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    Hedge 318: Parkinson’s Law (and Bastiat)

    11/09/2026 | 34 mins.
     
    It's time for Eyvonne, Tom, and Russ to gather round the hedge and talk about various items of interest. In this roundtable, we consider what we can learn about product development from Bastiat, and the various ins and outs of Parkinson's Law.
     
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    Hedge 317: AI Tools and Coding

    28/08/2026 | 49 mins.
     
    How effective are AI tools--even agentic AI tools placed into a system--at building and testing software? Derick Winkworth and Donald Sharp Join Russ to discuss various projects they've worked on using AI tools, lessons they've learned, and how developers can make effective use of AI.
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    Hedge 316: AI Governance

    20/08/2026 | 43 mins.
     
    Deploying AI for AI Ops, or even just for general use in your network, is very simple--but we often forget that these kinds of new technologies need to be governed. From privacy through cost, operators need to decide how to govern their AI deployments to control costs, ensure accuracy, measure productivity, and make certain these systems are being used effectively. Colin Cosgrove joins Russ and Tom to look at AI governance.
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    Hedge Classics 17: Strong Opinions Loosely Held

    14/08/2026 | 31 mins.
     
    Strong opinions loosely held? This is probably not as good of an idea as it seems. Instead of producing confidence, it might produce overconfidence. Michael Natkin joins Tom and Russ to discuss the problems with this mantra.
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    Hedge 315: Engineering Psychology

    07/08/2026 | 47 mins.
     
    We often talk about "human infrastructure" in network engineering--but what does this mean, and how do we help engineers "produce" while helping them to flourish as individuals? Catherine Hicks joins Tom and Russ to discuss the psychology of software engineering, and how the lessons learned apply to network engineering.
     
    https://media.blubrry.com/hedge/media.blubrry.com/hedge/content.blubrry.com/hedge/hedge-315.mp3
     
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    You can find Catherine's new book on the psychology of software engineering here.
    If you would like to follow Catherine's writing in this area, including the impact of AI on work, you can find her blog here.
    You can connect with Catherine on LinkedIn.
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