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This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Check out more here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/407 Ben Smith - Staff Developer Advocate at Stripe James Beswick - Head of Developer Relations at Stripe RESOURCES Ben https://twitter.com/benjamin_l_s https://github.com/bls20AWS https://linkedin.com/in/bensmithportfolio http://developeradvocate.co.uk https://thewebsmithsite.wordpress.com James https://bsky.app/profile/jbesw.bsky.social https://twitter.com/jbesw https://linkedin.com/in/jamesbeswick Links https://stripe.dev https://serverlessland.com DESCRIPTION James Beswick and Ben Smith explore the evolution of modern software architecture. They discuss why workflow services are essential for managing distributed systems, the challenges of microservices versus monoliths, and the power of plugin architectures. The conversation covers practical topics like idempotency, circuit breaker patterns, and the importance of observability, while also diving into what makes a great developer advocate and how to build demos that truly resonate with developers. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Simon Brown • Software Architecture for Developers Vol. 2 • https://leanpub.com/visualising-software-architecture David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • https://amzn.to/3GI468M Kim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook • https://amzn.to/47oAf3l Simon Wardley • Wardley Maps • https://amzn.to/45U8Upr Simon Wardley • Wardley Mapping, The Knowledge • https://amzn.to/3XQEeDu David Anderson, Marck McCann & Michael O'Reilly • The Value Flywheel Effect • https://amzn.to/3VcHxC Mike Amundsen • Restful Web API Patterns & Practices Cookbook • https://amzn.to/3C74fpH Pure Tested Peptides Premium Peptides for Longevity, muscle growth , weight loss Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/408 Michael Nygard - Chief Architect at Nubank & Author of "Release It!" Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & Consultant FULL TALK TITLE Building Software That Survives: Autonomy, Architecture & Alignment at Scale RESOURCES Michael https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtnygard https://twitter.com/mtnygard http://www.michaelnygard.com Charles https://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.social https://linkedin.com/in/charleshumble https://mastodon.social/@charleshumble https://conissaunce.com DESCRIPTION Michael Nygard, author of the influential "Release It!" and Chief Architect at Nuank, discusses his journey from programmer to technical leader. In this conversation, he shares insights from major transformation projects at Sabre and Nubank, exploring the nuances of centralization versus autonomy, the often-misunderstood implications of Conway's Law, and how architectural boundaries can reduce the need for constant organizational alignment. He emphasizes that effective technical leadership involves more than reorganizations - it requires understanding communication structures, celebrating the right behaviors, and creating systems that enable teams to operate independently within well-defined boundaries. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Michael Nygard • Release It! 2nd Edition • https://amzn.to/3WJeKV8 Michael Nygard • Release It! 1st Edition • https://amzn.to/3XCkiRf Richard Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know • https://amzn.to/3JdRYU2 Charles Humble • Professional Skills for Software Engineers • https://www.conissaunce.com/professional-skills-shortcut Patterson, Grenny, McMillan & Switzler • Crucial Conversations • https://amzn.to/3LhGHTa Yevgeniy Brikman • Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery • https://amzn.to/3WMPMFU Tod Golding • Building Multi-Tenant SaaS Architectures • https://amzn.to/3YfM49o Jacqui Read • Communication Patterns • https://amzn.to/3E37lvv Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ James Stanier • Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager • https://amzn.to/3vHrx1E Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Check out more here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/405 Yevgeniy "Jim" Brikman - Author of "Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery" & Co-Founder of Gruntwork Kief Morris - Author of "Infrastructure as Code" & Distinguished Engineer at Thoughtworks RESOURCES Yevgeniy (Jim) https://bsky.app/profile/brikis98.bsky.social https://twitter.com/brikis98 https://github.com/brikis98/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbrikman https://www.ybrikman.com Kief https://bsky.app/profile/kief.com https://twitter.com/kief https://github.com/kief https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiefmorris https://infrastructure-as-code.com https://kief.com Link https://terragrunt.gruntwork.io DESCRIPTION Yevgeniy (Jim) Brikman, author of "Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery", discusses his journey from app developer to DevOps advocate, triggered by LinkedIn's deployment crisis that required freezing all product development for months. The discussion with Kief Morris explores the practical definition of DevOps as efficient software delivery methodology, the relationship between infrastructure as code and application orchestration tools, the necessity of frameworks over custom wrapper scripts, and emerging paradigms including infrastructure from code, infrastructure as graph models, and interactive runbooks. Jim emphasizes that while new approaches are interesting, maturity and standardization in existing tools often provides more value than constantly chasing new technologies. