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Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers

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Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at the professional software developer. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast. SE Radio covers all topics software engineering. Episodes are either tutorials on a specific topic, or an interview with a well-known character from the software engineering world. All SE Radio episodes are original content — we do not record conferences or talks given in other venues. Each episode comprises two speakers to ensure a lively listening experience. SE Radio is brought to you by the IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine.

#618

SE Radio 613: Shachar Binyamin on GraphQL Security

<a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/shacharbinyamin/">Shachar Binyamin</a>, CEO and co-founder of Inigo, joins host Priyanka Raghavan to discuss GraphQL security. They begin with a look at the state of adoption of GraphQL and why it's so popular. From there, they consider why GraphQL security is important as they take a deep dive into a range of known security issues that have been exploited in GraphQL, including authentication, authorization, and denial of service attacks with references from the OWASP Top 10 API Security Risks. They discuss some mitigation strategies and methodologies for solving GraphQL security problems, and the show ends with discussion of Inigo and Shachar's top three recommendations for building safe GraphQL applications. Brought to you by IEEE Software and IEEE Computer Society. ... Read more

24 Apr 2024

56 MINS

56:17

24 Apr 2024

#617

SE Radio 612: Eyal Solomon on API Consumption Management

Eyal Solomon, CEO and co-founder of <a href= "https://www.lunar.dev/">Lunar.dev</a>, joins SE Radio’s <a href= "https://se-radio.net/team/kanchan-shringi/">Kanchan Shringi</a> for a discussion on tooling for API consumption management. The episode starts by examining why API consumption management is an increasingly important topic, and how existing tooling on the provider side can be inadequate for client-side issues. Eyal talks in detail about issues that are unique to API consumers, before taking a deep dive into the evolution of middleware built by teams and companies to address these issues and the gaps. Finally they consider how Lunar.dev seeks to solve these issues, as well as Eyal's vision of lunar.dev as a open source platform. This episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://workos.com/?utm_source=seradio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=q12024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WorkOS</a>. ... Read more

16 Apr 2024

53 MINS

53:30

16 Apr 2024

#616

SE Radio 611: Ines Montani on Natural Language Processing

Ines Montani, co-founder and CEO of Explosion, speaks with host [Jeremy Jung] (../../team/jeremy-jung/) about solving problems using natural language processing (NLP). They cover generative vs predictive tasks, creating a pipeline and breaking down problems, labeling examples for training, fine-tuning models, using LLMs to label data and build prototypes, and the spaCy NLP library. ... Read more

09 Apr 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:32

09 Apr 2024

#615

SE Radio 610: Phillip Carter on Observability for Large Language Models

Phillip Carter, Principal Product Manager at Honeycomb and open source software developer, talks with host [Giovanni Asproni] (../../../team/giovanni-asproni/) about observability for large language models (LLMs). The episode explores similarities and differences for observability with LLMs versus more conventional systems. Key topics include: how observability helps in testing parts of LLMs that aren't amenable to automated unit or integration testing; using observability to develop and refine the functionality provided by the LLM (observability-driven development); using observability to debug LLMs; and the importance of incremental development and delivery for LLMs and how observability facilitates both. Phillip also offers suggestions on how to get started with implementing observability for LLMs, as well as an overview of some of the technology's current limitations. <a href= "https://workos.com/?utm_source=seradio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=q12024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This episode is sponsored by WorkOS</a>. ... Read more

03 Apr 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:06

03 Apr 2024

#614

SE Radio 603: Rishi Singh on Using GenAI for Test Code Generation

Rishi Singh, founder and CEO at Sapient.ai, speaks with SE radio’s <a href= "../../team/kanchan-shringi/">Kanchan Shringi</a> about using generative AI to help developers automate test code generation. They start by identifying key problems that developers are looking for in an automated test-generation solution. The discussion explores the capabilities and limitations of today’s large language models in achieving that goal, and then delves into how Sapient.ai has built wrappers around LLMs in an effort to improve the quality of the generated tests. Rishi also suggests how to validate the generated tests and outlines his vision of the future for this rapidly evolving area. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. This episode is sponsored by WorkOS. ... Read more

