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The GOTO podcast seeks out the brightest and boldest ideas from language creators and the world's leading experts in software development in the form of interviews and conference talks. Tune in to get the inspiration you need to bring in new technologies or gain extra evidence to support your software development plan.
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Jan 6, 2023 • 36min
Expert Talk: What is Agile Sabotage? • Fred George & Kevlin Henney
This interview was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2022 for GOTO Unscripted. gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereFred George - Early Adopter of OO & Agile, Advocating Microservices & Programmer AnarchyKevlin Henney - Consultant, Programmer, Keynote Speaker, Technologist, Trainer & WriterDESCRIPTIONKevlin Henney, an independent consultant, and Fred George, an early adopter of OO & agile development, are exploring the ins and outs of agile transformation. They exchange views on what brings back the joy of programming while still offering companies a competitive advantage. They explore some of the frameworks for dealing with complex problems like Cynefin and agile development They also talk about what went wrong with Microservices.RECOMMENDED BOOKSKevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should KnowKevlin Henney • 97 Things Every Programmer Should KnowHenney & Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should KnowAino Vonge Corry • Retrospectives AntipatternsLee, Wickens, Liu & Boyle • Designing for PeopleStone, Chaparro, Keebler, Chaparro & McConnell • Introduction to Human FactorsSam Newman • Monolith to MicroservicesSam Newman • Building MicroservicesRonnie Mitra & Irakli Nadareishvili • Microservices: Up and RunningBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

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Dec 30, 2022 • 37min
Expert talk: Cloud Native & Serverless • Matt Turner & Eric Johnson
This interview was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2022 for GOTO Unscripted. gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereMatt Turner - DevOps Leader & Software Engineer at TetrateEric Johnson - Principal Developer Advocate for Serverless at AWSDESCRIPTIONShould everyone move to the cloud? Are all event-driven architectures serverless or is it rather the other way around? Join the two experts, Matt Turner, software engineer at Tetrate, and Eric Johnson, principal developer advocate for serverless at AWS, to discover if you should take that journey to become cloud native. Understand the power of these technologies together with some useful tips & tricks about testing and the BEAM languages.RECOMMENDED BOOKSBrendan Burns, Joe Beda & Kelsey Hightower • Kubernetes: Up and RunningLiz Rice • Container SecurityLiz Rice • Kubernetes SecurityBurns, Villalba, Strebel & Evenson • Kubernetes Best PracticesJohn Arundel & Justin Domingus • Cloud Native DevOps with KubernetesAdzic & Korac • Running ServerlessScott Patterson • Learn AWS Serverless ComputingPeter Sbarski • Serverless Architectures on AWSKasun Indrasiri & Danesh Kuruppu • gRPC: Up and RunningBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

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Dec 23, 2022 • 26min
Can Top-Down Agile Work? • Luxshan Ratnaravi, Mikkel Noe-Nygaard & Malte Foegen
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted at GOTO Aarhus.gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereLuxshan Ratnaravi - Co-Author of Comic Agilé and Agile Coach at BankdataMikkel Noe-Nygaard - Co-Author of Comic Agilé and UX Design Specialist at VestasMalte Foegen - Chief Operating Officer at wibasDESCRIPTIONIn many cases, agile practices have been introduced in organizations starting bottom-up. There is, however, a new trend where management is trying to be the driver of agility. Join the discussion with Malte Foegen, COO at wibas, Luxshan Ratnaravi, agile coach at Bankdata and Mikkel Noe-Nygaard, UX design specialist at Vestas, to understand what changes have to be implemented in an enterprise for such a top-down approach. And more importantly, can it be successful?RECOMMENDED BOOKSAino Vonge Corry • Retrospectives AntipatternsGamma, Helm, Johnson & Booch • Design Patterns (Gang of Four)Subramaniam & Hunt • Practices of an Agile DeveloperDerby, Larsen & Schwaber • Agile RetrospectivesJeff Sutherland • Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the TimeLee, Wickens, Liu & Boyle • Designing for PeopleStone, Chaparro, Keebler, Chaparro & McConnell • Introduction to Human FactorsBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

