Episodes

  • SDLC Explained: How Agile & AI Boost Your Software Projects
    Feb 10 2025

    Discover an easy Introduction to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in this video! Aleksandr Gushchin, a Delivery Manager for big clients, breaks down the SDLC in software engineering with a simple, clear approach. Learn the fundamentals, explore SDLC models, and uncover best practices that drive engineering excellence.

    In just 40 minutes, you'll get a simplified overview—from "What is Software Development Life Cycle" to "Software Engineering Best Practices You Should Follow" and "What AI tools should Developers use?". See how agile methods and AI help senior programmers write better code, deliver business value faster, and reduce costs. If you're looking for a straightforward guide to the software development lifecycle, this video is a must-watch!

    COURSES BY ENGX

    👉 Software Delivery Cost Optimizer: https://aw.club/global/en/courses/engx-code-review

    👉 EngX Code Review: https://aw.club/global/en/teams/software-delivery-cost-optimizer

    NAVIGATION

    0:00 Intro

    1:19 Fundamentals of SDLC

    3:01 Enhancing Efficiency in SDLC

    4:27 Reducing Costs and Avoiding Waste

    5:09 Importance of Market Research in SDLC

    6:33 Initial Phases of SDLC

    7:50 Solution Design and Custom Development

    8:52 Implementation and Testing of Solutions

    10:10 Ensuring High-Quality Development Standards

    11:02 Effective Communication and Documentation

    12:13 Managing Known and Stable Project Scopes

    13:25 Application of Agile in Predictable Environments

    14:19 Factory Model in Software Development

    15:09 Handling Dynamic Project Environments

    16:15 Strategy and Management in Unfamiliar Situations

    17:09 Experimentation and Proof of Concept in SDLC

    18:23 Importance of Clear Requirements and Testing

    19:17 Enhancing Developer Focus and Testing

    20:09 Quality Gates and Development Output

    21:10 Addressing and Managing Technical Debt

    22:10 Improving Performance with Quality Initiatives

    23:32 Role of Unit Testing in Quality Assurance

    24:24 Continuous Quality and Assurance Practices

    25:24 Shift-Left Approach in Testing

    26:05 Analyzing and Optimizing Delivery Pipelines

    27:26 Role of AI in Streamlining SDLC Processes

    28:52 Choosing the Right Management Methodology

    30:10 Efficiency of Regression Testing and Automation

    31:38 Agile and Continuous Delivery in Complex Projects

    33:18 Advantages of Kanban and Continuous Delivery

    34:26 Evaluating and Improving SDLC Processes

    35:44 Reworking Tasks for Testability and Independence

    37:14 Code Documentation and Traceability

    38:20 Developer's Role in Business Value Delivery

    39:27 Reducing Maintenance Costs through Quality Assurance

    40:29 Utilizing AI for Routine Task Automation

    41:37 Enhancing SDLC with Quality Gates

    42:33 Implementing Advanced Security and Analysis Tools

    43:48 AI Assistance in Development and Testing

    45:23 Leveraging AI for Testing and Quality Improvement

    47:26 Encouraging Continuous Learning and Engagement

    47:26 Final words

    WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN

    🔸 YouTube: https://youtu.be/3ADcI14kiNM

    🔸 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-google

    🔸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-apple

    🔸 Spotify: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-spotify

    🔸 Download mp3: https://anywhereclub.simplecast.com/episodes/34

    #engx #sdlc #engineering

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    48 mins
  • Coding Interview Questions and Answers - Data Structures & Algorithms
    Dec 19 2024

    In this episode of "Interview Anywhere," we explore data structures and algorithms coding interview questions and answers. This episode will be helpful for beginners as well as for experts with more than four years of experience. Watch as Pratik Jagtap, our candidate, solves coding challenges and handles in-depth questions from our expert interviewer, Saurabh Shekhar.

    NAVIGATION

    00:00 Intro

    01:14 Introduction of participant

    02:31 Theoretical part 1

    02:54 ArrayList vs LinkedList

    05:11 Internal HashMap

    09:23 Quick Sort vs Merge Sort

    11:47 Building a Leaderboard

    15:07 Solving the Leaderboard Problem

    20:11 Optimizing Complexity

    27:39 Implementation and Testing

    34:30 Data Updates

    42:42 Testing and Debugging

    50:21 Reducing and Sorting Maps

    01:00:19 Kadane’s Algorithm

    01:09:07 Handling Negative Values

    1:14:39 Feedback session

    01:16:15 Expert verdict

    01:18:17 Final Thoughts

    COURSES BY ENGX

    👉 Integrate GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT into your daily work for streamlined, efficient development. with course "AI for software Engineers on EngX": https://aw.club/global/en/courses/ai-supported-software-engineering

