Clean Architecture with Python • Sam Keen & Max Kirchoff

Presenters Sam Keen Max Kirchoff Source GOTO podcast Welcome to the GoTo Podcast Book Club! 🚀 Today, we’re diving deep into the world of Clean Architecture in Python with none other than its brilliant author, Sam Keen, in a captivating chat with GoTo’s Max Kirchoff. Get ready to transform your approach to Python development! Sam’s Journey to Clean Architecture 💡 Sam Keen is a seasoned software developer with nearly 30 years of experience, spanning the entire web era. He started his career in Java, then explored PHP, rode the Ruby on Rails train, and for the last 8 to 10 years, Python has been his daily go-to for backend web development. Sam has worked across a diverse range of companies, from small startups to giants like Nike, Lululemon, and AWS (where he spent six and a half years). ...

February 13, 2026 · 8 min

The Craft of Software Architecture in the Age of AI Tools

Presenters Shweta Vohra Grady Booch Source InfoQ podcast Navigating the AI Revolution: The Evolving Craft of Software Architecture 🚀 The world of software development is in constant flux, and the advent of AI tools has amplified this change dramatically. As architects and technical leaders, staying ahead of the curve is not just a goal, it’s a necessity. This is precisely why conferences like QCON London are invaluable, offering practical insights from seasoned practitioners to help us make smarter decisions in this rapidly evolving tech landscape. ...

February 11, 2026 · 6 min

Handling AI-Generated Code: Challenges & Best Practices • Roman Zhukov & Damian Brady

Presenters Roman Zhukov Damian Brady Source GOTO podcast AI-Assisted Coding: Amplifier, Not Replacement 🚀 The world of software development is buzzing with the advent of AI-generated code. While the hype is real, the reality is more nuanced. We’re not talking about replacing developers wholesale, but rather about amplifying their capabilities. This shift is transforming developer workflows, but it’s crucial to understand the challenges, best practices, and the evolving roles within our tech landscape. ...

February 10, 2026 · 6 min

Technology, Societal Collapse, and the Growth Death Cult | Gerry McGovern

Presenters Gerry McGovern Gaël Duez Source Green IO podcast 🌍 The 99th Day: Why Tech is a Growth Death Cult and How to Find a Way Out You might not think so, but there is a world of wisdom that technologists can learn from indigenous philosophy. In a provocative and deeply moving episode of Green IO, host Gaël Duez sits down with Gerry McGovern, the author of the eye-opening book World Wide Waste. ...

February 10, 2026 · 6 min

Improving Valkey with Madelyn Olson

Presenters Thomas Betts Madelyn Olson Source InfoQ podcast From Redis to Valkey: Engineering the Future of In-Memory Data 🚀 In the fast-moving world of software architecture, few events trigger as much immediate action as a major licensing shift. When Redis moved away from its open-source roots in March 2024, the community didn’t just complain—they built. Thomas Betts recently sat down with Madelyn Olson, a maintainer of the Valkey project and Principal Engineer at AWS, to discuss how a dedicated group of engineers birthed a new industry standard in just eight days. Beyond the drama of the fork lies a story of deep technical refinement, where modernizing a 2009-era hashmap design led to staggering memory savings and performance gains. ...

February 9, 2026 · 5 min