Podcasts

Stephen Wolfram on Computer Language Design, SMP, Mathematica, and Wolfram Language

In this episode of the InfoQ podcast, Charles Humble talks to Stephen Wolfram about Wolfram Language, its origins and the influences on its creation. In a wide-ranging discussion they also cover the ergonomics of programming languages; Wolfram|Alpha’s integration with Siri, Alexa, and the upcoming integration with Microsoft Excel; and live streaming language design discussions via Twitch.

Andrew Clay Shafer on Three Economies, the Wall of Confusion, and the Origin of DevOps

Wes Reisz speaks with one of the people at the center of the creation of the idea of DevOps. Andrew Clay Shafer is the VP of transformation at Red Hat where his role is about helping companies change their relationship with software in the cloud native ecosystem. On the podcast Shafer talks about the Three Economies, Wall of Confusion, and a bit about those first mentions of DevOps.

Alois Reitbauer on Cloud Native Application Delivery, Keptn, and Observability

In this podcast, Alois Reitbauer sat down with InfoQ podcast co-host Daniel Bryant. Topics discussed included: the goals of the CNCF app delivery SIG; how cloud native continuous delivery tooling like Keptn can help engineers scale development and release processes; and the role of culture change, tooling, and adopting open standards, such as OpenTelemetry, within observability.

Removing the Dependency of Zookeeper on Kafka

Today on the InfoQ Podcast, Wes Reisz talks with Justin Gustafson and Colin McCabe, two of the engineers currently working on removing the dependency of ZooKeeper in Kafka. The three discuss why the team made this decision, what the ramifications are, and explore what both the near and future state will be with upgrading and operating Kafka.

Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais on Software Architecture, Team Topologies, and Platforms

In this podcast, Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, co-authors of the book Team Topologies, sat down with InfoQ podcast co-host Daniel Bryant. Topics discussed included: the role of a modern software architect, how team design impacts software architecture, creating “team APIs” in order to reduce cognitive load, and the benefits of building a “thinnest viable platform”.

Guillermo De Anda on Shifting Organisational Culture One Small Step at a Time

In this podcast Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Guillermo De Anda of ProKarma about digital transformations, shifting organisational culture one small step at a time and the importance of managers having a coaching mindset.

Nishant Bhajaria on Security, Privacy and Ethics

In this podcast Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Nishant Bhajaria about security, data privacy, ethics and privacy by design .

Daniel Mezick & Mark Sheffield on Open Space Using Zoom

In this episode, Shane Hastie spoke to Daniel Mezick & Mark Sheffield about using Zoom for Open Space events. They have released a set of guidelines and a checklist for online Open Space events under a Creative Commons license.

Em Campbell-Pretty on Scaling Culture and Greg Koeberger on Building a Culture You Want to Work in

In these two episodes Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, first spoke to Em Campbell-Pretty about cultural change, the Scaled Agile Framework and her role as a SAFe Fellow. He then spoke to Greg Koeberger of readme.io about building a culture you want to work in.

Eric Willeke & Ronica Roth on Leadership and Lisa Crispin on the State of Testing in Agile & DevOps

In this podcast recorded at Agile 2019, Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Eric Willeke & Ronica Roth about supporting leadership through transformation and then he spoke to Lisa Crispin about the state testing in agile and DevOps