The MonkCast

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Join the developer-focused industry analysts at RedMonk as they discuss news and trends in the software space with leaders and practicioners in cloud, AI, IaC, security, DevOps, developer relations, observability, data, and more. Can't get enough of the Monks? Visit the RedMonk YouTube channel or check out our research at RedMonk.com. You can also follow RedMonk on Bluesky, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn. Meet RedMonk's AnalystsJames Governor, Principal Analyst & Co-founder @monkchips, LinkedIn, Blog Stephen O'Grady, Principal Analyst & Co-founder @sogrady, LinkedIn, Blog Rachel Stephens, Research Director @rstephensme, LinkedIn, Blog Kate Holterhoff, Senior Industry Analyst @KateHolterhoff, LinkedIn, Blog

  1. 21h ago

    Juan Cruz Viotti on JSON Schema, the Invisible Infrastructure Powering APIs and LLMs

    JSON Schema might be the most important technology you've never thought about. In this MonkCast, Rachel Stephens sits down with Juan Cruz Viotti, founder of SourceMeta and member of the JSON Schema Technical Steering Committee. They discuss how JSON Schema is the backbone of OpenAPI specs and just might be the language of AI. Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/juan-cruz-viotti-json-schema/ Chapters 00:40 - What is JSON Schema? 03:00 - JSON Schema in OpenAPI and AI 05:30 - Challenges in API Ecosystem Management 07:00 - Siloed API Specs and Governance Issues 08:00 - Benefits of Schema Layer Governance 09:30 - JSON Schema as a Data Dictionary 11:00 - JSON Schema in AI and Code Generation 13:30 - SourceMeta's Ecosystem and Tools 16:00 - Small Teams and Infrastructure Innovation 16:50 - AI, Documentation, and Data Semantics 17:30 - Vision of the Future

    19 min

  2. May 21

    Tanya Janca on AI Slop, Vibe Coding, & the Future of AppSec

    Kate Holterhoff sits down with Tanya Janca, Secure Coding and AI Trainer at SheHacksPurple, to talk about what AI is doing to application security. Tanya's take: we're driving a car at three times the speed limit after 25 beers. AI writes huge portions of production code, most developers were never taught to review code for security in the first place, and release velocity keeps climbing. The conversation gets into the difference between using AI to help you code and full-on vibe coding, why context collapse trips up LLMs on security decisions, and what's wrong with bolting AI onto legacy AppSec tools instead of building new ones. Tanya also weighs in on Anthropic's Mythos vulnerability-finding model, argues that the bug bounty economy is heading for collapse, discusses supply chain security and the future of the SDLC, and wraps by explaining Canada's Petition E-7115, which Janca helped draft to require secure coding standards across the Canadian federal government. Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/tanya-janca/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to AI and Security 02:58 The Current Security Landscape 05:49 Understanding Context Collapse in AI 09:51 The Role of Vibe Coding 13:50 Teaching Security in the Age of AI 16:45 The Need for New Security Tools 25:02 The Evolving Role of Bug Bounties 27:50 The Future of Pen Testing in an AI World 30:01 The Evolving Role of Application Security 31:46 Reimagining the Software Development Lifecycle 40:54 Rethinking Supply Chain Security 48:37 Advocating for Secure Coding Legislation

    57 min

  3. May 14

    Seth Webster on How Expo and the React Foundation Are Shaping Modern Development

    In this conversation, Seth Webster, executive director of the newly launched React Foundation and Chief Developer Evangelist at Expo, chats with RedMonk's Kate Holterhoff. Seth explains why React has outgrown its origins at Meta and needs an independent foundation to ensure its durability for the next decade. On the Expo side, Seth makes the case that Expo's end-to-end pipeline, from idea through cloud builds to App Store submission, is uniquely positioned for the agentic development era. The conversation concludes with Webster reflecting on the rapidly evolving role of the developer and offering guidance for navigating its shifting terrain. This RedMonk video is sponsored by Expo. Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/seth-webster-expo-react-foundation/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Seth Webster and His Roles 05:54 History and Evolution of the React Foundation 16:51 Exploring Expo and Its Relationship with React Native 25:39 Creating a Space for Engineers 34:41 Navigating Framework Wars 42:27 Introducing Expo Agent 48:22 Adapting to Change in the Developer Landscape