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Yevgeniy Brikman • Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery • https://amzn.to/3WMPMFU Yevgeniy Brikman • Terraform: Up and Running • https://amzn.to/4otpxQL Yevgeniy Brikman • Hello, Startup • https://amzn.to/3JmV0VR Kief Morris • Infrastructure as Code • https://amzn.to/4e6EBQc Mauricio Salatino • Platform Engineering on Kubernetes • https://amzn.to/3X14qZK Charity Majors, Liz Fong-Jones & George Miranda • Observability Engineering • https://amzn.to/38scbma Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Check out more here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/401 Fabrizio Romano - Development Manager at Sohonet & Co-Author of "Learning Python Programming" Naomi Ceder - Python Instruction and Consulting & Author of "The Quick Python Book" RESOURCES Fabrizio https://x.com/gianchub https://github.com/gianchub https://www.linkedin.com/in/gianchub Naomi https://bsky.app/profile/naomiceder.tech https://github.com/nceder https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomiceder https://www.naomiceder.tech Link https://adventofcode.com DESCRIPTION Naomi Ceder interviews Fabrizio Romano, author of "Learning Python Programming" (now in its 4th edition). They discuss Fabrizio’s decade-long journey as a Python programmer and book author, exploring how his perspectives have evolved across multiple editions. Key topics include the shift from GUI-focused content to command-line applications, the controversial introduction of typing in Python, the rise of AI in coding, and the importance of educating junior developers. Fabrizio emphasizes the balance between embracing new tools like AI while maintaining fundamental programming skills and the human element in software development. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Fabrizio Romano & Heinrich Kruger • Learning Python Programming • https://amzn.to/4myLBIt Naomi Ceder • The Quick Python Book • https://amzn.to/3zwdDOa Luciano Ramalho • Fluent Python • https://amzn.to/3oSw2je David Beazley • Python Distilled (Developer's Library) • https://amzn.to/3QjNBEv Anna Skoulikari • Learning Git • https://amzn.to/4cSl8lz Sy Brand • Building a Debugger • https://amzn.to/4cWWr84 Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Check out more here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/402 Albert S. Tanure - Cross Solutions Architec at Microsoft & Author of "ASP.NET Core 9 Essentials" Rafael Herik de Carvalho - Platform & DevOps Engineering at Devoteam RESOURCES Albert https://x.com/alberttanure https://github.com/tanure https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-tanure https://www.codefc.io/en Rafael https://x.com/rafaelherik https://github.com/rafaelherik https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafaelh-carvalho https://dev.to/rafaelherik DESCRIPTION Microsoft Solutions Architect Albert Tanure explores his approach to writing "ASP.NET Core 9 Essentials", a guide designed to take developers from basic .NET concepts to advanced cloud-native application development. Albert emphasizes the intentional structure of starting with foundations before introducing best practices, covering the complete application lifecycle from UI development and APIs to deployment, monitoring, and cloud operations. The conversation highlights how modern development requires understanding not just coding, but also DevOps practices, observability with tools like OpenTelemetry, dynamic configurations, containers, and cloud-native principles. The book serves both beginners seeking solid foundations and experienced developers looking to understand modern deployment strategies, with particular emphasis on chapters 9-11 that cover cloud native mindsets and operational considerations. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Albert Tanure • ASP.NET Core 9 Essentials • https://amzn.to/43bH73t Mark J. Price • Real-World Web Development with .NET 9 • https://amzn.to/46ZKsnw Mark J. Price • C# 13 and .NET 9 – Modern Cross-Platform Development Fundamentals • https://amzn.to/4o5E5FZ Fabrizio Romano & Heinrich Kruger • Learning Python Programming • https://amzn.to/4myLBIt Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Check out more here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/400 David Whitney - Director of Architecture at NewDay Ian Cooper - A Polyglot Coding Architect at Just Eat Hannes Lowette - Principal Consultant at Axxes, Monolith Advocate, Speaker & Whiskey Lover RESOURCES David https://bsky.app/profile/davidwhitney.co.uk http://twitter.com/david_whitney https://www.instagram.com/davidwhitneycouk https://github.com/davidwhitney