Episode 11
How to Understand Problems & Build Better Software with Technical Leader Joe Lynch
Joe Lynch
Technical Leader
“Aside from math and physics, there are no laws in software engineering.”
In this episode, Joe Lynch, a technical leader with decades of experience (Google, Twilio…), discusses the fundamental principles of building software efficiently; and the human obstacles that get in our way. Joe explains the difference between “laws” and tendencies in software engineering and how understanding Conway’s law can lead to better organizational structure, better peer review practices, and better software design. We also address pressure on engineers to get things right and the danger of striving for perfection, which can be the enemy of good. He stresses the importance of setting up a “problem space” to identify problems before you start “solutioning”.
Join as we discuss:
A satirical Grand Unified Theory of software engineering
How to properly understand a problem before solving it
The impact of humanity in software engineering
Be weary of Kubernetes. It is not a silver bullet.
A podcast for architects and engineers who are building modern, data-intensive applications and systems. In each weekly episode, an innovator joins host Tim Veil to share useful insights from their experiences building reliable, scalable, maintainable systems.
Tim Veil
Host, Big Ideas in App Architecture
Cockroach Labs
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