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Divya Mohan of SUSE discusses her role in in the open source community, highlighting the significance of documentation in software development, drawing from her experiences in the Kubernetes SIG Documentation group and her previous roles. The discussion spans topics like the impact of poorly documented code, the challenges of maintaining comprehensive documentation in open source projects, and advice for fledgling project maintainers. Divya shares her enthusiasm for WebAssembly and its potential to revolutionize software development through inclusivity and standardization, challenging the traditional write-once-run-anywhere paradigm. We conclude with insights on the formation and mission of the Bytecode Alliance and the future prospects of WebAssembly.   00:00 Introduction 01:26 Role and Responsibilities at SUSE 04:25 Importance of Documentation 08:19 Challenges in Documentation and Code Commenting 12:21 Single Maintainer Projects and Documentation Advice 14:47 Challenges in Maintaining Documentation 17:53 Introduction to Bytecode Alliance 18:12 WebAssembly: Beyond the Web 19:00 The Role of Standards in WebAssembly 21:55 The Future of WebAssembly 28:34 Conclusion and Final Thoughts   Guest: Divya Mohan is a Senior Technical Evangelist at SUSE, where she contributes to Rancher’s cloud native open source projects. She co-chairs the documentation for the Kubernetes & LitmusChaos projects & has previously worked extensively in the systems engineering space during her tenure with HSBC & IGate Global Solutions Pvt Ltd. A co-creator of the KCNA exam & a CNCF ambassador, she is invested in making technical communities & technologies more accessible & inclusive.

In this episode, we dive into Codium, an AI-powered coding platform designed to assist developers throughout the software development lifecycle, especially in testing, code review, and documentation. Dedy Kredo, one of Codium's co-founders, explains the unique features and benefits of the platform, comparing it to other tools like GitHub Copilot. The discussion also touches on Codium's adaptability for test-driven development and its flexible deployment options, highlighting the importance of security and configuration. Additionally, the significance of the Intel Ignite startup program and the impact of AI hype on Codium's rapid growth are discussed. Listeners will gain insights into Codium's open-core model and open-source projects, including the Alpha Codium research project. 00:00 Introduction 00:13 What is Codium? 01:35 Comparison with Other AI Coding Tools 03:01 Test-Driven Development and Codium 05:40 Customization and Configuration 08:17 Deployment Options and Security 11:11 Intel Ignite Program Experience 13:45 Impact of AI Hype on Business 17:02 AI-Assisted Development and Semi-Automation 17:43 Improving Code Quality and Productivity 18:33 Challenges and Opportunities in AI for Software Development 20:27 Adopting AI Tools in Development Teams 24:07 Open Source Projects and Community Engagement 28:11 Conclusion and Future Prospects Guest: Dedy Kredo is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of CodiumAI, leading the product and engineering teams to empower developers to build software faster and more accurately through the use of artificial and human intelligence. Before founding CodiumAI, he served as VP of Customer Facing Data Science at Explorium, where he built and led a talented data science team and played a key role in the company's growth from seed to series C. Previously, he was the founder of an online marketing startup, growing it from a bootstrapped venture to millions in revenue. Before that, he spent seven years in Colorado and California as a product line manager at VMware's management business unit. During this time, he worked closely with Fortune 500 companies and successfully launched several new products to market.

We had a fun chat with Abdel Sghiouar of Google about his work in the Kubernetes world, being a cloud native road warrior, and his thoughts on where the ecosystem goes from here. Abdel shares his transition from a data center role at Google to consulting and finally into developer relations, emphasizing the importance of in-person interactions and learning from community engagements. He reflects on Kubernetes' evolution, its application beyond traditional computing environments, and the shift towards more developer-friendly infrastructure management tools. We also explore the cultural and technological shifts within the tech community, stressing the perpetual relevance of foundational computing skills, the potential of emerging technologies like WASM, and the critical nature of security in development practices.  00:00 Welcome and Intro 01:45 From Data Centers to Kubernetes 04:25 The Evolution and Impact of Kubernetes 07:40 Navigating the Kubernetes Ecosystem and Community Growth 13:52 Addressing the Complexity of Kubernetes for Newcomers 15:20 Fundamentals to Cloud Transition 17:29 The Never-Ending Journey of Learning and Adaptation 20:49 The Future of Tech: Kubernetes, AI, and Beyond 24:51 The Simplicity Behind Complex Tech Solutions 26:19 Looking Ahead Guest: Abdel Sghiouar is a Cloud Developer Advocate @Google Cloud. His focus areas are GKE/Kubernetes, Service Mesh and Serverless. Abdel started his career in datacenters and infrastructure in Morocco before moving to Google's largest EU datacenter in Belgium. Then in Sweden he joined Google Cloud Professional Services and spent 5 years working with Google Cloud customers on architecting and designing large scale distributed systems before turning to advocacy and community work. You can follow him at @boredabdel.  

