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What the Dev?

What the Dev? is a podcast by the SD Times editorial team. We cover the biggest and newest topics in software and technology.

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Episodes

What is Jamstack and how is it transforming front-end development - Episode 43

In this week's episode we talk to the co-founders of Netlify, a modern web development platform provider that coined the term Jamstack. Jamstack is a new rising development and architectural approach that comes with the promise of delivering a faster, more accessible, more maintainable and globally available web.

Jul 21, 202021 min

How open source can become more secure with monetization - Episode 42

Today’s episode is about how monetization can help make open source software more secure The anonymity of the original open source coder today means that no one is properly equipped to set up the appropriate security protocols on software utilizing the code. We spoke with Chen Ravid, the the cofounder and head of product at xs: code, to find out how developers can be incentivized to return to projects and improve security.

Jul 14, 202012 min

Agile Conversations with authors Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick - Episode 40 (Bonus)

In this bonus episode we talk to Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick, authors of the book Agile Conversations. The authors talk about five conversations teams need to have in order to build trust, alleviate fear, and reach peak performance. You can learn more from Squirrel and Fredrick at this month's Virtual VSM DevCon. Visit events.sdtimes.com/valuestreamdevcon to register today.

Jul 02, 202021 min

Data Privacy by Design (with Lisa Phillips) - Episode 39

With CCPA enforcement starting, privacy should be top of mind for most companies. Fastly's VP of data governance Lisa Phillips joins us to discuss the practice of data privacy by design, and lessons learned from implementing it.

Jun 30, 202020 min

How to effectively lead from afar - Episode 38

In this week's episode, we spoke with Dr. Vince Molinaro, a strategic leadership expert and author, about how communication is now more important than ever between leaders and their teams since many software development jobs are staying remote even as businesses in some areas are starting to open up.

Jun 23, 202019 min

Doing Agile Right with Sarah Elk - Episode 35

In this week's episode we speak with Sarah Elk, one of the co-authors of the recently published books "Doing Agile Right." We discuss the measures that need to be in place in order for teams to adopt Agile successfully and what some common misconceptions are.

Jun 02, 202012 min

Talking Serverless with Austen Collins - Episode 34

In this week's episode, we talked about why serverless architectures are seeing rapid adoption and about how it is constantly taking on new use cases with Austen Collins, the CEO and Founder of Serverless, Inc.

May 26, 202022 min

Microsoft Build 2020 (with Scott Hanselman) - Episode 33

In this week's episode we talk to Scott Hanselman about the latest developer tools Microsoft has been working on, like Codespaces, WSL2, and the Windows Terminal. He also talks about transitioning Microsoft Build to an online format and what kind of experience Microsoft wants to offer.

May 19, 202022 min

Democratizing AI (with Serkan Piantino) - Episode 32

In today’s episode we talk with Serkan Piantino, founder and CEO of Spell, a company that is working on democratizing AI. As an early pioneer in the AI space, he shares the changes he’s seen in the AI space over the years. We also discuss why there’s a need for AI to be democratized, what needs to be in place for that to happen, and what the future of AI looks like.

May 12, 202016 min

How to collaborate with your team as a product owner - Episode 31

As organizations adopt a more product-oriented mindset, the product owner is becoming more important. In Scrum, product owners work to maximize the value of a product by working with the development team. But, in order to do this there must be trust between the development team and the product owner. In this podcast, CEO of Scrum.org Dave West talks about the role of product owners and how they can successfully work with the development team and business.

May 05, 202021 min

VC groups shift interest to enterprise technology - Episode 29

In this week's episode we speak with Steve Stover, VP of products and strategy at SolarWinds. Steve talks about how in 2019, VC firms switched their focus from consumer tech to enterprise tech. Companies leveraging AI in enterprise products will see a lot of opportunities for funding. Please note, this episode was recorded prior to the current economic downturn caused by coronavirus and these insights were based on data from January.

