The Podcast for Professional Software Developers
Episode 553: Luca Casonato on Deno
Luca Casonato joins SE Radio’s Jeremy Jung for a conversation about Deno and Deno Deploy. They start with a look at JavaScript runtimes and their relation to Google’s open source JavaScript and WebAssembly engine V8, and why Deno was created. They discuss the WinterCG W3C group for server-side JavaScript, why it’s difficult to ship new […]
Episode 552: Matt Frisbie on Browser Extensions
Matt Frisbie, author of Creating Browser Extensions, speaks with host Kanchan Shringi about browser extensions, including key areas where they’ve been successful. Based on Matt’s experience as a developer working for Google, Doordash, and a startup he founded, they examine tools for building extensions, as well as APIs they have access to. The conversation presents […]
Episode 551: Vidal Graupera on Manager One-on-One Meetings with Direct Reports
Vidal Graupera, an Engineering Manager at LinkedIn, speaks with SE Radio’s Brijesh Ammanath about the importance of managers’ one-on-one meetings with direct reports. They start by considering how a 1:1 meeting differs from other meetings and then explore how a new line manager should go about introducing meetings with their team. Vidal describes the objectives […]
Episode 550: J.R. Storment and Mike Fuller on Cloud FinOps (Financial Operations)
J.R. Storment and Mike Fuller discuss cloud financial operations (FinOps) with host Akshay Manchale. They consider the importance of a financial operations strategy for cloud-based infrastructure. J.R. and Mike discuss the differences between operating your own data center and running in the cloud, as well as the problems that doing so creates in understanding and […]
Episode 549: William Falcon on Optimizing Deep Learning Models
William Falcon of Lighting AI discusses how to optimize deep learning models using the Lightning platform, optimization is a necessary step towards creating a production application. Philip Winston spoke with Falcon about PyTorch, PyTorch Lightning, the Lightning platform, the needs of training vs. inferencing, scalability, machine learning operations, distributed training, the LightningModule, decoupling the model […]
Episode 548: Alex Hidalgo on Implementing Service-Level Objectives
Alex Hidalgo, principal reliability advocate at Nobl9 and author of Implementing Service Level Objectives, joins SE Radio’s Robert Blumen for a discussion of service-level objectives (SLOs) and error budgets. The conversation covers the meaning of a service level; service levels and product ownership; the pervasive nature of imperfection; and why trying to be perfect is […]
Episode 547: Nicholas Manson on Identity Management for Cloud Applications
Nicholas Manson, a SaaS Architect with more than 2 decades of experience building cloud applications, speaks with host Kanchan Shringi about identity and access management requirements for cloud applications. They begin by examining what a digital identity is and then consider the technologies and tools that support identity management in cloud applications. The discussion then […]
Episode 546: Dietrich Ayala on the InterPlanetary File System
In this episode, Dietrich Ayala of Protocol Labs speaks with host Nikhil Krishna about the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), which is a protocol for distribution of data similar to HTTP. The major difference compared to HTTP is that IPFS uses content addressing to uniquely identify the data itself so that you can identify and access […]
Episode 545: John deVadoss on Design Philosophies that Drive .NET/Azure
In this episode, host Nikhil Krishna speaks with John deVadoss of NEO Global Development in Seattle about his previous work in the .NET Patterns and Practices and Azure teams at Microsoft. They dive into the software design philosophies that drove these large software development efforts, including the loose coupling approach that was adopted when building […]
Episode 544: Ganesh Datta on DevOps vs Site Reliability Engineering
Ganesh Datta, CTO and cofounder of Cortex, joins SE Radio’s Priyanka Raghavan to discuss site reliability engineering (SRE) vs DevOps. They examine the similarities and differences and how to use the two approaches together to build better software platforms. The show starts with a review of basic terms; definitions of roles, similarities and differences; skillsets […]
Episode 543: Jon Smart on Patterns and Anti-Patterns for Successful Software Delivery in Enterprises
Jon Smart, author of the book Sooner Safer Happier: Patterns and Antipatterns for Business Agility, discusses patterns and anti-patterns for the success of enterprise software projects. Host Brijesh Ammanath speaks with him about the various common patterns and principles needed to survive and prosper in the digital age. They discuss why doing an Agile or […]
Episode 542: Brendan Callum on Contract-Driven APIs
Brendan Callum, engineering manager for the Pinterest developer platform team, discusses the “spec first” approach to API development and how it’s different from “API first.” Brendan speaks with host Kanchan Shringi about the challenges and advantages of adopting the “spec first” approach based on the launch of the v5 spec at Pinterest. The discussion explores […]
Episode 541: Jordan Harband and Donald Fischer on Securing the Supply Chain
Open source developers Jordan Harband and Donald Fischer join host Robert Blumen for a conversation about securing the software supply chain, especially open source. They start by reviewing supply chain security concepts, particularly as related to open source, and then explore: package managers and open source; attacks on open source projects; challenges in validating software […]
Episode 540: Joe Nash on DevRel
Joe Nash of Twillio’s TwilioQuest discusses the role of developer relations/advocate, which is a role at tech companies in-between developers, marketing, sales, and HR. Host Felienne speaks with Nash about the skills people need if they want to become developer relations, such as content development, programming, and public speaking. They also discussed what the job […]
Episode 539: Adam Dymitruk on Event Modeling
Adam Dymitruk, CEO and founder of Adaptech Group, joins host Jeff Doolittle for an exploration of the event modeling approach to discovering requirements and designing software systems. Adam explains how the structured approach eliminates the specifics of implementation details and technology decisions, enabling clearer communication for all stakeholders while keeping conversations focused on the business […]