Tech vs. People: The Hardest Problem with Will LaForest Ep. 26

Streaming Audio: A Confluent podcast about Apache Kafka® by Confluent

Apr 6, 202628:42Technology

Tim Berglund talks to Will LaForest (Confluent) about his career in software and data streaming. Will’s first job: a high school internship at DARPA. His challenge: turning advanced technology into something people actua...

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