Today, they dive deep into the fascinating intersection of open-source development and machine learning.  Michael and Ben are joined by distinguished guest, Görkem Erkan, CTO and seasoned engineer at Jozu.

Görkem shares his illustrious career journey from Nokia to Red Hat, his contributions to the Eclipse Foundation, and his current focus on MLOps. They explore his passion for open-source projects, the cultural and communication impacts on software design, and the unique challenges posed by integrating open-source frameworks with proprietary systems. Ben provides critical insights on the complexities of managing scalable backend services and the hurdles in translating SaaS offerings to open-source platforms.

Tune in to learn about the innovative practices at Jozu, the role of open communication in team success, and the nuanced debate on maintaining separate proprietary and open-source codebases. This episode is packed with valuable lessons for developers, tech leaders, and anyone interested in the future of machine learning and open-source development.