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Dev InterruptedThe fundamentals of agent-driven software workflowsYou've bought the AI tools, but are you seeing the promised productivity gains? Join Dev Interrupted hosts Dan Lines and Ben Lloyd Pearson, as they break down the fundamental shift from AI coding assistants to intelligent, agentic systems. They discuss the key findings from their new guide, "The Six Trends Shaping the Future of AI-Driven Development," and challenge the common misconception that simply buying tools guarantees success by explaining why sustainable AI transformation depends less on better prompting and more on building better systems.Dan and Ben reveal the foundational pillars required for AI adoption, f...2025-07-0859 min

Dev InterruptedAI is the future of the SDLCImagine saving as much as 75 days of work within a six-month period, all through intelligent automation.Building on last week’s discussion about the critical shift from passive metrics to active productivity, host Ben Lloyd Pearson and LinearB co-founder Dan Lines now look forward to realities like this: 19% cycle time reduction and reclaiming significant engineering time. They move beyond common narratives surrounding AI to present actionable success stories and strategic approaches for engineering leaders seeking tangible results from their AI initiatives. This concluding episode tackles how to safely and effectively adopt AI across your software dev...2025-06-1035 min

Dev InterruptedNow is the time to rethink engineering productivityAre your teams feeling the intense pressure to "produce more" in an era increasingly dominated by AI?Join hosts Ben Lloyd Pearson and Dan Lines as they unpack a major shift in how engineering organizations must now approach productivity. Dan reveals the urgent challenges he hears directly from CTOs and VPs, who are grappling with how to define their AI strategy for genuine productivity gain, accurately measure its true impact, and understand the resulting implications for their workforce.In this episode, Ben and Dan explore why traditional software engineering intelligence (simply having metrics and information...2025-06-0340 min

School Reading ListEpisode 30 - Why Investing in Your School Library Can Boost Your School Inspection GradeSchool Reading List podcast hosted by Tom TolkienSeason 1: Episode 30For transcripts, resources, show notes and contact details, see https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/podcasts/series-1-episode-30/Part 1Book postUnder a Fire-Red Sky by Geraldine McCaughreanOur Tree by Jessica MeserveWe are All Animals by Ben Hoare and Christopher Lloyd, illustrated by Mark RuffleReal-life Mysteries: Tales of Scary Beasts by Susan Martineau, illustrated by Vicky BarkerHow Not to Share a Pizza by Tracy Curren, illustrated by Lauren BeardI Am Strong Just Being Me by Laura Dockrill...2025-04-3033 min

The World of WodehouseThe World of Wodehouse Podcast by Lucy TregearThe PG Wodehouse Society (UK) presentsThe World of Wodehouse PodcastsThe PG Wodehouse Society (UK) celebrates the work of the great humourist in a series of audio podcasts by Wodehouse’s celebrity fans.The World of Wodehouse Podcast by Lucy Tregear.Lucy Tregear, a Patron of the PG Wodehouse Society (UK), is a distinguished actor who has been a Patron for 28 years. She was cast as Honoria Glossop in By Jeeves, the musical, by Alan Ayckbourn (another Society Patron) and Andrew Lloyd Webber....2025-03-2810 min

Dev InterruptedWhy Teams Will Break This Year (and How to Fix Them) | Battery Venture’s Dharmesh ThakkerLive from San Francisco, Dev Interrupted explores the future of developer productivity with Ori Keren (CEO, LinearB) and Dharmesh Thakker (General Partner, Battery Ventures). The conversation, recorded before a live audience in San Francisco, examines the exciting possibilities and potential challenges of AI-powered tools, from code completion and review to the more advanced agentic AI. Moderated by Ben Lloyd Pearson, this episode captures the excitement of the event, including audience Q&A and feedback. Ori and Dharmesh share their insights on how these trends will shape the future of software development over the next 12 to 24 months, offering p...2025-02-111h 06

