Tag: podcast
Episode 523: Jessi Ashdown and Uri Gilad on Data Governance
Jessi Ashdown and Uri Gilad, authors of the book Data Governance: The Definitive Guide, discuss what data governance entails and how to implement it. Host Akshay Manchale speaks with them about why data governance is important for organizations of all sizes and how it impacts everything in the data lifecycle from ingestion and usage to […]
Episode 521: Phillip Mayhew on Test Automation in Gaming
Phillip Mayhew, co-founder and the CTO at GameDriver, discusses test automation for games and game-like applications. Host Philip Winston spoke with Mayhew about the increasing role of test automation in modern game development, the impact on the QA role, how to run tests in CI/CD pipelines, and how to create automated tests using GameDriver. This […]
Episode 520: John Ousterhout on A Philosophy of Software Design
John Ousterhout, professor of computer science at Stanford University, joined SE Radio host Jeff Doolittle for a conversation about his book, A Philosophy of Software Design (Yaknyam Press). They discuss the history and ongoing challenges of software system design, especially the nature of complexity and the difficulties in handling it. The conversation also explores various […]
Episode 519: Kumar Ramaiyer on Building a SaaS
Kumar Ramaiyer, CTO of the Planning Business Unit at Workday, discusses the infrastructure services needed and the design and lifecycle of supporting a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application. Host Kanchan Shringi spoke with Ramaiyer about composing a cloud application from microservices, as well as key checklist items for choosing the platform services to use and features needed […]
Episode 518: Karl Wiegers on Software Engineering Lessons
Karl Wiegers, Principal Consultant with Process Impact and author of 13 books, discusses specific practices based on his 50 years’ experience in the software industry that can help and affect many software projects. Host Gavin Henry spoke with Wiegers about common problems in software development, including technical debt; staff scaling; iron triangles; changes over the […]
