Podcasts

Context Engineering with Adi Polak

In this episode, Thomas Betts and Adi Polak talk about the need for context engineering when interacting with LLMs and designing agentic systems. Prompt engineering techniques work with a stateless approach, while context engineering allows AI systems to be stateful.

Failure as a Means to Build Resilient Software Systems: a Conversation with Lorin Hochstein

In this podcast Michael Stiefel spoke to Lorin Hochstein about how real-world failures provide insight into how software systems actually work. Our first topic was understanding that while automated fault injection tools can introduce basic robustness into a system, they cannot replicate the understanding that comes from mitigating complicated software failures in the real world.

[Video Podcast] Agentic Systems without Chaos: Early Operating Models for Autonomous Agents

In this episode, Shweta Vohra and Joseph Stein explore what changes when software systems start planning, acting, and making decisions on their own. The conversation distinguishes truly agentic use cases from traditional automation and looks at how architects and engineers should think about boundaries, orchestration, and system design in this new environment.

Andres Almiray on How to Release Any Software to Any OS with JReleaser

Andres Almiray, a serial open-source contributor and the creator of JReleaser, discusses the project's state, noting that the tool is usable across any ecosystem, not just Java. He also touches on the Common House Foundation's mission.

Mindful Leadership in the Age of AI

In this episode, Thomas Betts and Sam McAfee discuss how AI hype is reshaping organizational behavior, why many companies struggle with experimentation, and how unclear decision structures create friction. They explore psychological safety and mindful leadership as essential foundations for healthier, more effective engineering cultures.

Work-life Integration and the Modern Workplace

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke Peter Miscovich co-author of the book The Workplace You Need Now: Shaping Spaces for the Future of Work about creating human-centric working environments where work-life integration of mental wellbeing, social wellbeing, and physical wellbeing matter.

Becoming Better Communicators To Enable Team Performance

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Arpit Mohan about the importance and value of interpersonal skills in teamwork

Making the DevOps Pipeline Transparent and Governable

In this podcast Shane Hastie spoke to David Williams of Quali about DevOps culture, visibility into the pipeline and effective governance.

Leading Beyond Change – Leadership for New Ways of Working

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Audree and Michael Sahota about leading beyond change in the 21st century.

Improving Software Engineering Practices using Essence with Ian Spence

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Ian Spence about improving software engineering practices using Essence as a pattern language.