Apr 21, 20209 min

All you need to know about continuous SQL - Episode 28

Companies are increasingly expecting more reliant analysis from their data and that data that's coming in is only expected to grow at a rapid pace. In order to capitalize on streaming data as well as scale to meet growing business demands, organizations are looking more towards continuous SQL to simplify and accelerate that process. In this week's episode, we spoke with Kenny Gorman the cofounder and CEO of Eventador which offers an enterprise-grade stream-processing-as-a-service platform....

Apr 14, 202014 min

How to solve the complexities of open source - Episode 26

Open source software is the backbone of software development today, but it can be a large and complex area to navigate through. In this podcast we talk to VM (Vicky) Brasseur who wrote the book Forge Your Future with Open Source. Brasseur explains what open source means, what it entails and how you can contribute.

Mar 31, 202022 min

Why web developers should care about SEO - Episode 25

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) may not sound like a web developer's problem, but there are a lot of things they can do with SEO that can improve the performance of their website. To learn more, we talked to Britney Muller, senior SEO scientist at SEO software provider Moz.

Mar 24, 202017 min

All you need to know about RPA - Episode 24

In this week's episode, we talk about robotic process automation (RPA) with Burley Kawasaki, the chief product officer at business process automation company K2, and Wayne Ariola, general manager at Tricentis RPA.

Mar 17, 202021 min

The top 6 cybersecurity considerations for 2020 - Episode 23

In this week’s episode of What the Dev? we spoke to Caleb Queern , the Director of KPMG Cyber Security Services about the top 6 cyber considerations including: Preparing security teams for a rise in cloud-based threats Automating essential security tasks to reduce spend and drive a more effective program Building trust into consumer authentication while offering a friction-free experience Increasing security team business acumen to help evolve the team to being seen as a strategic, forward looki...

Mar 10, 202018 min

The ups and downs of Kubernetes - Episode 21

Kubernetes continues to grow year after year with many companies rethinking their current strategies to take advantage of its new use cases and capabilities. However, Kubernetes is not a silver bullet and companies should be careful about exactly how they re-strategize their Kubernetes efforts. In this episode, director at Canonical Stephan Fabel talks about the value of Kubernetes as well as some challenges still plaguing the project.

Feb 25, 202016 min

How we got to the 20th anniversary of SD Times-Episode 20

SD Times is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month. News Editor Christina Cardoza talks to Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein and Publisher David Lyman about how the industry has evolved over the last 20 years and where the magazine is going.

Feb 18, 202019 min

How MySpace accidentally helped spawn citizen developers-Podcast 19

MySpace was once a popular social networking platform that users flocked to connect with their friends and meet new users. We remember Tom, and we remember the painstaking hours trying to decide our "top 8," but we forget about the ability to express ourselves through customized code. In this podcast, we talk to former CTO of MySpace and now CEO of the Koji web development platform Dmitry Shapiro about how My Space accidentally spurred this idea of citizen developers, and if there will ever be a...

Feb 11, 202023 min

Edge computing at the forefront with enterprise need for speed and new tech- Episode 17

The popularity of edge computing has greatly increased as more industries are adopting IoT devices and are increasing their demand for low-latency processing and real-time, automated decision-making solutions. This week, we talked to Kuba Stolarski, Research Director at IDC, about what exactly is edge computing and where it's headed.

Jan 28, 202023 min

Celebrating Java's 25th anniversary- Episode 16

Java is coming up on a big milestone: Its 25th anniversary! To celebrate, we take a look back over the last 25 years to see how Java has evolved over time. In this episode, Social Media and Online Editor Jenna Sargent talks to Rich Sharples, senior director of product management for middleware at Red Hat, to learn more.

Jan 21, 202019 min

What makes a successful open-source project with IBM- Episode 15

On this episode of What the Dev, SD Times news editor Christina Cardoza talks to Chris Ferris, CTO of Open Technology at IBM, about how the Red Hat acquisition changed IBM's approach to open source, what makes a successful open-source project and what we can expect from the space in the future.

Jan 14, 202019 min

When to use serverless and when to stay away from it- Episode 14

In this week's podcast, Christina Cardoza talks to Chris Parlette, director of cloud solutions at ParkMyCloud. Parlette explains that serverless doesn't solve all of developer's problems, and goes through when to use serverless and when to stay away from it.

Jan 07, 202019 min
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