Podcasts

Streaming: Danny Yuan on Real-Time, Time Series Forecasting @Uber

In this podcast, Yuan discusses everything from the scale Uber operates at to the major steps for training/deploy models in an iterative (almost Darwinistic) fashion, and wraps up with his advice for software engineers who want to begin applying machine learning into their day-to-day job.

Sander Mak on the Java Module System

Sander Mak discusses the module system with Java. We’ll hit on some of the practical advice he’s seen preparing and then implementing migrations to 9 (with and without the classpath). We’ll discuss some of the benefits and pitfalls to look for as you plan and execute your migrations.

Jendrik Joerdening and Anthony Navarro on Self-Racing Cars Using Deep Neural Networks

Jendrik Joerdening and Anthony Navarro describe how a team of 17 Udacity students entered a self-racing car event using a Neural Network built with using Keras and Tensorflow to steer the car and just one front-facing camera.

Andrea Magnorsky on Paradigm Shifts and the Adoption of Programming Languages

In this podcast we talk about paradigm shifts and the adoption of programming languages with Andrea Magnorsky, tech lead at Goodlord on their engineering squads; she has a background in Scala, C#, and organised conferences.

Anne Currie on Organizational Tech Ethics, Including Scale, GDPR, Algorithmic Transparency

Wes Reisz and Anne discuss issues such as the implications (and responsibilities) of the massive amount of scale we have at our fingertips today, potential effects of GDPR (EU privacy legislation), how accessibility is a an example of how we could approach tech ethics in software, and much more.

Anna Obukhova on The Biology of Leadership and Working with Tired Teams

In this podcast recorded at the Agile 2018 conference, Shane Hastie spoke to Anna Obukhova about the neuroscience and biology of leadership and what it takes to coach and work with tired teams.

Ash Coleman on Testing, Ethics, Diversity and What it Means to Be an Ally

In this podcast recorded at the Agile 2018 conference Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Ash Coleman about testing, ethics, diversity and what it means to be an ally.

Deema Dajani & Shannon Mason on the Women in Agile Community and Supporting Women in Technology

In this podcast recorded at the Agile 2018 conference Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Deema Dajani (Advisor Transformation Consulting) & Shannon Mason (VP Product Management, Agile Central) of CA Technologies about the Women in Agile organisation, their own experiences as women in the technology industry and ways to support and increase diversity in organisations.

Chloë Bregman on High Performance Design

In this podcast recorded at the Agile 2018 conference Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Chloë Bregman about high performance design.

Seb Rose on BDD, Cucumber, Cyber-Dojo, Certification and Testers in Code Reviews

In this podcast recorded at the Agile 2018 conference, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Seb Rose, the dispassionate developer, and one of the principals of Cucumber Limited, about his work at Cucumber, the Cyber-dojo charity, designing a robust certification program and involving testers in code reviews.