Engineering culture

State of the Art of DORA Metrics & AI Integration • Nathen Harvey & Charles Humble

State of the Art of DORA Metrics & AI Integration • Nathen Harvey & Charles Humble

Nathen Harvey, leader of Google's DORA research team, discusses the surprising findings from their latest research on AI's impact on software development. While initial AI adoption correlated with decreased stability and throughput, the latest data shows a reversal for throughput. The conversation explores why this happens, presenting AI as an amplifier of existing systems and introducing DORA's seven essential capabilities for successful AI adoption, including the critical roles of documentation, trust, and expertise.

How to Get People Excited about Functional Programming • Russ Olsen & James Lewis

How to Get People Excited about Functional Programming • Russ Olsen & James Lewis

In this interview from GOTO Copenhagen 2024, author Russ Olsen and software architect James Lewis dive deep into the philosophy and practice of functional programming, using Clojure and Lisp as key examples. They discuss effective strategies for learning and teaching complex technical concepts, the cultural nuances of programming communities, and the inspirational power of large-scale engineering achievements like the Apollo moon landings.