Building Support Structures • Flavia Circiumaru & Hannes Lowette

Presenters Flavia Circiumaru Hannes Lowette Source GOTO podcast Level Up Your Support: From Problem-Solvers to Product Catalysts 🚀 Ever thought about your support team as something more than just a helpdesk? What if they were a powerful engine for product improvement, developer empowerment, and a better customer experience? This interview dives deep into a fascinating approach that turns that vision into reality. Forget simply solving problems; this team is striving to prevent them, ultimately aiming to make their own roles obsolete – a bold and insightful strategy! ...

October 28, 2025 · 4 min

Going to War with Burnout - Less Hours Isn't Your Only Option

Presenters Jonathan Catrell Source Developer Tea podcast 🤯 Developer Burnout: It’s More Than Just Working Less 🤯 Let’s face it, being a developer is demanding. We’re constantly learning, problem-solving, and adapting to new technologies. But what happens when that constant pressure starts to take its toll? We start to talk about burnout. But often, the advice we hear – “just work less!” – feels simplistic and doesn’t quite address the root of the problem. ...

October 27, 2025 · 4 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

Elm & Open Source: What's Next? • Evan Czaplicki & Kris Jenkins

Presenters Evan Czaplicki Kris Jenkins Source GOTO podcast Level Up Your Language Design: Lessons from Rails, Rust, and the “Wife Principle” 🚀💡👨‍💻 Ever wondered what it takes to build a language or library that developers actually want to use? It’s not just about clever algorithms and cool syntax; it’s a complex dance between ease of use, long-term maintainability, and even the realities of human nature. This conference presentation segment, delivered by Evan Chublitzky, dives deep into these challenges, offering invaluable insights for anyone involved in language design or open-source development. ...

October 24, 2025 · 4 min

Cloud and DevOps InfoQ Trends Report 2025

Presenters Daniel Byrant Source InfoQ podcast 🤯 The AI Rush: Are We Building a House of Cards? 🚀 The pressure is on. Every tech leader is feeling it: the relentless push to adopt AI. But is this rush driven by genuine strategic value, or simply by a fear of being left behind? 🤔 Recent conversations have revealed a fascinating tension – a desire to embrace the future colliding with the realities of budget constraints, increased complexity, and a growing awareness that AI adoption isn’s a guaranteed win. Let’s dive into what’s really happening and how we can navigate this exciting, but potentially overwhelming, landscape. ...

October 22, 2025 · 4 min