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Oct 5, 2021 · 44 min
Modern Data Infrastructure and Tools with Leigh Marie Braswell
The first industrial deployments of machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions were bespoke by definition and often had brittle operating characteristics. Almost no one builds custom databases, web servers, or email clients. Yet technology groups today often consider developing homegrown ML and data solutions in order to solve their unique use cases. Today’s modern data stack is a patchwork of interconnecting tools built to suit a variety of personas that need to interact with the data in notably different ways. In this episode, I speak with Leigh Marie Braswell, an Investor with Founders Fund. We have a wide-ranging discussion about the technology landscape of data and machine learning solutions and the modern enterprise data stack. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Oct 1, 2021 · 47 min
Cybersecurity Threats with Jason Pufahl and Russell Jancewicz
Phishing attacks, malware, and ransomware are just some of the major threats everyone connected to the internet faces. For companies, the stakes are especially high. Setting up a secure infrastructure is difficult. Your adversary only needs to find one flaw to get in. Vancord is a private cybersecurity company, based in Connecticut, that was founded and built by security engineers to specialize in incident resilience and response. In this episode, I interview Jason Pufahl and Russell Jancewicz from Vancord. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 30, 2021 · 49 min
Git Scales for Monorepos with Derrick Stolee
In a version control system, a Monorepo is a version control management strategy in which all your code is contained in one potentially large but complete repository. The monorepo is in stark contrast to an alternative approach in which software teams independently manage microservices or deliver software as libraries to be imported in other projects. The monorepo strategy has been followed by noteworthy companies such as Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. Derrick Stolee is a software engineer working at GitHub. He joins us today to talk about strategies for monorepos and innovations to the way git works in order to better support this style of the repository. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 29, 2021 · 45 min
Faking Data Using Tonic AI with Ian Coe and Adam Kamor
Companies that gather data about their users have an ethical obligation and legal responsibility to protect the personally identifiable information in their dataset. Ideally, developers working on a software application wouldn’t need access to production data. Yet without high-quality example data, many technology groups stumble on avoidable problems. Organizations need a solution to protect privacy while simultaneously preserving aspects of the data which are important. Tonic is automating data synthesis to advance data privacy. Their solution gives your production-like data for development and analytical purposes without compromising on data quality or privacy. In this episode, I interview Tonic’s CEO Ian Coe, and Head of Engineering Adam Kamor. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 28, 2021 · 41 min
DBT: Data Build Tool with Tristan Handy
Applications write data to persistent storage like a database. The most popular database query language is SQL which has many similar dialects. SQL is expressive and powerful for describing what data you want. What you do with that data requires a solution in the form of a data pipeline. Ideally, these analytical workflows can follow similar best practices to those handled in application code. DBT is a transformation workflow that lets teams deploy analytics code following software engineering best practices like modularity, portability, CI/CD, and documentation. Users who know SQL can build production-grade data pipelines. In this episode, I interview Tristan Handy, CEO, and founder of DBT Labs. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 27, 2021 · 44 min
Darklang Deployless Applications with Paul Biggar
The way we write, compile, and run software has continued to evolve since computer programming began. The cloud, serverless, no-code, and CI/CD are all contemporary ideas introduced to help software engineers spend more time on their application and less time on the chores of running it. Darklang is a new way of building serverless backends. It’s a cloud native programming language with several novel features including being not just serverless but deployless as well. In this episode, I interview Paul Biggar, founder and CEO of Dark. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 24, 2021 · 38 min
No Code Process Automation at Axiom with Yaseer Sheriff
Tedious, repetitive tasks are better handled by machines. Unless these tasks truly require human intelligence, repetitive tasks are often good candidates for automation. Implementing process automation can be challenging and technical. Increasingly, engineers are seeking out tools and platforms to facilitate faster, more reliable automation. In this episode I talk to Yaseer Sheriff, Co-Founder and CEO at Axiom about no-code solutions, process automation, and some of the challenges in developing the software powering those services. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 24, 2021 · 41 min
Reimagining Banking at Current with Trevor Marshall
Financial technology or fintech has always been a hot topic. This is increasingly true in recent years as disruptive companies enter the market to give better alternatives and solutions to consumers. Current is focused on creating better financial outcomes. In addition to providing banking services, their app has many tools and reminders to help users learn and execute better money management strategies. In this episode, I interview Trevor Marshall, CTO of Current about starting a fintech company, how banking software is written, and what opportunities exist for disruption. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 22, 2021 · 50 min
Virtual Agents for IT and HR with Dan Turchin
The dream of machines with artificial general intelligence is entirely plausible in the future, yet well beyond the reach of today’s cutting edge technology. However, a virtual agent need not win in Alan Turing’s Imitation Game to be useful. Modern technology can deliver on some of the promises of narrow intelligence for accomplishing specific tasks. PeopleReign has created a virtual agent for IT and HR employee service. This agent’s goal is not to replace a human agent but to augment them by handling some requests and elegantly handing off to a human in other cases. In this episode, I speak with Dan Turchin, CEO of PeopleReign about their virtual agent and the future of work. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 21, 2021 · 42 min
LinearB with Dan Lines
A developer’s core deliverables are individual commits and the pull requests they aggregate into. While the number of lines of code written alone may not be very informative, in total, the code and metadata about the code found in tracking systems present a rich dataset with great promise for analysis and productivity optimization insights. LinearB is a systematic approach to engineering improvement. Their WorkerB Slack Bot connects with teams on an individual level to help with productivity and collaboration. In this episode, I speak with Dan Lines, Co-Founder, and COO. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com Show Notes: LinearB.io Learn more about WorkerB Check out the Dev Interrupted Podcast Save your spot for the INTERACT conference
