What the Dev?

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

  1. 5D AGO

    338: The challenges of open source projects being abandoned (with Chainguard's Dan Lorenc)

    In this episode, Dave interviews Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder of Chainguard, about what happens when open source projects are abandoned. They discuss: How to figure out if a project has been abandonedThe role of companies in sponsoring open source projectsHow foundations play a role in maintaining projects

    17 min

  2. JAN 6

    337: Using the power of community and mentorship to navigate the age of AI (Guidance Counselor 2.0)

    Dave Rubinstein was recently a guest on Torc's Guidance Counselor 2.0 live stream, and we're sharing that conversation with you here.  Listen in to this special episode to learn about how community and mentorship are more important than ever as AI adoption continues.

    59 min

  3. 2025-12-16

    336: The parts of the software development life cycle that can't be automated by AI (with OutSystems' Woodson Martin)

    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 touchThe evolution of the developer role and how success should be measured differentlyThe bottlenecks that still exist even with AI-assisted coding

    21 min

  4. 2025-12-02

    REPLAY: How cognitive fatigue impacts developer productivity (with Gradle's Hans Dockter)

    This episode was originally broadcast in April 2024, and includes discussions that are still relevant to developers today, so we are publishing it again.  --- In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein discusses how cognitive fatigue is compounding the software productivity problem.  His guest is Hans Dockter, CEO at Gradle Inc. and lead at Gradle Open Source Project.

    16 min

  5. 2025-11-18

    335: The development skills required for building software-defined vehicles (with QNX's Justin Moon)

    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.  They discuss: How QNX is working to close the development skills gap for SDVsHow developers manage complexity in vehicle software designsThe commercial challenges for autonomous vehicle hardware

    17 min

  6. 2025-11-11

    334: A developer's Hippocratic Oath in the age of AI (with Sonatype's Mitchell Johnson)

    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 responsibility a developer has to keeping their codebase healthy whenever they add a new featureHow being able to output code faster with AI makes it harder to have visibility into how changes impact downstream systemsHow AI assisted coding may actually slow things down

    17 min

  7. 2025-11-04

    333: What vibe coding means for the future of citizen development and entrepreneurship (with Block's Angie Jones)

    In this episode, Dave interviews Angie Jones, VP of engineering for AI Tools & Enablement at the financial services company Block. They discuss:  How AI is empowering a new wave of developers from non-traditional rolesThe importance of feeding AI models and agents important business contextBlock's coding agent Goose

    14 min

  8. 2025-10-28

    332: Knative graduates from CNCF (with Knative maintainer Dave Protasowski)

    In this episode, Dave interviews Dave Protasowski, a member of the steering committee for Knative, about the project's recent graduation from the CNCF.  They discuss:  An overview of what Knative doesThe history of the project at the CNCFWhat's in store for Knative in the future

    19 min
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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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  • Creator
    SD Times
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    338
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