Software Defined Talk

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

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