    56 min

  4. Apr 29

    VKS: One Platform for VMs and Containers with Audrey Bian

    Rachel Stephens sits down with Audrey Bian, Principal Product Marketing Manager at Broadcom, to explore how vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) is helping enterprises modernize their applications without rebuilding their infrastructure from scratch. Audrey breaks down how VKS bridges the gap between traditional VM workloads and modern containerized applications on a single unified platform. For additional information please visit: - https://vmware.com/vks This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by VMware by Broadcom. Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/vks-audrey-bian/ Topics covered: - What is VKS and how does it the VMware stack? - Cloud admins vs. platform engineers - VKS and TCO - What's new in VKS 3.6?

    15 min

  5. Apr 21

    From Data Center Crawler to DevRel with Chris Williams

    In this episode of the MonkCast, RedMonk Senior Analyst Kate Holterhoff sits down with Chris Williams, Global Developer Relations Manager at HashiCorp, for a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from tech certifications to corporate espionage (sort of). Chris traces his career from data center crawler and hands-on infrastructure engineer to podcaster, community builder, and accidental DevRel professional. They dig into the enduring value of certifications in the age of AI, the origin story of the vBrownBag podcast ("nerd show and tell"), and how wearing 18 hats across competing vendor communities is actually a feature, not a bug. Equal parts therapy, smoke jumping, and a game of Clue, Chris's career arc is a testament to curiosity, community, and the surprising power of asking dumb questions in a room full of experts. IBM is a RedMonk client, but this episode is independent and unsponsored. Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/from-data-center-crawler-to-devrel-with-chris-williams Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 04:12 The Value of Certifications in Tech 10:23 The Evolution of Learning and Upskilling 12:46 DevRel Journey and Community Engagement 15:53 AWS Hero Program and Community Impact 21:44 Navigating Multiple Roles in Tech 23:38 Navigating Career Transitions 28:20 The Role of a Cloud Therapist 32:56 Consulting: The Thrill of New Challenges

    42 min

  6. Apr 16

    Beyond the Hypervisor: Developing with Ubuntu on VCF

    Infrastructure gets written off as table stakes, but if you've actually shipped software, you know how much pain comes from the friction between layers of the stack. In this RedMonk Conversation, Rachel Stephens sits down with Jay Thontakudi, Principal Product Marketing Manager at Broadcom, to dig into why the partnership between VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Canonical is more than "Linux runs on VMware." The conversation gets at a problem most enterprises quietly live with: developers build on Ubuntu, then watch their code land on a different Linux distribution in staging and production. Jay and Rachel talk through what it means to close that gap, and why treating the hypervisor and the OS as one supported thing rather than two vendors pointing fingers is as much a security story as it is a developer experience one. For additional information please visit: - https://vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/vmware-cloud-foundation - https://canonical.com This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by VMware by Broadcom. Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/ubuntu-on-vcf/ Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:06 - What is VCF? 03:55 - The Broadcom & Canonical Partnership 05:58 - Why Ubuntu? Bridging the Dev-to-Production Disconnect 08:18 - Security & Stability: A Unified Stack and Support Model 10:12 - Why Developer Experience is Security 11:21 - VMware's Open Source Strategy 15:24 - Conclusion & Upcoming Technical Deep Dive

