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

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.
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Read the full transcription of this interview here
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Daniel Terhorst-North - Originator of Behavior Driven Development (BDD) & Principal at Dan North & Associates
Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS

RESOURCES
Daniel
bsky.app/profile/tastapod.com
www.linkedin.com/in/tastapod
github.com/tastapod
mastodon.social/@tastapod
dannorth.net/blog

Julian
bsky.app/profile/julianwood.com
twitter.com/julian_wood
www.wooditwork.com/
www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood
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. [...]

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