Big Ideas in App Architecture Real-Time Data Capturing: The Future of Fitness Technology
Mar 7, 2023
57:17
Get fit in real time with tech’s advancements in the fitness industry!
This week, we’re joined by Paul Lawler, Head of Software at Wahoo Fitness as he discusses how athletes everywhere are using technology to understand and grow their physical health in real-time. In this conversation Paul explains his experiences building highly available apps and services for a decade in Ed-Tech before moving into the fitness industry. While he shares a ton of interesting technical choices, his thoughts on the importance of hiring collaborative personalities might be the most compelling takeaway.
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This week, we’re joined by Paul Lawler, Head of Software at Wahoo Fitness as he discusses how athletes everywhere are using technology to understand and grow their physical health in real-time. In this conversation Paul explains his experiences building highly available apps and services for a decade in Ed-Tech before moving into the fitness industry. While he shares a ton of interesting technical choices, his thoughts on the importance of hiring collaborative personalities might be the most compelling takeaway.
Join as we discuss:
- Wahoo Fitness front end and back end technology tools.
- How Wahoo captures data information through fitness devices and their app
- Paul’s journey burning “innovation tokens” with microservices
- Creating high-performance teams to establish consistent and streamlined products to customers
Mentioned in this episode:
- Will Larson’s book “Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track”
- The DevOps Handbook