    👉 Integrate a generative AI toolset into your product development processes to boost team performance with course "AI adoption for teams": https://aw.club/global/en/courses/generative-ai-adoption-for-engineering-teams

    👉 Mini AI Workshop for Dev Teams: https://aw.club/global/en/courses/engx-ai-adoption-workshop

    WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN

    🔸 YouTube: https://youtu.be/3Bgk8Mft00E

    🔸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-apple

    🔸 Spotify: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-spotify

    🔸 Download mp3: https://anywhereclub.simplecast.com/episodes/33

    #engx #mockinterview #dsa

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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Unlocking AWS's AI Power: Amazon Q & Bedrock for Developers
    Nov 22 2024

    In this insightful video, Viktor Vedmich, Senior Developer Advocate at AWS, delves into a suite of AWS services meticulously crafted for developers. He provides an in-depth exploration of Amazon Q, a generative AI-powered assistant designed to streamline development workflows. Viktor also introduces Amazon Q for Developers, an extension that offers advanced coding assistance, and Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that simplifies the creation and scaling of generative AI applications. This comprehensive guide is essential for developers aiming to leverage AWS's cutting-edge AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation.

    NAVIGATION

    0:00 Start

    0:17 Generative AI

    1:13 What kinds of AI-related services

    does AWS provide for developers?

    3:46 What is Amazon Q?

    8:29 How can we start working with

    Amazon Q Developer?

    9:46 More about

    Amazon Q Developer

    and IDE integration?

    11:28 How can you convince your boss

    that Amazon Q is safe enough

    to use on a project?

    14:00 Final words

    AI IN AWS

    🔸 Amazon Bedrock: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock

    🔸 Amazon Q: https://aws.amazon.com/q/

    🔸 Amazon Q for Developers: https://aws.amazon.com/q/developer/

    COURSES BY ENGX

    👉 Integrate GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT into your daily work for streamlined, efficient development. with course "AI for software Engineers on EngX": https://aw.club/global/en/courses/ai-supported-software-engineering

    👉 Integrate a generative AI toolset into your product development processes to boost team performance with course "AI adoption for teams": https://aw.club/global/en/courses/generative-ai-adoption-for-engineering-teams

    👉 Mini AI Workshop for Dev Teams: https://aw.club/global/en/courses/engx-ai-adoption-workshop

    WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN

    🔸 YouTube: https://youtu.be/0kXQHpaVLFM

    🔸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-apple

    🔸 Spotify: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-spotify

    🔸 Download mp3: https://anywhereclub.simplecast.com/episodes/32

    #awclub #engx #ai

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    15 mins
  • Why Do Developers Need Product Mindset? / Engineering Excellence
    Oct 24 2024

    In this episode, Aleksas Drozdovskis, an Experience Consultant, and Roman Zatitsky, a Product Manager, dive into the idea of "product thinking" from an engineer’s point of view. They chat about how product thinking helps with career growth, influences business decisions, reduces team stress and burnout, and makes engineers more aligned and effective.

    🔹Aleksas Drozdovskis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drozdovskis/

    🔹Roman Zatitskiy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zatitskiyrb/

    NAVIGATION

    00:00 Introduction of Aleksas Drozdovskis

    00:58 What is product mindset

    04:24 Why should i care about discovery and business value

    10:03 Who gets more promotion?

    11:36 How product mindset can decrease the tension between engineers teams and business teams

    14:27 Story about project to product transformation

    17:09 How to cultivate a product-oriented culture in a team

    20:53 How product mindset influence on the impact that engineers have

    24:22 Engineers build features based on discovery that don't get used

    28:57 Sum up

    31:09 Final

    COURSES FROM EPISODE

    👉 Generative AI for managers: https://aw.club/global/en/courses/gen-ai-for-managers

    👉 AI adoption workshop for engineering teams: https://aw.club/global/en/courses/engx-ai-adoption-workshop

    👉 EngX HI: Navigating Team Dynamics: https://aw.club/global/en/courses/navigating-teams-dynamics

    WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN

    🔸 YouTube: https://youtu.be/R9hKz5pJEwk

    🔸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-apple

    🔸 Spotify: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-spotify

    🔸 Download mp3: 'simplecast episode link placeholder'

    #awclub #engx #productthinking

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    32 mins
  • AI in Oncology: The Future of Cancer Prevention and Treatment / ZuriAI Podcast #2
    Sep 27 2024

    👉 Course: "AI-supported software engineering": https://epa.ms/ai-swe

    👉 Course: "AI-Supported Testing": https://epa.ms/ai-aqa

    👉 Course: "Prompt Engineering Foundations": https://epa.ms/ai-pef

    👉 Join the EngX: https://epa.ms/engx-club

    How AI is Revolutionizing Cancer Research and Treatment? In this episode of the ZuriAI podcast, we explore how AI is transforming the prediction, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Artem Shmatko, a doctoral student and ML researcher at the German Cancer Research Center, explains AI’s growing influence in oncology.