Dev InterruptedThe Need for Speed | 2025 Engineering BenchmarksWant to ship better software? Get in the fast lane.This week, hosts Ben Lloyd Pearson and Andrew Ziegler open the episode with a discussion of some of the tech topics dominating the news cycle like Microsoft's restructuring to focus on AI, a potential TikTok ban in the U.S. and a status check on New Year's resolutions. Then, joined by Dan Lines, they shift their focus to the 2025 Engineering Benchmarks Report by LinearB. This in-depth conversation explores the crucial link between developer experience and productivity, the impact of project management hygiene on development, and n...2025-01-2131 min

Dev InterruptedManaging Developer Feedback Effectively | Atlassian’s Andrew BoyagiIs your company relying on surveys alone to bridge the gap between developers and managers? In this episode of Dev Interrupted, host Ben Lloyd Pearson and Dan Lines, COO of LinearB, dive into the perceived misalignment between engineers and their leaders on improving developer experience. Together, they emphasize the importance of data-driven insights over relying solely on surveys, highlighting how quantifiable metrics can illuminate issues like technical debt and build times. The conversation also touches on the power of setting clear, company-wide goals to boost developer experience and productivity.Next, Conor Bronsdon, in his final ep...2025-01-1441 min

Dev InterruptedThe Hero Culture Trap | Sowmya SubramanianHow do you build a culture that balances operational excellence with developer happiness? By shifting from firefighting to foresight.Kick off Season 5 of Dev Interrupted with hosts Ben Lloyd Pearson, Andrew Zigler, and Dan Lines as they share their New Year's resolutions and welcome Sowmya Subramanian, whose leadership journey spans Google, YouTube, and Oracle, to the show. From redefining metrics like DORA to adapting processes like Fix-It Weeks, Soumya discusses dismantling the “hero” mindset that rewards firefighting, aligning engineering with business priorities, and creating rituals that scale teams without sacrificing creativity.Tune in to learn how...2025-01-0753 min

Dev InterruptedFrom Rockets to Roadmaps: An Engineer's Guide to Product Success | Sift Stack’s Austin SpiegelWhat’s the secret to building better products? Letting engineers drive the vision.This week, host Ben Lloyd Pearson interviews Austin Spiegel, co-founder and CTO of Sift Stack, who previously spent years leading engineering teams at SpaceX. Austin reveals how SpaceX's unique engineering culture, which eliminated the product management layer, influenced his approach to building Sift Stack, including the implementation of a forward-deployed engineering team.Learn how this approach leads to faster development cycles, happier customers, and more innovative products. Austin also argues that we're entering a new era where the most valuable eng...2024-12-0328 min

Dev InterruptedAre Only 20% of Devs Happy? | Stack Overflow’s Erin YepisThis week, Dev Interrupted dives into the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, revealing a surprising statistic: only 1 in 5 developers are happy in their jobs. Stack Overflow's Senior Analyst of Market Research and Insights, Erin Yepis, joins host Ben Lloyd Pearson to discuss the survey's findings and explore the reasons behind this widespread dissatisfaction. From salary woes and workplace settings to the ever-present burden of technical debt, they dissect the factors impacting developer happiness.Later, Dan Lines offers his perspective, drawing on LinearB's data to pinpoint three key challenges to developer satisfaction. He also shares valuable strategies f...2024-11-1945 min

Dev InterruptedThe Rise of Cloud Costs, and How to Optimize Them | Plaid’s Mark Robinson“If you're not careful, cloud computing can lose more money faster than any invention in history” - Mark Robinson, Infrastructure Engineer at PlaidThis week, guest host Ben Lloyd Pearson sits down with Plaid’s Mark Robinson to learn how he helped Plaid save 25% in costs by optimizing existing resources and eliminating waste in cloud computing.Mark explains the importance of understanding your cloud bill, identifying areas of overspend, and implementing changes that lead to significant savings. From the basics of tagging resources to the intricacies of optimizing network and storage costs, Mark offers practical tips t...2024-07-1624 min

Dev InterruptedThe Power of Micro Frontends & Breaking Down Monoliths | Thayse OnofrioThis week, guest host Ben Lloyd Pearson chats with Thayse Onofrio, Software Engineer at Clutch and ex Thoughtworks. Thayse discusses how micro frontends allow individual application components to be operated and deployed independently, helping teams avoid the complexities of a monolithic architecture. They cover the technicalities, challenges, and advantages of implementing micro frontends, including the importance of module federation and proper coordination among developer teams. Learn about the future of frontend development, the cultural impacts, and the best practices from Thayse’s experience. Episode highlights:01:02 What is a micro frontend?04:08 Building from scratch vs. out-of-the-box sol...2024-06-0424 min

