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Olaf Molenveld - Technology Advisor at CircleCI
Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS

RESOURCES
Olaf
https://x.com/olafmolenveld
https://medium.com/@olafmolenveld
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Julian
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https://github.com/julianwood
http://www.wooditwork.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood

DESCRIPTION
CircleCI's Technology Advisor Olaf Molenveld discusses the evolution of CI/CD practices with AWS's Julian Wood. They explore how modern software delivery has transformed from simple monolithic deployments to complex microservices ecosystems, drawing parallels between managing production code and managing the "factory" that produces it.

The discussion covers optimization strategies, the balance between local and remote development, platform engineering trends, and how AI is reshaping DevOps practices. Olaf emphasizes that getting software into users' hands is as critical as writing it, and shares how teams can leverage observability, right-sizing, and intelligent automation to improve their delivery pipelines.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
David Farley • Continuous Delivery Pipelines • https://leanpub.com/cd-pipelines
Jez Humble & Dave Farley • Continuous Delivery • https://amzn.to/3ocIHwd
Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble & Gene Kim • Accelerate • https://amzn.to/442Rep0
Kim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook • https://amzn.to/47oAf3l
Lauren Maffeo • Designing Data Governance from the Ground Up • https://amzn.to/3QhIlnV
Roy Osherove • The Art of Unit Testing • https://bit.ly/3obiKNB
Burns, Beda & Hightower • Kubernetes: Up & Running • https://amzn.to/3sueuuI
Gojko Adzic • Lizard Optimization • https://leanpub.com/lizardoptimization
Gregor Hohpe • Platform Strategy • https://amzn.to/4cxfYdb
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Martin Štefanko - Quarkus Core Engineer at IBM & Co-Author of "Quarkus in Action"
Jan Martiška - Software Engineer Quarkus at IBM & Co-Author of "Quarkus in Action"
Holly Cummins - Senior Technical Staff Member, Quarkus at IBM

RESOURCES
Martin
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Jan
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Holly
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https://bsky.app/profile/hollycummins.com
https://hachyderm.io/@holly_cummins
https://twitter.com/holly_cummins
https://github.com/holly-cummins
https://linkedin.com/in/holly-k-cummins

Links
https://code.quarkus.io
https://vaadin.com

DESCRIPTION
Holly Cummins sits down with Martin Stefanko and Jan Martiška, authors of "Quarkus in Action", to discuss their journey writing this comprehensive guide to the Java framework. The authors share insights about Quarkus's developer experience, from its blazing-fast dev mode to native compilation capabilities, while revealing what they learned writing about 29 different extensions across 12 chapters.

They discuss the book's structure - from getting started to deploying in the cloud- and offer practical advice on when to use JVM versus native compilation, making this essential reading for both Quarkus newcomers and experienced developers.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Martin Stefanko • Jan Martiska • Quarkus in Action • https://amzn.to/3K1En2z
Ben Evans & Jim Gough • Optimizing Cloud Native Java • https://amzn.to/41nivD9
Kief Morris • Infrastructure as Code • https://amzn.to/4e6EBQc
Alex Soto Bueno & Jason Porter • Quarkus Cookbook • https://amzn.to/4au3QfF
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This interview was recorded for GOTO State of the Art in October 2025.
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Nathen Harvey - DORA Lead, Product Manager at Google Cloud & Author
Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & Consultant

RESOURCES
Nathen
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http://nathenharvey.com

Charles
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https://linkedin.com/in/charleshumble
https://mastodon.social/@charleshumble
https://conissaunce.com

Links
https://dora.dev
https://dora.dev/research/2025/dora-report
https://dora.dev/research/2024/dora-report
https://thenewstack.io/ebooks/kubernetes/kubernetes-at-the-edge-container-orchestration-at-scale

DESCRIPTION
Charles Humble speaks with Nathen Harvey, leader of Google's DORA research team, about the real impact of AI on software development.

Drawing from surveys of nearly 5,000 practitioners, Nathen reveals a surprising finding: increased AI adoption initially correlates with decreased stability and throughput - the very metrics teams have optimized for decades. The conversation explores why this happens, what capabilities organizations need before scaling AI adoption, and how AI acts as an amplifier of existing systems rather than a silver bullet.

