
What the Dev? is a podcast by the SD Times editorial team. We cover the biggest and newest topics in software development.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 360 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TechnologyBusinessManagement | |||

SD Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein and Barun Singh of tech talent company Andela discuss the impact of AI on nurturing future developers. Singh emphasizes that while AI automates coding basics, core knowledge and critical thinking are still ess... more
In this episode, David Rubinstein talks with Craig Kerstiens, Snowflake's Director of Software Engineering on Postgres, about the enduring popularity of Postgres, a 30-year-old database technology, due to its reliability and recent innovations like J... more
Dave Rubinstein and Jonathan Macoskey discuss the limitations of current AI models in understanding context, particularly in enterprise settings. Macoskey explains that while language models have improved with internet connectivity, they still strugg... more
Dave Rubinstein, Editor in Chief of SD Times, discusses with Kumar Vikesh, Senior Product Owner at Progress Data Direct, the challenges of REST connectivity and the introduction of an AI-driven solution to automate the creation of model files for the... more
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This show centers on practical, real-world software development topics, with a heavy emphasis on AI-assisted tooling, governance, observability, and the economics of deploying agentic AI in production. Across recent episodes, guests include CTOs, CEOs, and senior engineers from technology companies discussing how to safely scale AI-enabled workflows, enforce guardrails, manage costs, and improve developer productivity through tooling, experimentation, and structured processes. The conversations often bridge technical depth with business outcomes, highlighting governance, security, and risk management as essential alongside speed and innovation. A standout pattern is the focus on enterprise readiness—observability, deterministic workflows, a... more
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Recent guests on What the Dev? include:
1. Craig Kerstiens
2. Jonathan Macoskey
3. Kumar Vikesh
4. Mike Pappas
5. John D'Emic
6. Cameron Etezadi
7. Shafi Khan
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