https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwhitney https://davidwhitney.co.uk/blog Ian https://bsky.app/profile/icooper.bsky.social https://hachyderm.io/@ICooper https://twitter.com/ICooper https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-cooper-2b059b https://github.com/iancooper https://ian-cooper.writeas.com DESCRIPTION Three experienced software engineers - Ian Cooper, David Whitney, and Hannes Lowette - discuss the evolution of software architecture from traditional "ivory tower" approaches to modern, collaborative practices. The conversation explores the tension between emergent and designed architecture, the importance of sustainable versus "slash-and-burn" development approaches, and how architectural decisions scale with organizational growth. Key themes include the critical role of communication and coaching in architecture, the dangers of pattern cargo-culting, and the fundamental reality that all architectural challenges are ultimately people problems requiring empathy, shared language, and cultural change. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Barry O'Reilly • Residues • https://leanpub.com/residuality Barry O'Reilly • The Architect's Paradox • https://leanpub.com/architectsparadox Diana Montalion • Learning Systems Thinking • https://amzn.to/3ZpycdJ Sam Newman • Monolith to Microservices • https://amzn.to/2Nml96E Ronnie Mitra & Irakli Nadareishvili • Microservices: Up and Running• https://amzn.to/3c4HmmL Jacqui Read • Communication Patterns • https://amzn.to/3E37lvv Vaughn Vernon & Tomasz Jaskula • Strategic Monoliths & Microservices • https://amzn.to/3AcUscj How Hacks Happen Hacks, scams, cyber crimes, and other shenanigans explored and explained. Presented... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/399 Matt Housley - Co-Author of "Fundamentals of Data Engineering", Keynote Speaker & Podcaster Joe Reis - Co-Author of "Fundamentals of Data Engineering", Keynote Speaker, Professor & Podcaster RESOURCES Matt https://www.linkedin.com/in/housleymatthew Joe https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephreis https://github.com/JoeReis https://joereis.substack.com Link https://mathstodon.xyz/@tao/114915604830689046 DESCRIPTION Joe Reis and Matt Housley, co-authors of "Fundamentals of Data Engineering," discuss the evolution of their field three years after their book's publication. They explore how the rise of AI tools has transformed data engineering practices, the ongoing importance of foundational knowledge, and the challenges facing junior engineers in an AI-dominated landscape. The conversation covers the balance between leveraging AI assistance and maintaining core expertise, the resurgence of classical techniques, and why fundamental principles remain more relevant than ever. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Joe Reis & Matt Housley • Fundamentals of Data Engineering • https://amzn.to/4n85049 Karen Hao • Empire of AI • https://amzn.to/46qeL6B Keach Hagey • The Optimist • https://amzn.to/4nlcS20 Parmy Olson • Supremacy • https://amzn.to/3IpHdgI Peter Norvig & Stuart Russel • Artificial Intelligence • https://amzn.to/420ZgR8 David Foster • Generative Deep Learning • https://amzn.to/48ZgP4x Sol Rashidi • Your AI Survival Guide • https://amzn.to/3UFYnKC Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Check out more here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/398 Matt Welsh - Head of Al Systems at Palantir Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS RESOURCES Matt https://twitter.com/mdwelsh https://www.mdw.la https://github.com/mdwelsh https://www.linkedin.com/in/welsh-matt https://www.ultravox.ai Julian https://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.com https://twitter.com/julian_wood https://github.com/julianwood http://www.wooditwork.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood DESCRIPTION Matt Welsh, former professor at Harvard University and AI researcher, argues to Julian Wood that we're witnessing the death of classical computer science as language models evolve into general-purpose computers capable of direct problem-solving without human-written code. He envisions a future where AI eliminates programming barriers, democratizing computing power so anyone can instruct computers through natural language. While acknowledging concerns about job displacement and societal equity, Matt believes this transformation will unleash unprecedented human creativity by putting the full power of computing in everyone's hands, moving beyond the current "programming priesthood" to universal access to computational problem-solving. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Michael Feathers • AI Assisted Programming • https://leanpub.com/ai-assisted-programming Matthias Kalle Dalheimer & Matt Welsh • Running Linux • https://amzn.to/3YSwAIv Alex Castrounis • AI for People and Business • https://amzn.to/3NYKKTo Phil Winder • Reinforcement Learning • https://amzn.to/3t1S1VZ Kelleher & Tierney • Data Science (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) • https://amzn.to/3AQmIRg Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/397 Patrice Roy - Author of "C++ Memory Management" Kevin Carpenter - Software Engineering Manager at EPX RESOURCES Patrice https://bsky.app/profile/patriceroy1.