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Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind the scenes — the conversations usually left for DMs, side chats, and after-hours drinks.
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Alongside one-on-one conversations between Josh and James, you’ll hear from leaders, builders, designers, and entrepreneurs who aren’t afraid to share what’s really going on behind the scenes — the conversations usually left for DMs, side chats, and after-hours drinks.
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Hosts James &amp;amp; Josh discuss when to add complexity, when it’s not needed and scenarios where you’re more likely to encounter over-engineering difficulties.
Simplicity of Wordle
Hosting &amp;amp; Data Responsibility
Basecamp
Webflow
Microservices
Governance
Splitting Applications
GraphQL
Shopify
Find out more about Stac and Parallax:
* Stac (https://stac.works)
* Parallax (https://parall.ax) 
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<li>Microservices</li>
<li>Governance</li>
<li>Splitting Applications</li>
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<p>Find out more about Stac and Parallax:</p>

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<li><a href="https://stac.works" rel="nofollow">Stac</a></li>
<li><a href="https://parall.ax" rel="nofollow">Parallax</a></li>
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<li>Simplicity of Wordle</li>
<li>Hosting &amp; Data Responsibility</li>
<li>Basecamp</li>
<li>Webflow</li>
<li>Microservices</li>
<li>Governance</li>
<li>Splitting Applications</li>
<li>GraphQL</li>
<li>Shopify</li>
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<p>Find out more about Stac and Parallax:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://stac.works" rel="nofollow">Stac</a></li>
<li><a href="https://parall.ax" rel="nofollow">Parallax</a></li>
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