Thu, 28 September 2023 SE Radio 583: Lukas Fittl on Postgres Performance Lukas Fittl of pganalyze discusses the performance of Postgres, one of the world’s most popular database systems. SE Radio host Philip Winston speaks with Fittl about database indexing, queries, maintenance, scaling, and stored procedures. They also discuss some features of pganalyze, such as the index and vacuum advisors. Direct download: 583_Lukas_Fittle_Postgres_Performance.mp3 Category:guest/technology -- posted at: 11:22pm CEST

Wed, 20 September 2023 SE Radio 582: Leo Porter and Daniel Zingaro on Learning to Program with LLMs Dr. Daniel Zingaro and Dr. Leo Porter, co-authors of the book Learn AI-Assisted Python Programming, speak with host Jeremy Jung about teaching programming with the aid of large language models (LLMs). They discuss writing a book to use in Leo's introductory CS class and explore how GitHub Copilot de-emphasizes syntax errors, reduces the need to memorize APIs, and why they want students to write manual test cases. They also discuss possible ethical concerns of relying on commercial tools, their impact on coursework, and why they aren't worried about students cheating with LLMs. Direct download: 582_Leo_Porter_Daniel_Zingaro_LLMs_in_the_Classroom.mp3 Category:guest/technology -- posted at: 8:05pm CEST

Thu, 14 September 2023 SE Radio 581: Zach Lloyd on Terminal Emulators Zach Lloyd, CEO of Warp.dev, discusses how to implement and effectively use command-line terminals. Host Gregory Kapfhammer speaks with Lloyd about how command-line terminals work and how the Warp terminal uses the GPU and AI to enhance a software developer’s productivity. They also discuss the trade-offs associated with using the Rust programming language to implement a command-line terminal. Brought to you by IEEE Computer Society and IEEE Software magazine. Direct download: 581_Zach_Lloyd_Terminal_Emulators.mp3 Category:general -- posted at: 8:11pm CEST

Thu, 7 September 2023 SE Radio 580: Josh Doody on Mastering Business Communication for Software Engineers Josh Doody, author of Mastering Business Email, speaks with host Brijesh Ammanath about how software engineers can master business communication. They begin with an exploration of various communication modes, including Slack, virtual meetings, emails, and presentations. Josh shares several strategies to improve communication skills and cross-cultural communication, but if there's one key take away from this episode, it might be: “use positive language for any medium of communication; be kind and use positive words.” Brought to you by IEEE Software magazine and IEEE Computer Society. Direct download: 580_Josh_Doody_Mastering_Business_Communication_for_Software_Engineers.mp3 Category:guest/technology -- posted at: 3:06am CEST

Fri, 1 September 2023 SE Radio 579: Arun Gupta on Open Source Strategy and Community Arun Gupta, Vice President and General Manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation, discusses open-source strategy and community with SE Radio host Kanchan Shringi. They explore the business case and business model for why and how big tech participates in the open-source ecosystem. Arun describes ways to foster a culture of engagement with open source within companies such as Intel, Amazon, and Apple. They then consider how the principles can be applied to closed-source software within a company. Finally, they discuss some of the benefits that Intel has gained from more than 20 years of open source contributions and look at the company’s plan for the year ahead. SE Radio is rought to you by IEEE Software magazine and IEEE Computer Society. Direct download: 579_Arun_Gupta_Open_Source_Strategy_and_Community.mp3 Category:guest/technology -- posted at: 2:43am CEST