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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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Nov 5, 2021 • 32min
Erlang, Elixir, Blockchain & Serverless…Wait What?! • Ulf Wiger, Saša Jurić & Eric Johnson
This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2019 for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/erlang-elixir-blockchain-serverlessUlf Wiger - Freelance Consultant & Core Developer Team Member at æternity blockchainSaša Jurić - Author of "Elixir in Action"Eric Johnson - Principal Developer Advocate - Serverless at AWSDESCRIPTIONJoin Eric Johnson, principal developer advocate at AWS Serverless, as he takes a deep dive into the BEAM languages Elixir & Erlang, along with the help of two experts in the field Saša Jurić, a well-known, independent Elixir mentor, and Ulf Wiger, first paying customer or Erlang and senior specialist in the architecture and design of carrier-class systems. They explore the relationship between the two languages and when they should be used, and they focus on specific use cases such as Erlang in blockchain or bringing the two languages into the serverless space.https://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesRECOMMENDED BOOKSSaša Jurić • Elixir in Action • https://amzn.to/2RZh5eNJoe Armstrong • Programming Erlang • https://amzn.to/3fzY53gDave Thomas • Programming Elixir ≥ 1.6: Functional • https://amzn.to/34Dw3O5Cesarini & Vinoski • Designing for Scalability with Erlang/OTP • https://amzn.to/3uCB43VSimon St. Laurent • Introducing Erlang • https://amzn.to/3pbIni6Logan, Merritt & Carlsson • Erlang and OTP in Action • https://amzn.to/3pjZqP7McCord, Tate & Valim • Programming Phoenix 1.4 • https://amzn.to/3zcUqj4Looking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Oct 29, 2021 • 23min
Leveraging Our "Brains" in Software Development • Fahran Wallace, Benjamin Mitchell & Preben Thorø
This interview was recorded at GOTO Berlin 2019 for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/software-development-brainsFahran Wallace - Senior Consultant at OpenCredoBenjamin Mitchell - Director of Engineering at KevelPreben Thorø - CTO of Trifork SwitzerlandDESCRIPTIONOur brains empower us to run complicated software development programs, but can also be the thing that prevents us from achieving the best possible results due to several psychological biases. Fahran Wallace, senior consultant at OpenCredo, and Benjamin Mitchell, director of engineering at Kevel, discuss those psychological biases at work, how we can tackle them and how we can wire the brain to overcome them.RECOMMENDED BOOKSFabio Pereira • Digital Nudge • https://amzn.to/3yhxJu9Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow • https://amzn.to/2XmJEtfThaler & Sunstein • Nudge • https://amzn.to/3CglrmXDan Ariely • Predictably Irrational • https://amzn.to/3lyDBd7Robert B Cialdini • Influence, New and Expanded • https://amzn.to/3tL8GxBCathy O'Neil • Weapons of Math Destruction • https://amzn.to/3EO8Bi7Nir Eyal • Indistractable • https://amzn.to/3EE3Pn9Eckhart Tolle • The Power of Now • https://amzn.to/39yjS7rLinda Rising • Design Patterns in Communications Software • https://amzn.to/2XsxDCgLinda Rising • The Pattern Almanac 2000 • https://amzn.to/3kfgIfiLinda Rising • The Patterns Handbook • https://amzn.to/3lxDPASLinda Rising • Fearless Change • https://amzn.to/3AfvyrKLinda Rising • More Fearless Change • https://amzn.to/2Z3bYBhhttps://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Oct 22, 2021 • 15min
Command-line, The Underestimated Tool • Bert Jan Schrijver & Preben Thorø
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted 2021.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/Command-line-the-underestimated-toolBert Jan Schrijver - CTO at OpenValuePreben Thorø - CTO at Trifork SwitzerlandDESCRIPTIONWhile the command-line might seem like an antiquated means of work from outside it does have unexpected benefits. Bert Jan Schrijver, CTO at OpenValue, is using the command-line to make his work easier, more productive and even fun. Get a quick overview of where to start and what to use the command-line for.RECOMMENDED BOOKSWilliam Shotts • The Linux Command Line • https://amzn.to/3kpLbrlBlum & Bresnahan • Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting Bible • https://amzn.to/3kn4j9shttps://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Oct 15, 2021 • 23min
