What the Dev?

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What the Dev?

What the Dev? is a podcast by the SD Times editorial team. We cover the biggest and newest topics in software and technology.

  1. 4D AGO

    317: Using HOPrS to verify that images and videos are real and unedited (with OpenOrigins' Manny Ahmed)

    In this episode, Jenna interviews Dr. Manny Ahmed, co-founder and CEO of OpenOrigins, the company behind Human-Oriented Proof System (HOPrS), which can be used to determine if an image or video has been altered or is AI-generated. They discuss: How it works and how it differs from other tools that try to do thisHow it can be used to address concerns around AI-generated contentIts recent acceptance into the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust Lab

    10 min

  2. JUL 8

    316: The benefits of specialized language models (with OpenText's Justin Cantrall)

    In this episode, Dave interviews Justin Cantrall, AI engineer and architect at OpenText, about specialized language models. They discuss: The difference between specialized language models and large language modelsThe benefits and disadvantages of choosing specialized language modelsOpen weight models

    13 min

  3. JUL 1

    315: Gray work in software development (with Quickbase's Maya Palfreyman)

    In this episode, Jenna interviews Maya Palfreyman, product marketing director at Quickbase, who leads the company's research on gray work. They discuss: What gray work is and what sort of tasks qualify How it affects software developersThe impact of unaccounted gray work in planning cycles

    22 min

  4. JUN 24

    314: The search revolution: Dense vs. sparse vectors (with Jack Pertschuk from Pinecone)

    In this episode, Dave interviews Jack Pertschuk, principal engineer for Algorithms and Platform at Pinecone. They discuss: What semantic search is and where it falls shortThe difference between sparse and dense vectorsHow search technology powers AI

    13 min

  5. JUN 17

    313: Identity and auth in the age of agentic AI (with Stytch's Julianna Lamb)

    In this episode, Jenna interviews Julianna Lamb, co-founder and CTO of Stytch, about MCP and how it handles authorization.  They discuss: Where MCP gets it right and where more work is neededIssues with traditional auth in agentic workflowsDesigning auth flows for agents vs humans

    14 min

  6. JUN 10

    312: The downsides of vibe coding (with AutonomyAI's Tammuz Dubnov)

    In this episode, Jenna Barron interviews Tammuz Dubnov, founder and CTO of AutonomyAI, a company that makes AI agents for software development.  They discuss: What vibe coding isThe risks associated with itWhere it can be used and where it should be avoided

    10 min

  7. JUN 3

    311: Looking back on 30 years of Java (with Azul's Simon Ritter)

    In this episode, Jenna welcomes back Simon Ritter, CTO of Azul, to talk about the history and evolution of Java, which is celebrating its 30 year anniversary this year. They discuss:  The software development landscape at the time Java was createdKey moments in Java's historyWhat has made it such a resilient and long-lasting language

    17 min

  8. MAY 27

    310: The history of Kubernetes (with Nutanix' Dan Ciruli)

    In this episode, Dave interviews Dan Ciruli, senior director of product management at Nutanix (and ex-Googler), about the history of Kubernetes. They discuss: What was going on at Google that led to the creation of KubernetesThe importance of getting the industry to agree on a non-vendor-specific way of deploying workloadsInitial concerns from VM vendors about being replaced by containersThe story behind Kubernetes' name and logoThis episode originally aired on 5/8/25 on our sister podcast, Get With IT, where we discuss topics related to ITOps.

    18 min
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What the Dev? is a podcast by the SD Times editorial team. We cover the biggest and newest topics in software and technology.

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  • Creator
    SD Times
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    316
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 What the Dev?
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