Niki Manoledaki and Stephanie Hingtgen from Grafana discuss their open source community roles and contributions toward environmental sustainability. Niki serves as a co-chair of the Green Reviews Working Group within the CNCF Environmental Sustainability Technical Advisory Group, focusing on promoting energy and carbon efficiency. Stephanie works on both the open source Grafana project and Grafana Cloud, emphasizing the value of contributing to open source. We discuss the importance of energy consumption metrics in technology, the use of Kubernetes for event-driven auto-scaling through KEDA, and efforts to enhance operational and environmental efficiency. Niki and Stephanie share insights on scaling applications, the relationship between cost reduction and environmental sustainability, and introduce several projects like Karpenter and Kepler. 00:00 Introduction to Grafana's Community Engagement 01:40 Exploring Environmental Sustainability in Tech 04:30 Diving into Open Source Contributions and Projects 05:26 Scaling and Autoscaling: Insights and Challenges 12:56 Cost vs. Environmental Sustainability 19:06 Personal Journeys into Open Source Software 21:24 Closing Thoughts on Open Source and Sustainability Resources How Grafana Labs switched to Karpenter to reduce costs and complexities in Amazon EKS Guests Niki Manoledaki is a software engineer, environmental sustainability advocate, keynote speaker, meetup organiser, and community facilitator. She advocates for environmental sustainability in the CNCF as a Lead of the CNCF Environmental Sustainability TAG where she co-chairs the Green Reviews WG. Stephanie Hingtgen is a Senior Software Engineer II at Grafana Labs. As a member of the Grafana as a Service team, her focus has been on orchestrating thousands of Grafana instances in Kubernetes for Grafana Cloud. Her previous experience includes developing a private cloud platform to provision Kubernetes resources for engineers at Comcast.

We spoke with Jimmy Zelinskie, Co-founder of AuthZed, about his significant history in the cloud native ecosystem and open source community. We learn about his start writing BitTorrent software in college and his eventual startups including AuthZed, which develops SpiceDB. SpiceDB, inspired by Google's internal Zanzibar system, aims to democratize complex authorization solutions for various applications. The discussion also covers the evolution of Kubernetes, the role of open source in fostering innovation, and the significance of community collaboration in addressing common challenges in authorization and secure system design. Jimmy's experience showcases the benefits of open source for solving intricate problems and his commitment to making sophisticated technology accessible to a broader audience. 00:00 Introduction 00:14 The Buzz of KubeCon 00:50 Introducing Jimmy: From BitTorrent to Kubernetes Pioneer 03:41 The Journey of SpiceDB: From Concept to Adoption 06:43 Navigating the Authorization Ecosystem 11:55 The Future of Authorization: Innovations and Roadmap 14:32 Personal Insights: Open Source Journey and Product Management 19:08 KubeCon Highlights and Kubernetes API Proxy Announcement   Guest: Jimmy Zelinskie is a software engineer and product leader with the goal of empowering the world through the democratization of software through open source development. He's currently the CPO and cofounder of authzed where he's focused on bringing hyperscaler best-practices in authorization software to the industry at large. At CoreOS, he helped pioneer the cloud-native ecosystem by starting and contributing to many of its foundational open source projects. After being acquired by Red Hat, his focus shifted to the enablement and adoption of cloud-native technologies by mature enterprise stakeholders. To this day, he still contributes to cloud-native ecosystem by building the future on top of these technologies and maintaining standards such as Open Container Initiative (OCI).

