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Episode 237 – Open Source @ Google

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As you might expect, Open Source @ Google works just a little different. Thanks to their scale, they are able to push the “monorepo” paradigm to the extreme where they compile all the critical open source projects from their own repository.

In this episode we try to answer the question if everybody should adopt Google approach or not. And unsurprisingly, the answer is the ubiquitous “it depends”….

Episode 236 – Enterprise Architect Musings…

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We recently came across some content on the do’s and dont’s, good and bad, ups and downs and lefts and rights when it comes to the much discusses, often misunderstood but definitely vital role of the Enterprise Architect. While we were discussing it, we decided to switch on the microphones and record our musings on the matter. Now please do not expect any kind of conclusion at the end of this episode: it’s not that kind of episode, at all! It’s much more just two tech veterans reminiscing and grumbling over past experiences….

Episode 235 – The CentOS [R]Evolution

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Recently there has been some outcry from the community about Red Hat’s plans with their free CentOS distribution. Moving to the newly proposed “CentOS Stream” style of making the distro available does seem to make sense for Red Hat, but how does it affect the rest of the world?

Episode 234 – The Kubernetes “EASY” Button

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With the release of GKE Autopilot by Google, there is now an “easy” button for Kubernetes deployments everywhere. But is an easy button really what the world needs, especially for something as flexible, transformative and yes, definitely complex as Kubernetes?

Episode 233 – Combating Global Misinformation & No More Cookies from GitHub

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In this weeks episode, we give our take on how reliable the information on the internet really is. Also, is GitHub leading the way towards a cookie-less future? And if so, what will the consequences be?