    We discuss:

    What cancer is and why it’s challenging to prevent and diagnose

    How AI is impacting drug discovery

    Medical data aspects and limitations

    The role of computer vision in histopathology

    Challenges related to data management and patient privacy

    NAVIGATION

    0:00 Start

    0:43 EngX

    1:20 Meet our expert, Artem Shmatko

    1:49 What is cancer? Complexity and diversity of cancers.

    6:52 Why is it so difficult? Challenges of preventing cancer

    10:17 How AI is becoming a pivotal tool in cancer prevention and treatment strategies.

    12:40 MRI as a prevention technique.

    14:38 The role of AI as a decision-support system in clinical settings.

    22:01 AI in drug discovery. Transforming cancer treatment pipelines.

    26:42 AI-powered recommendation systems for defining focus groups in clinical trials.

    28:14 The complexities of data ingestion and collection in cancer research.

    30:39 Handling patient-sensitive data: The ethical and technical challenges.

    34:13 Certification and regulation in AI-driven oncology.

    36:24 How computer vision and histopathology diagnostics are being redefined by AI.

    38:27 The importance of image size and resolution in cancer diagnostics.

    41:44 Discussing the potential of 100k*100k pixel resolution in medical imaging.

    43:05 The technical limitations in cancer detection using computer vision.

    46:03 Multiple instance learning

    49:27 Data challenges in AI-driven oncology.

    53:35 The role of open-source platforms in advancing medical AI.

    57:26 Forecasting the impact of AI on the future of cancer prevention and diagnostics.

    1:00:35 What industry challenges can AI overcome in oncology?

    LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

    🔹 AI's Evolution in Music/ ZuriAI #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRJV-1Y61SM

    🔹 What is cancer: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/understanding/what-is-cancer

    🔹 Classification of brain tumours: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8328013/

    🔹 AI based solutions for determination of cell origin: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03512-4

    🔹 On diagnosing cancer using blood samples: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkz942

    🔹 Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) for histological images: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.media.2020.101757

    🔹 Automating drug discovery: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2017.232

    🔹AI for computational histopathology: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-022-00436-4

    🔹 Pretrained feature extractors for Multiple Instance Learning (MIL) pipelines: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-02857-3

    🔹 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07441-w

    🔹 Predicting DNA mutations from histological images: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-020-0085-8

    WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN

    🔸 YouTube: https://youtu.be/XreqENCkpqE

    🔸 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-google

    🔸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-apple

    🔸 Spotify: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-spotify

    🔸 Download mp3: https://anywhereclub.simplecast.com/episodes/30

    #awclub #engx #ai #oncology

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Node.js Job Interview: Mock Session for a Position with 2+ Years of Exp / InterviewAnywhere #3
    Aug 26 2024

    👉 Join the: https://epa.ms/engx-club

    👉 Course: "AI-supported software engineering": https://epa.ms/ai-swe

    👉 Course: "AI-Supported Testing": https://epa.ms/ai-aqa

    👉 Course: "Prompt Engineering Foundations": https://epa.ms/ai-pef

    Check out this episode where a JavaScript Frontend Engineer goes through a job interview. Join us as Shakhzod Khodjaev, our candidate, faces some programming challenges and answers questions from our interviewer, Viktor Soroka.

    At the end, both the interviewer and interviewee share their honest thoughts about how it all went. They’ll talk about areas that could be improved and point out some helpful resources suggested by our EngX community leader, Roman Zatitskii, like "AI-supported Software Engineering" and "AI-supported Testing," to boost your AI knowledge.

    This episode is a great way to see a technical interview in action—don’t miss it!

    NAVIGATION

    00:00 Intro

    01:55 Introduction of participant

    03:01 Theoretical part 1

    43:17 Practical task: Event Loop

    48:25 Theoretical part 2

    52:20 AI prompt engineering

    56:44 ENGX courses announcement

    59:36 Critical thinking task

    1:22:30 GenAI adoption program for engineering teams

    1:24:20 Feedback session

    WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN

    🔸 YouTube: https://youtu.be/-5XD9OH4w-4

    🔸 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-google

    🔸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-apple

    🔸 Spotify: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-spotify

    🔸 Download mp3: https://anywhereclub.simplecast.com/episodes/29

    #awclub #engx #mockinterview

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Product Mindset for Developers / What is Product Management in 2024
    Aug 11 2024

    Unlock the key to better collaboration between Product Managers and Developers. Learn the importance of Product Discovery, how AI can boost it, and quick tips to validate ideas. Get actionable insights to become a more product-focused developer!

