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Generally AI - Season 2 - Episode 3: Surviving the AI Winter
Roland Meertens and Anthony Alford discuss the historical cycles of AI "summers" and "winters": periods of optimism and decline in AI research. The conversation follows the story of neural networks, to the resurgence of AI with backpropagation and deep learning in the 2010s. They also explore the potential for a future "AI Winter", as technological advances face both hype and skepticism.
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Orchestrating a Path to Success - a Conversation with Bernd Ruecker
In this podcast, Michael Stiefel spoke with Bernd Ruecker about how important process orchestration is for solving business problems, and how it is often misunderstood by architects and developers. They also spoke about the importance of visual tools, training new developers, and the dangers of being trapped by the joy of technology.
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Generally AI - Season 2 - Episode 2: Fantastic Algorithms and Where to Find Them
Roland Meertens and Anthony Alford discuss their favorite algorithms, starting with the etymology of the word "algorithm". Meertens introduces the concept of probabilistic counting, focusing on the HyperLogLog algorithm, which can be used to estimate the count of unique items. He shares his own personal algorithm for estimating how many people he talks to at conferences.
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AI, Rust, and Resilience: Key Software Trends Seen by the QCon San Francisco 2024 Program Committee
QCon conferences cover emerging trends in software, and this episode features members of the QCon San Francisco 2024 programming committee discussing those trends selected to be the focus of this year’s QCon San Francisco. This discussion is similar to InfoQ trends reports, with expert practitioners highlighting the technologies and practices that they feel deserve attention.
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Generally AI - Season 2 - Episode 1: Generative AI and Creativity
Hosts Roland Meertens and Anthony Alford discuss how AI is being used to make creativity more accessible. While some Generative AI content lacks variety and artistic depth, there is potential for AI to assist human creators rather than replace them. They also explore the challenge of evaluating generative AI models.
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Great Products Need Closer Collaboration Between Product, Engineering and Design
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Maria Fernandez Guajardo about how product management has evolved, with the need for closer collaboration between product, engineering, and design, especially in the age of AI.
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Product Mastery in Corporate Software: Insights from Kent McDonald
This is the Engineering Culture Podcast, from the people behind InfoQ.com and the QCon conferences. In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Kent McDonald about his experience working with organizations that build software for internal use, emphasizing the importance of product management in these contexts.
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Techniques to Tackle Technical Debt with Dustin Thostenson
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dustin Thostenson about techniques to recognise and tackle technical debt.
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Engineering Excellence: Declan Whelan on Technical Health, Agile Practices, and Team Culture
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Declan Whelan about technical health, useful metrics, modern technical practices, code stewardship and cultural aspects of good engineering teams.
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Engineering Leadership: Balancing Autonomy, Growth, and Culture with Michael Gray
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Michael Gray of ClearBank about engineering culture and leadership.