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This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.http://gotopia.tech/bookclubCheck out more here:https://gotopia.tech/episodes/406Maurice Naftalin - Architect, Trainer & Co-Author of "Java Generics & Collections"Stuart Marks - Java & OpenJDK at Oracle & Technical Editor of "Java Generics & Collections"RESOURCESMauricehttps://bsky.app/profile/mauricenaftalin.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/mauricenaftalinhttps://github.com/MauriceNaftalinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/maurice-naftalinStuarthttps://bsky.app/profile/smarks.bsky.socialhttps://mastodon.social/@stuartmarkshttps://x.com/stuartmarkshttps://github.com/stuart-markshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-marks-17a71a2https://stuartmarks.wordpress.comDESCRIPTIONMaurice Naftalin and Stuart Marks discuss the second edition of "Java Generics and Collections", published 19 years after the original. The conversation explores how Java programming has evolved from Java 5 to Java 25, covering major shifts like the move toward immutability, the introduction of sequenced collections, streams, and unmodifiable collections.They delve into critical design topics including encapsulation of collections, the anemic domain model anti-pattern, the controversial unsupported operation exception, and the challenges of null handling. The book includes new chapters on usage guidance and design retrospectives that reflect decades of accumulated wisdom about the Collections Framework.RECOMMENDED BOOKSMaurice Naftalin & Philip Wadler • Java Generics and Collections 2nd ed • https://amzn.to/47dOp9tMaurice Naftalin & Philip Wadler • Java Generics and Collections 1st ed • https://amzn.to/42JI03iJoshua Bloch • Effective Java • https://amzn.to/4oFbdoiVictor Grazi & Jeanne Boyarsky • Real-World Java • https://amzn.to/4oCEeBRKevlin Henney & Trisha Gee • 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know • https://amzn.to/3kiTwJJChristian Clausen • Five Lines of Code • https://amzn.to/3s2zjygNicolai Parlog • The Java Module System • https://amzn.to/3xFggR4BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techCheck out more here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/407Ben Smith - Staff Developer Advocate at StripeJames Beswick - Head of Developer Relations at StripeRESOURCESBenhttps://twitter.com/benjamin_l_shttps://github.com/bls20AWShttps://linkedin.com/in/bensmithportfoliohttp://developeradvocate.co.ukhttps://thewebsmithsite.wordpress.comJameshttps://bsky.app/profile/jbesw.bsky.socialhttps://twitter.com/jbeswhttps://linkedin.com/in/jamesbeswickLinkshttps://stripe.devhttps://serverlessland.comDESCRIPTIONJames Beswick and Ben Smith explore the evolution of modern software architecture. They discuss why workflow services are essential for managing distributed systems, the challenges of microservices versus monoliths, and the power of plugin architectures.The conversation covers practical topics like idempotency, circuit breaker patterns, and the importance of observability, while also diving into what makes a great developer advocate and how to build demos that truly resonate with developers.RECOMMENDED BOOKSSimon Brown • Software Architecture for Developers Vol. 2 • https://leanpub.com/visualising-software-architectureDavid Farley • Modern Software Engineering • https://amzn.to/3GI468MKim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook • https://amzn.to/47oAf3lSimon Wardley • Wardley Maps • https://amzn.to/45U8UprSimon Wardley • Wardley Mapping, The Knowledge • https://amzn.to/3XQEeDuDavid Anderson, Marck McCann & Michael O'Reilly • The Value Flywheel Effect • https://amzn.to/3VcHxCMike Amundsen • Restful Web API Patterns & Practices Cookbook • https://amzn.to/3C74fpHBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/408Michael Nygard - Chief Architect at Nubank & Author of "Release It!"Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & ConsultantFULL TALK TITLEBuilding Software That Survives: Autonomy, Architecture & Alignment at ScaleRESOURCESMichaelhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mtnygardhttps://twitter.com/mtnygardhttp://www.michaelnygard.comCharleshttps://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.socialhttps://linkedin.com/in/charleshumblehttps://mastodon.social/@charleshumblehttps://conissaunce.comDESCRIPTIONMichael Nygard, author of the influential "Release It!" and Chief Architect at Nuank, discusses his journey from programmer to technical leader.In this conversation, he shares insights from major transformation projects at Sabre and Nubank, exploring the nuances of centralization versus autonomy, the often-misunderstood implications of Conway's Law, and how architectural boundaries can reduce the need for constant organizational alignment.He emphasizes that effective technical leadership involves more than reorganizations - it requires understanding communication structures, celebrating the right behaviors, and creating systems that enable teams to operate independently within well-defined boundaries.RECOMMENDED BOOKSMichael Nygard • Release It! 2nd Edition • https://amzn.to/3WJeKV8Michael Nygard • Release It! 1st Edition • https://amzn.to/3XCkiRfRichard Monson-Haefel • 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know • https://amzn.to/3JdRYU2Charles Humble • Professional Skills for Software Engineers • https://www.conissaunce.com/professional-skills-shortcutPatterson, Grenny, McMillan & Switzler • Crucial Conversations • https://amzn.to/3LhGHTaYevgeniy Brikman • Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery • https://amzn.to/3WMPMFUTod Golding • Building Multi-Tenant SaaS Architectures • https://amzn.to/3YfM49oJacqui Read • Communication Patterns • https://amzn.to/3E37lvvMatthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQJames Stanier • Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager • https://amzn.to/3vHrx1EBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.http://gotopia.tech/bookclubCheck out more here:https://gotopia.tech/episodes/405Yevgeniy "Jim" Brikman - Author of "Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery" & Co-Founder of GruntworkKief Morris - Author of "Infrastructure as Code" & Distinguished Engineer at ThoughtworksRESOURCESYevgeniy (Jim)https://bsky.app/profile/brikis98.bsky.socialhttps://twitter.com/brikis98https://github.com/brikis98/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbrikmanhttps://www.ybrikman.comKiefhttps://bsky.app/profile/kief.comhttps://twitter.com/kiefhttps://github.com/kiefhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kiefmorrishttps://infrastructure-as-code.comhttps://kief.comLinkhttps://terragrunt.gruntwork.ioDESCRIPTIONYevgeniy (Jim) Brikman, author of "Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery", discusses his journey from app developer to DevOps advocate, triggered by LinkedIn's deployment crisis that required freezing all product development for months. The discussion with Kief Morris explores the practical definition of DevOps as efficient software delivery methodology, the relationship between infrastructure as code and application orchestration tools, the necessity of frameworks over custom wrapper scripts, and emerging paradigms including infrastructure from code, infrastructure as graph models, and interactive runbooks.Jim emphasizes that while new approaches are interesting, maturity and standardization in existing tools often provides more value than constantly chasing new technologies.RECOMMENDED BOOKSYevgeniy Brikman • Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery • https://amzn.to/3WMPMFUYevgeniy Brikman • Terraform: Up and Running • https://amzn.to/4otpxQLYevgeniy Brikman • Hello, Startup • https://amzn.to/3JmV0VRKief Morris • Infrastructure as Code • https://amzn.to/4e6EBQcMauricio Salatino • Platform Engineering on Kubernetes • https://amzn.to/3X14qZKCharity Majors, Liz Fong-Jones & George Miranda • Observability Engineering • https://amzn.to/38scbmaBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!

This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.http://gotopia.tech/bookclubCheck out more here:https://gotopia.tech/episodes/401Fabrizio Romano - Development Manager at Sohonet & Co-Author of "Learning Python Programming"Naomi Ceder - Python Instruction and Consulting & Author of "The Quick Python Book"RESOURCESFabriziohttps://x.com/gianchubhttps://github.com/gianchubhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gianchubNaomihttps://bsky.app/profile/naomiceder.techhttps://github.com/ncederhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/naomicederhttps://www.naomiceder.techLinkhttps://adventofcode.comDESCRIPTIONNaomi Ceder interviews Fabrizio Romano, author of "Learning Python Programming" (now in its 4th edition). They discuss Fabrizio’s decade-long journey as a Python programmer and book author, exploring how his perspectives have evolved across multiple editions.Key topics include the shift from GUI-focused content to command-line applications, the controversial introduction of typing in Python, the rise of AI in coding, and the importance of educating junior developers. Fabrizio emphasizes the balance between embracing new tools like AI while maintaining fundamental programming skills and the human element in software development.RECOMMENDED BOOKSFabrizio Romano & Heinrich Kruger • Learning Python Programming • https://amzn.to/4myLBItNaomi Ceder • The Quick Python Book • https://amzn.to/3zwdDOaLuciano Ramalho • Fluent Python • https://amzn.to/3oSw2jeDavid Beazley • Python Distilled (Developer's Library) • https://amzn.to/3QjNBEvAnna Skoulikari • Learning Git • https://amzn.to/4cSl8lzSy Brand • Building a Debugger • https://amzn.to/4cWWr84BlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!