The Infra Pod

Ian and Tim this time around sat down and talk about their learnings interviewing the great guests we had on this podcast, and picked our favorite moments and learnings. And of course, our own spicy hot takes for 2025!

In this episode of The Infra Pod, Tim and Ian sat down with with Sagar Batchu (CEO of Speakeasy) about APIs and software development. Sagar shares his journey in creating Speakeasy, challenges in API development, market trends, and his unique perspective on the future of QA in the context of rapidly advancing AI technology. A must-listen for anyone involved in the tech and developer tools / API space! 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Guest Introduction: Sagar Batchu 00:22 Founding Speakeasy 01:36 Insights and Catalyst for Building APIs 02:02 Challenges in API Development 03:57 Who Needs to Build an API? 07:09 Speakeasy's Unique API Product 12:11 Customer Journeys and Learnings 18:00 API Design Principles and Success 28:08 Spicy Future: QA's Resurgence 36:22 AI's Impact on APIs 38:33 Closure and Contacts

Ian and Tim sat down with Jonathan Schneider, CEO of Moderne, about large-scale source code refactoring and the journey of starting a company focused on automating this complex task. Jonathan shares insights from his experience at Netflix and discusses the intricacies of automatic refactoring, the importance of maintaining code consistency, and the interplay between deterministic rules and AI tools in managing code migrations. The conversation touches on the applications and challenges of using AI in code refactoring and explores the potential for hybrid solutions in the future. 00:00 Introduction to the Infra Pod 00:19 Jonathan Schneider's Background and Journey 01:07 Challenges in Code Migrations 03:16 Moderne's Unique Approach to Code Refactoring 05:13 Technical Deep Dive: Abstract Syntax Trees and Lossless Semantic Trees 15:05 AI in Code Refactoring 25:10 Future of Code Migrations and Hybrid Approaches 32:40 Spicy Takes and Industry Predictions 39:35 Conclusion and Contact Information

You probably already notice our name has changed if you get this episode! Listen to Tim and Ian talk about how we started this podcast, why we changed our name and what we're planning for the podcast as well. Follow and share us in all the social channels -> http://www.infrapod.io X: @theinfrapod Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-infra-pod/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheInfraPod

Ian and Tim sat down with Guy Podjarny (CEO of Tessl, ex-CEO of Snyk) to talk about his new journey to build Tessl, that's aiming to build a fundamental change in AI-native software development. We sat down to talk about Guy's views on what's happening in AI powered developer tools, why he's taking a bold bet and how it can change this whole industry.

Ian and Tim sat down with Mukund (Senior Director of Product Security at Chime) to talk about his history to building security teams and projects, and how he views the industry when it comes to building a product security culture, evaluating buy vs build, and how AI is already changing the security practice.

Ian and Tim sat down with Ted Nyman (ex-CTO of Github, CEO of Cased) to chat about how it feels like to be part of the early days of Github, how did it made its way from a little known project to what it became today. We also discussed about Ted's new startup Cased and how it's transforming Devops as well.

Ian and Tim sat down with Dane (SVP of Emerging Tech and Incubation at Cloudflare) to chat about Cloudflare's journey of incubating emerging infra areas like security and AI, and how it becomes products Cloudflare customers can use at scale.

Ian and Tim sat down with David (founder of Arcjet and Console.dev), where David is building a new company that's bringing security to the frontend stack, so developers can provide security from day one and at the edge. Come listen to how this trend is starting and what is David believing that would happen for security in the future!

CedarDB's founders dive into their innovative all-in-one database, blending OLAP and OLTP for greater efficiency. They discuss how their architecture boosts performance by adapting to modern hardware. The podcast explores the challenges of Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) systems and the need for tailored solutions. They also touch on enhancing PostgreSQL compatibility while forecasting the evolving landscape of SQL and data management. CedarDB aims to revolutionize data infrastructure for mid-sized enterprises.