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.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 514
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
SDT News & Community
Join our Slack community
Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com
Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com
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Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté
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Recommendations
Brandon: KONNWEI KW208 12V Car Battery Tester
Matt: Search Engine: The Memecoin Casino
Coté: :Knipex Cobra High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
Photo Credits
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It’s All Affiliate Links
Episode 514
April 11th, 2025
59 mins 44 secs
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About this Episode
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.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode 514
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
SDT News & Community
- Join our Slack community
- Email the show: questions@softwaredefinedtalk.com
- Free stickers: Email your address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com
- Watch us on: Twitch, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok
- Book offer: Use code SDT for $20 off "Digital WTF" by Coté
- Sponsor the show: ads@softwaredefinedtalk.com
Recommendations
- Brandon: KONNWEI KW208 12V Car Battery Tester
- Matt: Search Engine: The Memecoin Casino
- Coté: :Knipex Cobra High-Tech Water Pump Pliers
Photo Credits
- Header
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