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Date Published
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Jason Yee
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3288
Language
English
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Summary

In this episode of the "Break Things on Purpose" podcast, Armon Dadgar, CTO and co-founder of HashiCorp, discusses the company's recent product launches and innovations aimed at improving developer workflows. Dadgar introduces Waypoint, a tool designed to streamline application delivery by simplifying the build, deploy, and release process into a single command, thus enhancing collaboration among developers, operations, and release engineers. Waypoint is praised for its pluggable architecture, allowing seamless integration with various technologies. Additionally, Dadgar introduces Boundary, a solution focused on simplifying secure access to private resources, emphasizing ease of use through single sign-on and automation of credential management. While acknowledging the early stages of these products, Dadgar highlights their potential to significantly improve developer and operator experiences in managing infrastructure and security. Both tools reflect HashiCorp's commitment to creating user-friendly, scalable solutions that align with their core philosophy that workflow is paramount over technology.