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Cloud and DevOps InfoQ Trends Report 2025
In this episode of the podcast, members of the InfoQ editorial staff and friends of InfoQ will discuss current trends in the cloud and DevOps domains as part of our annual trends report creation process. These reports provide InfoQ readers with a high-level overview of key topics to watch and also help the editorial team focus on innovative technologies.
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Why Rust Will Help You Deliver Better Low-latency Systems and Happier Developers
Andrew Lamb, a veteran of database engine development, shares his thoughts on why Rust is the right tool for developing low-latency systems, not only from the perspective of the code’s performance, but also looking at productivity and developer joy. He discusses the overall experience of adopting Rust after a decade of programming in C/C++.
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Simplify Your System by Challenging the Status-Quo and Learning from Other Ecosystems
In this podcast, Max Rydahl Andersen, distinguished engineer at RedHat and the creator of JBang, discusses how continuously learning from other ecosystems and adopting new tools allows you to simplify your thinking and systems. This will increase the developer joy of the coders and further obtain safer and more robust systems.
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Swyx on Remote Development Environments and the End of Localhost
Shawn Wang (swyx), head of developer experience at Airbyte, and Daniel Bryant discussed the rise of remote development environments. Topics covered included whether remote development experiences are good enough to see the death of local(host) development, what a wishlist might look like for the ultimate developer experience, and how cloud native organizations are currently developing software.
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Anubhav Mishra and Nic Jackson on Platforms, Developer Workflows, and HashiCorp Waypoint
In this podcast, Anubhav Mishra and Nic Jackson from HashiCorp sat down with InfoQ podcast host Daniel Bryant. Topics discussed included: the benefits and challenges of creating application platforms in the cloud, the need for effective developer workflows, and the role of the new HashiCorp Waypoint tool and service meshes within workflows
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AI Amplifies Team Strengths and Weaknesses in Software Development
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Jon Kern and Anita Zbieg about how AI amplifies both delivery efficiency and weaknesses in development teams, the importance of fundamental collaboration practices, and maintaining holistic system thinking.
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Finding Your Engineering Bottleneck: The Hierarchy of Engineering Needs
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Myles Henaghan about the open-sourced "Hierarchy of Engineering Needs" - a systematic framework inspired by Maslow's hierarchy that helps engineering leaders identify and prioritize the most impactful constraints limiting their software delivery systems among competing improvement initiatives.
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Building a Product-First Engineering Culture in the Age of AI
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Zach Lloyd about building a product-first engineering culture, and the critical importance of developers learning to effectively use AI tools while maintaining responsibility for code quality and understanding fundamental programming principles.
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Productivity Through Play: Why Messing Around Makes Better Software Engineers
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Holly Cummins about productivity in creative knowledge work like software engineering. She talks about how "messing around and having fun" actually enhances problem-solving, while exploring the shift from coding to code management with AI tools and the importance of managing cognitive load in modern development practices.
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Emerson Murphy-Hill on Engineering Productivity, Team Dynamics and Equity
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Emerson Murphy-Hill about how measuring developer productivity is tricky, why team dynamics and psychological safety matter more than things like meeting load, the impact of systemic bias and how new AI tools are shaping equity in engineering - sometimes helping, but sometimes risking new kinds of unfairness.