In a podcast episode of "Break Things on Purpose," Maxim Fateev and Samar Abbas, co-founders of Temporal, discuss the evolution and impact of their software designed for orchestrating microservices. They trace their journey from working on Simple Workflow Service at AWS to developing Cadence at Uber, which laid the foundation for Temporal. Temporal simplifies the development of reliable, long-running applications by abstracting away complexities like durability, retries, and state management, allowing developers to focus on building applications rather than managing distributed systems intricacies. By rethinking traditional approaches to application design, Temporal aims to provide a more streamlined and developer-friendly experience, ultimately enhancing reliability and operational efficiency. The episode highlights the benefits and unique features of Temporal, emphasizing its ability to handle stateful, long-running processes with ease and reliability.