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GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech

GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech

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The GOTO podcast seeks out the brightest and boldest ideas from language creators and the world's leading experts in software development in the form of interviews and conference talks. Tune in to get the inspiration you need to bring in new technologies or gain extra evidence to support your software development plan.

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  • This AI Fights Health Insurance Denials • Holden Karau & Julian Wood
    Jan 23 2026

    This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.
    https://gotopia.tech

    Check out more here:
    https://gotopia.tech/articles/410

    Holden Karau - Co-Founder at Fight Health Insurance
    Julian Wood - Serverless Developer Advocate at AWS

    RESOURCES
    Holden
    https://bsky.app/profile/holdenkarau.com
    https://twitter.com/holdenkarau
    https://github.com/holdenk
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/holdenkarau
    http://holdenkarau.com

    Julian
    https://bsky.app/profile/julianwood.com
    https://twitter.com/julian_wood
    https://github.com/julianwood
    http://www.wooditwork.com
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood

    Resource
    https://fighthealthinsurance.com

    DESCRIPTION
    Apache Spark contributor Holden Karau discusses the evolution of distributed data processing, the challenges of integrating machine learning with big data tools, and the technical complexities of working with GPUs at scale.

    The conversation takes a personal turn as Holden reveals her latest project: an open-source AI tool that helps people appeal health insurance claim denials. Drawing from personal experiences with denied claims, she has built a system that trains on independent medical review data to generate effective appeals, making it freely available at https://fighthealthinsurance.com while grappling with the classic open-source challenge of sustainable funding.

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS
    Holden Karau • Distributed Computing 4 Kids • https://www.distributedcomputing4kids.com
    Holden Karau • Scaling Python with Dask • https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/scaling-python-with/9781098119867
    Holden Karau & Boris Lublinsky • Scaling Python with Ray • https://amzn.to/44GU6cC
    Holden Karau & Rachel Warren • High Performance Spark • https://amzn.to/3v2eLbn
    Holden Karau, Konwinski, Wendell & Zaharia • Learning Spark • https://amzn.to/397e2NE
    Holden Karau & Krishna Sankar • Fast Data Processing with Spark 2nd Edition • https://amzn.to/3xKhXKu
    Holden Karau • Fast Data Processing with Spark 1st Edition • https://amzn.to/3rHQgOu

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    41 mins
  • Building Modern Databases with the FDAP Stack • Andrew Lamb & Olimpiu Pop
    Jan 20 2026

    This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.
    https://gotopia.tech

    Check out more here:
    https://gotopia.tech/articles/412

    Andrew Lamb - Staff Engineer at InfluxData, ASF Member & PMC Apache DataFusion & Apache Arrow
    Olimpiu Pop - Technologist & Tech Journalist

    RESOURCES
    Andrew
    https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlamb1111.bsky.social
    https://x.com/andrewlamb1111
    https://github.com/alamb
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewalamb
    https://andrew.nerdnetworks.org

    Olimpiu
    https://x.com/olimpiupop
    https://github.com/zroll
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/olimpiupop

    Links
    https://www.influxdata.com/blog/flight-datafusion-arrow-parquet-fdap-architecture-influxdb
    https://www.cidrdb.org/cidr2005/papers/P19.pdf

    DESCRIPTION
    Olimpiu Pop speaks with Andrew Lamb, staff engineer at InfluxData and PMC member of Apache DataFusion and Apache Arrow, about how modern data systems are built using standardized open source components rather than being developed from scratch.

    Andrew discusses the FDAP Stack (Flight, DataFusion, Arrow & Parquet), the shift from row-based to columnar data storage, and how technologies like Apache Iceberg are enabling a new era of interoperability across data platforms. The discussion covers why this modular approach saves years of development time while providing better performance and compatibility.

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS
    Kasun Indrasiri & Danesh Kuruppu • gRPC: Up and Running • https://amzn.to/3sBGBJJ
    Tomer Shiran, Jason Hughes & Alex Merced • Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide • https://amzn.to/488Z30k
    William Smith • Arrow Flight Protocols and Practices • https://amzn.to/4o2Q2fd
    Matthew Topol • In-Memory Analytics with Apache Arrow • https://amzn.to/4oJQ6BM
    Apache Parquet A Complete Guide • https://amzn.to/4i7HVN6

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    30 mins
  • Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming • Daniel Kusswurm & Matt Godbolt
    Jan 16 2026

    This interview was recorded for the GOTO Book Club.
    http://gotopia.tech/bookclub

    Check out more here:
    https://gotopia.tech/episodes/411

    Daniel Kusswurm - SW Developer, Computer Scientist & Author of "Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming" & many more books
    Matt Godbolt - Low-level Latency Geek & Creator of Compiler Explorer

    RESOURCES
    Matt
    https://bsky.app/profile/matt.godbolt.org
    https://xania.org
    https://github.com/mattgodbolt
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/godbolt
    https://twitter.com/mattgodbolt
    https://godbolt.org

    Links
    https://link.springer.com
    https://youtu.be/L2Qu9rk05rE
    https://youtu.be/-HNpim5x-IE
    https://youtu.be/hgcNM-6wr34

    DESCRIPTION
    Matt Godbolt, creator of Compiler Explorer, interviews Daniel Kusswurm, author of "Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming", about the enduring relevance of assembly language in modern software development. They explore what SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) is and why it enables dramatic performance improvements for specific computational tasks, discuss when assembly language programming is justified versus using compiler intrinsics, and examine the challenges of writing vectorized algorithms. Dan shares insights from his career optimizing image analysis software and explains how understanding low-level architecture can improve code quality even when writing in higher-level languages.

    RECOMMENDED BOOKS
    Daniel Kusswurm • Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming v3 • https://amzn.to/44hIVZf
    Daniel Kusswurm • Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming v2 • https://amzn.to/3LJlMIZ
    Daniel Kusswurm • Modern X86 Assembly Language Programming v1 • https://amzn.to/43DPANj
    Daniel Kusswurm • Modern Arm Assembly Language Programming • https://amzn.to/4rbyH6M
    Daniel Kusswurm • Practical C++ STL Programming • https://amzn.to/4ickAdq
    Daniel Kusswurm • Modern Parallel Programming with C++ and Assembly Language • https://amzn.to/4o5J3SF

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    32 mins
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