In the "Break Things on Purpose" podcast episode, Veronica Lopez, a Senior Software Engineer at Digital Ocean, shares her experiences with distributed systems and chaos engineering. The conversation highlights her journey as one of the early adopters of Golang in Mexico, dealing with unexpected scaling issues during a bank's rewards program, and how it led to a deeper understanding of distributed systems. Veronica discusses the importance of fault tolerance, particularly through languages like Erlang and Elixir, which inherently support fault-tolerant architecture due to their origins in telecommunications. She emphasizes the need for balancing swift deployment with robust fault tolerance strategies and advocates for learning from past failures to build resilient systems. The episode also touches on her excitement about solving unique infrastructure challenges at Digital Ocean, encouraging developers to explore existing solutions and innovate within their technical landscapes.