GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech
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GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech
Building Better Software: Why Workflows Beat Code Every Time • Ben Smith & James Beswick
This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.
https://gotopia.tech
Check out more here:
https://gotopia.tech/articles/407
Ben Smith - Staff Developer Advocate at Stripe
James Beswick - Head of Developer Relations at Stripe
RESOURCES
Ben
https://twitter.com/benjamin_l_s
https://github.com/bls20AWS
https://linkedin.com/in/bensmithportfolio
http://developeradvocate.co.uk
https://thewebsmithsite.wordpress.com
James
https://bsky.app/profile/jbesw.bsky.social
https://twitter.com/jbesw
https://linkedin.com/in/jamesbeswick
Links
https://stripe.dev
https://serverlessland.com
DESCRIPTION
James 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 BOOKS
Simon Brown • Software Architecture for Developers Vol. 2 • https://leanpub.com/visualising-software-architecture
David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • https://amzn.to/3GI468M
Kim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook • https://amzn.to/47oAf3l
Simon Wardley • Wardley Maps • https://amzn.to/45U8Upr
Simon Wardley • Wardley Mapping, The Knowledge • https://amzn.to/3XQEeDu
David Anderson, Marck McCann & Michael O'Reilly • The Value Flywheel Effect • https://amzn.to/3VcHxC
Mike Amundsen • Restful Web API Patterns & Practices Cookbook • https://amzn.to/3C74fpH
Serious Conversations About Real AI Research; decoding the ArXiv into your headphones.
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