this episode, Dave interviews John Dickerson, CEO of Mozilla.ai, about the current state of open AI models. They discuss: The challenges of bringing open AI models to the communityHow government regulations could potentially impact open-source AIThe importance of transparency of models that are being deployed in production

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12:27

340: Skills and talent alignment in an AI era (with...

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2026/01/27

In this episode, Dave interviews Sara Gutierrez, chief science officer at SHL, about the evolving skills needed in an AI-driven workforce. They discuss: Why in 2026 it's important to have foresight to notice things before disruption hitsAI as an enabler for talent decisionsUsing small experiments to guide larger decisions

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339: Unlock the AI insights your data holds...

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2026/01/20

In this episode, we share a webinar hosted by Progress about data and AI readiness. Here is the webinar description: In today’s business landscape, data is your most powerful asset, but only if it’s accessible, digestible and ready for implementation. Progress recently surveyed enterprise leaders to understand the state of data readiness, uncovering critical insights across four key areas. In this on-demand webinar, you'll hear David Loshin, Data and Information expert from Knowledge In...

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16:36

338: The challenges of open source projects being...

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2026/01/13

In this episode, Dave interviews Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder of Chainguard, about what happens when open source projects are abandoned. They discuss: How to figure out if a project has been abandonedThe role of companies in sponsoring open source projectsHow foundations play a role in maintaining projects

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58:44

337: Using the power of community and mentorship to...

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2026/01/06

Dave Rubinstein was recently a guest on Torc's Guidance Counselor 2.0 live stream, and we're sharing that conversation with you here. Listen in to this special episode to learn about how community and mentorship are more important than ever as AI adoption continues.

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21:22

336: The parts of the software development life cycle...

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2025/12/16

In 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 touchThe evolution of the developer role and how success should be measured differentlyThe bottlenecks that still exist even with AI-assisted coding

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16:16

REPLAY: How cognitive fatigue impacts developer...

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2025/12/02

This 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 lead at Gradle Open Source Project.

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17:12

335: The development skills required for building...

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2025/11/18

In 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 SDVsHow developers manage complexity in vehicle software designsThe commercial challenges for autonomous vehicle hardware

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334: A developer's Hippocratic Oath in the age of AI...

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2025/11/11

In 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 featureHow being able to output code faster with AI makes it harder to have visibility into how changes impact downstream systemsHow AI assisted coding may actually slow...

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333: What vibe coding means for the future of citizen...

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2025/11/04

In 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 rolesThe importance of feeding AI models and agents important business contextBlock's coding agent Goose

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18:47

332: Knative graduates from CNCF (with Knative...

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2025/10/28

In 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 doesThe history of the project at the CNCFWhat's in store for Knative in the future

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