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrice-roy-a050b02a4 Kevin https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinbcarpenter https://github.com/kevinbcarpenter Link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/c-memory-management-masterclass-tickets-1580340644409 DESCRIPTION Kevin Carpenter talked to veteran C++ programmer Patrice Roy. The conversation explores the intricacies of memory management in modern C++. Patrice, who has been programming in C++ for over 30 years and serves on the C++ Standards Committee, shares wisdom from his new book "Memory Management in C++" while discussing everything from the pitfalls of over-allocation to the nuances of smart pointers. The conversation reveals how proper memory management isn't just about performance—it's about writing safer, more maintainable code that leverages C++'s powerful abstractions while avoiding common traps that lead seasoned developers astray. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Patrice Roy • C++ Memory Management • https://amzn.to/3K4gnet Sy Brand • Building a Debugger • https://amzn.to/4cWWr84 Andreas Zeller • The Debugging Book • https://www.debuggingbook.org Bjarne Stroustrup • Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ • https://amzn.to/3I5Q335 Marius Bancila • Modern C++ Programming Cookbook • https://amzn.to/41ES4Kd Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Laura Tacho - CTO at DX & Executive Coach at Laura Tacho Consulting Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & Consultant RESOURCES Laura https://x.com/rhein_wein https://bsky.app/profile/lauratacho.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauratacho https://lauratacho.com Charles https://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.social https://linkedin.com/in/charleshumble https://mastodon.social/@charleshumble https://conissaunce.com Links https://getdx.com/research/measuring-ai-code-assistants-and-agents https://www.conissaunce.com/professional-skills-shortcut.html https://getdx.com/research/measuring-developer-productivity-with-the-dx-core-4 https://dora.dev https://getdx.com/blog/understanding-dora-metrics https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=3454124 https://getdx.com/blog/space-metrics https://getdx.com/research/devex-what-actually-drives-productivity https://getdx.com/news/introducing-genai-impact-report DESCRIPTION Laura Tacho, CTO at DX and executive coach, shares her take on the challenging transition from technical contributor to business leader. She discusses the most common leadership skill gaps she sees in CTOs, particularly around setting clear expectations without falling into the "micromanagement spiral of doom". Laura explains the development of the DX Core 4 framework for measuring developer productivity through four balanced dimensions: • Speed • Effectiveness • Quality • Impact She emphasizes the critical importance of connecting technical work to business outcomes, arguing that the era of engineering having a "blank check" is over and that today's leaders must think like business leaders who speak in terms of ROI and impact. The conversation with Charles Humble also covers emerging trends in AI-assisted development and unconventional approaches to performance management. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Will Larson • An Elegant Puzzle • https://amzn.to/4gb9VyC Will Larson • The Engineering Executive's Primer • https://amzn.to/3UURQuT Meri Williams • The Principles of Project Management • https://amzn.to/4lj5B1G Daniel H. Pink • Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us • https://amzn.to/3UHx535 Kathy Sierra • Badass • https://amzn.to/4b9fb2V James Stanier • Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager • https://amzn.to/3vHrx1E Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Alex Ewerlöf - Senior Staff Engineer at Volvo Cars & Author of "Reliability Engineering Mindset" Charity Majors - Co-Founder & CTO of honeycomb.io & Co-Author of "Observability Engineering" RESOURCES Alex https://bsky.app/profile/alexewerlof.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexewerlof https://www.alexewerlof.com Charity https://twitter.com/mipsytipsy https://linkedin.com/in/charity-majors https://charity.wtf https://www.honeycomb.io/blog/slos-are-the-api-for-your-engineering-team DESCRIPTION Alex Ewerlöf shares his journey from product engineering to reliability engineering and discusses the practical challenges of implementing Google's SRE practices in real-world companies. He emphasizes the significant gap between Google's idealized SRE approach — which he links to "a fantastic chef's recipe for Michelin-starred restaurants" — and the reality most companies face with limited resources and infrastructure. The discussion covers key topics including the evolution from traditional operations to where engineers own their code in production, the critical importance of choosing SLIs that align with business impact, and how SLOs help set expectations and help the service consumers prepare non-functional requirements. Alex coined the law of 10x per 9 highlighting that reliability isn't free and requires careful cost-benefit analysis. