

The Confident Commit
CircleCI
Covering topics ranging from pipeline security to engineering team efficiency, The Confident Commit is for anyone looking to join the conversation on how to deliver software better and faster. Listen in today!
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Jul 8, 2022 • 33min
How the best leaders are fueled by failure ft. TaxBit CTO, Tramale Turner
How should leaders be showing up during failure? Rob sits down with TaxBit CTO, Tramale Turner to dive deep on embracing failure.In this episode, learn how to integrate failure as part of your company culture, when to ask pertinent questions, and how to not make the same mistake twice.Have a topic you want us to discuss? Someone you want us to interview? Reach out to us on Twitter @CircleCI!

Jun 24, 2022 • 26min
Why focus on developer productivity? ft. Gradle CTO, Justin Reock
Rob sits down with Justin Reock to discuss developer productivity engineering (DPE). Get answers to valuable questions like, Why should you focus on DPE?How can you find the bottlenecks in flow? Where is the productivity gap most commonly found? How can you increase throughput and decrease cost on your team? Tune in today and if there's something you want to hear discussed on a future episode, reach out to us on Twitter at @circleci!

Jun 10, 2022 • 34min
How to change your mind about failure with Rollbar CPO, Cyrus Radfar
Nearly every project can benefit from improvements, but which effort has the most impact? Rob sits down with Rollbar CPO Cyrus Radfar to discuss how to reframe your mindset on failure, knowing and operating from your top-level goal, and making failures a vital part of company culture.

May 27, 2022 • 30min
Drew McManus on Agile in practice and lessons from Pivotal Labs
Rob sits down with Drew McManus, CEO of 33 Teams to discuss Agile development. Hear stories from Drew's time at Pivotal Labs and the valuable lessons he's taking with him. This episode covers how to suggest change, finding the best Agile practices for you, and how working with the right people may be worth a career shift. Tune in today!Have a topic you want us to discuss? Someone you want us to interview? Reach out to us on Twitter @circleci!

May 13, 2022 • 36min
Incident response: leadership & psychological safety with Jeli founder Nora Jones
Incident response can tricky. How do you create a culture prepared to handle it in a healthy and efficient way? What should and shouldn't leaders be involved in? How do you create a psychologically safe environment? Find out in this episode as Rob as he interviews Jeli founder Nora Jones on the do's and don'ts of incident response.

Apr 29, 2022 • 32min
How Kubernetes dominated the containers space ft. Amazon EKS GM Chandler Hoisington
Rob is joined by Amazon EKS GM, Chandler Hoisington to discuss the speedy rise of Kubernetes. Chandler explains the power of getting the right tooling for your team and how sometimes the costs of moving fast may be worth the risk. Tune in today!Have a topic you want us to discuss? Someone you want us to interview? Reach out to us on Twitter @circleci!

Apr 15, 2022 • 36min
The key principles that doubled eBay's software delivery productivity ft. Randy Shoup
Rob is joined by Randy Shoup, VP of Engineering at eBay to discuss how to deliver fast, without losing quality. Learn about the value of consistent teams, having a long-term vision, and diligently measuring against key success metrics. Tune in today to find out how your team can increase productivity and move even faster. Have a topic you want us to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter at @circleci!

Apr 1, 2022 • 31min
How mission critical services build for failure ft. Hector Aguilar of Okta
If you can’t get through Okta, you can’t do your job. But failures happen. With this reality is not about preventing failure but about getting really good at dealing with failure. Rob is joined by Hector Aguilar, former VP of Technology at Okta shares how he helped create a culture expecting and prepared for failure. Get answers to questions like, What does it mean to be really good at failure individually?What about technically?How do you build an organizational culture that thinks of failure in that way? Tune in today to find our how your team can create a culture prepped and ready to face failures head on. Have a topic you want us to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter at @circleci!

Mar 18, 2022 • 25min
Docker's genius shift: How one decision set the course for success ft. Justin Cormack
Docker CTO Justin Cormack joins Rob Zuber to discuss how Docker moved from very few paid users among millions of others to their current level of success. In this episode, Cormack shares the paths Docker took to transform its massive user base into a sustainable business model. Hint: sometimes product-market fit might be right in front of you.

Jan 7, 2022 • 13min
Season 1 finale: The top 3 themes for software leaders in 2022
CircleCI CTO Rob Zuber reflects on season 1 of The Confident Commit, finding the common threads that emerged, including these top 3 themes for software leaders: complexity, scale, and people. Listen to Rob's take on where software is headed and hear about the upcoming season 2 of The Confident Commit. Tune in today!Have a topic you want to discuss? Reach out to us on Twitter @circleci!