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What the Dev?

SD Times
Artificial Intelligence
Value Stream Management
EBITDA
Devsecops
Platform Engineering
Winglang
AI Regulation
Software Testing
Automation
Agile Development
Generative AI
Ai-Powered Software Development
Cognitive Fatigue
Devops
Software Development Life Cycle
Market Demand
Quality Assurance
Software Development
Ai-Assisted Development Tools
Burnout

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

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In this episode, Jenna interviews Woodson Martin, CEO of OutSystems, about how AI only really assists with a portion of the software development life cycle.

They discuss:

• The areas that will still require a human touch

• The evolution of the deve... more

This episode was originally broadcast in April 2024, and includes discussions that are still relevant to developers today, so we are publishing it again. 

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In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein discusses how cognitive fatigu... more

In this episode, Dave interviews Justin Moon, vice president of Core Product Engineering at BlackBerry QNX, providers of a real-time OS for embedded systems. 

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• How QNX is working to close the development skills gap for SDVs

• How dev... more

In this episode, Dave interviews Mitchell Johnson, chief product development officer at Sonatype, about the notion of a Hippocratic Oath for developers, where you do no harm to the codebase, and how AI is impacting that.

They discuss:

• The respons... more

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Woodson Martin
CEO of OutSystems
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Episode: 336: The parts of the software development life cycle that can't be automated by AI (with OutSystems' Woodson Martin)
Hans Dockter
Founder and CEO of Gradle
Gradle
Episode: REPLAY: How cognitive fatigue impacts developer productivity (with Gradle's Hans Dockter)
Mitchell Johnson
Chief Product Officer at Sonatype
Sonatype
Episode: 334: A developer's Hippocratic Oath in the age of AI (with Sonatype's Mitchell Johnson)
Angie Jones
Vice President of Engineering at Block
Block
Episode: 333: What vibe coding means for the future of citizen development and entrepreneurship (with Block's Angie Jones)
Dave Protasowski
Core Maintainer of Knative
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Episode: 332: Knative graduates from CNCF (with Knative maintainer Dave Protasowski)
Khachatur Virabyan
co-founder of Trag and head of code quality at Aikido
Aikido Security
Episode: 330: Code quality + security shouldn't be separate concerns (with Aikido Security's Khachatur Virabyan)
Mark Lambert
Chief Product Officer at ArmorCode
ArmorCode
Episode: 329: The impact of AI on ASPM (with ArmorCode's Mark Lambert)
Dan Lorenc
CEO of Chainguard
Chainguard
Episode: 328: What you should know about Shai-Hulud and its impact on npm (with Chainguard's Dan Lorenc)
Alan Manuel
Group Vice President of Product and AI
Planview
Episode: 327: Failure is a key part of AI experimentation (with Planview's Alan Manuel)

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Dave Rubinstein
Editor-in-Chief of SD Times
Jenna Barron
News editor at SD Times

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4.2 out of 5 stars from 13 ratings
  • Engaging and informative!

    I recently discovered What the Dev? and I'm so glad I did!! Each episode is engaging, incredibly informative, and thought-provoking. I truly learn something every time I listen. 10/10 recommend!

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    mvelasco07
    United States3 years ago
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    Audio sounds terrible.

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    PhrozenFezzent
    United States6 years ago

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336: The parts of the software development life cycle that can't be automated by AI (with OutSystems' Woodson Martin)
Q: Do you see there being a need to change how we measure engineering success given that the role is shifting?
Yes, we need to adapt our measures to ensure they're reflective of actual productivity and value created by developers with AI in the workflow.
336: The parts of the software development life cycle that can't be automated by AI (with OutSystems' Woodson Martin)
Q: Can you maybe just explain what are the parts of software development that still require a human touch that AI can't really replicate?
The 80% of work involves understanding requirements, architecture, integration of code, and managing complexities, which AI currently cannot fully replicate.
REPLAY: How cognitive fatigue impacts developer productivity (with Gradle's Hans Dockter)
Q: How do you solve the problem of cognitive fatigue for software developers?
It's important to recognize that cognitive fatigue is accelerated by unnecessary context switching and slow feedback cycles.
330: Code quality + security shouldn't be separate concerns (with Aikido Security's Khachatur Virabyan)
Q: For companies that aren't thinking of code quality and security together, are there any recommendations you have for kind of how to like shift that mindset to view them as like a single discipline?
Leadership must support the mindset shift, observing how integrated tools can enhance both security and quality in software development.
328: What you should know about Shai-Hulud and its impact on npm (with Chainguard's Dan Lorenc)
Q: Do you have any recommendations for like kind of best practices that companies should be following right now in order to kind of like mitigate the impact this is going to have on them?
Anytime you install an open source package from one of these package repositories, you're trusting your security to the security of everyone in that dependency tree.

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