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Alex Ewerlöf • Reliability Engineering Mindset • https://blog.alexewerlof.com/p/rem C. Majors, L. Fong-Jones & G. Miranda • Observability Eng. • https://amzn.to/38scbma C. Majors & L. Campbell • Database Reliability Eng. • https://amzn.to/3ujybdS Alex Hidalgo • Implementing Service Level Objectives • https://amzn.to/4pbWJxw Brian Klaas • Fluke • https://amzn.to/41V1Cko Simler & Hanson • The Elephant in the Br Psst! The Folium Diary has something it wants to tell you - please come a little closer... YOU can change the world - you do it every day. Let's change it for the better, together. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Simon Peyton Jones - Key Contributor of Haskell & Engineering Fellow at Epic Games Chelsea Troy - MLOps Tech Lead at Mozilla & Lecturer at University of Chicago RESOURCES Simon https://simon.peytonjones.org https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Peyton_Jones https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonpj Chelsea https://chelseatroy.com https://social.clawhammer.net/@HeyChelseaTroy https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseatroy Links https://www.barefootcomputing.org https://www.computingatschool.org.uk/resources/2015/january https://www.computingatschool.org.uk/forum-news-blogs/2023/november https://chelseatroy.com/2025/05/14 https://computingeducation.org.uk https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog DESCRIPTION Simon discusses how a simple math problem led him to discover the binary system 55 years ago. He explores how to maintain the essence of computational thinking in an era where AI can instantly solve coding problems, emphasizing concrete, motivated contexts over abstract algorithms. The discussion spans from elementary programming to his unique role as a computing fellow at Epic Games, where he works with CEO Tim Sweeney to design the Verse programming language, proving that even big companies can prioritize denotational semantics over quarterly profits. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Simon Peyton Jones • The Implementation of Functional Programming Languages • https://amzn.to/3HQE0Xn Chelsea Troy • Remote Work Sucks • https://heychelseatroy.gumroad.com/l/remoteworksucks Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Andrew Harmel-Law - Technical Principal at Thoughtworks & Author of "Facilitating Software Architecture" Marit van Dijk - Developer Advocate at JetBrains, Java Champion & Open Source Contributor RESOURCES Andrew https://bsky.app/profile/andrewhl.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewharmellaw https://andrewharmellaw.github.io Marit https://bsky.app/profile/maritvandijk.bsky.social https://linkedin.com/in/maritvandijk https://medium.com/@mlvandijk https://maritvandijk.com Links https://facilitatingsoftwarearchitecture.com https://ruthmalan.com https://www.linkedin.com/pulse DESCRIPTION Andrew Harmel-Law discusses their book "Facilitating Software Architecture" and how traditional architecture approaches often become bottlenecks that slow down high-performing development teams. Rather than architects making top-down decisions in isolation, they advocate for a facilitation approach centered on the "advice process". This collaborative method shifts the architect's role from decision-maker to conversation facilitator. The approach has proven successful even in traditional corporate environments, ultimately creating more maintainable code bases where development teams actually enjoy working and can respond effectively to changing requirements. RECOMMENDED BOOK Andrew Harmel-Law • Facilitating Software Architecture • https://amzn.eu/d/5kZKVfU Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology Podcast Interviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2024. https://gotocph.com Russ Olsen - Author of "Getting Clojure" & "Eloquent Ruby" James Lewis - Software Architect & Director at Thoughtworks RESOURCES Russ https://bsky.app/profile/russolsen.bsky.social https://hachyderm.io/@russolsen https://github.com/russolsen https://www.linkedin.com/in/russolsen http://russolsen.com James https://bsky.app/profile/boicy.bovon.org https://linkedin.com/in/james-lewis-microservices https://github.com/boicy https://www.bovon.org Read the full abstract here: https://gotocph.com/2024/sessions/3522 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Russ Olsen • Getting Clojure • https://amzn.to/3J8zI8s Russ Olsen • Eloquent Ruby • https://amzn.to/37gOhcG Russ Olsen • Design Patterns in Ruby • https://amzn.to/3r2uBjW Barry O'Reilly • Unlearn • https://amzn.to/3O3DQeI Jez Humble, Joanne Molesky & Barry O'Reilly • Lean Enterprise • https://amzn.to/3Cpt6ET Sarah Wells • Enabling Microservice Success • https://amzn.to/4aa8xrv Martin Fowler • Refactoring • https://amzn.to/3EVcHXQ Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology Podcast Interviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/390 Jessica Kerr - Engineering Manager of Developer Relation at Honeycomb.io & Symmathecist Diana Montalion - Systems Architect, Mentrix Founder & Author of "Learning Systems Thinking" RESOURCES Jessica https://bsky.app/profile/jessitron.bsky.social https://linkedin.com/in/jessicakerr https://www.twitch.tv/jessitronica https://jessitron.com Diana https://bsky.app/profile/dianamontalion.