Dev InterruptedHow to Increase Adoption of Internal Developer Tooling | Bloomberg’s Luis VegaThis week, guest host Ben Lloyd Pearson sits down with Bloomberg’s Engineering Manager Luis Vega. Luis discusses the initial challenges of enhancing developer engagement with internal tooling. He outlines his approach to building internal applications that are as intuitive and engaging as Bloomberg's client-facing solutions, and how applying UX design principles and branding for tools dramatically increased adoption. Vega also reflects on transitioning from a hands-on developer to a managerial role, emphasizing the importance of understanding team dynamics and fostering a culture of support and innovation within Bloomberg.Episode Highlights:01:14 What is Blo...2024-05-2138 min

Dev InterruptedScaling ChatGPT: Inside OpenAI's Rapid Growth and Technical Challenges | Evan MorikawaWhat can you learn from the scaling issues OpenAI experienced when Chat-GPT went viral? On this week’s episode, guest host Ben Lloyd Pearson is joined by Evan Morikawa, Engineering Manager at OpenAI. Join us for a first-hand look at the engineering challenges that came with Chat-GPT’s viral success, and the difficulties associated with scaling in response to the sudden platform popularity.They also discuss misconceptions around generative AI, OpenAI’s reliance on GPUs to carry out their complex computations, the key role of APIs in their success, and some fascinating use cases they’ve seen i...2024-01-0941 min

Dev InterruptedSeason 3 Finale: Best of 2023, a Glimpse into Season 4, and Holiday CheerHosts Dan Lines, Conor Bronson, and Ben Lloyd Pearson team up for a special holiday edition of Dev Interrupted.In this season-ending episode, they revisit their favorite moments from Season 3 of the podcast, share a glimpse of what listeners can expect in Season 4, and spread holiday cheer as they reflect on what they're thankful for.The team is taking a week off to enjoy the holidays. We’ll see you back here on January 2nd for the start of Season 4!Show Notes:Dan's favorite episode: Career Journey 1: Interviewing & Getting PromotedConor's fav...2023-12-1920 min

Dev InterruptedLabs: Programmable Workflows & Policy-as-Code | Ben Lloyd PearsonWith all of the hype around the future impacts of AI, it can be easy to overlook existing solutions that solve some of the biggest pain points faced by your engineering team. On this week’s episode of Dev Interrupted, co-host Conor Bronsdon and LinearB’s Head of Developer Relations, Ben Lloyd Pearson, discuss programmable workflows and how you can apply policy-as-code principles. Recorded live at the DevOps Enterprise Summit, Conor and Ben explore how gitStream’s programmable workflows can reduce manual effort, facilitate faster feedback loops, and improve developer experience.They also touch on...2023-11-1422 min

Dev InterruptedLabs: The Evolution of Continuous Merge | DevCycle’s Nik LeBlancOn this week’s episode of Dev Interrupted, co-host Conor Bronsdon and Ben Lloyd Pearson, LinearB’s Director of Developer Relations, detail the evolution of Continuous Merge and the tool behind it, gitStream. Joining the conversation is Nik LeBlanc, VP of Engineering at DevCycle. Nik shares the ways his team is using gitStream to streamline code reviews and offers practical advice for anyone looking to implement the tool on their own team. He also explores the somewhat controversial practice of splitting up and reshuffling engineering teams, a strategy that DevCycle has used to great effect. Nik finds that...2023-08-0135 min

Dev InterruptedLabs: Inside the Top 10% of Engineering OrgsFact: You can’t become better at anything unless you understand what getting better would actually look like. This is especially true in the case of engineering teams.Following the analysis of 2,000 dev teams and over 4 million code branches, the 2023 Engineering Benchmarks report is out.To walk us through the performance metrics of the top 10% of engineering teams, LinearB’s Head of Developer Relations Ben Lloyd Pearson makes his first Dev Interrupted appearance.From how long elite teams take to complete code tasks to the size of their pull requests, this is a grea...2023-06-2737 min

