What the Dev?

SD Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein and Barun Singh of tech talent company Andela discuss the impact of AI on nurturing future developers. Singh emphasizes that while AI automates coding basics, core knowledge and critical thinking are still essential. He highlights the importance of code review, planning, and security, which require senior experience. Singh believes colleges should focus on...

In this episode, David Rubinstein talks with Craig Kerstiens, Snowflake's Director of Software Engineering on Postgres, about the enduring popularity of Postgres, a 30-year-old database technology, due to its reliability and recent innovations like JSON support and vector store databases. He highlighted the challenge of integrating operational (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) data for AI applicat...

Dave Rubinstein and Jonathan Macoskey discuss the limitations of current AI models in understanding context, particularly in enterprise settings. Macoskey explains that while language models have improved with internet connectivity, they still struggle with outdated information and proprietary data. He highlights Lovelace's context engine, which integrates data from various sources into a kno...

Dave Rubinstein, Editor in Chief of SD Times, discusses with Kumar Vikesh, Senior Product Owner at Progress Data Direct, the challenges of REST connectivity and the introduction of an AI-driven solution to automate the creation of model files for the Autonomous REST Connector. Progress Data Direct offers a standard connectivity platform with over 60 connectors and 100 data sources. The new AI-driv...

Dave discusses real-time voice AI with Mike Pappas, CEO of Modulate. Pappas explains that voice AI involves three key technologies: speech-to-text, language models, and text-to-speech. This technology is valuable in detecting fraud, ensuring policy adherence, and routing calls efficiently. 

In this episode, Dave speaks with John D'Emic, cofounder and CTO at Revenium, about the challenges organizations face in managing costs and ROI of agentic AI initiatives. John explains that the transition from pre-production to production often reveals gaps in economic visibility, leading to "agent debt" due to unanticipated costs from API calls and tool usage. 

In this episode with Dave Rubinstein, Cameron Etezadi, CTO of LaunchDarkly, discussed the challenges and misconceptions around Vibe coding. He highlighted that while code production has sped up, confidence in the quality of the code has decreased, with 91% of customers being less confident.  He noted that 94% of customers are shipping more code but struggle with validation and quality. He noted th...

This week, Dave discusses the issue of Zoom calls freezing despite good Wi-Fi with Shafi Khan, Principal Engineer at Cable Labs. Khan explains that the problem arises from a lack of bi-directional communication between applications and networks. Shafi introduces the  Quality by Design framework based on intent-based APIs, which allows for real-time telemetry and end-to-end metrics. He explains the...

In this episode, Dave Rubinstein speaks with Jaya Baloo, founder, COO and CISO at cybersecurity provider AISLE, about the implications of AI models like Anthropic's Mythos, which can discover and exploit vulnerabilities. The conversation touches on the existing challenges defenders face in keeping up with the volume of vulnerabilities, suggesting that AI has not made the situation worse but r...

In this episode, Dave Rubinstein, editor-in-chief of SD Times, sits down with  Karthik Sj, General Manager of AI at LogicMonitor, to discuss the challenges and progress of AI in enterprise production. Among the topics discussed are: * The rapid advancements in AI, particularly in code generation and self-healing * Emphasizing the importance of context engineering and agent execution engines * Reco...

In this episode, Dave speaks with Mike Sirchuk, president, founder and CEO of Swa Technology, about providing organizations with multiple AI models to choose from, and bringing those tools to where people work today, such as in Slack teams, text messaging and Zoom, to name a few. The Swa platform also enables companies to build the security layer to manage who has access to what model.

In this episode, Dave talks with Kenneth Ziegler, CEO of Leapwork, about the findings of a survey on AI in testing, revealing that while 88% of companies are developing agentic software, only 13% are using AI for testing. He highlighted that 59-60% of testing remains manual, presenting an opportunity for AI to streamline processes. Ziegler emphasized the importance of speed, ease, and quality in A...

In this episode, SD Times editor-in-chief Dave Rubinstein speaks with Adam Seligman, CTO at Workato, about MCP and  what Adam is calling AI strategy heartburn. Seligman compares the current AI adoption to overeating at a buffet, emphasizing the need for a healthy approach to AI. He explains the magic of AI when it works but also its tendency to hallucinate or provide incorrect answers, likening it...

Traditional AppSec tools were created with the assumption that humans wrote code and security reviewed it afterward. But when AI generates code continuously and autonomously, at a speed no traditional security process can keep up with, vulnerabilities spread long before a scanner ever runs. Risk is compounding while security struggles to catch up.   In this episode, Dave Rubinstein speaks with Era...

In this episode, Dave speaks with Derek Holt, CEO at digital.ai, to discuss how AI should be used in testing to give organizations the most value. In this podcast, they talk about: -- How AI pays off when it handles pattern-heavy, low-judgment work -- How fully autonomous, “one-click” QA has issues -- What organizations can do to get started using AI in software testing

In this episode, Dave interviews Sydnee Mayers, product lead at Cribl, about the skills developers need to thrive in 2026. They discuss: How the development role is changing The specific skills developers need going forward How organizations should handle the speed at which things are changing

In this episode, Jenna interviews Adi Polak, director of advocacy and developer experience engineering at Confluent, about why developers need to embrace a head chef mindset when working with AI agents. They discuss: What it means to adopt a "head chef" mindset The mental shifts needed to work this way What role data streaming plays in enabling this

In this episode, Jenna interviews Vic Chynoweth, CEO of Tempo Software, about how the company predicts that this year software development teams will begin challenging the rising complexity in their dev environments. They discuss: Why teams are shifting from executing work to questioning why it exists What's driving rising complexity How SPM can help manage complexity

In this episode, Jenna interviews Jeff Malnick, GM of developer and AI at 1Password, about the open source agent platform OpenClaw and some of the security concerns that have been raised about it. They discuss: What OpenClaw is The security issues that could result from using it Steps to take to reduce risk when experimenting with it  Here are a few blog posts from 1Password mentioned in the episo...

In this episode, Dave interviews John Dickerson, CEO of Mozilla.ai, about the current state of open AI models. They discuss:  The challenges of bringing open AI models to the community How government regulations could potentially impact open-source AI The importance of transparency of models that are being deployed in production

In this episode, Dave interviews Sara Gutierrez, chief science officer at SHL, about the evolving skills needed in an AI-driven workforce. They discuss:  Why in 2026 it's important to have foresight to notice things before disruption hits AI as an enabler for talent decisions Using small experiments to guide larger decisions

In this episode, we share a webinar hosted by Progress about data and AI readiness.  Here is the webinar description: In today’s business landscape, data is your most powerful asset, but only if it’s accessible, digestible and ready for implementation. Progress recently surveyed enterprise leaders to understand the state of data readiness, uncovering critical insights across four key areas. In thi...

In this episode, Dave interviews Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder of Chainguard, about what happens when open source projects are abandoned. They discuss: How to figure out if a project has been abandoned The role of companies in sponsoring open source projects How foundations play a role in maintaining projects

Dave Rubinstein was recently a guest on Torc's Guidance Counselor 2.0 live stream, and we're sharing that conversation with you here.  Listen in to this special episode to learn about how community and mentorship are more important than ever as AI adoption continues. 

In this episode, Jenna interviews Woodson Martin, CEO of OutSystems, about how AI only really assists with a portion of the software development life cycle. They discuss: The areas that will still require a human touch The evolution of the developer role and how success should be measured differently The bottlenecks that still exist even with AI-assisted coding