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianamontalion https://montalion.com https://learningsystemsthinking.com DESCRIPTION Systems architect Diana Montalion and engineering manager Jessica Kerr cut through the AI coding hype to explore what these tools actually do well - and where they have room for improvement. Moving beyond the "AI will replace developers" narrative, they reveal how AI assistants excel at the tedious work of typing, scaffolding, and error handling while remaining surprisingly bad at the nuanced thinking that experienced developers bring to complex systems. Their discussion illuminates a more mature relationship with AI tools: one where developers maintain agency over design decisions while leveraging AI's strengths in automation, synthesis, and rapid prototyping. The result is a pragmatic roadmap for using AI to amplify human expertise rather than replace it. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Diana Montalion • Learning Systems Thinking • https://amzn.to/3ZpycdJ Andrew Harmel-Law • Facilitating Software Architecture • https://amzn.eu/d/5kZKVfU Donella H. Meadows • Thinking in Systems • https://amzn.to/3XtqYCV Yu-kai Chou • Actionable Gamification • https:// Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology Podcast Interviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here: https://gotopia.tech/articles/388 Meri Williams - CTO at Pleo & Advisor at Skiller Whale & Kindred Capital Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & Consultant RESOURCES Meri https://x.com/Geek_Manager https://github.com/geekmanager http://blog.geekmanager.co.uk Charles https://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.social https://mastodon.social/@charleshumble https://conissaunce.com Links https://blog.container-solutions.com/managing-remote-teams-in-scaling-organisations DESCRIPTION Join us in a conversation with Meri Williams, an experienced CTO who has led technology teams from 30 to 300 people across organizations. In this candid discussion, Meri shares their journey from reluctant manager to seasoned leader, revealing hard-won insights about scaling teams, avoiding the "Google trap" of copying big tech practices inappropriately, and why investing in onboarding can make or break your organization. With refreshing honesty about management mistakes and the ongoing importance of diversity in building products that serve everyone, this conversation offers practical wisdom for anyone navigating the world of tech leadership. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Meri Williams • The Principles of Project Management • https://amzn.to/4lj5B1G Tom DeMarco & Tim Lister • Peopleware • https://amzn.to/3KJmFOq Marcus Buckingham & Gallup Organization • First, Break All the Rules • https://amzn.to/40xpppI Daniel H. Pink • Drive: The Surpri Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology Podcast Interviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Canada Now Bold ideas with the people shaping Canada’s next chapter. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/393 Victor Grazi - Oracle Java Champion & Co-Author of "Real-World Java" Jeanne Boyarsky - Oracle Java Champion, Co-Author of "Real-World Java" & "OCP 21 Java Cert Book" Barry Burd - Professor at Drew University, Owner at Burd Brain Consulting & Author of "Java for Dummies" RESOURCES Victor https://x.com/vgrazi https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorgrazi Jeanne https://bsky.app/profile/jeanneboyarsky.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanne-boyarsky Barry https://x.com/allmycode https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-burd Links https://projectlombok.org https://www.selikoff.net/2014/12/07/why-i-like-regular-expressions-who-says-they-arent-readable DESCRIPTION Barry interviews Victor and Jeanne about their book "Real-World Java: Helping You Navigate the Java Ecosystem". Victor emphasizes that knowing how to use your development tools, particularly IDE refactoring features, is a better indicator of developer experience than algorithm tests. Rather than just teaching "hello world" examples, the authors focus on the essential ecosystem components needed to succeed in enterprise Java environments, making it accessible for anyone who knows the Java language but needs to understand the broader technological landscape they'll encounter in professional development roles. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Victor Grazi & Jeanne Boyarsky • Real-World Java • https://amzn.to/4oCEeBR Jeanne Boyarsky & Scott Selikoff • OCP 21 Java Cert Book • https://amzn.to/4lF8OIC Barry Burd • Java For Dummies • https://amzn.to/4mrXC3e Barry Burd • Quantum Computing Algorithms • https://amzn.to/3Josymi Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology Podcast Interviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/387 Prof. Andreas Zeller - Faculty at CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security & Author of "The Debugging Book" Clare Sudbery - Independent Technical Coach RESOURCES Andreas https://bsky.app/profile/andreaszeller.