Podcasts

Michelle Brenner Builds Netflix Workstations and Enables Artists to Create From Anywhere

Producing television shows and movies at Netflix-scale means having a way to efficiently work with many artists and content creators. Netflix Workstations were created as a cloud-based solution to provide artists with secure access to the applications and content they need to complete their work. We talk about the benefits and trade-offs of the solution that enables artists to create from anywhere

Microsoft's Asim Hussain on Designing Software for Sustainability and the Green Software Foundation

Charles Humble explores the topic of designing software for sustainability with Microsoft's Asim Hussain, chair of the Green Software Foundation. They discuss techniques such as demand shifting, as well as the current challenges that the Green Software Foundation is aiming to address.

Domain Storytelling with Stefan Hofer and Henning Schwentner

Domain storytelling is a technique for understanding a business domain by relying on people’s natural ability to learn a new language by listening to other people speaking that language. In this podcast, Stefan Hofer and Henning Schwentner cover when to use domain storytelling, what is involved in the pictographic language, and how to have productive storytelling sessions.

Rosaria Silipo on Codeless Deep Learning and Visual Programming

In the podcast, Rosaria Silipo talks about the emerging trends in deep learning, with focus on low code visual programming to help data scientists apply deep learning techniques without having to code the solution from scratch.

Lin Clark on the WebAssembly Component Model

Using the metaphor of lego blocks, Lin Clark (a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Fastly) discusses WebAssembly Component model with Wes Reisz, including the background, roadmap, and design goals. Today on the podcast, Lin and Wes talk web assembly and the work happening around developing the component model.

Obeya Rooms for Transparency, Collaboration and Communication

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Carol McEwan and Greg Woods from iObeya about the use of Obeya spaces and the culture of transparency they encourage in organisations.

Using Data to Remove Friction in the Digital Employee

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Mike Schumacher about the impact of poor digital employee experience and using data to remove friction in the employee experience

Making Hybrid Working Work

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Nick Iovacchini of Kettle about making hybrid working work in the post-pandemic world and the ability to put people space and time together in ways that create successful experiences for employees and organisations.

The Value of Playfulness and Mindfulness in Work

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Amaranatho Robey about playfulness, mindfulness and his journey from AI developer to monk to executive coach.

Career and Leadership Advice for Engineers and Technical Professionals

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Jeff Perry about the important leadership and people skills that technologists are often not trained in, why career coaching can be valuable, being deliberate about career choices and advice for technical leaders.