01 Apr 2024

49 MINS

49:02

01 Apr 2024

#613

SE Radio 609: Hyrum Wright on Software Engineering at Google

Hyrum Wright, Senior Staff Engineer at Google, discusses the book he co-edited, “Software Engineering at Google,” with host [Gregory M. Kapfhammer] (../team/gregory-kapfhammer/) . Wright describes the professional and technical best practices adopted by the software engineers at Google. The wide-ranging conversation investigates an array of topics, including measuring engineering productivity and writing effective test cases. <a href= "https://developer.algorand.org/algokit/?utm_source=seradio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=algokit&utm_content=download&utm_term=web2_devs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This episode is sponsored by the Algorand Foundation</a>. ... Read more

28 Mar 2024

56 MINS

56:48

28 Mar 2024

#612

SE Radio 608: Lane Wagner on Revisiting the Go Language

Lane Wagner of Boot.dev speaks with host [Philip Winston] (../team/philip-winston) about Go, the programming language that's popular for web, cloud, devops, networking, and other types of development. In addition to discussing existing features such as structs, interfaces, concurrency, and error handling, Lane and Philip take a deep look at generics, a recent addition to the language. They also explore the developer experience with Go. ... Read more

20 Mar 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:23

20 Mar 2024

#611

SE Radio 607: John Frandsen on Geospatial Technologies

John Frandsen, Chief Product officer for Elebase, joins host [Jeff Doolittle] (../../team/jeff-doolittle/) for an exploration of geospatial technologies. The conversation begins with a discussion of the history of mapping and global information systems (GIS) technologies. John describes the underlying technologies used in location-aware applications and the ways that developers can incorporate maps in their own applications. The conversation also highlights recent changes and innovations in the space, as well as the challenges and opportunities of incorporating your own data into existing base map providers. This episode is sponsored by <a href= "https://workos.com/?utm_source=seradio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=q12024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WorkOS</a>. ... Read more

12 Mar 2024

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:23

12 Mar 2024

#610

SE Radio 606: Charlie Jones on Third-Party Software Supply Chain Risks

Charlie Jones, Director of Product Management at ReversingLabs and subject matter expert in supply chain security, joins host <a href= "../../../team/priyanka-raghavan/">Priyanka Raghavan</a> to discuss tackling third-party software risks. They begin by defining different types of third-party software risks and then take a deep dive into case studies where third-party components and software have had cascading effects on downstream systems. They consider some frameworks for secure software development that can be used to evaluate third-party software and components – both as a publisher or as a consumer – and end by discussing laws and regulations with final advise from Charlie on how enterprises can tackle third-party software risks. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. <a href= "https://workos.com/?utm_source=seradio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=q12024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">This episode is sponsored by WorkOS</a>. ... Read more

07 Mar 2024

51 MINS

51:29

07 Mar 2024

#609

SE Radio 605: Yingjun Wu on Streaming Databases

Yingjun Wu, founder of RisingWave Labs and previously a software engineer at Amazon Web Services and researcher at IBM Almaden Research Center, speaks with SE Radio host [Brijesh Ammanath] (../../../team/brijesh-ammanath) about streaming databases. After considering the benefits and unique challenges, they delve into the architecture and design patterns of streaming databases, as well as the evolution and security considerations. Yingjun also talks about the future of streaming databases, including the potential impact that Amazon S3 Express One Zone will have on the streaming landscape, and how the unified batch and streaming might evolve in the database world. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. ... Read more

28 Feb 2024

54 MINS

54:09

28 Feb 2024

#608

SE Radio 604: Karl Wiegers and Candase Hokanson on Software Requirements Essentials

Karl Wiegers, Principal Consultant with Process Impact and author of 14 books, and Candase Hokanson, Business Architect and PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner at ArgonDigital, speak with SE Radio host [Gavin Henry] (../../team/gavin-henry/) about software requirements essentials. They explore five different parts of requirements engineering and how you can apply them to any ongoing project. Wiegers and Hokanson describe why requirements constantly change, how you can test that you're meeting them, and why the tools you have at hand are suitable to start straight away. They discuss the need for requirements in every software project and provide recommendations on how to gather, analyze, validate, and manage those requirements. Candase and Karl offer in-depth perspectives on a range of topics, including how to elicit requirements, speak with users, get to the source of the business or user goal, and create requirement sets, models, prototypes, and baselines. Finally, they look at specifications you can use, and how to validate, test, and verify them. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. ... Read more

