Episode 514: It’s All Affiliate Links

This week, we discuss the rise of MCP, Google’s Agent2Agent protocol, and 20 years of Git. Plus, lazy ways to get rid of your junk.

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Runner-up Titles

• They like to keep it tight, but I’ll distract them


• Bring some SDT energy


• Salesforce is where AI goes to struggle


• I like words

Rundown

• MCP
  
  
  • The Strategy Behind MCP
  
  
  • Google’s Agent2Agent Protocol Helps AI Agents Talk to Each Other
  
  
  • Announcing the Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A)- Google Developers Blog
  
  
  • MCP: What It Is and Why It Matters
  
  


• 20 years of Git. Still weird, still wonderful.


• A love letter to the CSV format

Relevant to your Interests

• JFrog Survey Surfaces Limited DevSecOps Gains - DevOps.com


• Raspberry Pi’s sliced profits are easier to swallow than its valuation


• 'I begin spying for Deel':


• Bill Gates Publishes Original Microsoft Source Code in a Blog Post


• WordPress.com owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of workers


• Intel, TSMC recently discussed chipmaking joint venture


• TikTok deal scuttled because of Trump's tariffs on China


• NVIDIA Finally Adds Native Python Support to CUDA


• Cloudflare Acquires Outerbase


• UK loses bid to keep Apple appeal against demand for iPhone 'backdoor' a secret


• Cloud Asteroids | Wiz


• Unpacking Google Cloud Platform’s Acquisition Of Wiz


• Trade, Tariffs, and Tech


• Google Workspace gets automation flows, podcast-style summaries


• Zelle is shutting down its app. Here’s how you can still use the service


• One year ago Redis changed its license – and lost most of its external contributors


• Tailscale raises $160 Million (USD) Series C to build the New Internet

Nonsense

• NFL announces use of virtual measurement technology for first downs

Listener Feedback

• GitJobs


• Freecycle

Conferences

• Tanzu Annual Update AI PARTY!, April 16th, Coté speaking


• DevOps Days Atlanta, April 29th-30th


• Cloud Foundry Day US, May 14th, Palo Alto, CA, Coté speaking


• Free AI workshop, May 13th. day before Cloud Foundry Day


• NDC Oslo, May 21st-23th, Coté speaking

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