The People Behind your Favorite Apps

Over 300,000 whales, dolphins and sea turtles are killed annually due to human action. Should these keystone species go extinct, it would cause cascading ecological collapse, drastically impacting our ability to fish and support the people who rely on the ocean for food.

Over 300,000 whales, dolphins and sea turtles are killed annually due to human action. Should these keystone species go extinct, it would cause cascading ecological collapse, drastically impacting our ability to fish and support the people who rely on the ocean for food.

In some situations, testing microservices can be tricky and complicated. Contract testing can make testing microservices easier. Lewis Prescott, QA Lead at Cera, and his team are creating new ways to bring technology into homecare.

Bringing humanity into API design is vital for the ongoing development, collaboration, and empowerment of developer teams.

Lorinda Brandon, VP of Engineering at BetterCloud, and her team are developing innovative new ways to discover, manage and secure the growing stack of SaaS applications across the digital workplace.

When creating space for engagement within open source software (OSS), is it as welcoming as it could be?

Often, people from various non-technical backgrounds may not feel like they have much to contribute to OSS communities. So, even when those people spot potential areas of improvement, a host of problems might prevent them from sharing their observations and ideas. Where should those suggestions be made? What type of feedback should they expect to receive? Are there mentoring/learning/collaboration opportunities to meet other contributors?

Listen as Alexandra McDougall, Sr. RFP Specialist at SmartBear, and Yousaf Nabi, Developer Advocate at SmartBear share their perspectives on how to make feedback more inclusive and welcoming.

There's no question that automation has been beneficial to testers, developers, and the entire software development lifecycle. But what context is being applied when deciding what to automate today, what to automate on a later date, and what to, perhaps, not automate at all?

In Part Two of our conversation with Vernon Richards, Quality Coach and Founder of Abode of Quality, Vernon shares these questions and others that he asks the teams he's worked with. Vernon and our hosts continue their discussion around the need for honest conversations around software quality and how to convince leadership of its importance.

When coaching software teams, it's easy to bark orders and tell people what they're doing wrong.

But if you want to foster creativity and positive output, try asking: What problem are you trying to solve?

People are incredibly talented; what they often lack is perspective.

A lesson Vernon Richards, Quality Coach and Founder of Abode of Quality, is here to teach alongside conversation on the proper time to start looking for quality in the software development life cycle.

Open source and commercial software solutions both offer their own unique benefits—and challenges—to organizations looking for powerful technologies to accelerate innovation. How do the organizations who build both open source and commercial solutions prioritize features, allocate resources, collaborate on a global scale, and recognize the important contributions made by their communities every day?

We speak with Frank Karlitschek, Founder and CEO at Nextcloud GmbH, about how his company is delivering that much needed alternative.

This podcast shines the spotlight on the developers, testers, and others who work tirelessly to bring amazing technologies to market. How they come up with solutions to big challenges, collaborate at scale, and deal with high-pressure deadlines and increased expectations from the business and customers alike.

In this premiere episode, Noel Wurst and Frank Kilcommins from SmartBear talk about some of the personas they look forward to having on as guests, the technologies and methodologies that will be regularly discussed, and how the listening audience can help shape the future of the show.

When it comes to the modern technologies and approaches that today's software development and testing professionals use to deliver great software, there's one common thread between every organization: it's a team effort.

In this introduction to The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, we're sharing how people from all walks of life are solving big challenges through innovation, collaboration, and advocacy.