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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 hitsAI as an enabler for talent decisionsUsing 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 this on-demand webinar, you'll hear David Loshin, Data and Information expert from Knowledge Integrity, Inc., dive deeper into the findings from Progress’ latest report. The report results highlight that while many organizations recognize the potential of AI, data challenges are still a major barrier.   You’ll leave the webinar with key takeaways around topics like these:Data Literacy & Accessibility: Are teams able to find and use the data they need?Business Initiative Support: How well does your data landscape enable innovation and growth?Data Readiness for AI: Is your data prepared to fuel AI and advanced analytics initiatives?Data Governance & Risk Management: Are proper controls in place to facilitate  compliant, trustworthy AI outcomes?You can download the full report here: https://www.progress.com/resources/papers/data-trends 

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 abandonedThe role of companies in sponsoring open source projectsHow 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. 

Woodson Martin, the CEO of OutSystems and a seasoned leader in enterprise software, discusses the complexities of the software development life cycle. He highlights that while AI can expedite coding, many tasks still require a human touch, particularly in system design and collaboration. They explore the evolving role of developers, emphasizing job satisfaction and the need to measure engineering success by impact rather than output. Woodson also shares insights on OutSystems’ platform as a low-code solution that integrates AI and enhances application development.

This episode was originally broadcast in April 2024, and includes discussions that are still relevant to developers today, so we are publishing it again. ---In this episode, SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein discusses how cognitive fatigue is compounding the software productivity problem. His guest is Hans Dockter, CEO at Gradle Inc. and lead at Gradle Open Source Project. 

In this episode, Dave interviews Justin Moon, vice president of Core Product Engineering at BlackBerry QNX, providers of a real-time OS for embedded systems. They discuss:How QNX is working to close the development skills gap for SDVsHow developers manage complexity in vehicle software designsThe commercial challenges for autonomous vehicle hardware

In this episode, Dave interviews Mitchell Johnson, chief product development officer at Sonatype, about the notion of a Hippocratic Oath for developers, where you do no harm to the codebase, and how AI is impacting that.They discuss:The responsibility a developer has to keeping their codebase healthy whenever they add a new featureHow being able to output code faster with AI makes it harder to have visibility into how changes impact downstream systemsHow AI assisted coding may actually slow things down

In this episode, Dave interviews Angie Jones, VP of engineering for AI Tools & Enablement at the financial services company Block.They discuss: How AI is empowering a new wave of developers from non-traditional rolesThe importance of feeding AI models and agents important business contextBlock's coding agent Goose 

In this episode, Dave interviews Dave Protasowski, a member of the steering committee for Knative, about the project's recent graduation from the CNCF. They discuss: An overview of what Knative doesThe history of the project at the CNCFWhat's in store for Knative in the future