https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-people-behind-your-favorite-appsWelcome to The People Behind Your Favorite Apps!]]>enTech NewsCopyright Noel Wursthttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/fc7bc360077d7ccfa4e8593ed2af031a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/the-people-behind-your-favorite-appsFri, 30 Jun 2023 18:09:57 +0000Noel WurstNoel Wurstfeeds@spreaker.comThe People Behind Your Favorite Apps is a podcast for software engineers, software testers, and everyone tasked with bringing memorable apps to market. Each episode will feature conversations with industry experts who’ve faced—and solved—complex...Welcome to The People Behind Your Favorite Apps!]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-quality-cool-again--52423247The responsibility of quality assurance falls on the whole organization, not just the developers and/or testers. Our guest today joins us to share her thoughts on what it will take to make quality cool again.

Raisa Mahomed is a technology executive at Bahwan CyberTek, a global provider of digital transformation solutions in Predictive Analytics, Digital Experience, and Digital Supply Chain Management. In this episode, Raisa discusses the state of software quality testing and how organizations can bring back excitement to quality.

Join us as we discuss:

• How Raisa feels about the state of software quality testing
• The importance of quality assurance in agile development
• Effective ways to combat the assumptions of what quality is
• Next steps that people can take to start moving towards the mindset of making quality cool

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52423247Thu, 12 Jan 2023 15:47:21 +0000Noel WurstThe responsibility of quality assurance falls on the whole organization, not just the developers and/or testers. Our guest today joins us to share her thoughts on what it will take to make quality cool again. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmahomed/ is...The responsibility of quality assurance falls on the whole organization, not just the developers and/or testers. Our guest today joins us to share her thoughts on what it will take to make quality cool again.

Raisa Mahomed is a technology executive at Bahwan CyberTek, a global provider of digital transformation solutions in Predictive Analytics, Digital Experience, and Digital Supply Chain Management. In this episode, Raisa discusses the state of software quality testing and how organizations can bring back excitement to quality.

Join us as we discuss:

• How Raisa feels about the state of software quality testing
• The importance of quality assurance in agile development
• Effective ways to combat the assumptions of what quality is
• Next steps that people can take to start moving towards the mindset of making quality cool

]]>2313false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/protecting-our-oceans-with-data-part-ii--52172420Sam Malagon, CEO & CTO of Navfeas, and his team have set out to address this problem with Dynamic Ocean Management through spatial planning software and mathematical modeling, which can equip people to not just mitigate bycatch but to do avoidance.
Join us as we discuss:
The specific challenges that Navfeas is trying to solve
How data management plays a role in protecting our oceans keystone species
The gap between information about our ecosystems and the need to measure their impact
What’s in store for the broader tech sector in this space]]>3231d5d1-b144-4131-a88b-87980ad98d22Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000Noel WurstOver 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...Sam Malagon, CEO & CTO of Navfeas, and his team have set out to address this problem with Dynamic Ocean Management through spatial planning software and mathematical modeling, which can equip people to not just mitigate bycatch but to do avoidance.
Join us as we discuss:
The specific challenges that Navfeas is trying to solve
How data management plays a role in protecting our oceans keystone species
The gap between information about our ecosystems and the need to measure their impact
What’s in store for the broader tech sector in this space]]>1390false10fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/protecting-our-oceans-with-data-part-i--52172419Sam Malagon, CEO & CTO of Navfeas, and his team have set out to address this problem with Dynamic Ocean Management through spatial planning software and mathematical modeling, which can equip people to not just mitigate bycatch but to do avoidance.
Join us as we discuss:
The specific challenges that Navfeas is trying to solve
How data management plays a role in protecting our oceans keystone species
The gap between information about our ecosystems and the need to measure their impact
What’s in store for the broader tech sector in this space]]>32d53610-b1fb-4a51-84b9-b132305fea00Tue, 13 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000Noel WurstOver 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...Sam Malagon, CEO & CTO of Navfeas, and his team have set out to address this problem with Dynamic Ocean Management through spatial planning software and mathematical modeling, which can equip people to not just mitigate bycatch but to do avoidance.
Join us as we discuss:
The specific challenges that Navfeas is trying to solve
How data management plays a role in protecting our oceans keystone species
The gap between information about our ecosystems and the need to measure their impact
What’s in store for the broader tech sector in this space]]>1413false9fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-cera-is-transforming-healthcare-with-technology--51904671Lewis Prescott, QA Lead at Cera, and his team are creating new ways to bring technology into homecare. Cera is transforming the healthcare industry by providing digital first healthcare at home. 
Join us as we discuss:
 How contract testing works. 
 How Cera is solving real world problems in homecare. 
 How Lewis and his team are improving how users give feedback and what they are doing in response. ]]>03e9524d-bcb6-47f3-885d-0febc31f7df0Tue, 13 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000Noel WurstIn some situations, testing for microservices can be tricky and complicated. Contract testing offers a way to make testing easy for microservices. Lewis Prescott, QA Lead at Cera, and his team are creating new ways to bring technology into homecare....Lewis Prescott, QA Lead at Cera, and his team are creating new ways to bring technology into homecare. Cera is transforming the healthcare industry by providing digital first healthcare at home. 
Join us as we discuss:
 How contract testing works. 
 How Cera is solving real world problems in homecare. 
 How Lewis and his team are improving how users give feedback and what they are doing in response. ]]>2345false8fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/building-online-collaboration-through-apis--51904625Lorinda 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. 
Join us as we discuss:
Setting API Standards
Developing Engineering Principles 
User-Centered API ]]>1d090e04-1011-41b3-a58f-ba78627e83a8Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000Noel WurstBringing 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...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. 
Join us as we discuss:
Setting API Standards
Developing Engineering Principles 
User-Centered API ]]>2979false1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/open-doors-for-open-source--51904591Often, 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.
Join us as we discuss:
What makes an OSS community open and inclusive
The importance of “outside” voices software
Collaborating on elaborate issues]]>9f087c50-2ed9-4ac6-b0ab-19ad46475538Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000Noel WurstWhen 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...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.
Join us as we discuss:
What makes an OSS community open and inclusive
The importance of “outside” voices software
Collaborating on elaborate issues]]>2205false5fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-create-a-culture-of-connection--51904632In 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.  
Join us as we discuss:
The debate around “100% automation”
Advice around scaling necessary collaboration between developers, testers, and the business
How coaching must eventually step out of the way, and let teams get to work  