    16 min

  7. Apr 7

    "Absolute AI Maximalist" Adam Jacob on Building Software That Builds Software

    Stephen O'Grady sits down with Adam Jacob, CEO and Co-Founder of System Initiative, for a candid conversation about what it actually feels like to build software in the age of AI agents. Adam describes his team's decision to go "absolute AI maximalist," letting a five-person crew produce 150,000 lines of TypeScript that no human has fully read, and why that experience broke every assumption he had about estimation, trust, risk, and team dynamics. The two trace the emergence of three distinct camps in the developer world: skeptics, cautious adopters still treating AI as fancy autocomplete, and a growing third group who are no longer writing the software they ship but instead building the systems that build it. Adam argues the shift is less about cost reduction than raw velocity—an orders-of-magnitude increase in pressure that will burst every existing process, compliance framework, and social norm in software development. Along the way, they explore why the old practice of user acceptance testing is suddenly relevant again, why domain-driven design matters more than ever when you can't read every line of code, and why the magnitude of this transition may rival the transistor. Adam closes with practical career advice for engineers: learn software architecture, study systems design, and start building agents at home, because the people who understand how to construct the machine that constructs the software will define the next era. Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/adam-jacob-ai-maximalist Chapters 00:00 Introduction to AI and Reality 01:42 Adam's Journey with AI 05:19 The Shift to AI Maximalism 09:49 The Three Camps of AI Users 12:41 Building Software with AI 19:23 Implications of AI on Software Development 23:52 Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Software Development 29:38 The Impact of AI on Software Engineering 35:15 The Infinite Demand for Software 43:41 Career Advice for Aspiring Engineers

    50 min

  8. Apr 3

    Sovereignty Meets Simplicity for VMware by Broadcom at KubeCon EU 2026 w Timmy Carr & Himanshu Singh

    At KubeCon EU 2026 in Amsterdam, James Governor sits down with VMware by Broadcom's Timmy Carr and Himanshu Singh to unpack how VMware is tackling two of the biggest challenges facing European enterprises today: complexity and sovereignty. The conversation explores how VCF and VKS are designed to simplify Kubernetes adoption for IT and platform teams, offering a fully declarative API that unifies the management of VMs, containers, and AI workloads under one consistent operational model. The discussion then turns to digital sovereignty, where Timmy and Himanshu explain how VCF's flexible deployment options—from on-prem data centers to sovereign cloud providers—help organizations keep data and workloads within regulatory boundaries. They also dig into VMware's ecosystem strategy, emphasizing CNCF-certified compatibility and recent validations with partners aimed at ensuring VKS can serve as a drop-in replacement for any Kubernetes runtime. This RedMonk conversation is sponsored by VMware by Broadcom. Show notes: https://redmonk.com/videos/sovereignty-meets-simplicity-for-vmware-by-broadcom-at-kubecon-eu-2026 Chapters: 00:00 Introductions from KubeCon EU Amsterdam 00:47 Cloud-Native Complexity Needs Simplification 01:44 VCF and VKS Simplify Kubernetes 04:04 Declarative APIs for Platform Teams 05:21 Digital Sovereignty in Europe Today 05:55 Deploying VCF for Sovereign Clouds 07:47 Private AI, Security, and Compliance 09:36 Building the Partner Ecosystem 10:05 Bring Your Own CNI 12:09 Validations with F5, Tigera, Kong 14:16 Drop-In Kubernetes Runtime Replacement 14:45 Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts

    16 min
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Join the developer-focused industry analysts at RedMonk as they discuss news and trends in the software space with leaders and practicioners in cloud, AI, IaC, security, DevOps, developer relations, observability, data, and more. Can't get enough of the Monks? Visit the RedMonk YouTube channel or check out our research at RedMonk.com. You can also follow RedMonk on Bluesky, Twitter (X), and LinkedIn. Meet RedMonk's AnalystsJames Governor, Principal Analyst & Co-founder @monkchips, LinkedIn, Blog Stephen O'Grady, Principal Analyst & Co-founder @sogrady, LinkedIn, Blog Rachel Stephens, Research Director @rstephensme, LinkedIn, Blog Kate Holterhoff, Senior Industry Analyst @KateHolterhoff, LinkedIn, Blog

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  • Creator
    RedMonk
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    195
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 RedMonk

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