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreaszeller https://andreas-zeller.info Clare https://bsky.app/profile/claresudbery.bsky.social https://www.madetech.com/podcast https://insimpleterms.blog Links https://www.debuggingbook.org https://github.com/uds-se/debuggingbook https://www.st.cs.uni-saarland.de/dd DESCRIPTION Programming education has a critical blind spot: while we extensively teach code creation, we barely scratch the surface of testing and give almost no attention to debugging—despite debugging consuming half of all software development time. In this conversation with Clare Sudbery, Prof. Andreas Zeller argues that systematic debugging skills and modern automated debugging tools are the "ugly stepchild" of programming that nobody wants to discuss, yet debugging represents the biggest business risk and time sink in software development. As AI-driven coding becomes more prevalent, this gap will only widen, making investment in proper debugging education and tools not just beneficial but essential for the future of software development. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Andreas Zeller • The Debugging Book • https://www.debuggingbook.org Sy Brand • Building a Debugger • https://amzn.to/4cWWr84 Nora Sandler • Writing a C Compiler • https://amzn.to/3Z6SMhU Bjarne Stroustrup • Programming: Principles and Practice Using C++ • https://amzn.to/3I5Q335 Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology Podcast Interviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club. http://gotopia.tech/bookclub Read the full transcription of the interview here: https://gotopia.tech/episodes/389 Alessandro Colla - Partner & Head of Development at Evoluzione & Co-Author of "Domain-Driven Refactoring" Alberto Acerbis - Software Architect at Intré & Co-Author of "Domain-Driven Refactoring" Xin Yao - Independent Consultant Contextualizing DDD & Sociotechnical Architecture RESOURCES Alessandro https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandrocolla https://www.alessandrocolla.com Alberto https://www.linkedin.com/in/aacerbis https://albertoacerbis.com Xin https://bsky.app/profile/settling-mud.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/xinxin Links https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Domain-driven-Refactoring https://github.com/BrewUp DESCRIPTION Legacy code isn't just old - it's a treasure chest of lost business knowledge waiting to be rediscovered. Alessandro Colla and Alberto Acerbis share their battle-tested approach to domain-driven refactoring, explaining why you should start with understanding the business problem before touching a single line of code. Like Michelangelo seeing the statue of David hidden in marble, they show how the right solution already exists within your legacy codebase—you just need the right tools and techniques to set it free. From event storming workshops over beer to modular monoliths as stepping stones, these "double-A battery" developers prove that thoughtful, incremental refactoring beats flashy microservices migrations every time. RECOMMENDED BOOKS Colla & Acerbis • Domain-Driven Refactoring • https://amzn.to/3I3I7zf Evans • Domain-Driven Design • https://amzn.to/3tnGhwm Vernon • Implementing Domain-Driven Design • https://amzn.to/44r39PB Nilsson • Applying Domain-Driven Design and Patterns • https://amzn.to/3GoxYw Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology Podcast Interviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2024. https://gotocph.com Daniel Terhorst-North - Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & Associates Kevlin Henney - Consultant, Programmer, Keynote Speaker, Technologist, Trainer & Writer RESOURCES Daniel https://bsky.app/profile/tastapod.com https://twitter.com/tastapod https://www.linkedin.com/in/tastapod https://github.com/tastapod https://mastodon.social/@tastapod http://dannorth.net/blog Kevlin https://bsky.app/profile/kevlin.bsky.social https://about.me/kevlin https://twitter.com/KevlinHenney https://linkedin.com/in/kevlin https://instagram.com/kevlin.henney https://kevlinhenney.medium.com Links https://jaoo.dk/jaoo2004/index2.jsp https://jaoo.dk/archives RECOMMENDED BOOKS Jez Humble & David Farley • Continuous Delivery • https://amzn.to/452ZRky Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble & Gene Kim • Accelerate • https://amzn.to/442Rep0 Kevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/3kiTwJJ Kevlin Henney • 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/2Yahf9U Henney & Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know • https://amzn.to/3pZuHsQ Gojko Adzic • Specification by Example • https://amzn.to/44uqT6z Inspiring Tech Leaders - The Technology Podcast Interviews with Tech Leaders and insights on the latest emerging technology trends. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!