# DevTalk with Rich and Vin: The Vital Connection Between Industry and Academia

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Podcast: [DevTalk with Rich and Vin](https://stenobird.com/podcast/devtalk-with-rich-and-vin-6365690)
Published: 2026-02-17T18:00:00+00:00
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Does the academic world do a good job at getting its students ready to work in the real world? Is it even possible to do that now, given the pace AI is forcing industry to move at, and knowing that academia doesn’t typically move that quickly? This is the tip of the iceberg from the discussion that Vin and I had on our latest DevTalk podcast with John Janowiak, the Executive Director of ECEDHA (the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association). We look at who is doin...

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