Should Kotlin Be Your Go-To Language? • Garth Gilmour, Eamonn Boyle & Preben Thorø
This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2019 for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/should-kotlin-be-your-go-to-languageEamonn Boyle - Software Trainer at Instil SoftwareGarth Gilmour - Head of Learning at Instil SoftwarePreben Thorø - CTO at Trifork SwitzerlandDESCRIPTIONIn the ever-changing landscape of programming, Eammon Boyle and Garth Gilmour have chosen Kotlin as their default language. Preben Thorø explores the reasons behind that choice and how this language could make your life easier.https://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesRECOMMENDED BOOKSVenkat Subramaniam • Programming Kotlin • https://amzn.to/2MIC8D1Venkat Subramaniam• Functional Programming in Java • https://amzn.to/3bzFNNQVenkat Subramaniam • Pragmatic Scala • https://amzn.to/3oIEq35Looking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Oct 8, 2021 • 21min
How Team Structure Influences Code Quality • Adam Tornhill, John Le Drew & Preben Thorø
This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2019 for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/how-team-structure-influences-code-qualityAdam Tornhill - Founder and CTO at CodeScene and Author of "Your Code as a Crime Scene"John Le Drew - Coach, Consultant, Experienced EngineerPreben Thorø - CTO at Trifork SwitzerlandDESCRIPTIONDoes team structure actually have an impact on the code quality? John Le Drew and Adam Tornhill discuss the correlations between factors such as team size, structures, diversity and healthy retrospectives on both code quality and effectiveness.https://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesRECOMMENDED BOOKSAdam Tornhill • Your Code as a Crime Scene • https://amzn.to/3incnpBAdam Tornhill • Software Design X-Rays • https://amzn.to/3gf8sIVLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Oct 1, 2021 • 22min
How Microsoft is Leading the Way to Sustainable Software • Asim Hussain & Preben Thorø
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted 2021.https://gotopia.techFind plenty more information here:https://principles.greenhttps://aka.ms/sse/learnhttps://greensoftware.foundationRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/microsoft-leading-the-way-to-sustainable-softwareAsim Hussain - Green Cloud Advocacy Lead at Microsoft, Chairperson at Green Software Foundation and co-organiser at https://climateaction.techPreben Thorø - CTO of Trifork SwitzerlandDESCRIPTIONDive into the impact software has on CO2 emissions, the tools and initiatives that can lead to sustainable software, and some of the important progress made so far in this conversation with Preben Thorø, CTO of Trifork Switzerland, and Asim Hussain, Green Cloud Advocate at Microsoft.https://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Sep 24, 2021 • 26min
Quantum Computing in Practice • Murray Thom & Preben Thorø
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted 2021.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/quantum-computing-in-practiceMurray Thom - VP of Product Management at D-WavePreben Thorø - CTO of Trifork SwitzerlandDESCRIPTIONIs quantum computing just a theory, or is it actually applied in practice? Join Murray Thom in an interview with Preben Thorø to discover the real-life implementations of this technology. You’ll learn how you can leverage D-Wave’s platform as a developer, which is open to all researchers to help solve health problems, and learn how quantum computing has evolved from a theoretical discipline to an applied science that helps researchers and developers solve complex problems 3 million times faster, without consuming any energy. RECOMMENDED BOOKSJack D. Hidary • Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach • https://amzn.to/3kdJ3CKSarah C. Kaiser & Christopher Grenade • Learn Quantum Computing with Python and Q# • https://amzn.to/3CgL6f8Venkateswaran Kasirajan • Fundamentals of Quantum Computing • https://amzn.to/3nzk7aLBrian Clegg • Quantum Computing: The Transformative Technology of the Qubit Revolution • https://amzn.to/3AcdmiIhttps://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Sep 17, 2021 • 18min