Sep 20, 2021 · 34 min
Autonomous Driving Infrastructure with Vinoj Kumar
Interest in autonomous vehicles dates back to the 1920s. It wasn’t until the 1980s that the first truly autonomous vehicle prototypes began to appear. The first DARPA Grand Challenge took place in 2004 offering competitors $1 million dollars to complete a 150-mile course through the Mojave desert. The prize was not claimed. Since then, rapid progress has begun in autonomous driving fueled by advances in sensor technology, software, and the hardware which runs it. Infrastructure has become a serious consideration for autonomous vehicle companies. In this episode, I speak with Vinoj Kumar about infrastructure at Cruise, the company helping Walmart do all-electric, self-driving grocery delivery. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 17, 2021 · 55 min
Detecting Money Laundering with Clarence Chio
Money laundering is not a new crime. However, the growth of digital communications has greatly expanded the opportunity for money launderers to find innovative new ways to hide their true intent. Some estimates suggest it could be as high as 2-5% of the world’s GDP. Unit21 is a customizable no-code platform for risk and compliance operations. They offer a simple API and dashboard for detecting and managing money laundering and fraud. Today on the show, I speak with Clearance Chio, co-founder and CTO of Unit21. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 16, 2021 · 47 min
Authorization with Sam Scott
Web applications often have some sort of login system, and once a user creates an account, they have access to features anonymous users can’t see. In time, application designers will often add an admin level of access for special users. This is often a slow trickle of technical debt. Proper execution of a programmatic authorization system requires concepts like roles, resources, departments, and organizations. OSO describes itself as batteries included authorization. It’s an open source library used by companies like Intercom and Wayfair whicseh allows them to manage authorization in a robust and standardized framework without reinventing the wheel. In this episode we speak with Sam Scott, CTO at OSO. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 15, 2021 · 41 min
Earthly and CLI Productivity with Adam Gordon Bell
As developers hone their craft, becoming more productive often means learning utilities and tools at the command line. The right combination of various parsing commands chained together through pipes can enable engineers to quickly and efficiently automate many adhoc data processing tasks. In this episode I speak with Adam Gordon Bell about some of his favorite command line tools. We also discuss his role as a developer advocate for Earthly, a powerful tool for building software in a repeatable and understandable way. Adam is also the host of the Co-Recursive podcast. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 14, 2021 · 48 min
Modern Data Stacks Optimized by Mozart Data with Peter Fishman and Dan Silberman
Modern companies leverage dozens or even hundreds of software solutions to solve specific needs of the business. Organizations need to collect all these disparate data sources into a data warehouse in order to add value. The raw data typically needs transformation before it can be analyzed. In many cases, companies develop homegrown solutions, thus reinventing the wheel and possibly planting deep rooted seeds of technical debt. Mozart Data helps you collect all of your data sources in under an hour. They provide managed data pipelines, data warehousing, and transformation automation. In this episode, I interview CEO Peter Fishman and CTO Dan Silberman about the modern data stack. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 10, 2021 · 48 min
Tetrate: Application Aware Networking with Varun Talwar
An application network is a way to connect applications, data and devices through APIs that expose some or all of their assets and data on the network. That network allows other consumers from other parts of the business to come in and discover and use those assets (mulesoft.com). The company Tetrate provides the tools necessary for a highly efficient application (aware) network. Tetrate helps connect and manage applications across clusters, clouds, and data centers. It supports integrating traditional workloads into your cloud-native application infrastructure, defining access control and editing rights or teams on shared infrastructure, and out of the box conformance with NIST standards for microservices security. In this episode we talk to Varun Talwar, Co-Founder of Tetrate. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 9, 2021 · 48 min
Software Mistakes and Tradeoffs with Tomasz Lelek
A software engineer will make many mistakes on their career journey. In time, engineers learn to make smaller mistakes, recognize them faster, and build with appropriate guardrails. The demands of delivering software in a timely and efficient fashion often demands developers carefully optimize tradeoffs to deliver solutions to the problems at hand. Software Mistakes and Tradeoffs: How to Make Good Programming Decisions is the book by Tomasz Lelek and Jon Skeet. In this episode, we interview Tomasz about his experiences as a software engineer and sample the advice found in this book. Listeners interested in a copy can use the special discount code sedlelek35 at manning.com. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 8, 2021 · 57 min
Distributed Open Source Databases with Jonathan Ellis and Spencer Kimball
By most accounts, the first databases came on line in the 1960s. This class of software has continued to evolve alongside the technology it runs on and the applications it supports. In the early days, databases were typically closed source commercial products. Today, databases run in the cloud on distributed systems. Increasingly, the leading tools are open source yet frequently supported by a related commercial entity offering managed services and white glove support. In this episode, we interview Jonathan Ellis, CTO of DataStax and Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs about the current state of distributed databases and the open source ecosystem. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 7, 2021 · 45 min
Instabase with Anant Bhardwaj
Instabase is a technology platform for building automation solutions. Users deploy it onto their own infrastructure and can leverage the tools offered by the platform to build complex workflows for handling tasks like income verification and claims processing. In this episode we interview Anant Bhardwaj, founder of Instabase. He describes Instabase as an operating system. We explore what he means by that and discuss the types of use cases Instabase powers. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com
Sep 3, 2021 · 43 min
The Tech Radar with Lior Kanfi
The Israeli Tech Radar is an opinionated map of the latest technologies and trends in the Israeli tech industry. Now in its fifth edition, the Tech Radar was built in collaboration with Monday, Wix, Riskified, Netapp, Tabula, and other tech companies. Lior Kanfi is the CEO of Tikal. In this episode, we interview Lior about the Tech Radar as well as his thoughts for addressing the current tech talent shortage. Sponsorship inquiries: sponsor@softwareengineeringdaily.com

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