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Dec 16, 2022 • 53min
Software Engineering at Google • Titus Winters & Matt Kulukundis
This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.gotopia.tech/bookclubRead the full transcription of the interview hereTitus Winters - Principal Software Engineer at Google and Co-Curator of "Software Engineering at Google"Matt Kulukundis - Senior Staff Software Engineer at GoogleDESCRIPTIONWhat’s the difference between programming and software engineering?Join Titus Winters, co-curator of “Software Engineering at Google”, and Matt Kulukundis while they approach the lessons learned by software engineering teams at Google in establishing the right practices for writing sustainable code in a safe environment. Discover what Google is still trying to improve on and what software decisions are difficult to undo.The interview is based on Titus' co-curated book "Software Engineering at Google"RECOMMENDED BOOKSTitus Winters, Tom Manshreck & Hyrum Wright • Software Engineering at GoogleForsgren, Humble & Kim • Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOpsGeorge Fairbanks • Just Enough Software ArchitectureFred Brooks Jr. • The Mythical Man-MonthKim Scott • Just WorkDouglas R. Hofstadter • Gödel, Escher, BachDouglas R. Hofstadter • I Am a Strange LoopAlasdair MacIntyre • After VirtueN. K. Jemisin • The Fifth SeasonBecky Chambers • Wayfarers SeriesKen Liu • The Dandelion DynastyDavid Farley • Modern Software EngineeringMartin Kleppmann • Designing Data-Intensive ApplicationsZhamak Dehghani • Data MeshBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

Dec 9, 2022 • 35min
Legacy Systems & Digital Transformations • Ian Cartwright, Rob Horn & Hannes Lowette
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted at GOTO Aarhus.gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereRESOURCESmartinfowler.comthoughtworks.com/podcasts/technology-podcastsIan Cartwright - Technical Director at Thoughtworks Rob Horn - Technical Principal Consultant at ThoughtworksHannes Lowette - Head of Learning & Development at Axxes, Monolith Advocate, Speaker & Whiskey LoverDESCRIPTIONLegacy systems as well as legacy software have a significant impact on any digital transformation project. Join Hannes Lowette, head of learning & development at Axxes, Rob Horn, technical principal director at Thoughtworks, and Ian Cartwright, technical director at Thoughtworks, to learn how to recognize a legacy system. They discuss common patterns and anti-patterns as well as how to break a legacy system into smaller pieces to ensure a successful transformation.RECOMMENDED BOOKSThomas M. Siebel • Digital TransformationDavid L. Rogers • The Digital Transformation PlaybookFawad A. Khan & Jason M. Anderson • Digital Transformation using Emerging TechnologiesTony Saldanha • Why Digital Transformations FailNitin Seth • Winning in the Digital AgeBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

Dec 2, 2022 • 33min
Kafka in Action • Viktor Gamov & Tim Berglund
This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.gotopia.tech/bookclubRead the full transcription of the interview hereViktor Gamov - Principal Developer Advocate at Kong & Co-Autor of "Kafka in Action"Tim Berglund - VP DevRel at StarTree & Author of "Gradle Beyond the Basics"DESCRIPTIONKafka has been on developers’ radars for quite a while now. Viktor Gamov’s co-authored book “Kafka in Action” ensures that you have a list of recipes to dive into. Joined by Tim Berglund, VP DevRel at StarTree, they explore the fundamentals of Apache Kafka.Learn what Kafka can help you achieve, what Viktor’s favorite MCU film is and what “Highway to Mars” by Beast In Black has to do with all of this.The interview is based on Viktor's co-authored book "Kafka in Action"LINKSStreaming Audio: Apache Kafka® & Real-Time DataRECOMMENDED BOOKSViktor Gamov, Dylan Scott & Dave Klein • Kafka in ActionViktor Gamov, Tartakovsky, Rasputnis & Fain • Enterprise Web DevelopmentTim Berglund • Gradle Beyond the BasicsTim Berglund & Matthew McCullough • Building and Testing with GradleShapira, Palino, Sivaram & Petty • Kafka: The Definitive GuideMartin Kleppmann • Designing Data-Intensive ApplicationsJono Bacon • People PoweredMary Thengvall • The Business Value of Developer RelationsJay Kreps • I ❤️ LogsZhamak Dehghani • Data MeshBill Bejeck • Kafka Streams in ActionBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

