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Augmenting Your Dev Org with Agentic Teams (Mon, 09 Mar 2026)
I thought I was fast. The data disagreed. I’m 43, and I recently took my pit bike to the track, convinced I still had it. The lap times said otherwise. Turns out I’m not the only one with a perception gap.
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Why Kotlin Multiplatform is a Game-Changer for Startup Teams (Mon, 09 Mar 2026)
For early-stage startups, the most valuable resources are time, engineering capacity, and a clear business vision. The key difference between them and larger corporations is that startups typically do not have extensive budgets or specialized experts for each platform. They also do not have long release cycles. Their survival in a competitive business environment depends on speed — the ability to ship and iterate quickly — and on validating product-market fit before competitors do. There is also a significant technical dilemma startups must consider: whether to build for multiple ecosystems from the outset. A modern IT product is generally expected to support Android, iOS, and desktop platforms. The challenge is that, as noted earlier, startups rarely have dedicated engineers for each platform. Moreover, building products across different ecosystems requires multiple codebases and isolated workflows, which further complicates development. This leads to higher costs, slower delivery, and duplicated effort across the entire product organization.
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AI in Patient Portals: From Digital Access to Intelligent Healthcare Experiences (Mon, 09 Mar 2026)
Patient portals across mobile, web, and kiosk platforms have become the primary digital touchpoints between healthcare organizations and patients. The inception of these portals began with digitizing paper check-in forms and has evolved into full-fledged mobile and web applications that allow patients to view lab results, schedule appointments, and communicate with providers. As patient expectations rise — along with advances in consumer technology — traditional rule-based portals are no longer sufficient. This is where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming patient portals from static systems into intelligent, adaptive healthcare experiences.
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Beyond Django and Flask: How FastAPI Became Python's Fastest-Growing Framework for Production APIs (Mon, 09 Mar 2026)
In December 2025, FastAPI achieved what many thought was impossible just three years ago: it surpassed Flask in GitHub stars, reaching 88,000 compared to Flask's 68,400. This isn't just a popularity contest. It represents a fundamental architectural shift in how professional developers are building production APIs in 2026. The numbers from early 2026 tell an even more compelling story. According to the latest JetBrains Python Developer Survey, FastAPI jumped from 29% to 38% adoption among Python developers in 2025 — a staggering 40% year-over-year increase. The 2025 Stack Overflow survey confirmed the trend with a five-percentage-point surge, making it one of the most significant shifts in the web framework landscape.
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DevOps Cafe Podcast

DevOps Cafe Ep 79 - Guests: Joseph Jacks and Ben Kehoe (Mon, 13 Aug 2018)
Triggered by Google Next 2018, John and Damon chat with Joseph Jacks (stealth startup) and Ben Kehoe (iRobot) about their public disagreements — and agreements — about Kubernetes and Serverless. 
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DevOps Cafe Ep 78 - Guest: J. Paul Reed (Mon, 23 Jul 2018)
John and Damon chat with J.Paul Reed (Release Engineering Approaches) about the field of Systems Safety and Human Factors that studies why accidents happen and how to minimize the occurrence and impact. Show notes at http://devopscafe.org
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DevOps Cafe Ep. 77 - Damon interviews John (Wed, 20 Jun 2018)
A new season of DevOps Cafe is here. The topic of this episode is "DevSecOps." Damon interviews John about what this term means, why it matters now, and the overall state of security.  Show notes at http://devopscafe.org
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