Building Better Software: Why Workflows Beat Code Every Time • Ben Smith & James Beswick

Presenters Ben Smith James Beswick Source GOTO podcast Unlocking Modern Software: Workflows, Microservices, and the Art of Developer Sanity 🚀 Hey fellow tech enthusiasts! Ever feel like the world of software development is a constantly shifting maze? You’re not alone. In a recent GoTo podcast, James Bzik, Head of Developer Relations, and Ben, a Staff Developer Advocate at Stripe, pulled back the curtain on the critical shifts happening in our industry. They dove deep into workflows, microservices, and extensibility, offering a masterclass on navigating the complexities of modern, distributed cloud environments. Get ready to level up your understanding! ...

January 6, 2026 · 8 min

Effective Error Handling: A Uniform Strategy for Heterogeneous Distributed Systems

Presenters Jenish Shah Source InfoQ podcast Level Up Your Microservices: Building a Universal Exception Library 🚀💡👨‍💻 Managing a fleet of microservices can quickly become a tangled web of duplicated code, inconsistent practices, and a whole lot of frustration. That’s precisely what one Netflix engineer experienced – and their solution is a brilliant example of how to build infrastructure that directly improves the developer experience. This post dives deep into the creation of a universal exception library, a powerful tool for streamlining error handling and boosting overall system resilience. ...

October 27, 2025 · 4 min