ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
THE GOOD THING is.. a podcast by Stefan Avram (CCO) and Jens Neuse (CEO), focusing on APIs, software development, GraphQL, and the trade-offs in engineering.
Inspired by our startup journey at WunderGraph, The Good Thing comes from a phrase we often use to find the positives in any situation, no matter the challenges.
With a casual chat format, our podcast dives into real-world challenges, lessons, and insights, blending humor and expertise. Hear stories told by high-profile guests from household-name companies. Stay positive with The Good Thing podcast.
Inspired by our startup journey at WunderGraph, The Good Thing comes from a phrase we often use to find the positives in any situation, no matter the challenges.
With a casual chat format, our podcast dives into real-world challenges, lessons, and insights, blending humor and expertise. Hear stories told by high-profile guests from household-name companies. Stay positive with The Good Thing podcast.
Update frequency:
every 10 days
Average audio length:
66 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
32 episodes
since June 6, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Learn more hereTalk to a WunderGraph expert hereErik Wilde is a legend in the API space. He's had a monumental impact on how many of us think about API design, governance, and digital evolution today.Erik spent many years at Axway where he worked closely with some of the largest organizations in th…
PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
What makes an API truly AI-ready?Cody Holden is the Senior Product Manager for MCP and the Integrations Platform at HubSpot, where he’s been leading a major overhaul of HubSpot’s API architecture and building their MCP client for agentic use from the ground up. Before HubSpot, Cody worked across jo…
No, we’re NOT abandoning Federation. We’re taking it to the next level.This week on The Good Thing podcast, Stefan Avram (CCO) and Jens Neuse (CEO) break down how Federation reshapes collaboration, scales developer velocity, and sets the stage for the next era of intelligent systems. From GraphQL t…
Is great customer support as important as a great product?
Viola Marku is the Customer Success Manager at WunderGraph, where she partners closely with engineering-led teams to drive successful adoption of federated architecture across complex organisations. With nearly a decade of experience in tec…
APIs run the modern digital world, but what separates the good from the great?
Daniel has been part of the codecentric team since October 2016. Since the beginning of 2022 he works as Principal API Consultant at the Dortmund branch. Starting as a consultant with a focus on application lifecycle man…
How do you ship major enterprise features at scale with confidence?In case you missed it: we just released Cosmo Connect, which we believe is the next generation of GraphQL federation. Cosmo Connect allows you to bring all your datasources onto the graph (REST, SOAP, gRPC, legacy services, etc.) wi…
What defines a truly great developer experience?Sam Lambert is the CEO at PlanetScale, building the next-generation cloud database. Previously Sam was Vice President of Engineering at GitHub, where he was responsible for scaling the company and culture to the world's largest platform for developers…
What’s the future of API’s in an AI-powered world?
Kevin Swiber is an API strategy advisor with 15+ years of experience in standards and startups. They have a history of working in leading roles through software engineering, infrastructure operations, and enterprise architecture. In addition to the…
AI tools were supposed to 10x developer productivity. But what if they’re actually slowing us down?
A new study from METR found that AI coding tools like Cursor and Copilot slowed experienced developers down by 19 percent on average. A vindicating followup to a key insight from last episode: “every…
Happy Friday, and Welcome Back!Cursor's recent pricing change sparked a developer exodus. But it really wasn’t about the price.2025’s darling AI-code-editor Cursor shook its community this week with surprise pricing and usage changes that blindsided many. But It wasn’t just about the money, it was …
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