Nathen introduces DORA's seven AI capabilities model and discusses critical issues around trust, documentation, skill devaluation, and the future of software delivery in an AI-native world.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Emily Freeman & Nathen Harvey • 97 Things Every Cloud Engineer Should Know • https://amzn.to/3UlWBLt
Charles Humble • Professional Skills for Software Engineers • https://www.conissaunce.com/professional-skills-shortcut
Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble & Gene Kim • Accelerate • https://amzn.to/442Rep0
Kim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook • https://amzn.to/47oAf3l
Jez Humble & David Farley • Continuous Delivery • https://amzn.to/452ZRky
Jez Humble, Joanne Molesky & Barry O'Reilly • Lean Enterprise • https://amzn.to/47pcOXD
Adrienne Braganza Tacke • "Looks Good to Me": Constructive Code Reviews • https://amzn.to/3E75XrD
Yevgeniy Brikman • Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery • https://amzn.to/3WMPMFU
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Alexandre Malavasi - CTO at Marelo & Author of "Modern Full-Stack Web Development with ASP.NET Core"
Albert S. Tanure - Cross Solutions Architec at Microsoft & Author of "ASP.NET Core 9 Essentials"

RESOURCES
Alexandre
https://x.com/alemalavasi
https://github.com/alexandremalavasi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandremalavasi

Albert
https://x.com/alberttanure
https://github.com/tanure
https://www.linkedin.com/in/albert-tanure
https://www.codefc.io/en

DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Cloud Solution Architect Albert Tanure interviews Microsoft MVP Alexandre Malavasi about his fourth book, "Modern Full-Stack Web Development with ASP.NET Core". The discussion explores the challenges of writing comprehensive technical books, the importance of foundational knowledge in full stack development, and how to integrate ASP.NET Core with modern JavaScript frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue.js.

Alexandre emphasizes that successful architecture decisions depend primarily on team expertise and the ability to facilitate change, rather than following trends.
The conversation also highlights the critical importance of looking beyond just coding - encompassing project planning, DevOps practices, monitoring, and continuous optimization - to truly bring value to customers and become well-rounded software engineers.

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Alexandre Malavasi • Modern Full-Stack Web Development with ASP.NET Core • https://amzn.to/4pvEXnY
Alexandre Malavasi • Implementing Design Patterns in C# 11 and .NET 7 • https://amzn.to/49Capwn
Alexandre Malavasi • Enterprise Applications with C# and .NET • https://amzn.to/4iiVidk
Alexandre Malavasi • Implementing Design Patterns in C# and .NET 5 • https://amzn.to/3JU5UD2
Albert Tanure • ASP.NET Core 9 Essentials • https://amzn.to/43bH73t
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Holden Karau - Co-Founder at Fight Health Insurance
Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS

RESOURCES
Holden
https://bsky.app/profile/holdenkarau.com
https://twitter.com/holdenkarau
https://github.com/holdenk
https://www.linkedin.com/in/holdenkarau
http://holdenkarau.com

Julian
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http://www.wooditwork.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood

Resource
https://fighthealthinsurance.com

DESCRIPTION
Apache Spark contributor Holden Karau discusses the evolution of distributed data processing, the challenges of integrating machine learning with big data tools, and the technical complexities of working with GPUs at scale.

The conversation takes a personal turn as Holden reveals her latest project: an open-source AI tool that helps people appeal health insurance claim denials. Drawing from personal experiences with denied claims, she has built a system that trains on independent medical review data to generate effective appeals, making it freely available at https://fighthealthinsurance.com while grappling with the classic open-source challenge of sustainable funding.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Holden Karau • Distributed Computing 4 Kids • https://www.distributedcomputing4kids.com
Holden Karau • Scaling Python with Dask • https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/scaling-python-with/9781098119867
Holden Karau & Boris Lublinsky • Scaling Python with Ray • https://amzn.to/44GU6cC
Holden Karau & Rachel Warren • High Performance Spark • https://amzn.to/3v2eLbn
Holden Karau, Konwinski, Wendell & Zaharia • Learning Spark • https://amzn.to/397e2NE
Holden Karau & Krishna Sankar • Fast Data Processing with Spark 2nd Edition • https://amzn.to/3xKhXKu
Holden Karau • Fast Data Processing with Spark 1st Edition • https://amzn.to/3rHQgOu
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