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Hear @kateholterhoff.com discuss the sessions she is most excited about at #IBM #TechXchange 2025 in Orlando on topics including academic partnerships, quantum computing, public speaking, and IBM MQ redmonk.com/videos/rqt-i... youtu.be/-kaVEIDbYjo

IBM TechXchange 2025 session RedMonk Quick Take with Kate Holterhoff

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Sep 4

Invited 2 former colleagues, Emily Winck, Staff Engineer at CallRail, & Jessica Burns, Engineering Manager @1password.bsky.social, onto @redmonk.com's MonkCast to reflect on our early careers together at a digital marketing agency. redmonk.com/blog/2025/09...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Aug 28

Spec vs Vibe is the new Pancakes vs Waffles (they're both so good!!) 🥞🧇

Spoke with @clare.dev about @kiro.dev for this @redmonk.com New Builders Conversation!! Enjoyed getting the back-story on @awscloud.bsky.social's new agentic IDE. redmonk.com/videos/tnb-c...

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · Aug 28

Hear @clare.dev, Senior Principal Software Engineer @awscloud.bsky.social & @kateholterhoff.com discuss @kiro.dev for this RedMonk New Builders conversation. They chat about Kiro's Vibe and Spec modes, the importance of requirements, as well as Kiro's roadmap. redmonk.com/videos/tnb-c...

The New Builders: Clare Liguori on Kiro & AI Spec-Driven Software Development

In this New Builders conversation, Kate Holterhoff speaks with Clare Liguori, Senior Principal Software Engineer at AWS, about Kiro. They discuss Kiro’s Vibe and Spec modes, and how these both factor ...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Aug 19

Chatted with @martinrojas.dev, UI Architect at PlayOn Sports & @reactatl.dev Organizer, about the tech meetup scene, leveraging AI to enhance sports broadcasting, AI Guilds (not Dungeons & Dragons!), Micro frontends, React, & more on @redmonk.com's MonkCast redmonk.com/blog/2025/08...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Aug 15

The Certificate Authority Browser Forum has officially blessed us with SSL certificates that expire every 47 days by 2029. While the security benefits are clear, the operational reality of implementing automation across diverse, legacy-laden infrastructure will be heavy. redmonk.com/kholterhoff/...

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · Jul 23

Ever wonder what differentiates "vibe coding" from "AI engineering?" We do!

Hear @kateholterhoff.bsky.social and @swyx.io discuss.

Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Jul 23

Spoke with @swyx.io about the evolving role of the AI Engineer for @redmonk.com's MonkCast. We discuss the definition of an AI Engineer, differences between AI Engineers & traditional software devs, vibe coding, frontend observability, & the AI Engineer World's Fair. redmonk.com/blog/2025/07...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Jul 17

Hear @jerdog.dev discuss the current state of #DevRel w me on this episode of @redmonk.com's MonkCast. We talk engaging developers, quantifying DevRel efforts, frontend, community, and MOAR! redmonk.com/blog/2025/07...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Jul 10

Hear @danielroe.dev, Nuxt Project Lead at @vercel.com, discuss the recent acquisition of @nuxtlabs.com by Vercel and its implications for the @nuxt.com framework, @unjs.io, & @nitro.build on @redmonk.com's MonkCast redmonk.com/blog/2025/07...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Jul 2

Guess who visited Sunnyvale? w @rstephens.me

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · Jun 30

Hear @bobquillin.bsky.social, CEO & Co-Founder of @controltheory.bsky.social, chat with @rstephens.me on the MonkCast. They discuss #observability including the importance of feedback loops & how ControlTheory aims to democratize instrumentation through @opentelemetry.io redmonk.com/blog/2025/06...

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · Jun 27

San Francisco: the analyst team will be hosting RedMonk beers on 6/30. Shotwell's 7:30 pm. have a drink or two with us!
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RedMonk Beers San Francisco

The analyst team will be in San Francisco the week of June 30. Stop by Shotwell’s at 7:30 PM PT on 6/30 and have a couple drinks with the team. Location: 3349 20th St. at Shotwell

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Rich Burroughs @richburroughs.dev · Jun 25

This is a very interesting post from Kate that goes into a lot of specific complaints from developers about the AI code review tools. The hallucinations and false positives seem like they would be a huge pain, and as we know, false positives can lead people to not take real problems seriously.

Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Jun 25

In the prehistoric times of 2021, a go-to aspirational use case for AI code assistants was code review. Today, AI code review tools are here and plentiful. Examples include @coderabbitai.bsky.social, Qodo’s PR-agent, Greptile, & @github.com Copilot code review. redmonk.com/kholterhoff/...

Do AI Code Review Tools Work, or Just Pretend?

In the prehistoric times of 2021, a go-to aspirational use case for AI code assistants was code review. Check out this tweet from Marius Eriksen, software engineer at Meta. Today, AI code review tools...

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · Jun 23

Hear Jacob Leverich, Co-Founder at Observe, Inc., discuss the evolution of the observability market, focusing on the founding of Observe and the architectural decisions that shaped its development w @monkchips.com. redmonk.com/blog/2025/06...

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · Jun 5

In this MonkCast episode, @kateholterhoff.bsky.social chats with Ori Saporta, Co-Founder of vFunction, about the evolving role of software architects in modern development practices & the importance of architectural observability. redmonk.com/blog/2025/06...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · May 28

I invited Justin Reock, Deputy CTO at DX, to @redmonk.com's MonkCast to discuss why so many Java devs prefer @apache.org ActiveMQ. This conversation continues my series on message oriented middleware and queues in distributed systems. redmonk.com/blog/2025/05...

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · May 29

The @vmwaretanzu.bsky.social team joined @redmonk.com to discuss how AI middleware can help organizations face challenges such as unpredictable AI behaviors, data security risks, and uncontrolled costs.
Come hear more and see their demo of Tanzu AI Solutions at redmonk.com/videos/what-...

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · May 21

In this MonkCast on the Road, @mariorod1.bsky.social, CPO @github.com, chats w @kateholterhoff.bsky.social about the latest innovations & announcements at #MSBuild. They discuss GitHub's MCP server, SWE agents, open sourcing VS Code & WSL, & the future of intelligent apps redmonk.com/blog/2025/05...

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · May 19

We have mustered the @redmonk.com analysts to discuss recent developments in the open source landscape that have run amok, focusing on the @synadia.bsky.social controversy with the @cncf.io, the Redis relicense, & the rise of the AGPL. redmonk.com/blog/2025/05... youtube.com/shorts/puBVs...

#opensource a fashion industry: monkcast with the monks

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · May 12

Took @redmonk.com's MonkCast on the road to #devopsdays Atlanta 2025. In episode 2, I interview @nearestnabors.com, @nathenharvey.bsky.social, Pratik Parikh & Kimasia Ayers about their devopsdays talks and the roast of @botchagalupe.bsky.social. redmonk.com/blog/2025/05... youtu.be/eGMFVVoUBbA

#devopsdays atlanta w Rachel-Lee Nabors, Nathen Harvey, Pratik Parikh & Kimasia Ayers

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · May 5

Took @redmonk.com's MonkCast on the road last week to #devopsdays Atlanta 2025. I interview @littleidea.bsky.social, @botchagalupe.bsky.social, & Katie Anderson about their devopsdays talks, their interest in W. Edwards Deming, & John's roast redmonk.com/blog/2025/05...
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#devopsdays atlanta w Andrew Clay Shafer, John Willis, & Katie Anderson

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Apr 30

Took @redmonk.com's MonkCast on the road for #devopsdays Atlanta 2025! Stay tuned for conversations w several speakers

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Apr 28

Look forward to presenting at #devopsdays 🍑 Atlanta tomorrow! Thanks for the invite, @ecology-chris.com

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Kate Holterhoff

Kate Holterhoff, a senior industry analyst with RedMonk, has a background in frontend engineering, academic research, and technical communication. Before pursuing a career in the tech industry Kate ta...

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RedMonk @redmonk.com · Apr 9

Atomic Liquors. tonight. 8PM-ish.

Chad Metcalf @chadmetcalf.com · Apr 8

@monkchips.com Is there a @redmonk.com event at Google Next? Where do I need to be when, if so.

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Kate Holterhoff, PhD @kateholterhoff.com · Apr 7

Hear John O'Hara, inventor of the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP), discuss the complexities of middleware, the importance of standards (ISO, OASIS, & IEC), and the evolution of AMQP 0-9-1 and 1-0 in this @redmonk.com Conversation. redmonk.com/blog/2025/04...

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