

Software Engineering Radio - the podcast for professional software developers
team@se-radio.net (SE-Radio Team)
Software Engineering Radio is a podcast targeted at the professional software developer. The goal is to be a lasting educational resource, not a newscast. SE Radio covers all topics software engineering. Episodes are either tutorials on a specific topic, or an interview with a well-known character from the software engineering world. All SE Radio episodes are original content — we do not record conferences or talks given in other venues. SE Radio is brought to you by the IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine.
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Oct 11, 2022 • 44min
Episode 533: Eddie Aftandilian on GitHub Copilot
Eddie Aftandilian, Principal researcher at GitHub discusses GitHub copilot and how it can improve developer productivity with host Priyanka Raghavan. The discussion explores various subtopics such as the history of copilot, how it can improve developer...

Oct 5, 2022 • 1h 14min
Episode 532: Peter Wyatt and Duff Johnson on 30 Years of PDF
Peter Wyatt, CTO at PDF Association and project co-Leader of ISO 32000 (the core PDF standard), Duff Johnson CEO at PDF Association and ISO Project co-Leader and US TAG chair for both ISO 32000, discuss the 30 years' history of PDF, how to make a PDF...

Sep 30, 2022 • 50min
Episode 531: Xe Iaso on Tailscale
Xe Iaso of Tailscale discusses how a VPN can be a useful tool when building software. SE Radio host Jeremy Jung spoke with Iaso about what VPNs are, onboarding, access control, authentication in the network vs individual services, peer-to-peer vs...

Sep 21, 2022 • 1h 1min
Episode 530: Tanmai Gopal on GraphQL
Tanmai Gopal, CEO of Hasura.io, joined SE Radio host Jeff Doolittle for a conversation about GraphQL. They discussed the history and rationale behind the original conception of GraphQL, as well as some of the use cases it is best suited for...

Sep 14, 2022 • 1h 3min
Episode 529: Jeff Perry on Career Management for Software Engineers
Jeff Perry, career coach with experience in multiple engineering and technology fields discusses how software engineers can be intentional and proactive in evaluating and pursuing career options, with host Kanchan Shringi.

Sep 7, 2022 • 56min
Episode 528: Jonathan Shariat on Designing to Avoid Worst Case Outcomes
Jonathan Shariat, coauthor of the book Tragic Design, discusses harmful software design. SE Radio host Jeremy Jung speaks with Shariat about how poor design can kill in the medical industry, accidentally causing harm with features meant to bring joy...

Aug 30, 2022 • 1h 3min
Episode 527: Adrian Kennard and Kevin Hones on Writing a Network OS from Scratch
Adrian Kennard and Kevin Hones, Founders of FireBrick routers and firewalls, discuss how to design, build, test and support a hardware router and network operating system from scratch, while sharing the lessons learned. You'll also learn that in certain..

Aug 24, 2022 • 54min
Episode 526: Brian Campbell on Proof of Possession Defenses
Brian Campbell, Distinguished Engineer at Ping Identity discusses cryptographic defences against stolen tokens for the OAUTH2 protocol with host Priyanka Raghavan. The discussion explores various subtopics such as the history of Proof of possession...

Aug 17, 2022 • 59min
Episode 525: Randy Shoup on Evolving Architecture and Organization at eBay
Randy Shoup of eBay discusses the evolution of eBay's tech stack. SE Radio host Jeremy Jung speaks with Shoup about eBay's origins as a single C++ class with an Oracle database, a five-year migration to multiple Java services, sharing a database...

Aug 11, 2022 • 58min
Episode 524: Abi Noda on Developer Experience
In this episode, Abi Noda, founder of Pull Panda and DX, discusses developer experience with SE Radio host Brijesh Ammanath. They examine the basic concept of DX and its importance before diving into a wide variety of issues, including methodologies...


