The Good Thing

<p>How do you ship major enterprise features at scale with confidence?<br><br>In case you missed it: we just released Cosmo Connect, which we believe is the next generation of GraphQL federation. Cosmo Connect allows...

<p>What defines a truly great developer experience?<br /><br />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...

<p>What’s the future of API’s in an AI-powered world?</p><br /><p>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...

<p>AI tools were supposed to 10x developer productivity. But what if they’re actually slowing us down?</p><br><p>A new study from METR found that AI coding tools like Cursor and Copilot slowed experienced developers...

<p>Happy Friday, and Welcome Back!<br><br>Cursor's recent pricing change sparked a developer exodus. But it really wasn’t about the price.<br><br>2025’s darling AI-code-editor Cursor shook its community this week with...

<p>In this episode of The Good Thing with Stefan & Jens, our CEO Jens takes us through his latest LinkedIn post calling out a growing anti-pattern: generating GraphQL schemas from OpenAPI specs: deep dive into how we...

<p> DISCLAIMER: This episode is much more fun in video-form. Check the link below for the link to the video version on YouTube. <p>Everyone's building an AI startup in 2025. But how many will make it to 2026?</p><p>VC...

<p>When you're building in public, you don’t just ship code—you ship opinions. And sometimes, those opinions light the internet on fire.</p><p>In this week’s episode of The Good Thing, Jens and Stefan unpack three of...

<p>When you’re scaling systems, moving fast is only half the battle. You also need clarity around architecture, real-world feedback, and a deep understanding of how tools like GraphQL and AI actually fit into your...

<p>TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARDS: When you're building a platform for developers, shipping fast is not enough. You need feedback loops that grow with your product. You need insights from the people who hit the edge cases...

<p>APIs are shaped by teams. But what happens when teams are shaped by AI?</p><p>Conway’s Law famously says that software mirrors the communication structures of the teams that build it. But in a world of generative AI...

<p>Reuse is at the heart of open source, but what happens when reuse turns into rebranding?</p><p>When a third party matches your project feature-for-feature, slaps on a new logo, and sells it without contributing a...

<p>DISCLAIMER: This episode is much more fun in video-form. Check out the link below for the link to the video episode on YouTube.</p><p>What makes a landing page actually work for developers? And why do so many fall...

<p>The Future of API Development: Building Internal Apps Faster Than Ever</p><p>Creating internal tools used to be a tedious process—connecting data sources, configuring UI, and deploying systems manually. But what if...

<p>The Tobi AI Memo: Shopify's Bezos Moment? | TGT #13</p><p>In this episode, we're gonna discuss the leaked internal memo from Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke that outlines a bold new direction for AI integration within the...