We explore the importance of good user experience (UX) in open source software with Máirín "Mo" Duffy from Red Hat. Sharing her journey from an OG Linux contributor to her studies in Human-Computer Interaction, Moe highlights how her academic and professional path has been shaped by the intent to make open source software more accessible and user-friendly. She shares the unique challenges of integrating UX practices into open source development, the relationship between software developers and UX designers, and the impact of UX on software usability and adoption. Moe discusses her work on Podman Desktop, a tool aimed at simplifying Kubernetes environments for developers, and emphasizes the significance of education and accessibility in open source tools for the next generation of developers. The conversation also touches on the potential roles and benefits of AI in enhancing UX and solving human-centric problems within technology. 00:00 Welcome to KubeCon Fishbowl: A Dive into UX in Open Source 01:06 The Journey from Linux Enthusiast to UX Pioneer 04:20 Embracing Open Source Tools for Accessible Design 05:57 The Unique Challenges of UX Design in Open Source 08:57 Podman Desktop: Bridging Developers and Kubernetes 15:33 Exploring the Impact of Cloud Native Training on New Graduates 16:29 The Power of UX in Open Source Development 17:47 Practical Steps to Start in UX Design 20:28 The Role of UX in Software Development and Adoption 26:17 Leveraging AI for UX Design and Beyond Guest: Máirín "Mo" Duffy is a Sr. Principal Interaction Designer at Red Hat. A recipient of the O’Reilly Open Source Award, Máirín has over 15 years of expertise in UX & design working upstream in FLOSS communities. Her portfolio is wide-ranging, from OS management tools; to OS infra UIs; to the cloud-based medical image processing project, ChRIS; to the developer-oriented Podman Desktop. She has an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction and a B.S. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Stephen Augustus, Head of Open Source at Cisco, and Liz Rice, Chief Open Source Officer at Isovalent, discuss Cisco's acquisition of Isovalent, which has closed since recording, bringing together two teams with long-standing expertise in open source cloud native technologies, observability, and security. The two share their excitement about working together, emphasizing the alignment of Isovalent with Cisco's security division and the potential enhancements this acquisition brings to open source projects like Cilium and eBPF. They explore the implications for the open source community, and the continuous investment and development in these projects under Cisco's umbrella. We discuss the ways this merger could innovate security practices, enhance infrastructure observability, and leverage AI for more intelligent networking solutions. 00:00 Welcome and Introduction 00:22 Cisco's Acquisition of Isovalent 00:53 The Excitement and Potential of the Acquisition 02:14 Strategic Alignment and Future Vision 04:03 Open Source Commitment and Community Impact 06:53 The Road Ahead: Integration and Innovation 19:49 Exploring AI and Future Technologies at Cisco 26:03 Reflections and Closing Thoughts Resources: Cilium, eBPF and Beyond | Open at Intel (podbean.com) The Art of Open Source: A Conversation with Stephen Augustus | Open at Intel (podbean.com) Guests: Liz Rice is Chief Open Source Officer with eBPF specialists Isovalent, creators of the Cilium cloud native networking, security and observability project. She was Chair of the CNCF’s Technical Oversight Committee in 2019-2022, and Co-Chair of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in 2018. She is also the author of Container Security, published by O’Reilly. She has a wealth of software development, team, and product management experience from working on network protocols and distributed systems, and in digital technology sectors such as VOD, music, and VoIP. When not writing code, or talking about it, Liz loves riding bikes in places with better weather than her native London, competing in virtual races on Zwift, and making music under the pseudonym Insider Nine. Stephen Augustus is a Black engineering director and leader in open source communities. He is the Head of Open Source at Cisco, working within the Strategy, Incubation, & Applications (SIA) organization. For Kubernetes, he has co-founded transformational elements of the project, including the KEP (Kubernetes Enhancements Proposal) process, the Release Engineering subproject, and Working Group Naming. Stephen has also previously served as a chair for both SIG PM and SIG Azure. He continues his work in Kubernetes as a Steering Committee member and a Chair for SIG Release. Across the wider LF (Linux Foundation) ecosystem, Stephen has the pleasure of serving as a member of the OpenSSF Governing Board and the OpenAPI Initiative Business Governing Board. Previously, he was a TODO Group Steering Committee member, a CNCF (Cloud Native Computing Foundation) TAG Contributor Strategy Chair, and one of the Program Chairs for KubeCon / CloudNativeCon, the cloud native community’s flagship conference. He is a maintainer for the Scorecard and Dex projects, and a prolific contributor to CNCF projects, amongst the top 40 (as of writing) code/content committers, all-time. In 2020, Stephen co-founded the Inclusive Naming Initiative, a cross-industry group dedicated to helping projects and companies make consistent, responsible choices to remove harmful language across codebases, standards, and documentation. He has previously held positions at VMware (via Heptio), Red Hat, and CoreOS. Stephen is based in New York City.  

