Wicked Good Development

Wicked Good Development

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Wicked Good Development episodes

  • Episode 22: Fall 2022 Maven Central Updates

    This session features Brian Fox (CTO and Co-Founder), Joel Orlina (Engineering Manager, Maven), Jason Swank (Director of Engineering, Technical Operations) and Lakshmi Mohandas (Senior Product Manager). Listen in as they discuss Maven Central's relationship with Sonatype, its pain points and how we are addressing them, and the latest updates that make Maven more unified and powerful than before.


    Check out the resources from today's episode here.

    22 min
  • Episode 21: James McLeod Shares His Journey to FINOS and Beyond

    This session features open source war stories from James McLeod, Director of Community for FINOS–the Financial Technology vertical of the Linux Foundation.

    After years in FinTech as a bank software developer, James McLeod now works to create impactful open source technology and communities. He works closely with contributors from the world’s largest investment banks and cloud providers on a daily basis, providing experiences and insights we’re excited to share with our listeners.

    Check out the resources from today's episode here. 

    39 min
  • Episode 16: Ted Neward's Philosophy 101

    What does philosophy have to do with software development? More than you might think! In this episode, hosts Kadi and Omar sit down with Technologist, Ted Neward and Developer Advocate, Steve Poole to discuss how philosophy is at the heart of everything. Ted provides great insight as to how his background has influenced his outlook on software development and why developers should be asking themselves the hard questions. As Ted puts it, “It is the hard questions that are usually the good ones that will lead you to a positive outcome.”

    Check out the resources from today's episode here. 

    55 min
  • Episode 15: Russ Eling Talks Founding OSS Consultants and Open Source Compliance

    In the latest episode, Russ Eling–Founder and CEO of OSS Consultants–sits down with Kadi Grigg and co-host A.J. Brown to discuss his journey with open source. Tune in to hear valuable lessons learned during his tenure as an Open Source Compliance Officer at General Motors and how that eventually led to the creation of OSS Consultants.

    Check out the resources from today's episode here.

    34 min
  • Episode 14: The Secret Life of Maven Central

    In this episode, Joel Orlina joins Kadi Grigg to provide insights and knowledge on “The Secret Life of Maven Central,” his talk given at Devoxx UK and OpenSFF Day. Joel sheds light on the previously unknown history of Maven Central and how it works under the covers. He also discusses how the Central team addresses critical security risks like dependency confusion and how it responded to security events such as Log4Shell, and most importantly, how you can get involved.

    Check out the resources from today's episode here. 

    38 min
  • Episode 13: Hacks & Ax: July Update

    Ax Sharma, a security researcher at Sonatype and tech journalist at large, joins Kadi and Omar for his monthly malware update. Ax breaks down the latest on protestware and ransomware.

    Check out the resources from today's episode here. 

    17 min

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Wicked Good Development is dedicated to the future of open source. This space is to learn about the latest in the developer community and talk shop with OSS innovators and experts in the industry.