JetBrains Research Podcast

Tomas Petricek: Cultures of Programming – the Human Side of Software | JetBrains Research Podcast

Join us as Thomas Petricek, a program and language researcher, discusses the diverse "cultures of programming," highlighting how a humanistic approach can foster better understanding and interaction with software, moving beyond mere automation. * Our previous episodes can be found here: https://jb.gg/rsrch-pdcst [https://jb.gg/rsrch-pdcst] * Find out more about JetBrains Research here: https://jb.gg/rsrch [https://jb.gg/rsrch] Chapters 00:00:00 Programming Cultures Overview 00:01:41 Thomas's Background 00:03:50 Current Research Focus 00:06:05 Code Poetry Explained 00:09:00 Critical Software Architecture 00:11:51 Cultures of Programming 00:17:27 Mathematical Culture 00:22:39 Hacker Culture 00:25:32 Tacit Hacker Knowledge 00:30:00 Tacit Knowledge Undervalued 00:38:43 Managerial Culture 00:40:20 Engineering Culture 00:44:48 Spec-Driven Development 00:51:48 Humanistic Culture 00:54:40 Programming Field Pluralism 00:56:48 Personal Cultural Sympathies 01:01:21 AI and Future Cultures 01:04:14 Lessons from History 01:06:17 Making Programming Easy 01:09:09 Future Research Directions 01:11:43 Take-Home Message 01:13:20 Advice for JetBrains Mentions & Links: * Tomas Petricek https://tomasp.net/ [https://tomasp.net/] * "Cultures of Programming" book https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cultures-of-programming/075A2D1DE611EE47807A683147B21691 [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cultures-of-programming/075A2D1DE611EE47807A683147B21691] * Psychology of Programming Interest Group (PPIG) https://www.ppig.org/ [https://www.ppig.org/] * Code Poetry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_poetry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_poetry] * Whitespace Programming Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespace_(programming_language)] * CompCert https://compcert.org/compcert-C.html [https://compcert.org/compcert-C.html] -Smalltalk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltalk [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smalltalk] * On the Limits of Making Programming Easy https://tomasp.net/academic/papers/limits/ [https://tomasp.net/academic/papers/limits/]

Alexander Kulikov: Complexity Theory, AI, and How We Teach Computer Science Now

In our newest episode, we chat with Alexander Kulikov, head of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence B.Sc [http://B.Sc]. program at Neapolis University Pafos. Episode links: * https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderskulikov/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderskulikov/] * https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-structures-algorithms [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/data-structures-algorithms] https://cogniterra.org/course/697/promo [https://cogniterra.org/course/697/promo] * https://compeau.cbd.cmu.edu/online-education-projects/programming-for-lovers/ [https://compeau.cbd.cmu.edu/online-education-projects/programming-for-lovers/] * https://lean-lang.org/ [https://lean-lang.org/] https://www.manim.community/ [https://www.manim.community/] Our previous episodes can be found here: https://jb.gg/rsrch-pdcst [https://jb.gg/rsrch-pdcst] Find out more about JetBrains Research here: https://jb.gg/rsrch [https://jb.gg/rsrch] Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction and STACS Conference 02:00 – AI in Theoretical Computer Science 04:30 – Bachelor Program and Evolving Curriculums 08:30 – Boolean Circuit Synthesis Competitions 12:00 – The "Game of Life" and Modern AI Iterations 16:45 – LLMs Winning IMO Medals 22:00 – Formal Verification and the Lean Language 25:30 – The Chess Analogy: AI Replacing Mathematicians 33:00 – AI Coding Agents and Don Knuth's $2.56 Check 38:30 – Distributed Algorithms and Complexity Theory 41:00 – Large-Scale Online Education and Adding JavaScript 48:45 – The Importance of Algorithmic Thinking 56:00 – Real-World Application: The Google Maps Polygon Problem 1:01:30 – Bioinformatics, SPAdes, and Fundamental vs. Applied Research 1:10:00 – Sabbatical Dreams: P vs. NP and Linear Time Limits 1:18:00 – Creating Mathematical Animations with Python 1:21:30 – AI Interpolation vs. Extrapolation and Joke Generation 1:25:00 – "Birds vs. Frogs": Research Styles in the AI Era 1:30:15 – Surprises, Rapid Changes, and the Future of AI 1:33:30 – Advice for New PhD Students: Follow Your Passion 1:36:30 – Outro and Final Thoughts