We talked to Roman Yegorov, Director of Solution Engineering at Granulate, now a part of Intel. Roman discusses Granulate's role in Intel's strategy to monetize software through acquisitions aimed at enhancing its software portfolio with a focus on AI/ML and performance optimization. He highlights Granulate's expertise in improving application performance across platforms and their open source profiler, gProfiler, which aids developers in optimizing code efficiency. Roman shares insights into the potential environmental benefits of optimized coding, and the future goals of expanding educational resources on code profiling. Additionally, Roman recounts his career transition from networking to software and emphasizes the importance of fun and engagement in technical training. The conversation concludes with an emphasis on Granulate's holistic solutions for VMs, Kubernetes, and big data, encouraging community participation and contributions to their projects. 00:28 The Intel Acquisition: Granulate's New Chapter 01:18 Granulate's Performance Improvement Mission 01:45 Open Source and Community Engagement at KubeCon 02:48 The Evolution of GProfiler 04:53 Future Plans and Environmental Impact 08:32 From Networking to Software 10:02 The Art of Technical Training and Keeping It Fun 14:38 Explaining Gprofiler with Legos 17:34 Granulate's Holistic Solution and Community Invitation

Dawn Foster, Director of Data Science for the CHAOSS Project, joins us to discuss the pressing issue of open source project health and sustainability.  Dawn offers a look into the CHAOSS Project, aimed at improving open source project health through analytics and metrics. She emphasizes the importance of community participation, the challenges of maintaining project health, especially in the face of single organization dominance, and the issue of contributor sustainability. Dawn also touches on her academic research on the Linux kernel, exploring communication and collaboration within the project. The conversation underlines the significance of strategic contributor engagement from businesses to ensure the longevity and success of open source projects that are vital to their operations. 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Open Source and Data Science 02:25 the CHAOSS Project 03:22 Identifying and Addressing Project Health Red Flags 05:33 The Elephant Problem: Navigating Single Organization Dominance 09:32 CHAOSS Project Tools: Augur and GrimoireLab 12:56 The Importance of Data and Privacy in Open Source Communities 13:55 Insights from Research on the Linux Kernel Collaboration 21:24 The Future of Open Source: Sustainability and Viability 27:47 Closing Thoughts on Contributor Sustainability Resources: Home - CHAOSS Guest: Dr. Dawn Foster works as the Director of Data Science for CHAOSS where she is also a board member / maintainer. She is co-chair of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy and an OpenUK board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and Intel with expertise in community, strategy, governance, metrics, and more. She has spoken at over 100 industry events and has a BS in computer science, an MBA, and a PhD. In her spare time she enjoys reading science fiction, running, and traveling.

In our conversation at KubeCon in Paris, Jonah Kowall of Aiven discusses his extensive background in observability, his role at Aiven overseeing product management, and his active involvement in open source projects such as Jaeger, OpenSearch, and OpenTelemetry. We also touch on software licensing and Redis's shift to proprietary software. We explore the challenges of maintaining project sustainability, attracting new contributors, and the importance of cross-project collaboration within the open source community. The discussion encapsulates the vibrant dynamics of open source development, the evolving landscape of observability tools, and underscores the collective endeavor to foster innovation and sustainability in this space.   00:00 Introduction 01:19 Deep Dive into Jaeger: The Observability Tool 02:21 Exploring OpenSearch and Its Ecosystem 03:27 The Impact of Licensing Changes on Open Source 06:20 The Challenge of Sustaining Open Source Projects 09:36 Fostering New Contributors and Community Engagement 12:30 Observability Trends and the Future of Open Source 19:25 Enhancing Collaboration in the Open Source Ecosystem 20:55 Final Thoughts and Advice for Aspiring Contributors   Resources: Jaeger: open source, distributed tracing platform (jaegertracing.io) OpenTelemetry OpenSearch Guest: Jonah Kowall, computer scientist and open-source contributor to OpenSearch, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry. A technical leader across startups to large enterprises specialized in operations, security, and performance. Led Gartner research on monitoring. Product leadership at AppDynamics, Cisco (post-acquisition), Kentik, Logz.io, and is current the head of product management at Aiven building tomorrow’s open source data platform for everyone.