Nov 25, 2022 • 37min
Expert Talk: Cloud Chaos & How Contract Tests Can Help • Holly Cummins & Kevlin Henney
This interview was recorded at GOTO Amsterdam 2022 for GOTO Unscripted. gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereHolly Cummins - Senior Principal Software Engineer on the Red Hat Quarkus TeamKevlin Henney - Consultant, Programmer, Keynote Speaker, Technologist, Trainer & WriterDESCRIPTIONToday cloud native and cloud transformation are more than buzzwords. However, most companies and development teams have not yet surpassed all the hurdles that come with moving to the cloud.Holly Cummins and Kevlin Henney dismantle why many organizations think by adopting microservices to their cloud strategy, they are ‘doing cloud right’ and how ‘Contract Testing’ can help to reduce the risks of microservices deployments.RECOMMENDED BOOKSHolly Cummins & Timothy Ward • Enterprise OSGi in ActionKevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should KnowKevlin Henney • 97 Things Every Programmer Should KnowHenney & Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should KnowPini Reznik, Jamie Dobson & Michelle Gienow • Cloud Native TransformationJohn Arundel & Justin Domingus • Cloud Native DevOps with KubernetesKasun Indrasiri & Sriskandarajah Suhothayan • Design Patterns for Cloud Native ApplicationsAlexander Raul • Cloud Native with KubernetesBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

Nov 18, 2022 • 56min
Spring Boot: Up & Running • Mark Heckler & Thomas Vitale
This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.gotopia.tech/bookclubRead the full transcription of the interview hereMark Heckler - Principal Cloud Advocate, Java/JVM Languages at Microsoft & Author of "Spring Boot: Up and Running"Thomas Vitale - Senior Software Engineer at Systematic & Author of "Cloud Native Spring in Action"DESCRIPTIONSpring Boot is a versatile and supportive environment for developers. Mark Heckler, the author of Spring Boot: Up and Running and Thomas Vitale, software architect at Systematic, explore many of its capabilities while discussing Mark’s book. They cover hot topics such as data integrations, deploying in production, security and reactive vs imperative programming. They both share their views and transforming experiences of joining the Spring Boot community.The interview is based on Mark's book "Spring Boot Up & Running"RECOMMENDED BOOKSMark Heckler • Spring Boot: Up & RunningLaurentiu Spilca • Spring, Start HereThomas Vitale • Cloud Native Spring in Action (available soon)Craig Walls • Spring Boot in ActionCraig Walls • Spring in ActionBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

Nov 11, 2022 • 43min
Machine Learning for Autonomous Vehicles • Oscar Beijbom & Prayson Daniel
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereOscar Beijbom - Co-Founder at NyckelPrayson Daniel - Principal Data Scientist at NTT DATADESCRIPTIONSelf-driving vehicles have been a hot topic for a while now and everyone is waiting for the next breakthrough. Prayson Daniel, principal data scientist at NTT DATA, and Oscar Beijbom, co-founder at Nyckel, stuck their heads together to review what type of machine learning data is needed to run an autonomous vehicle. Furthermore, they talked about topics such as security, language choices and when the time of deploying a model has come.RECOMMENDED BOOKSPhil Winder • Reinforcement LearningKelleher & Tierney • Data Science (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)Lakshmanan, Robinson & Munn • Machine Learning Design PatternsLakshmanan, Görner & Gillard • Practical Machine Learning for Computer VisionAurélien Géron • Hands-On Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras & TensorFlowBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

Nov 4, 2022 • 16min
Expert Talk: Code Refactoring • Adam Tornhill & Christian Clausen
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted at GOTO Aarhus.gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereAdam Tornhill - Author of "Software Design X-Rays" and Founder & CTO at CodeSceneChristian Clausen - Author of "Five Lines of Code"DESCRIPTIONWhen do you refactoring your code? Learn from Christian Clausen, author of "Five Lines of Code" and Adam Tornhill, author of "Your Code As A Crime Scene" and "Software Design X-Rays” how to analyze your code to understand its need for refactoring. Furthermore, gain an understanding of the social side of refactoring and its implications.RECOMMENDED BOOKSAdam Tornhill • Software Design X-RaysAdam Tornhill • Your Code as a Crime SceneChristian Clausen • Five Lines of CodeAdam Tornhill • Lisp for the WebAdam Tornhill • Patterns in CMartin Fowler • RefactoringMaude Lemaire • Refactoring at ScaleBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!