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O11ycast

O11ycast

Heavybit 91 Episodes Jul 9, 2026

Exploring the observability side of software development, covering topics like monitoring, tracing, and logging in modern systems.

Episodes

Ep. #92, Confidence Is the New Bottleneck with Ray Myers
Ep. #92, Confidence Is the New Bottleneck with Ray Myers Jul 9, 2026 48:46 On episode 92 of o11ycast, Ray Myers joins Ken and Jess to explore how observability, reliability engineering, and formal software engineering practices are becoming even more important as AI coding agents take on larger roles in development. Rather than viewing AI as a replacement for established engineering disciplines, Ray argues that techniques like continuous delivery, testing, specifications
Ep. #91, Every Failure Becomes an Eval with Janaki Vivrekar
Ep. #91, Every Failure Becomes an Eval with Janaki Vivrekar Jun 4, 2026 42:06 On episode 91 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Jess Kerr sit down with Janaki Vivrekar. Janaki shares how Amplitude is building AI-powered analytics agents, why evaluation frameworks are becoming essential to AI product development, and how teams can use observability techniques to improve agent performance over time. The conversation explores eval-driven development, production feedback loops, and the
Ep. #90, Outcome Engineering in the AI Era with Cory Ondrejka
Ep. #90, Outcome Engineering in the AI Era with Cory Ondrejka May 7, 2026 53:02 On episode 90 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Jessica “Jess” Kerr speak with Cory Ondrejka. Together, they unpack the rise of agentic AI, the shifting identity of software engineers, and the growing importance of measuring real-world impact. Cory shares his concept of Outcome Engineering and how teams can adapt to a world where building is fast but validation is everything.Come find the Honeycomb team
Ep. #89, Software Is the Killer App for AI with Bryan Cantrill
Ep. #89, Software Is the Killer App for AI with Bryan Cantrill Apr 8, 2026 41:25 On episode 89 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Charity Majors are joined by Bryan Cantrill. They dive into the origins of observability, the realities behind AI productivity gains, and the tension between cloud convenience and infrastructure control. The discussion highlights how major tech shifts often look obvious only in hindsight.
Ep. #88, Metrics Are Good, Actually with Charity Majors
Ep. #88, Metrics Are Good, Actually with Charity Majors Jan 14, 2026 37:29 On episode 88 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Jessica Kerr speak with Charity Majors about the shifting role of observability in modern software development. From AI-assisted instrumentation to reducing developer cognitive load, the episode examines how teams can move from reactive monitoring to continuous learning. It’s a deep dive into observability as a sense-making practice, not just a tooling pro
Ep. #87, Augmented Coding Patterns with Lada Kesseler
Ep. #87, Augmented Coding Patterns with Lada Kesseler Dec 23, 2025 48:23 On episode 87 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Jessica Kerr sit down with Lada Kesseler to explore how experienced engineers can work effectively with AI coding assistants. They discuss why AI feels like a fast, noisy black box, and how patterns like semantic zooming, feedback loops, testing, and observability can help developers stay in control. This episode is a deep dive into using AI without sacrif
Ep. #86, 12 Years and 100 Million Customers with Amarilis Campos of Nubank
Ep. #86, 12 Years and 100 Million Customers with Amarilis Campos of Nubank Oct 29, 2025 37:23 In episode 86 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Jessica Kerr sit down with Amarilis Campos from Nubank. They explore how Brazil’s largest digital bank uses observability to build resilience and autonomy at scale. Amarilis shares how Nubank’s culture of “acting like owners, not renters” and its journey from metrics and logs to tracing with Honeycomb helped the company grow to over 100 million customers.
Ep. #85, AI/LLM in Software Teams: What’s Working and What’s Next with Dr. Cat Hicks
Ep. #85, AI/LLM in Software Teams: What’s Working and What’s Next with Dr. Cat Hicks Aug 13, 2025 51:18 In episode 85 of o11ycast, Dr. Cat Hicks unpacks AI’s impact on software teams from a psychological and social-science perspective. Along with Ken, Jess, and Austin, she explores how AI magnifies long-standing tensions between solitary and collaborative models of development, and how fears about AI often reflect deeper issues like undervaluing collaboration or having unrealistic productivity expec
Ep. #84, Maddy Montaquila on .NET Aspire
Ep. #84, Maddy Montaquila on .NET Aspire Jul 14, 2025 40:31 In episode 84 of o11ycast, Ken Rimple and Martin Thwaites welcome Maddy Montaquila, lead PM for .NET Aspire at Microsoft. This episode dives into the "magic" of Aspire, exploring how it streamlines the developer experience from frictionless app startup to telemetry-rich development. Discover how Aspire makes telemetry a first-class citizen, simplifying debugging and enhancing observabili
Ep. #83, Observability Isn't Just SRE on Steroids with Dan Ravenstone
Ep. #83, Observability Isn't Just SRE on Steroids with Dan Ravenstone Jun 11, 2025 36:15 In episode 83 of o11ycast, the Honeycomb team chats with Dan Ravenstone, the o11yneer. Dan unpacks the crucial, often underappreciated, role of the observability engineer. He discusses how this position champions the user, bridging the gap between technical performance and real-world customer experience. Learn about the challenges of mobile observability, the importance of clear terminology, and h
Ep. #82, Automating Developer Toil with Morgante Pell of Grit
Ep. #82, Automating Developer Toil with Morgante Pell of Grit May 28, 2025 38:40 In episode 82 of o11ycast, Ken and Jess chat with Morgante Pell, the visionary behind Grit, an AI-powered agent designed to automate developer toil and technical debt. The discussion covers the evolution of AI in coding, the challenges of building and deploying AI agents, the future of combining code awareness with production awareness, and Grit’s acquisition by Honeycomb.
Ep. #81, Observability 3.0-vNext-final-DRAFT with Hazel Weakly and Matt Klein
Ep. #81, Observability 3.0-vNext-final-DRAFT with Hazel Weakly and Matt Klein May 14, 2025 40:36 In episode 81 of o11ycast, Charity Majors and Martin Thwaites dive into a lively discussion with Hazel Weakly and Matt Klein on the evolving landscape of observability. The guests explore the concept of observability versioning, the challenges of cost and ROI, and the future of observability tools, including the potential convergence with AI and business intelligence.

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