Podcasts

Grady Booch on Today’s Artificial Intelligence Reality and What it Means for Developers

On the podcast today, Wes Reisz and Grady Booch discuss what today’s reality is for AI. Booch answers questions like what does an AI mean to the practice of writing software, and how it seems to impact delivering software. In addition, Booch talks about AI surges (and winters) over the years, the importance of ethics in software, and host of other related questions.

Charles Humble and Wes Reisz Take a Look Back at 2018 and Speculate on What 2019 Might Have in Store

Charles Humble and Wes Reisz talk about autonomous vehicles, GDPR, quantum computing. Microservices, AR/VR and more

Java Language Architect Brian Goetz on Java and the JDK

On this week’s podcast, Wes Reisz talks with Brian Goetz. The two start with a discussion on what the six-month cadence has meant to the teams developing Java. Then move to a review of the features in Java 9 through 12. Finally, the two discuss the longer-term side projects (such as Amber, Loom, and Valhalla) and their role in the larger release process for the JDK.

Jason Maude on Building a Modern Cloud-Based Banking Startup in Java

Wes Reisz talks with Jason Maude of Starling Bank. Starling Bank is a relatively new startup in the United Kingdom working in the banking sector. They discuss the architecture, technology choices, and design processes used at Starling. In addition, Maude goes into some of the realities of building in the cloud, working with regulators, and proven robustness with practices like chaos testing.

Camille Fournier on Platform Engineering, Engineering Ladders, and Her Book “The Managers Path”

On the podcast this week, Charles Humble talks to Camille Fournier about running a platform team, how her current role differs from the CTO role she had at Rent the Runway, the skills developers need to acquire as they move from engineering to management positions, trends like Holacracy, and her book "The Manager's Path".