PodcastsAlongside 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.
The authors teach you to see through the illusions that plague every SW organization. Using tools from statistical process control, systems thinking & economic theory, they show how to identify real problems and find the levers that create lasting change.
The author of "Learning Systems Thinking" talks to Charles Humble about resilience, innovation, and driving real change in tech.
The author of "Building Green Software" talked to The New Stack Makers about the steps developers can take to build resilient, future-proof systems.
Sarah Wells helped the Financial Times move from 12 to 20,000 software releases a year. In this episode of The New Stack Makers, she discusses how it happened and what's needed to make such digital transformations work.
Charles Humble and Holly Cummins delve into the transformative power of Quarkus in the Java ecosystem. From addressing compatibility challenges to reflecting on GraalVM's impact, the discussion unfolds the nuances of Quarkus adoption, its influence on workloads, and the surprising environmental efficiency it brings.
These are those rare moments when I get to sit in the other chair and be the interviewee.
Discover how communication methods in tech have evolved over decades, from early magazines and conferences to the challenges and opportunities presented by AI and large language models. This episode explores the importance of clear, honest, and varied communication for tech progress and societal impact.
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.
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.
In this new format Eastbourne Literary Festival podcast episode, people are asked to share with us the 5 books that mean the most to them and why. This episode explores 5 books that mean the world to me.
Charles' reflects on his career, his experience of being a technology writer and editor, and why he thinks the tech industry needs to get better at communicating and thinking through the ethics of or work.
Charles and Anne discuss how developers and companies can make smarter, greener choices in the cloud, as well as the trade-offs that should be considered.
The best engineers aren't always the best coders. Charles Humble reveals how mastering 'professional skills' transforms careers more dramatically than technical expertise alone in a conversation with Trisha Gee.
Charles Humble speaks with host Brijesh Ammanath about skills that can provide developers a grounding in systems thinking.
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.
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.
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.
The starting point for building software in a more sustainable way, Charles suggested, is through better operations, and this has some tangible business benefits. For one thing, it saves you money.
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.
