Shane Hastie

New Zealand

Editor at InfoQ

Global Delivery Lead for SoftEd, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods & Podcast Host on https://t.co/7SgjIGeyAo

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Technology Radar and the Reality of AI in Software Development

2 weeks ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Rachel Laycock

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Rachel Laycock, Global CTO of Thoughtworks, about how the company's Technology Radar process captures technology trends around the globe. She is sceptical of the current AI efficiency hype, emphasizing that the real value of generative AI tools lies in solving complex problems like legacy code comprehension rather than just writing code faster.
Using AI Code Generation to Migrate 20000 Tests

3 weeks ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Sergii Gorbachov

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Sergii Gorbachov, a staff engineer at Slack, about how they successfully used AI combined with traditional coding approaches to migrate 20,000 tests in 10 months, discovering that AI alone was insufficient and required human oversight and conventional tools to work effectively.
Emerson Murphy-Hill on Engineering Productivity, Team Dynamics and Equity

4 weeks ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Emerson Murphy-Hill

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Emerson Murphy-Hill about how measuring developer productivity is tricky, why team dynamics and psychological safety matter more than things like meeting load, the impact of systemic bias and how new AI tools are shaping equity in engineering - sometimes helping, but sometimes risking new kinds of unfairness.
InfoQ Culture and Methods Trends Report - 2025

1 month ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Ben Linders |Rafiq Gemmail |Craig Smith

AI tools dramatically increase development speed but come with quality concerns, creating a need for new testing and quality approaches. Team collaboration remains essential despite AI advancement; there's a risk of engineers turning to AI rather than colleagues for solutions, potentially undermining the collaborative culture that drives high performance.
InfoQ Culture & Methods Trends in 2025

1 month ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Ben Linders |Rafiq Gemmail |Craig Smith

The panel discussion in this episode is one half of the annual InfoQ Culture and Methods Trends Report. The other half is the written report. This is the Engineering Culture Trends Report for 2025.
Building Empathy and Accessibility: Fostering Better Engineering Cultures and Developer Experiences

2 months ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Erin Doyle

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Erin Doyle about her journey as a generalist engineer, her passion for web accessibility, the importance of empathy and psychological safety in engineering teams, and her commitment to building better developer experiences by fostering collaboration, continuous learning, and vulnerability among technical professionals.
Adam Sandman on Generative AI and the Future of Software Testing

2 months ago | infoq.com | Adam Sandman |Shane Hastie

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Adam Sandman about how generative AI is transforming software development and testing by automating mundane tasks, enabling faster prototyping, and collapsing traditional roles into broader generalist positions, while also highlighting challenges like increased defects, ethical concerns, and the evolving nature of human-machine collaboration.
Building Your Personal Brand and Making an Impact: Insights from Principal Engineer Pablo Fredrikson

2 months ago | infoq.com | Shane Hastie |Pablo Fredrikson

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Pablo Fredrikson, a principal engineer at Bitso, about the importance of building a personal brand, sharing knowledge, and helping others in the tech industry.
Claire Vo on Building High-Performing, Customer-Centric Teams in the Age of AI

Mar 21, 2025 | infoq.com | Claire Vo |Shane Hastie

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Claire Vo, Chief Product and Technology Officer at LaunchDarkly, about building high-performing, customer-centric teams, fostering a culture of experimentation, and preparing for the future of AI-driven software development.
Engineering Culture and the API Revolution: A Conversation with Sagar Batchu

Mar 14, 2025 | infoq.com | Sagar Batchu |Shane Hastie

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Sagar Batchu about building engineering teams in different environments, the transition from individual contributor to leadership roles, the importance of culture and autonomy in organizations, and the implications of AI agents on the future of APIs. Transitioning from an individual contributor to a leader requires a different skillset and definition of success, focusing on owning a component of revenue and defining the...