22 Feb 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:02

22 Feb 2024

#607

SE Radio 602: Nicolas Carlo on Improving Legacy Code

Nicolas Carlo talks with host <a href= "../../team/sam-taggart/">Sam Taggart</a> about Nicolas’s recent book, Legacy Code First Aid Kit. They start by defining legacy code and the general issues that developers face when dealing with it. Nicolas describes some of the tools in his book and provides examples of where he has found them useful. The episode also touches briefly on the role of AI and some other tools Nicolas has discovered since writing the book. This episode sponsored by <a href= "https://workos.com/?utm_source=seradio&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=q12024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WorkOS</a>. ... Read more

07 Feb 2024

52 MINS

52:17

07 Feb 2024

#606

SE Radio 601: Han Yuan on Reorganizations

Han Yuan, an accomplished Chief Product and Technology Officer, joins host <a href= "../../../team/priyanka-raghavan/">Priyanka Raghavan</a> to discuss reorganizations. The conversation starts with a broad discussion of reorganizations and reasons that companies choose to undertake them. They then consider organizational behavior and topics such as Conway's law and the theory of constraints. Han offers some advice on key steps to take when planning for a reorg, including how software teams could organize themselves based on technology, frameworks, or user journeys. The episode ends with some discussion of metrics and lessons learned. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. ... Read more

31 Jan 2024

48 MINS

48:26

31 Jan 2024

#605

SE Radio 600: William Morgan on Kubernetes Sidecars and Service Mesh

William Morgan, founder of the Linkerd service mesh and CEO of Bouyant, joins SE Radio’s <a href= "../../team/robert-blumen/">Robert Blumen</a> for a discussion of sidecars, service mesh, and a forthcoming enhancement to kubernetes to support sidecars natively. The conversation explores the origin of sidecars, sidecars and service mesh, and migrating service mesh to kubernetes. They take a deep dive into some aspects of running service mesh on kubernetes, the difficulties in running a sidecar container in a pod, and Kubernetes Enhancement Proposal (KEP) 753, which is intended to provide better native support for sidecar containers. William also gives some thoughts on the continuing relevance of service mesh. ... Read more

26 Jan 2024

45 MINS

45:31

26 Jan 2024

#604

SE Radio 599: Jason C. McDonald on Quantified Tasks

Jason C. McDonald, author of the book Dead Simple Python, speaks with host <a href= "../../team/sam-taggart/">Samuel Taggart</a> about leveraging quantified tasks to improve estimation, particularly across projects. They discuss the origin of the concept and its relationship with story points, and Jason offers examples to show how quantified tasks can capture nuances in software tasks that are often lost with story points. He also points to the ability to compare them across projects as a major advantage of quantified tasks. Among other topics, they consider also how to use quantified tasks to analyze the stability of a codebase. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. ... Read more

17 Jan 2024

44 MINS

44:32

17 Jan 2024

#603

SE Radio 598: Jonathan Crossland on the AMMERSE Framework

Jonathan Crossland, software architect, author, and business owner, joins host <a href= "../../team/jeff-doolittle/">Jeff Doolittle</a> for a conversation about the AMMERSE framework of design principles. They start by discussing the agile manifesto as a statement of values, and Jonathan shares his perspective based on his experience as a software developer and business owner. They then explore the three layers of the AMMERSE framework and how they help business and engineering leaders to align their values, thereby improving their ability to collaborate and reach common goals. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. ... Read more

11 Jan 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:50

11 Jan 2024

#602

SE Radio 597: Coral Calero Muñoz and Félix García on Green Software

Coral Calero Muñoz and Felix Garcia, professors at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, speak with host <a href= "../../../team/giovanni-asproni/">Giovanni Asproni</a> about green and sustainable software—an approach to software development aimed at creating software systems that consume less energy and produce less CO2 during their entire lifetimes with minimal impact on their functionality and other qualities. The episode starts by describing why green software matters, particularly in the context of global warming, and introducing the key concepts. Continues discussing the current status of the field, in both academia and industry, and finishes with hints and tips that can be readily applied by development teams to make their systems greener. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. ... Read more

08 Jan 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:50

08 Jan 2024

#601

SE Radio 596: Maxim Fateev on Durable Execution with Temporal

Maxim Fateev, the CEO of Temporal, speaks with SE Radio's Philip Winston about how Temporal implements durable execution. They explore concepts including workflows, activities, timers, event histories, signals, and queries. Maxim also compares deployment using self-hosted clusters or the Temporal Cloud. ... Read more

27 Dec 2023