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
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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
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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
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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
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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