Check out these resources mentioned during the episode:
https://www.vernonrichards.com/ 
https://typeshare.co/vernonrichards  


To make sure you never miss an episode of The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The People Behind Your Favorite Apps in your favorite podcast player.]]>1f1b8bff-cf3e-454a-8804-1e1dc14f6b34Wed, 25 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000Noel WurstThere’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,...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.  
Join us as we discuss:
The debate around “100% automation”
Advice around scaling necessary collaboration between developers, testers, and the business
How coaching must eventually step out of the way, and let teams get to work  


Check out these resources mentioned during the episode:
https://www.vernonrichards.com/ 
https://typeshare.co/vernonrichards  


To make sure you never miss an episode of The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The People Behind Your Favorite Apps in your favorite podcast player.]]>1682false4fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coaching-for-quality-how-to-inflict-help-change-perspective--51904584But 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. 
Join us as we discuss: 
The expectations of those who “own” software quality
The (misinformed) idea that testing is a bottleneck
Collaboration challenges and opportunities between siloed teams  


To make sure you never miss an episode of The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The People Behind Your Favorite Apps in your favorite podcast player.]]>b5a7360c-bd2d-47ee-b9b2-fb0c795ab531Wed, 11 May 2022 08:00:00 +0000Noel WurstWhen 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...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. 
Join us as we discuss: 
The expectations of those who “own” software quality
The (misinformed) idea that testing is a bottleneck
Collaboration challenges and opportunities between siloed teams  


To make sure you never miss an episode of The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The People Behind Your Favorite Apps in your favorite podcast player.]]>1422false3fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/open-source-vs-open-company-collaboration-at-scale-in-the-cloud--51904588We speak with Frank Karlitschek, Founder and CEO at Nextcloud GmbH, about how his company is delivering that much needed alternative.  
Join us as we discuss:
An overview of Nextcloud GmbH
Competing with Tech Giants 
Data Privacy in the Cloud
What it Means to Be an Open Company
What’s next for Frank and NextCloud in the future  


To make sure you never miss an episode of The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The People Behind Your Favorite Apps in your favorite podcast player.]]>c4eb72ff-cf40-4174-bb3e-216df5b319f7Wed, 27 Apr 2022 08:00:00 +0000Noel WurstOpen 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...We speak with Frank Karlitschek, Founder and CEO at Nextcloud GmbH, about how his company is delivering that much needed alternative.  
Join us as we discuss:
An overview of Nextcloud GmbH
Competing with Tech Giants 
Data Privacy in the Cloud
What it Means to Be an Open Company
What’s next for Frank and NextCloud in the future  


To make sure you never miss an episode of The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.   
Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The People Behind Your Favorite Apps in your favorite podcast player.]]>2179false2fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-people-behind-the-process-software-s-greatest-asset--51904614cfd238b6-2d40-4abf-a81b-54b6fe35fca5Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:16:06 +0000Noel WurstThis 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...1023software software testing apisfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-introduction-to-the-people-behind-your-favorite-apps-podcast--51904664
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.

Join us as we discuss:

- How software teams enable collaboration-at-scale

- The neverending challenge of “speed vs. quality”

- The importance of customer advocacy

To make sure you never miss an episode of The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The People Behind Your Favorite Apps in your favorite podcast player.]]>6c4e4461-6175-46a7-89b4-5e1066505c8eWed, 09 Mar 2022 20:04:55 +0000Noel WurstWhen 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...
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.

Join us as we discuss:

- How software teams enable collaboration-at-scale

- The neverending challenge of “speed vs. quality”

- The importance of customer advocacy

To make sure you never miss an episode of The People Behind Your Favorite Apps podcast, subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for The People Behind Your Favorite Apps in your favorite podcast player.]]>50falsetrailer