# Michael Dowden

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How AI is Redrawing the Battle Lines of Cybersecurity

In this episode, Michael Dowden sits down with Andrew Roden to explore the dual nature of artificial intelligence in the security industry, highlighting its power to both automate defense and supercharge sophisticated attacks. While AI agents are now capable of discovering and exploiting software v…

Making Accessibility the New Standard in an AI-Driven World

In this episode, host Michael Dowden sits down with Jemima Abu, a senior product engineer, to explore how web accessibility is not just an optional business requirement but a fundamental responsibility to build useful products for all users. They unpack the dual role of AI, illustrating how it can …

AIOps: Smarter Systems or Bigger Risks?

In this live podcast episode, host Michael Dowden sits down with Christian Schneider and Torsten Köster to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on software operations. They distinguish between AI for Ops (using AI to enhance day-to-day analytics) and Ops for AI (the specialized observabili…

Not My Job/No Need to Know

In this episode, host Michael Dowden sits down with Alistair Cockburn, co-author of The Agile Manifesto, to discuss modern software design and its evolution alongside Large Language Models (LLMs). Cockburn explains that applying the "genius" of human bureaucracies, specifically the concepts of "not…

Episode 15 Teaser Trailer: Golf Shot of the Week

Before the full conversation drops Monday morning, we’re giving you a sneak peek into the first eight minutes of our sit-down with Webster Thomas alumni David Mitchell (’24) and Michael Dowden (’23). If you remember our legendary "lost pod" from back in March—the one the recording gods unfortunatel…

The Shift from Kubernetes and DevOps to Platform Engineering

In this episode, Michael Dowden sits down with Google Developer Advocate Abdellfetah Sghiouar to explore the current state and history of Kubernetes, tracing its 11-year evolution from a Google open-source project to a mature industry standard. The discussion delves into the rise of platform engine…

Balancing LLMs, Computer Vision, and Engineering Trade-offs

In this live podcast episode, host Michael Dowden sits down with Pieter Buteneers, CTO of the legal tech workspace Emma, and Martin Stypinski, founder of the computer vision consulting firm VMG. The conversation bridges two distinct areas of artificial intelligence: highly deterministic, traditiona…

30 Years of PHP: Guarding the Core Infrastructure

In this episode, host Michael Dowden sits down with Sebastian Bergmann, the creator of PHPUnit, to discuss the evolving landscape of open-source software development. Bergmann shares details on upcoming features in PHPUnit 13.3 designed to tackle flaky tests. The conversation delves deeply into mod…

Rewriting the Rules of Intuitive AI Design

In this episode, host Michael Dowden sits down with user experience expert Christian Kuhn to explore the evolving relationship between UX and AI design, drawing parallels to the early smartphone revolution. They examine the limitations of prompt-based interfaces and advocate for more intuitive, pro…

What Is a Sovereign Engineer and Why Do You Need to Become One?

In this episode, host Michael Dowden sits down with platform engineer and author Russell Miles to explore how software engineering is fundamentally changing in the era of artificial intelligence. Drawing from the concepts in his book, The Sovereign Engineer, Russell offers a practical vision for de…