Building Modern Software at Scale: Architectural Principles • Randy Shoup & Charles Humble

This interview was recorded for GOTO Unscripted.https://gotopia.techRead the full transcription of this interview hereRandy Shoup - SVP Engineering at Thrive MarketCharles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & ConsultantRESOURCESRandyhttps://bsky.app/profile/randyshoup.bsky.socialhttps://medium.com/@randyshouphttps://x.com/randyshouphttps://github.com/randyshoup-thrivehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/randyshoupCharleshttps://bsky.app/profile/charleshumble.bsky.socialhttps://linkedin.com/in/charleshumblehttps://mastodon.social/@charleshumblehttps://conissaunce.comLinkshttps://se-radio.net/2008/09/episode-109-ebays-architecture-principles-with-randy-shoupDESCRIPTIONCharles Humble sits down with veteran tech leader Randy Shoup, now SVP of Engineering at Thrive Market.Randy discusses Thrive Market’s evolution from a 10-year-old monolith to a microservices architecture, emphasizing domain-driven design and agile scaling. Drawing on his experiences at eBay and other tech giants, he explains when to adopt microservices and the importance of continuous delivery and platform engineering for boosting productivity.RECOMMENDED BOOKSSam Newman • Monolith to MicroservicesSam Newman • Building Resilient Distributed SystemsDave Farley & Jez Humble • Continuous DeliveryForsgren, Humble & Kim • AccelerateGene Kim, Jez Humble, Nicole Forsgren, Patrick Debois & John Willis • The DevOps HandbookGregor Hohpe • Platform StrategyFord, Parsons, Kua & Sadalage • Building Evolutionary Architectures 2nd EditionSimon Brown • Software Architecture for Developers Vol. 2Michael Feathers • Working Effectively with Legacy CodeMichael Nygard • Release It! 2nd EditionBlueskyInstagramLinkedInFacebookCHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUSJoin this channel to get early access to videos & other perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/joinLooking for a unique learning experience?Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket: gotopia.techSUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - new videos posted daily!