C++ Memory Management • Patrice Roy & Kevin Carpenter

Presenters Patrice Roy Kevin Carpenter Source GOTO podcast Mastering C++ Memory Management: Insights from Patrice Roy’s New Book 🧠💾 Ever felt that slight pang of dread when dealing with C++ memory management? You’re not alone! It’s a complex topic, often seen as a dark art. But what if I told you it could be demystified, made practical, and even exciting? That’s precisely the mission of Patrice Roy’s new book, Memory Management in C++. ...

December 9, 2025 · 6 min

The End of Engineering's Blank Check: Accountability in SW Leadership • Laura Tacho & Charles Humble

Presenters Laura Tacho Charles Humble Source GOTO podcast Navigating the Engineering Frontier: Insights from a Tech Leader 🚀 Welcome, fellow tech enthusiasts! Ever felt the ground shift beneath your feet as you climb the ladder of software engineering leadership? The transition from hands-on coding to strategic decision-making can be a wild ride. Today, we’re diving deep into this journey with insights from Laura Taco, CTO at DX, a company dedicated to developer experience. Laura, with over a decade of experience building developer tools and championing productivity, shares her wisdom on leadership, metrics, and the evolving landscape of tech. 💡 ...

December 5, 2025 · 8 min

Reliability Engineering Mindset • Alex Ewerlöf & Charity Majors

Presenters Alex Ewerlöf Charity Majors Source GOTO podcast Beyond the Hype: Building Real Reliability with SLOs and Fit Practices 🚀 Ever feel like the dazzling world of SRE and reliability engineering is a bit like a Michelin-starred restaurant menu for most of us? Google, bless their innovative hearts, has given us incredible insights and frameworks. But let’s be honest, for many organizations, trying to replicate their exact approach feels like baking a soufflé without an oven. That’s where Alex’s journey and his book come in, offering a grounded, practical path to building true reliability, one “fit practice” at a time. ...

December 2, 2025 · 8 min

How to Discover the Binary System as a Child • Simon Peyton Jones & Chelsea Troy

Presenters Simon Peyton Jones Chelsea Troy Source GOTO podcast Beyond the Code: Unlocking Computational Thinking with Concrete Problems & the Power of Functional Programming 🚀💡 Ever feel like learning computer science is like trying to drink from a firehose of abstract concepts? You’re not alone! In a recent insightful conversation, tech luminary Simon Peyton Jones shared his journey and profound insights into the world of computing education. Hosted by Chelsea Troy, this discussion paints a vivid picture of how we can make learning programming not just effective, but truly exciting, even in the age of AI. ...

November 28, 2025 · 5 min

Breaking the Architecture Bottleneck • Andrew Harmel-Law & Marit van Dijk

Presenters Andrew Harmel-Law Marit van Dijk Source GOTO podcast From Ivory Towers to Collaborative Ecosystems: Building Habitable Software in the Age of Autonomy 🚀 Remember the days of the lone wolf architect, dictating every line of code from a secluded ivory tower? Those days are so last decade. In today’s fast-paced tech world, where CI/CD and TDD are the norm, that centralized, top-down approach is less of a blueprint and more of a bottleneck. The exciting news? We’re witnessing a fundamental shift towards facilitating software architecture, empowering teams, and making architectural decisions a truly collaborative affair. 🤝 ...

November 25, 2025 · 5 min