Tech Leadership Challenges: Communication & AI at Financial Times • Alice Bartlett & Charles Humble
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview here:https://gotopia.tech/articles/382Alice Bartlett - Tech Director for Customer Products at Financial TimesCharles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & ConsultantRESOURCESAlicehttps://x.com/alicebartletthttps://github.com/alicebartletthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alicebartletthttps://medium.com/@alice.bartletthttps://alicebartlett.co.ukCharleshttps://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.socialhttps://linkedin.com/in/charleshumblehttps://mastodon.social/@charleshumblehttps://conissaunce.comLinkshttps://blog.container-solutions.com/wtf-happens-to-psychological-safetyDESCRIPTIONAlice Bartlett, Tech Director at the Financial Times, discusses her journey from principal engineer to leading a 70-person team responsible for https://www.ft.com and mobile apps. She shares insights on managing editorial stakeholders, balancing technical debt with business priorities, leading difficult conversations, and navigating the challenges of AI in software development.The conversation with Charles Humble covers her approach to architectural challenges, communication strategies, and the evolving role of technology leadership in modern media organizations.RECOMMENDED BOOKSSimon Wardley • Wardley Maps • https://amzn.to/45U8UprSimon Wardley • Wardley Mapping, The Knowledge • https://amzn.to/3XQEeDuSun Tzu • The Art of War • https://amzn.to/2BqDehaMark Craddock • Wardley Mapping Doctrine • https://amzn.to/4b3jRYbSusanne Kaiser • Adaptive Systems With Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Mapping & Team Topologies • https://amzn.to/3XTmNCcDavid Anderson, Marck McCann & Michael O'Reilly • The Value Flywheel Effect • https://amzn.to/3VcHxC7Erik Schön • The Art Of Strategy • https://amzn.to/2UPzXPaBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!
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Simplicity • Pragmatic Dave Thomas & Sarah Taraporewalla
This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.http://gotopia.tech/bookclubRead the full transcription of the interview here:https://gotopia.tech/episodes/383Pragmatic Dave Thomas - Pragmatic Programmer Turned PublisherSarah Taraporewalla - CTO APAC at ThoughtworksRESOURCESDavehttps://pragdave.mehttps://twitter.com/pragdavehttps://github.com/pragdavehttps://linkedin.com/in/dave-thomas-53aa1057Sarahhttps://sarahtaraporewalla.comhttps://twitter.com/sarahtaraphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahtaraporewallahttps://github.com/staraporfLinkshttps://pragprog.comhttps://agilemanifesto.orgDESCRIPTIONSarah Taraporewalla (CTO APAC at Thoughtworks) sits down with programming legend Dave Thomas—co-founder of The Pragmatic Programmer and co-creator of principles like DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself)—to discuss his latest book "Simplicity."Dave reveals why he believes "Agile is Dead" and shares his disillusionment with how agile practices have become rigid, corporate processes rather than the flexible, value-driven approach originally envisioned in the Agile Manifesto he helped create. The conversation centers around his new Orient-Step-Learn framework, designed to help individual developers master true simplicity through deliberate practice and feedback loops, emphasizing that real simplicity requires mastery and cannot be achieved overnight.Dave advocates for developers to take personal agency, reduce unnecessary dependencies, and focus on what they can control rather than waiting for organizational change, arguing that simplicity is ultimately about cutting away complexity to reveal elegant, minimal solutions.RECOMMENDED BOOKSDave Thomas • simplicity • https://amzn.to/43FghBJDave Thomas & Andy Hunt • The Pragmatic Programmer • https://amzn.to/43QuMBjDave Snowden & Friends • Cynefin • https://amzn.to/3FSnF3pBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!
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Writing for Developers • Piotr Sarna & Glauber Costa
This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.http://gotopia.tech/bookclubPiotr Sarna - Co-Author of "Writing for Developers" & Founding Engineer at poolsideGlauber Costa - Founder & CEO at TursoRESOURCESPiotrhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarna.devhttps://github.com/psarnahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sarna-devhttps://bio.sarna.devGlauberhttps://bsky.app/profile/glaubercosta.bsky.socialhttps://github.com/glommerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/glommerhttps://glaubercosta-11125.medium.comLinksGet 45% discount with code: *GOTOdunlop*: http://mng.bz/Y7oKhttps://writethat.bloghttps://writethat.blog/?year=2025&month=3https://turso.tech/blog/zig-helped-us-move-data-to-the-edge-here-are-our-impressions-67d3a9c45af4https://www.scylladb.com/2021/09/28/hunting-a-numa-performance-bughttps://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/typescript-native-porthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42378843DESCRIPTIONGlauber Costa interviews engineer Piotr Sarna about his evolution from a reluctant writer to a successful technical book author. They discuss writing as an engineering discipline, common engineering blog post patterns, and why even introverted non-native English speakers should be blogging.RECOMMENDED BOOKSPiotr Sarna & Cynthia Dunlop • Writing for Developers • https://amzn.to/3Z3rzgfCardeneti Mendes, Sarna, Emelyanov & Dunlop • Database Performance at Scale • https://amzn.to/3ZNBqqJNicole Foster • How To Write In Plain English • https://amzn.to/3XaTWHfBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!
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Incremental Design, DevOps, Microservices & CICD • Michael Nygard & Dave Farley
This interview was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2024.https://gotocph.comMichael Nygard - General Manager of Data at NubankDave Farley - Continuous Delivery & DevOps Pioneer, Award-winning Author, Founder & Director of Continuous Delivery Ltd.RESOURCESMichaelhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mtnygardhttps://twitter.com/mtnygardhttp://www.michaelnygard.comDavehttps://bsky.app/profile/davefarley77.bsky.socialhttps://www.continuous-delivery.co.ukhttps://linkedin.com/in/dave-farley-a67927https://twitter.com/davefarley77http://www.davefarley.netRead the full abstract hereRECOMMENDED BOOKSDavid Deutsch • The Beginning of InfinityMichael Nygard • Release It! 2nd EditionMichael Nygard • Release It! 1st EditionZhamak Dehghani • Data MeshDave Farley • Modern Software EngineeringDave Farley • Continuous Delivery PipelinesDave Farley & Jez Humble • Continuous DeliveryBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!
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The Blind Spots of Platform Engineering • Matt McLarty & Erik Wilde
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereMatt McLarty - CTO at Boomi & Co-Author of "Unbundling the Enterprise"Erik Wilde - Principal Consultant at INNOQRESOURCESMatthttps://bsky.app/profile/mattmclartybc.bsky.socialhttps://x.com/MattMcLartyBChttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmclartybcErikhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/erikwildehttps://github.com/dretLinkshttps://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6417https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/application-development/richard-seroter-on-shifting-down-vs-shifting-lefthttps://platformengineering.org/blogDESCRIPTIONMatt McLarty and Erik Wilde explore the nuanced world of platform engineering, challenging conventional approaches and highlighting the critical importance of aligning technological capabilities with business outcomes. They discuss the evolution from DevOps, the role of APIs, and the need to create flexible, reusable technological building blocks that drive true organizational innovation.RECOMMENDED BOOKSStephen Fishman & Matt McLarty • Unbundling the EnterpriseCarliss Y. Baldwin • Design Rules, Vol. 2Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team TopologiesForsgren, Humble & Kim • Accelerate: The Science of Lean Software and DevOpsKim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps HandbookGene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford • The Phoenix ProjectBlueskyTwitterInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL 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!
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