GOTO - The Brightest Minds in Tech CI/CD Evolution: From Pipelines to AI-Powered DevOps • Olaf Molenveld & Julian Wood
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Feb 6, 2026 Olaf Molenveld, Technology Advisor at CircleCI with decades in CI/CD and release strategies. He and Julian explore how delivery evolved from monoliths to microservices. They discuss pipeline observability, balancing local vs remote development, platform engineering trends, and AI-driven automation reshaping DevOps. Conversation highlights optimization, orchestration, and safer CI/CD for AI experimentation.
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Value Is Realized When Software Reaches Users
- Software's purpose is to create value by being used, not by being beautiful code.
- Getting software into users' hands is the critical 'last mile' that produces feedback and value.
CI/CD Is Software Too
- CI/CD itself becomes a meta-application that must be designed, tested, and observed like software.
- Changes to delivery pipelines can break the ecosystem just as code changes can break applications.
Mix DSLs With Code For Maintainability
- Prefer readable DSLs or codified pipelines depending on maintainability and testing needs.
- Combine orchestrator features with custom logic when DSLs cannot express your complexity.