Podcasts

Context is the Key to the Agentic Architecture Revolution: a Conversation with Baruch Sadogursky

Michael Stiefel spoke to Baruch Sadogursky about software architecture in the age of agentic AI. LLM can function, albeit stochastically, as reasoning machines capable of interpreting human ambiguity. With the appropriate rigorous context artifacts to control the LLM’s reasoning, software specifications can become the source of truth, while the code becomes a disposable intermediate language.

How SBOMs and Engineering Discipline Can Help You Avoid Trivy’s Compromise

Viktor Peterson, part of the CISA task force working on SBOM blueprints and co-founder of sbomify, explores the shifting landscape of software supply chain security as the EU's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) comes into force, a "GDPR moment" for the industry.

[Video Podcast] Frictionless DevEx with Nicole Forsgren

In this episode, Thomas Betts talks with Dr. Nicole Forsgren, the author of Accelerate and one of the most prominent and important minds in DevOps and developer productivity. The conversation is about identifying and removing developer friction, the subject of her new book, Frictionless.

[Video Podcast] The Craft of Software Architecture in the Age of AI Tools

AI coding assistants promise speed, but what do they mean for quality, trust, and the architect’s craft? In this inaugural episode of Next Gen Architecture Playbook, Shweta Vohra and Grady Booch explore a principled view of how architecture must evolve when machines begin writing code alongside humans. They unpack the third golden age of software engineering, where productivity gains are real.

[Video Podcast] AI-Driven Development with Olivia McVicker

In this episode, Thomas Betts chats with Olivia McVicker, a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft about AI-driven software development. The conversation covers the current, mainstream AI coding assistants and gets into where those tools are quickly heading. They then look to the future of how the entire software development lifecycle will see the benefits of AI in the next few years.

Making Digital Accessibility More Than Just High Contrast: Building Truly Inclusive Software

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to accessibility expert Sheri Byrne-Haber, about how digital accessibility goes far beyond just high contrast colours. The discussion is emphasizing that it encompasses making products and services fully usable by people with disabilities.

Development Using Data Lakes and Large Language Models

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Davit Buniatyan, the CEO and founder of Activeloop about developing with large language models and AI.

Jim Highsmith Looking Back and Looking Forward

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Jim Highsmith, looking back on six decades in software engineering and his new book Wild West to Agile.

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 a Great Engineering Manager and Balancing Synchronous and Asynchronous Work

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to James Stanier, Director of Engineering at Shopify and Track Host at QCon San Francisco for the Remote and Hybrid Work: What’s Next track, about what makes a great engineering manager, nurturing culture with 14000 remote workers and deliberately balancing synchronous and asynchronous work.