Guest Appearances

These are those rare moments when I get to sit in the other chair and be the interviewee.

Podcast cover image for Coding Chats, hosted by John Crickett. Bold white and purple text on a dark background reads 'Coding Isn't The Hard Part' with the guest name Charles Humble below.

Soft Skills for Software Engineers - Why Coding Isn’t the Hard Part

Charles Humble and John Crickett explore why professional skills — communication, critical thinking, and documentation — are arguably more important than writing code itself. Drawing on his O'Reilly shortcut article series and a career that began with an English Literature degree, Charles makes the case that these so-called "soft skills" are actually core to the job, and that they can be learned through practice by anyone, regardless of background or natural talent.

Charles Humble and Hannah Foxwell discussing Kubernetes at the Edge: Container Orchestration at Scale. The two speakers are shown in blue-tinted black and white portraits alongside the book cover.

Kubernetes at the Edge

Hannah Foxwell sits down with Charles Humble - speaker, advisor, podcast host, and author - to explore his e-book "Kubernetes at the Edge". They cover what "edge computing" actually means, why it matters across industries from precision agriculture to healthcare and retail, how to approach vendor selection and day-two operations, and why sustainability must be central to how we build and deploy technology. The conversation closes with a frank and thoughtful discussion about the responsibilities of the tech industry in the age of generative AI.

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AI in 2024: A Year in Review

In this reflective podcast, the team at Winder.AI — Dr. Phil Winder, Charles Humble, and Jonathan Hunter — take a deep dive into their year, discussing trends, lessons learned, and their vision for 2025.

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AI Strategy for CEOs: Aligning Tech with Business Goals

Join Phil Winder and Charles Humble in this insightful interview as he delves into the critical components of an enterprise AI strategy, based upon his excellent article on the subject. Gain actionable insights on aligning AI with your business goals, building robust data infrastructure, and prioritizing projects based on ROI. Learn about MLOps, AI security, and the role of generative AI and reinforcement learning across industries.

Architecting Carbon Conscious Software, with Charles Humble

In this episode Charles was interviewed by Mansi and Joshua about why we as software engineers should think about energy consumption of our workloads. We also talk about how nascent legislation and standards are turning externalities into real costs, forcing innovation that gives us more control over software energy usage.

Cloud Unplugged: Technical Writing in the Cloud Era

In this episode, Jay Keshur interviews Charles Humble. Charles delves into his unique journey from an English literature background to the tech world, discussing the evolution of remote work, the challenges and benefits of cloud migration, and the intersection of technical writing in the modern cloud era.


Guest Hosting

Alongside regular leadership series with GOTO, and before that Hacking the Org and InfoQ, I occasionally guest host for GOTO Unscripted and The New Stack Makers. These episodes are collected here.