To build, or to buy, that is the question

Go Time: Golang, Software Engineering

To build or to buy, that’s a constant question we ask ourselves as software engineers. In this episode we dig into the nuance of these options and the space between them with an eye toward both the building of software and its eventual maintenance.

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Featuring:

• Kris Brandow – GitHub, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Angelica Hill – GitHub, LinkedIn, X

Show Notes:

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