This week, we discuss the rise of MCP, Google’s Agent2Agent protocol, and 20 years of Git. Plus, lazy ways to get rid of your junk.
Watch the YouTube Live Recording of Episode (https://www.youtube.com/live/o2bmkzXOzHE?si=bPrbuPlKYODQj88s) 514 (https://www.youtube.com/live/o2bmkzXOzHE?si=bPrbuPlKYODQj88s)
Runner-up Titles
They like to keep it tight, but I’ll distract them
Bring some SDT energy
Salesforce is where AI goes to struggle
I like words
Rundown
MCP
The Strategy Behind MCP (https://fintanr.com/links/2025/03/31/mcp-strategy.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email)
Google’s Agent2Agent Protocol Helps AI Agents Talk to Each Other (https://thenewstack.io/googles-agent2agent-protocol-helps-ai-agents-talk-to-each-other/)
Announcing the Agent2Agent Protocol (A2A)- Google Developers Blog (https://developers.googleblog.com/en/a2a-a-new-era-of-agent-interoperability/)
MCP: What It Is and Why It Matters (https://addyo.substack.com/p/mcp-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters)
20 years of Git. Still weird, still wonderful. (https://blog.gitbutler.com/20-years-of-git/)
A love letter to the CSV format (https://github.com/medialab/xan/blob/master/docs/LOVE_LETTER.md?ref=labnotes.org)
Relevant to your Interests
JFrog Survey Surfaces Limited DevSecOps Gains - DevOps.com (https://substack.com/redirect/dc38a19b-484e-47bc-83ec-f0413af42718?j=eyJ1IjoiMmw5In0.XyGUvWHNbIDkkVfjKDkxiDWJVFXc4dKUhxHaMrlgmdI)
Raspberry Pi’s sliced profits are easier to swallow than its valuation (https://on.ft.com/42d3mol)
'I begin spying for Deel': (https://www.yahoo.com/news/begin-spying-deel-rippling-employee-151407449.html)
Bill Gates Publishes Original Microsoft Source Code in a Blog Post (https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/bill-gates-publishes-original-microsoft-source-code-in-a-blog-post/)
WordPress.com owner Automattic is laying off 16 percent of workers (https://www.theverge.com/news/642187/automattic-wordpress-layoffs-matt-mullenweg)
Intel, TSMC recently discussed chipmaking joint venture (https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-tsmc-tentatively-agree-form-chipmaking-joint-venture-information-reports-2025-04-03/)
TikTok deal scuttled because of Trump's tariffs on China (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-tiktok-ban-extension-rcna199394)
NVIDIA Finally Adds Native Python Support to CUDA (https://thenewstack.io/nvidia-finally-adds-native-python-support-to-cuda/)
Cloudflare Acquires Outerbase (https://www.cloudflare.com/press-releases/2025/cloudflare-acquires-outerbase-to-expand-developer-experience/)
UK loses bid to keep Apple appeal against demand for iPhone 'backdoor' a secret (https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/uk-loses-bid-to-keep-apple-appeal-against-iphone-backdoor-a-secret.html)
Cloud Asteroids | Wiz (https://www.wiz.io/asteroids)
Unpacking Google Cloud Platform’s Acquisition Of Wiz (https://moorinsightsstrategy.com/unpacking-google-cloud-platforms-acquisition-of-wiz/)
Trade, Tariffs, and Tech (https://stratechery.com/2025/trade-tariffs-and-tech/?access_token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InN0cmF0ZWNoZXJ5LnBhc3Nwb3J0Lm9ubGluZSIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJhdWQiOiJzdHJhdGVjaGVyeS5wYXNzcG9ydC5vbmxpbmUiLCJhenAiOiJIS0xjUzREd1Nod1AyWURLYmZQV00xIiwiZW50Ijp7InVyaSI6WyJodHRwczovL3N0cmF0ZWNoZXJ5LmNvbS8yMDI1L3RyYWRlLXRhcmlmZnMtYW5kLXRlY2gvIl19LCJleHAiOjE3NDY2MjA4MTAsImlhdCI6MTc0NDAyODgxMCwiaXNzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAucGFzc3BvcnQub25saW5lL29hdXRoIiwic2NvcGUiOiJmZWVkOnJlYWQgYXJ0aWNsZTpyZWFkIGFzc2V0OnJlYWQgY2F0ZWdvcnk6cmVhZCBlbnRpdGxlbWVudHMiLCJzdWIiOiJDS1RtckdldHdmM1lYa3FCYkpKaUgiLCJ1c2UiOiJhY2Nlc3MifQ.pVeppxFZcYy960AbHM--oz5gzQdMEa_mv3ZPrqrZmbw9PhwL3iCEQ7_PtfPEKgInTfvSGWofXW0ZjAN-G_Eug5BlvwlF8T6HhXOCNJlwJJeqkWKvNdjvVz0t6bc5fOjn4Tbt_JobtrwxIEe-4-L7QRMhzFj9ajiiRqU6KNi3qYxWScg3XWfYmuhRdItQsgWINcSyW9iLaTkDLga_m95MMBNAat-CXDhEeKKCrAApZBM_RoNFaQ3s679vslz2IbJuCIAN1jVvZYR2Vg18lDbwubPiddDQAOkjs77PZRX_tCnMSwVXtOq0S1cCn4GZIw1qPY8j0qWWmkUck_izqPAveg)
Google Workspace gets automation flows, podcast-style summaries (https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/google-workspace-gets-automa