Podcasts

Elisabeth Hendrickson on Systems Thinking for Quality Engineering

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Elisabeth Hendrickson about using systems thinking to understanding relationships between problem elements rather than focusing on individual parts, and how quality engineering practices become even more critical in the age of AI where tools can accelerate code production but humans need to remain in charge of verification.

Taming Flaky Tests: Trisha Gee on Developer Productivity and Testing Best Practices

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke with Trisha Gee about the challenges and importance of addressing flaky tests, their impact on developer productivity and morale, best practices for testing, and broader concepts of measuring and improving developer productivity.

Adam Sandman on Generative AI and the Future of Software Testing

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Adam Sandman about how generative AI is transforming software development and testing by automating mundane tasks, enabling faster prototyping, and collapsing traditional roles into broader generalist positions, while also highlighting challenges like increased defects and ethical concerns.

Techniques to Tackle Technical Debt with Dustin Thostenson

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dustin Thostenson about techniques to recognise and tackle technical debt.

Platforms, People and Process for Great Developer Experience

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Daniel Bryant, the News Manager at InfoQ, about engineering culture and developer experience.