    NAVIGATION

    0:00 Start

    0:53 What common misconceptions might developers have about this role?

    1:45 How does thinking in terms of value help bridge the gap between Product Managers and Tech Teams?

    2:38 Can you give concrete examples of misconceptions?

    3:08 What is Product Discovery, and why is it crucial to perform it alongside product delivery?

    4:16 How can developers benefit from understanding this process?

    5:08 Why is Product Discovery so important?

    6:30 Why should Product Discovery be done using AI?

    7:32 How can developers help test product ideas without fully building them? What techniques are used to validate hypotheses effectively?

    9:03 What are the best practices for Product Managers and development teams to communicate and collaborate effectively?

    10:13 How can a developer be more product-focused?

    11:05 How to practice?

    COURSES BY ENGX

    👉 AI-supported Software Engineering: https://epa.ms/106cIb

    👉 Prompt Engineering Foundations: https://epa.ms/ZQNYn

    👉 AI Supported testing: https://epa.ms/1DjKEP

    WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN

    🔸 YouTube: https://youtu.be/b6Xla-jjoyE

    🔸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-apple

    🔸 Spotify: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-spotify

    🔸 Download mp3: https://anywhereclub.simplecast.com/episodes/28

    #awclub #engx #productmanagement

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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • AI's Evolution in Music / From Mozart to Machine Learning / Des Hristov from Endel / ZuriAI #1
    Apr 8 2024

    👉 Get Access to the Anywhere Club: https://bit.ly/awclub-en

    Welcome to our new podcast "ZuriAI": where together with our host Zura Seferbekova we are diving deep into the world of AI across industries! In the first episode, we'll be exploring the synergy between AI and music.

    Did you know Mozart dabbled in primitive AI in some of his performances? We delve into the intersection of AI and creativity, examining how generative music challenges our perception of what art is. We delve into how recording technology and pioneering AI applications are reshaping music, exploring AI's impact on emotional connections and immersive musical experiences, while reflecting on the evolution sparked by past technological breakthroughs.

    NAVIGATION

    00:00 - Mozart case, musical dice description

    01:17 - aw.club

    02:00 - Topic and guest introduction

    02:25 - What’s music, should music be repetitive?

    05:19 - How music is described and analyzed?

    06:48 - 1st approach: Top-down

    07:10 - 2nd approach: Recording - Bottom-up approach

    10:24 - Comparison of 2 models trained based on different approaches

    16:24 - How music changed after recording?

    24:08 - First application of AI in Music

    29:52 - How does Shazam work

    34:07 - How to differentiate AI music?

    40:05 - Suno.ai and other apps

    43:01 - Functional sound: Music for sleep or concentration

    44:39 - Guess Endel mode sound

    45:05 - Emotional connection to music

    52:16 - Future of open source in music

    55:01 - Agent AI musicians and stamps extraction

    1:00:02 - Autotune analogy

    1:06:52 - Future of the music industry

    1:12:49 - 3 AI tools for musicians

    WHERE TO WATCH US AND LISTEN

    🔸 YouTube: https://youtu.be/KRJV-1Y61SM

    🔸 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-google

    🔸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-apple

    🔸 Spotify: https://bit.ly/awclub-en-spotify

    🔸 Download mp3: https://anywhereclub.simplecast.com/episodes/zap-1

    LINKS FROM THE EPISODE

    🔹 Des Hristov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/desislav-hristov

    🔹 Background audio track from Endel: https://endel.io

    🔹 AI generated Mathcore: https://twitter.com/ezrasandzer/status/1761278728523382964

    🔹 Drake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWORhOr2PoE

    🔹 @andrewhuang: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR32h5jhPtU

    🔹 Lalala - stem separation: https://www.lalal.ai/

    🔹 MusicLM: Generating Music From Text: https://google-research.github.io/seanet/musiclm/examples/

    🔹 Google AI test kitchen link + dataset: https://aitestkitchen.withgoogle.com/

    🔹 https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/googleai/musiccaps

    🔹 Goyo: https://goyo.app/

    ANYWHERE CLUB ON THE INTERNET

    🔸 Web: https://bit.ly/awclub-en

    🔸 Discord: https://epa.ms/acd

    🔸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/anywhere_club

    #awclub #ai #music

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    1 hr and 15 mins