

Dev Interrupted
LinearB
Dev Interrupted is the go-to podcast for software engineering leadership. Each week, hosts Andrew Zigler, Ben Lloyd Pearson, and Dan Lines sit down with industry experts to explore the strategies, struggles, and stories behind high-performing software teams. Paired with weekly industry news coverage, the conversations dive deep into the real challenges that define excellence in modern tech.
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Feb 15, 2021 • 28min
Making Project Management Not Suck w/ Zach Ozer of Clubhouse
It’s time for project management not to suck anymore. That's why I've brought in Zach Ozer, the VP of Engineering at Clubhouse.io to talk about how the new partnership between LinearB’s and Clubhouse is helping dev teams eliminate the need for status update meetings, and automate the manual tasks so many project management tools require from developers. Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want to try LinearB? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Feb 9, 2021 • 26min
Finding Time For Security When Scaling w/ Liran Tal of Snyk
We have to start giving our developers the ability to find and fix security vulnerabilities before their code is merged. I brought in Liran Tal, a security expert from Snyk.io to talk about how our community can begin evolving traditional security workflows into a more modern way of working. Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want to try LinearB? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsWant to continue learning about dev-first security? Be sure to check out the latest episode of Snyk's podcast The Secure Developer with episode guest Mike Schema: http://bit.ly/devinterrupted_Mike_shema OFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Feb 2, 2021 • 29min
Eliminating Software Development Process w/ Adam Carmi of Applitools
What would happen if you eliminated all of the processes that surround your software development teams today? Adam Carmi, CTO of Applitools, joins me to discuss how his methodology works, and why you need to start eliminating processes too. Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want to try LinearB? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Jan 26, 2021 • 29min
Improving Visibility Without Being Annoying w/ Anders Wallgren of Cloudbees
It’s safe to say that everyone wants more visibility into their software delivery process. That’s why I’ve brought in Anders Wallgren, the VP of Technology Strategy at Cloudbees, to discuss how we can start connecting the small islands of visibility our current systems give us. Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want to try LinearB? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Jan 21, 2021 • 30min
Technical Leadership: Beyond Problem Solving w/ Pat Kua
The skills you use as a software engineer, and the skills you need as a technical team leader are not the same. This week I brought in former CTO turned engineering leadership coach Pat Kua to discuss what you need to think about when making the jump to leadership.Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want to try LinearB? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Jan 13, 2021 • 30min
Engineering Customer Success with Sunil Mavadia of Cloudbees
Customer success can make or break any business, especially when you’re scaling. That's why I've brought in Sunil Mavadia to explain how to scale a customer success initiative and what dev teams can do to help.Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want to try LinearB? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Jan 5, 2021 • 28min
Outcome-based Development with Bryan Finster
Continuous Delivery isn’t about how fast you can deliver, it’s about the outcome your delivery achieves. On our first episode of the new year I talk with Bryan Finster, author of 5-minute DevOps, about outcome-based development and why failing small is better than failing fast. Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want to try LinearB? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Dec 23, 2020 • 23min
Automation Limitations with Judy Johnson
Automation is key when it comes to scaling your engineering efforts, but can you automate yourself out of a job? On this week’s episode I brought in Judy Johnson to answer my questions about what shouldn’t be automated and how to convince your business to take on the upfront cost of an automation initiative. Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want metrics & software delivery intelligence for dev teams? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Dec 15, 2020 • 27min
Evolving from Dev to CEO with Stephen Magill of Muse.dev
The most prolific companies of our time are run by former developers. That's why I brought in former developer turned CEO, Stephen Magill, to chat about what it takes to make the jump from developer to business leader. Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want metrics & software delivery intelligence for dev teams? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.

Dec 8, 2020 • 28min
Uncover the Real Senior Developer with Tomasz Waraksa
Should you be hiring a software developer or a senior software developer...and what's the difference? And how do you know during an interview? To answer these questions and more, I brought in Tomasz Waraksa, a tenured Senior Software Developer with decades of hiring experience to help us figure out exactly what makes a software developer senior, and how to hire one with confidence. Join our Discord Community ►► discord.gg/devinterruptedOur Website ►► devinterrupted.com/Want metrics & software delivery intelligence for dev teams? ►► Book a LinearB DemoHave 60 seconds? Review the show on Apple PodcastsOFFERS Start Free Trial: Get started with LinearB's AI productivity platform for free. Book a Demo: Learn how you can ship faster, improve DevEx, and lead with confidence in the AI era. LEARN ABOUT LINEARB AI Code Reviews: Automate reviews to catch bugs, security risks, and performance issues before they hit production. AI & Productivity Insights: Go beyond DORA with AI-powered recommendations and dashboards to measure and improve performance. AI-Powered Workflow Automations: Use AI-generated PR descriptions, smart routing, and other automations to reduce developer toil. MCP Server: Interact with your engineering data using natural language to build custom reports and get answers on the fly.