Ibragim Badertdinov: From Dentistry to AI, Coding Agents, SWE-rebench | JetBrains Research Podcast

In our second episode, we chat with Ibragim Badertdinov from Nebius about SWE-rebench, coding agents, and his path from dentistry and AI. Our first episode can be found here [https://youtu.be/W8wFQjKhb7s] Episode links: * SWE-rebench: https://swe-rebench.com/ [https://swe-rebench.com/] * ConTree: https://contree.dev/ [https://contree.dev/] * Ibragim: https://x.com/ibragim_bad [https://x.com/ibragim_bad] Also mentioned: * https://huggingface.co/datasets/nebius/SWE-bench-extra [https://huggingface.co/datasets/nebius/SWE-bench-extra] * https://scale.com/leaderboard/swe_bench_pro_public [https://scale.com/leaderboard/swe_bench_pro_public] * https://swe-bench-live.github.io/ [https://swe-bench-live.github.io/] Find out more about JetBrains Research: https://lp.jetbrains.com/research/software-engineering/ [https://lp.jetbrains.com/research/software-engineering/] Chapters: 00:00:00 Teaser & Introduction 00:02:41 Ibrahim's Non-Traditional Background: From Dentistry to Tech 00:10:45 The "School 42" Bootcamp Experience 00:13:00 Getting into Machine Learning & Kaggle 00:17:20 The First Internship & Learning from a Great Mentor 00:20:10 Contrasting the Worlds of Medicine and Tech 00:26:56 What Are Coding Agents? 00:33:40 Explaining SWE-bench: How Coding Tasks Are Evaluated 00:37:15 RLVR (Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards) 00:43:10 The Creation of SWE-Rebench 00:50:00 The Main Challenges with Task Quality and Scale 00:55:00 What's New in SWE-Rebench V2 (and Kotlin support) 00:58:42 Will AI Change Code Review? 01:02:00 contree.dev [http://contree.dev]: A New Checkpointing & Forking Tool for Agents 01:09:35 The Open-Source Community's Reaction to SWE-Rebench 01:15:20 SWE-Bench Pro vs. SWE-Rebench 01:18:20 Why Nebius Invests in Open-Source Research 01:21:00 Predictions for the Future of AI and Programming 01:26:00 Final Advice for Career Switchers

Anna Kogan: OpenCV, Future of Computer Vision, Open Source vs. Startups | JetBrains Research Podcast

We discuss the legacy of OpenCV, the future of Computer Vision, how AI can transform professional sports through biomechanics, and why real-world technology adoption remains so slow. Episode links OpenCV: https://opencv.org/ [https://opencv.org/] FitWise AI: https://www.thefitwise.com/ [https://www.thefitwise.com/] Anna Kogan: linkedin: / anna-kogan-44b24673 [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFpWRTAzZTRFR1oxVUxCSWpwRTlWemJuZWU4UXxBQ3Jtc0ttNXM0cVZmRzhoWTZlSWg2NFNnSC05R3RSUUw3OElCS2xxMW9JdDQ5Z1M1TVZTajd6WWdQV0kyNkRmOVB1S0tJWFlwZnJtaEZYU2ZVbC1MM1VEdEZSUnBTZEFQX3BkeUxycHhJUVhya01LckJEYkdGYw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fanna-kogan-44b24673%2F&v=W8wFQjKhb7s]