Paul Smith (from “Obama’s Trauma Team”) tells us the tale of how Go played a big role in the rescuing and rebuilding of the HealthCare.gov website. Along the way we learn what the original team did wrong, how the rescue team kept it afloat during huge traffic spikes, and what they’ve done since to rebuild it to serve the people’s needs.

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Featuring:

• Paul Smith – Website, X
• Mat Ryer – GitHub, LinkedIn, Bluesky, X
• Johnny Boursiquot – Website, GitHub, X
• Jerod Santo – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

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