The End of Engineering's Blank Check: Accountability in SW Leadership • Laura Tacho & Charles Humble

Presenters Laura Tacho Charles Humble Source GOTO podcast Navigating the Engineering Frontier: Insights from a Tech Leader 🚀 Welcome, fellow tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the ground shift beneath your feet as you climb the ladder of software engineering leadership? The transition from hands-on coding to strategic decision-making can be a wild ride. Today, we’re diving deep into this journey with insights from Laura Taco, CTO at DX, a company dedicated to developer experience. Laura, with over a decade of experience building developer tools and championing productivity, shares her wisdom on leadership, metrics, and the evolving landscape of tech. 💡 ...

December 5, 2025 · 8 min

GenAI Security: Defending Against Deepfakes and Automated Social Engineering

Presenters Wes Reisz Shuman Ghosemajumder Source InfoQ podcast Navigating the AI Revolution: Trust, Threats, and the Future of Software Development 🚀 The world of technology is buzzing with the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence, but with great power comes great responsibility – and new challenges. As AI rapidly integrates into our lives, understanding its implications for trust, security, and software development is more critical than ever. This blog post synthesizes insights from a recent discussion with AI expert Shuman Majumder, offering a deep dive into the evolving landscape of AI and how we can build a more secure and trustworthy digital future. ...

December 3, 2025 · 6 min

Reliability Engineering Mindset • Alex Ewerlöf & Charity Majors

Presenters Alex Ewerlöf Charity Majors Source GOTO podcast Beyond the Hype: Building Real Reliability with SLOs and Fit Practices 🚀 Ever feel like the dazzling world of SRE and reliability engineering is a bit like a Michelin-starred restaurant menu for most of us? Google, bless their innovative hearts, has given us incredible insights and frameworks. But let’s be honest, for many organizations, trying to replicate their exact approach feels like baking a soufflé without an oven. That’s where Alex’s journey and his book come in, offering a grounded, practical path to building true reliability, one “fit practice” at a time. ...

December 2, 2025 · 8 min

You Know The Hard Thing You Need to Do Next - Here's Why It's Worth Doing Now

Presenters Jonathan Catrell Source Developer Tea podcast The Unavoidable Truth: Embracing the Hard Things for Real Growth 🚀 Hey there, fellow developers! Ever feel that nagging feeling, that thing you know you need to tackle, but just… haven’t? It’s not necessarily that tricky bug in your current sprint, but something bigger, something persistent. You’re not alone! Today, we’re diving deep into why we, as humans and driven professionals, tend to sidestep the tough stuff and how embracing those challenges is the real secret to unlocking our potential. 💡 ...

December 2, 2025 · 5 min

Looking for Root Causes is a False Path: A Conversation with David Blank-Edelman

Presenters Michael Stiefel David Blank-Edelman Source InfoQ podcast Beyond “Did it Break?”: Embracing the Nuances of System Reliability 🚀 Have you ever wondered what it truly takes to build and maintain systems that not only function but thrive? We often talk about systems breaking, but what about proactively making them robust? This is where the fascinating world of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) steps in, offering a perspective that’s both crucial and often overlooked by traditional architectural thinking. ...

December 1, 2025 · 6 min