Desert Island Books with Charles Humble
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.
Podcasts
Guest appearances
Guest Appearances
These are those rare moments when I get to sit in the other chair and be the interviewee.
Eastbourne Literary Festival Podcast: On Writing with Charles Humble
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.
Environment Variables: Cloud Infrastructure, Efficiency and Sustainability
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.
GOTO Bookclub: Professional Skills for Software Engineers
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.
SE Radio 655: Charles Humble on Professional Skills for Software Engineers
Charles Humble speaks with host Brijesh Ammanath about skills that can provide developers a grounding in systems thinking.
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.
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.
The New Stack Makers: Why Software Developers Should Be Thinking About the Climate with Charles Humble & Alex Williams
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.
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.
Learning Systems Thinking: Essential Nonlinear Skills and Practices for Software Professionals
The author of "Learning Systems Thinking" talks to Charles Humble about resilience, innovation, and driving real change in tech.
Architecting Carbon Conscious Software, with Charles Humble
The author of "Building Green Software" talked to The New Stack Makers about the steps developers can take to build resilient, future-proof systems.
Setting Microservices Up for Success: Real-World Advice
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.
Quarkus Unveiled: Efficiency & Green Impact with Holly Cummins & Charles Humble
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.
