On this episode of 10X Insights, Kadi McKean is joined by Steve Poole and newcomer to the pod, Baruch Sadogursky, for a deep dive into the intersection of AI and software development.

From Spider-Man AI memes to developer productivity tools, we unpack the hype, the hallucinations, and the real-life utility of AI in your daily coding grind.

We explore:

• Where AI is showing up across the SDLC (spoiler: everywhere).

• The biggest misconceptions developers have about AI.

• The Intent Integrity Chain (yes, it’s a thing—and you’ll want to remember it).

• Why test-driven development and behavior-driven development are critical if you're letting AI write your code.

• And, of course, the ethics, side effects, and IP weirdness we’re all still figuring out.

This episode is part pep talk, part practical guide for developers who want to stop doomscrolling and start experimenting. So don’t panic—grab your favorite IDE, open up ChatGPT, and let’s build the future (with guardrails).

Come for the banter, stay for the brain boost.

Burnout: it’s the silent background process eating up all your system resources—and most of us don’t even realize it’s running until we crash. In this episode, we finally hit Ctrl + Alt + Del on a topic developers don’t talk about enough.

Join Kadi McKean and Steve Poole as they speak with Java Champion Trisha Gee about what burnout really looks like in tech, how it sneaks up on even the most seasoned engineers, and why working harder isn’t the fix. With personal stories, hard-won lessons, and a bit of dark dev humor, we’re breaking the stigma and showing you how to recognize the signs before your internal debugger fails.

Whether you’re running on fumes or want to protect your future self, this episode is the therapy session you didn’t know you needed.

In this episode, we chat with Jess Garson, senior developer Advocate at Elastic, who walks us through Elastic’s wild ride in the open source community. We discuss licensing decisions, community reactions, and how Elastic rebuilt trust while scaling telemetry and observability.

As a bonus, we learn how Jess turns code into music. Yep, you read that right. If you're into open source, observability, or just cool ways to blend tech and art, this one's for you.

Resources:

Visceral-realists https://github.com/visceral-realists/visceral-realists.org

ElasticSearch is Open Source. Again! https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-is-open-source-again

Shay Bannon Changelog podcast https://changelog.com/person/kimchy

For more resources, check out https://10xinsights.dev/

What if you could measure and improve your software team’s performance with just four key metrics?

In this episode, hosts Kadi McKean and Steve Poole are diving deep into the world of DORA metrics—the essential principles that drive DevOps success. Join us as we chat with Nathen Harvey (Google) and Tracy Bannon (MITRE, Real Technologists Podcast), where we’ll bust common myths, tackle culture shifts, and uncover how teams can boost speed without sacrificing quality. Whether new to DORA or a seasoned pro, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss! 🚀

So, grab your headphones, settle in, and get ready to discover DORA.

For more information on this episode, check out 10xInsights.

In this episode of 10X Insights, host Kadi McKean and Steve Poole are joined by Justin Reock to discuss the 10X Developer concept.

In this episode, we’ll journey back to the 1980s, tracing the roots of the 10X Developer myth, peeling away decades of misconceptions with discussion that highlights an often-overlooked truth: it’s not just the individual genius, but the powerhouse of high-performing teams and organizations that drive productivity.

So, grab your headphones, settle in, and get ready for an enlightening ride through the world of development. Get ready to rethink what it means to be a 10X Developer!