What the Dev?

346: Where AI in QA is Actually Working Today (with Digital.ai's Derek Holt)

In this episode, Dave speaks with Derek Holt, CEO at digital.ai, to discuss how AI should be used in testing to give organizations the most value.In this podcast, they talk about:-- How AI pays off when it handles pattern-heavy, low-judgment work-- How fully autonomous, “one-click” QA has issues-- What organizations can do to get started using AI in software testing

345: What hiring managers are looking for in developers in 2026 (with Cribl's Sydnee Mayers)

In this episode, Dave interviews Sydnee Mayers, product lead at Cribl, about the skills developers need to thrive in 2026.They discuss:How the development role is changingThe specific skills developers need going forwardHow organizations should handle the speed at which things are changing

344: Why developers should adopt a head chef mentality to work with agents (with Confluent's Adi Polak)

In this episode, Jenna interviews Adi Polak, director of advocacy and developer experience engineering at Confluent, about why developers need to embrace a head chef mindset when working with AI agents.They discuss:What it means to adopt a "head chef" mindsetThe mental shifts needed to work this wayWhat role data streaming plays in enabling this

343: Breaking the cycle of unnecessary complexity in dev environments (with Tempo Software's Vic Chynoweth)

In this episode, Jenna interviews Vic Chynoweth, CEO of Tempo Software, about how the company predicts that this year software development teams will begin challenging the rising complexity in their dev environments.They discuss:Why teams are shifting from executing work to questioning why it existsWhat's driving rising complexityHow SPM can help manage complexity

342: The risks of using OpenClaw (with 1Password's Jeff Malnick)

In this episode, Jenna interviews Jeff Malnick, GM of developer and AI at 1Password, about the open source agent platform OpenClaw and some of the security concerns that have been raised about it.They discuss:What OpenClaw isThe security issues that could result from using itSteps to take to reduce risk when experimenting with it Here are a few blog posts from 1Password mentioned in the episode:From magic to malware: How OpenClaw's agent skills become an attack surfaceIt’s incredible. It’s terrifying. It’s OpenClaw.How to build secure agent swarms that power production-grade autonomous systems