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It's a renaissance woman's world (Changelog & Friends #127)
February 06, 2026
1:43:08
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Amal Hussein returns to tell us all about her new role at Istari, what life is like outside the web browser, how she’s helping ambitious orgs in aerospace, what the SDLC looks like in 2026, and a whole lot more. Wait, moon vacuums?!
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Featuring:
- Amal Hussein – GitHub, X
- Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
- Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
Show Notes:
- Istari: level the digital playing field
- AWS Re:invent keynote Blue Origin
- Frictionless book
- Jevons paradox
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