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On Coding Chats, John Crickett interviews software engineers of all levels from junior to CTO. He encourages the guests to share the stories of the challenges they have faced in their role and the strategies and tactics they have used to overcome those challenges providing actionable insights other software engineers can use to accelerate their careers.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOn Coding Chats, John Crickett interviews software engineers of all levels from junior to CTO. He encourages the guests to share the stories of the challenges they have faced in their role and the strategies and tactics they have used to overcome those challenges providing actionable insights other software engineers can use to accelerate their careers.
Coding Chats is hosted by John Crickett. The show has published 86 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How I got into big tech with a non-traditional background. From hot furnaces to cool cloud computing" (29 October 2026, 63 minutes), "Is plan mode dead? And other questions around the latest ChatGPT." (22 October 2026, 49 minutes), and "The truth about technical scrum masters that most people miss" (15 October 2026, 48 minutes).
Coding Chats publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 86 episodes.
Booking probability for Coding Chats is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Coding Chats requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Coding Chats's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Coding Chats are IT Services & Software Development. Coding Chats has a technology audience.
John Crickett hosts Coding Chats, a technology podcast with 86 episodes published.
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Coding Chats
Coding Chats Episode 84 - John talks to Raj, who spent over ten years maintaining COBOL on mainframes before becoming a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS, with no computer science degree. He shares how he made the...
Coding Chats Episode 83 - In this episode, VB from OpenAI’s developer experience team explains why he thinks plan mode is obsolete and how coding agents have shifted from step-by-step instructions to outcome-driven...
Coding Chats Episode 82 - John talks with Dave Westgarth, head of delivery at a Databricks consultancy. Dave shares his path from a psychology degree and McDonald's into tech, and they discuss why the Scrum Master role...
<p>Coding Chats Episode 80 - start-up advisor Alexander Berkovich shares his expertise on building successful start-ups, hiring strategies, CTO roles, and the importance of communication between technical and business...
<p>Coding Chats Episode 79 - Richmond Alake, Director of AI Developer Experience at Oracle, joins John to discuss agent memory — how AI agents store, retrieve, and adapt to information. He argues that developers...
<p>Coding Chats Episode 78 - John Crickett talks to Robert Harris, an experienced engineering leader. Robert shares hard-won lessons from years of leading software teams, drawing on a distinctive "human systems" lens to...
<p>Coding Chats Episode 77 — Arnaud Fournier, Forward Deployed Engineer at OpenAI, talks to John Crickett about how AI is fundamentally reshaping software engineering. He explores how OpenAI's own engineers have largely...
<p>Coding Chats episode 76 - John talks to Laura Dietz - a computer science professor whose work focuses on whether AI evaluation metrics actually tell the truth. She's known for her critical take on "LLM as a judge" —...
<p>Coding Chats episode 74 - Erik Stenman talks to John Crickett about the BEAM virtual machine — the runtime behind Erlang, Elixir, and Gleam. Built by Ericsson in the 1980s for telephone switches, it was designed for...
Coding Chats
<p>Coding Chats episode 74 - John Crickett talks to Nnenna Ndukwe, a developer advocate at Qodo, discussing how teams can maintain code quality in the age of AI coding tools. She argues that AI agents should be combined...
<p>Coding Chats episode 73 - John Crickett interviews Benjamen Pyle across topics ranging from tech influencer trust to the software engineer vs. craftsman debate. Benjamen argues that what makes an influencer worth...
<p>Coding Chats episode 72 - Charles Humble and John Crickett explore why professional skills — communication, critical thinking, and documentation — are arguably more important than writing code itself. Drawing on his...
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<p>Coding Chats episode 71 - Anita Kalmane-Boot talks to John Crickett about neurodiversity, its spectrum, strengths, challenges, and how organizations can foster inclusive environments, especially in software teams...
<p>Coding Chats episode 70 - Aaron LeClair discusses the top five mistakes startup CTOs make, covering everything from misunderstanding development pipelines to failing to make the leadership identity transition. The...
<p>Coding Chats episode 69 - John Crickett and Sairam Sundaresan discuss the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and its implications for learning, software development, and organizational culture. Sairam...
<p>Coding Chats episode 68 - Paulina Dubas shares her experiences and insights on the importance of public speaking at conferences, the challenges engineers face in communication, and the benefits of networking within...
<p>Coding Chats episode 67 - Matt Boyle discusses the innovative AI software engineering platform, Ona, which aims to enhance productivity by automating coding tasks and managing multiple AI agents. The discussion...
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<p>Coding Chats episode 66 - Alex Garella discusses the current state of the Rust job market, highlighting its mixed nature amidst broader software development trends. He emphasizes the importance of specific skills and...
<p>Coding Chats episode 65 - Mike Rispoli discusses his experience of building a Loom replacement through vibe coding, the economic implications of AI for small agencies, and the evolving landscape of software...
<p>Coding Chats episode 64 - Jakob Sagatowski discusses his unique collaboration with YouTuber Mark Rober to build a robot goalie that plays against Cristiano Ronaldo. He delves into the technical challenges of motion...
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Director of AI Developer Experience at Oracle, MongoDB
Academic Vice President of doctoral education, Centre for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institute
AI Engineering Leader | Author of AI for the Rest of Us
Director, Dairy Technical Services at Zoetis Inc., Landmark Recovery
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