How to Deliver Quality Software Against All Odds • Daniel Terhorst-North & Julian Wood

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted. https://gotopia.tech Read the full transcription of this interview here Daniel Terhorst-North - Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & Associates Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS RESOURCES Daniel https://bsky.app/profile/tastapod.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/tastapod https://github.com/tastapod https://mastodon.social/@tastapod http://dannorth.net/blog Julian https://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.com https://twitter.com/julian_wood http://www.wooditwork.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood https://s12d.com/goto DESCRIPTION Daniel Terhorst-North and Julian Wood share decades of experience to offer a nuanced view of programming, governance, and product delivery. By framing programming as a socio-technical activity, they emphasize the critical role of collaboration, feedback, and sustainable practices. The conversation challenges traditional governance models, advocating for hypothesis-driven product management and continuous feedback mechanisms. Through humorous anecdotes and hard-won wisdom, Terhorst-North inspires people to look beyond technical expertise to the broader ecosystem of teams, culture, and organizational alignment. [...] RECOMMENDED BOOKS Jez Humble & David Farley • Continuous Delivery Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble & Gene Kim • Accelerate Kim, Humble, Debois, Willis & Forsgren • The DevOps Handbook Jez Humble, Joanne Molesky & Barry O"Reilly • Lean Enterprise Heidi Helfand • Dynamic Reteaming Heidi Helfand • How to Change Your Teams Carl Larson & Frank M J LaFasto • Teamwork Gene Kim & Steve Spear • Wiring the Winning Organization Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies Bluesky Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Facebook CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.tech SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!