Building Software That Survives • Michael Nygard & Charles Humble

Presenters Michael Nygard Charles Humble Source GOTO podcast Unscripted Wisdom: Michael Nygard on Taming Tech Chaos, Championing Autonomy, and Redefining Leadership 🚀 Ever wondered what it takes to navigate the dizzying complexities of modern tech organizations? How do you balance the need for speed with the demand for stability? And what really makes a great leader in our ever-evolving industry? Recently, in a captivating episode of GoTo Unscripted, host Charles Humble sat down with Michael Nygard, General Manager of the Architecture Enablement Group at New Bank and the brilliant mind behind “Release It!”. Nygard, a seasoned tech leader, programmer, and architect, unpacked decades of experience, offering profound insights into the intricate dance between technology, organization, and leadership. ...

January 2, 2026 · 8 min

Incremental Design, DevOps, Microservices & CICD • Michael Nygard & Dave Farley

Presenters Michael Nygard Dave Farley Source GOTO podcast The Ever-Rising Bar: Navigating Complexity in Software Development 🚀💡👨‍💻 This segment from a tech conference presentation explores the cyclical nature of progress in software development, highlighting how advancements often introduce new layers of complexity that threaten to outpace the gains. The speakers, seasoned veterans of the industry, reflect on the evolution of practices and the challenges of maintaining a manageable level of complexity. ...

October 3, 2025 · 4 min