From Objective-C to Swift and the Latest Innovations at Apple • Daniel H Steinberg & Jørn Larsen
This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2019 for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/From-Objective-C-to-Swift-and-the-Latest-Innovations-at-AppleDaniel H Steinberg - Editor, Writer, Coder and Podcaster at Dim Sum Thinking; Author of the best selling book "A Swift Kickstart"Jørn Larsen - CEO of TriforkDESCRIPTIONDaniel H Steinberg, a leading pioneer of Swift, iOS, and Java, shares his story and views on the early transition from Objective-C to Swift and the impact the latter had on the entire Apple ecosystem. Daniel also discusses recent highlights like SwiftUI and Combine while casting a light on how innovation is encouraged at Apple and where and what developments will lead us to in upcoming years. https://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesRECOMMENDED BOOKSDaniel H Steinberg • Kickstart Series • https://editorscut.com/BooksDaniel H Steinberg • Cocoa Programming • https://amzn.to/3h0XSXDLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Sep 10, 2021 • 21min
Adoption and Future Perspectives for the Cloud • Lynn Langit, Gojko Adzic & Preben Thorø
This interview was recorded at GOTO Berlin 2019 for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/adoption-and-future-perspective-cloudLynn Langit - Cloud Architect at Lynn Langit ConsultingGojko Adzic - Partner at Neuri ConsultingPreben Thorø - CTO at Trifork SwitzerlandDESCRIPTIONJoin Gojko Adzic, award-winning author and software delivery consultant, and Lynn Langit, cloud architect building serverless bioinformatics cloud data pipelines, to discuss the cloud ecosystem, exploring common and actual use cases and why there are different cloud adoption patterns in different regions across the globe as well as in different industries. They also touch upon what are the next cloud adopters, banks, state institutions, and where the cloud industry heading.RECOMMENDED BOOKSLynn Langit • Foundations of SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence • https://amzn.to/3hFqXXLLynn Langit • Foundations of SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence • https://amzn.to/3dQ2BteGojko Adzic • Impact Mapping • https://amzn.to/3dQFCOqAdzic, Evans & Roden • Fifty Quick Ideas To Improve Your Tests • https://amzn.to/3yuDaoLAdzic, Evans & Korac • Fifty Quick Ideas to Improve Your User Stories • https://amzn.to/3jQ4QjPAdzic & Korac • Humans vs Computers • https://amzn.to/2Utz55AGojko Adzic • Specification by Example • https://amzn.to/3hHrEjbAdzic, Marcetic & Bisset • Bridging the Communication Gap • https://amzn.to/3wrjmRQAdzic & Korac • Running Serverless • https://amzn.to/3ytdF7ohttps://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!

Sep 3, 2021 • 34min
The Jamstack Book • Brian Rinaldi & Raymond Camden
This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.http://gotopia.tech/bookclubBrian Rinaldi - Co-Author of "The Jamstack Book" & Developer Advocate at StepZenRaymond Camden - Co-Author of "The Jamstack Book" & Developer Evangelist for AdobeDESCRIPTIONReady to go beyond static sites and leverage Javascript, APIs and markup? In this episode, Brian Rinaldi and Raymond Camden, authors of "The Jamstack Book," explore the past and future of this new standard architecture for the web. They provide you with a list of their favorite tools and cover how their book can help you build your first Jamstack website, including advice on the correct framework from deployment to production.The interview is based on Brian's and Ray's book "The Jamstack Book": https://bit.ly/3gtSYCgRead the full transcription of the interview here:https://gotopia.tech/bookclub/episodes/guide-for-building-a-jamstack-websiteRECOMMENDED BOOKSRinaldi & Camden • The Jamstack Book • https://bit.ly/3gtSYCgKirill Konshin • Next.js Quick Start Guide • https://amzn.to/3gPkU3khttps://twitter.com/GOTOconhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/goto-https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferencesLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily.https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!