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By Henry Suryawirawan

Great technical leadership requires more than just great coding skills. It requires a variety of other skills that are not well-defined, and they are not something that we can fully learn in any school or book. Hear from experienced technical leaders sharing their journey and philosophy for building great technical teams and achieving technical excellence. Find out what makes them great and how to apply those lessons to your work and team.

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#221 - Writing for Developers: How to Create Content People Read and Share - Piotr Sarna

Feeling like you have valuable technical insights to share but struggle to put them into words? In this episode, Piotr Sarna, author of “Writing for Developers”, shares the common hurdles developers face in writing and provides practical tips to get started.

#220 - From Hibernate to Quarkus: Modernizing Java for Cloud-Native - Sanne Grinovero

In this special in-person episode, Sanne Grinovero shares the story of Java's evolution from his unique perspective as a long-time open-source contributor. He shares his 16-year career journey at Red Hat, highlighting key projects like Hibernate, Infinispan, and especially the creation of Quarkus.

#219 - Why Learning Systems Thinking is Essential in Tech - Diana Montalion

What if the biggest blocker in your tech career isn’t your code, but your thinking? In this episode, Diana Montalion shares the practical insights and mental models from systems thinking to help you make that essential shift.

#218 - The PRFAQ Framework: Amazon's Secret to Successful Innovations - Marcelo Calbucci

Understand the secret behind one of Amazon’s most powerful innovation tools. In this episode, Marcelo Calbucci dives deep into the PRFAQ (Press Release & Frequently Asked Questions) framework. Learn how to use it to drive clarity, alignment, and better decision-making in your initiatives.

#217 - Impact Intelligence: Deliver Real Business Impact from Your Initiatives - Sriram Narayan

Why do so many well-intentioned initiatives fail to move the needle? In this episode, Sriram Narayan, author of 'Impact Intelligence,' reveals how to ensure your efforts translate into real, measurable business impact.

#216 - Practical Data Privacy: Enhancing Privacy and Security in Your Application - Katharine Jarmul

Feeling uneasy about how your personal data is used, and wondering if companies are doing enough to protect it? In this episode, discover how data privacy impacts you as a user and what organizations should be doing to protect your information responsibly.

#215 - The Async First Playbook: Build Effective and Inclusive Teams with Less Meetings - Sumeet Moghe

Are too many meetings killing your productivity? Discover a new approach to work where meetings are no longer the default and deep work takes the center stage. Learn how to build high-performing, effective and inclusive teams with fewer meetings by adopting async-first.

#214 - Beyond CI/CD: Continuous Deployment Explained - Valentina Servile

Stop fearing Friday and late-night deployments! Dive into my conversation with Valentina Servile as we explore Continuous Deployment. Discover how the most painful part of software development—deploying to production—can become routine, safe, and even boring.

#213 - Moldable Development: Explain Systems & Make Better Software Decisions - Tudor Girba

Are we looking at software engineering the wrong way? What if it’s less about writing code and more about making better decisions? Learn “Moldable Development”, a revolutionary approach to understanding complex software systems that challenges traditional views of software engineering.

#212 - The Architect's Paradox: Embracing Uncertainty in Software Architecture - Barry O'Reilly

What if everything you’ve been taught about software architecture is fundamentally at odds with how the real world works? Dive into my conversation with Barry O'Reilly as we explore a radical rethinking of software architecture that embraces uncertainty and complexity.