From the Archives: Peak Software $#!% with Gojko Adzic

May 11, 2023

This week, our heroes talk with speaker, author, and software engineer Gojko Adzic about how software can go horribly wrong. When it does it can affect our lives in troubling, frustrating, and unexpected ways.

Most software teams don’t realize the power they have over our everyday lives. With the proliferation of smart technology and connected networks, when product teams miss seemingly little software bugs, the consequences can be astounding.

Where does the software industry start to draw the line between innocent oversight and criminal negligence? Will a licensing scheme similar to the law and medical industries help to hold people accountable?

This week Derek and Jeremy interview the esteemed Gojko Adzic. They talk about some examples of software gone wrong and offer some insights on how to address these issues.

Gojko is the author of Running Serverless, Impact Mapping, Specification by Example and a few more books… He’s now working on Narakeetnarakeet.com and MindMupmindmup.com.

Topics:
• 03:00 – Very close to reaching Peak Software $#!%
• 04:24 – Software is starting to negatively affect people’s lives.
• 15:25 – Illegal vs unethical patterns
• 20:20 – “Automation helps to get things done faster, not better”
• 25:40 – Software that breaks is often meant to serve the underprivileged.
• 30:00 – Gojko’s state of the industry

Helpful Links:
Gojko.net
Humans vs Computers
Narakeet
MindMup


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Author and generally swell guy

Gojko Adzic