B2B Content Show: A Podcast About the How, What, and Why of B2B Content MarketingContent that engages software developers w/ Ben Lloyd PearsonBen Lloyd Pearson, Director of Developer Marketing at Mattermost, talks with Jeremy about marketing to software developers.Highlights:Why developers are wary of marketingHow to market without obvious "marketing"Advice for marketing teams trying to connect with developersLearn more about MattermostConnect with Ben on LinkedInMemorable Quotes:"I think the most important thing to understand is that developers have a certain level of indignation that they carry with them. So whenever you fail to meet their needs, they often view that through a lens of distrust.""...2022-07-2814 min

What Matters - A Podcast from MattermostHead in the Clouds with James D BohrmanWhat makes Cloud First development so prevalent? If it's not the new hotness, why is it still how we get things done when deploying apps? And where does Kubernetes and Docker fit in to all of this? In this episode, PJ sits down with Cloud Native Engineer and founder of CloudSpeakers.dev, James D Bohrman to talk Cloud's past, present, and future. And to hear more about the present, we are joined by Ben Lloyd Pearson with his most recent Open Source News update!2021-12-1616 min

What Matters - A Podcast from MattermostAccessing Accessibility with Adrian RoselliWhat comes to mind when you hear the word accessibility? Users with disabilities? Blind folks trying to access web applications? The deaf community? All these people may come to mind when thinking of accessibility, but to really get people on board, we need to think of the CEO one handing a mobile device while picking up a coffee in midtown Manhattan. We need to make it a personal story. In this episode, accessibility expert and consultant Adrian Roselli sits down with our host, PJ, to discuss not just why we need accessible applications, but also...2021-10-2826 min

Community PulseVirtual Events and ROI - Are we getting our money's worth? (Ep 61)Over the last year, we’ve talked about virtual events quite a bit - from how to get started to bringing things together in a short period of time. That said, being a sponsor at these virtual events has been somewhat of a challenge. With no real “booth” or physical location for interaction, where can value be found in these events and how do we show the benefits to our sponsoring organizations. To discuss this, we brought together a few folks who have experienced virtual events from different points of view. Checkouts Wesley Faulkner How do we...2021-09-0338 min

What Matters - A Podcast from MattermostMusing on Motivation with Zef HemelWhat motivates you on a daily basis? Something internal that drives you to take the reins and get to work? Something external like capital gain or fame? Maybe it's achieving a goal, like releasing the 25th episode of a podcast! In the latest episode of What Matters, PJ sits down with Zef Hemel, Engineering Lead at Mattermost and musing writer, to discuss different kinds of motivation and what works in Open Source and at Mattermost. Learn about how to motivate people properly and what pitfalls to avoid when looking at things like rewards. Some of...2021-08-2641 min

What Matters - A Podcast from MattermostDocathon 2021 with Carrie WarnerUnderstanding how something works is a cornerstone to contributing to a project. In this episode PJ sits down with Mattermost's Senior Technical Writer, Carrie Warner to talk about her passion for creating useful documentation and helping people to understand technology. We also get into the Mattermost Docathon 2021! In Open Source News, Ben Lloyd Pearson chat with us about the Tidelift Open Source Maintainer Survey and let's us know how to get involved!2021-07-2920 min

Immerse Yourself in Stories Through Sound With Full AudiobookAnkle Tag: Series 1-3: A BBC Radio Comedy Audiobook by Benjamin PartridgeListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 385526 Title: Ankle Tag: Series 1-3: A BBC Radio Comedy Author: Benjamin Partridge, Gareth Gwynn Narrator: Elis James, Full Cast , Katy Wix, Steve Speirs Format: Unabridged Length: 06:57:55 Language: English Release date: 10-15-20 Publisher: Penguin Books LTD Genres: Fiction & Literature, Humor Summary: All three series of the BBC radio sitcom about a fraudster dad on parole - plus pilot episode The Beginning 'Well crafted, well acted, with the requisite level of nuttiness' - Miranda Sawyer, The Observer Ex-con Bob has done his time. After five years at Her Majesty's...2020-10-156h 57

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