Tech Leadership Challenges: Communication & AI at Financial Times • Alice Bartlett & Charles Humble

Presenters Alice Bartlett Charles Humble Source GOTO podcast 🚀 Level Up Your Tech Leadership: Communication, Collaboration, and the AI Frontier 🤖 Ever felt like your brilliant technical work gets lost in translation? Or worried about how AI will reshape your role as a developer? This isn’t just about writing code – it’s about leading through technical challenges. We’re diving into a fascinating discussion from a recent tech conference, where a leader shared invaluable insights into a major rendering system rewrite and the evolving landscape of AI in software development. Let’s unpack the key takeaways and how you can apply them to your own work. ...

October 14, 2025 · 4 min

Simplicity • Pragmatic Dave Thomas & Sarah Taraporewalla

Presenters Dave Thomas Sarah Taraporewalla Source GOTO podcast Level Up Your Software & Life: A Deep Dive into Dave Farley’s “Simplicity” 🚀💡👨‍💻 Dave Farley’s “Simplicity” isn’t just a book about clean code; it’s a manifesto for reclaiming developer agency and building better software – and better lives. This GoTo Book Club review unpacks the core concepts, challenges, and unexpected insights from Farley’s upcoming book, revealing how you can move beyond trendy practices and truly simplify your work. ...

October 10, 2025 · 3 min

Writing for Developers • Piotr Sarna & Glauber Costa

Presenters Piotr Sarna Glauber Costa Source GOTO podcast Decoding the Tech Blog: Recognizing Patterns for Writers & Readers 🚀💡👨‍💻 Ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of technical content online? Do you struggle to discern the truly valuable posts from the noise? Or maybe you’re a technical writer looking for ways to structure your own content more effectively? If so, you’re in the right place! This post dives into a fascinating conversation about the often-overlooked patterns that underpin successful technical blogs. It’s not just about what’s written, but how it’s written. Let’s unpack this! ...

October 7, 2025 · 4 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

Early Days of Agile Development & Is Design Dead? • Martin Fowler & James Lewis

Presenters Martin Fowler James Lewis Source GOTO podcast 🚀 Agile Reboot? Let’s Talk True Implementation, GenAI, & Developer Productivity 🤖 The tech landscape is constantly evolving. We’re hearing a lot about “reboots” of Agile and the revolutionary impact of Generative AI (GenAI). But are we truly addressing the core issues, or just chasing the latest buzzwords? And what really drives developer productivity? This post dives into a fascinating discussion that cuts through the hype and gets to the heart of what matters. ...

September 26, 2025 · 3 min