The Good Thing
Join Jens Neuse and Stefan Avram as they explore the intersection of technology, culture, and developer experience through conversations with industry leaders, founders, and innovators.
Episodes (5 of 30 shown)
Why WunderGraph Is All In on Federation
October 15, 2025
In this episode, Stefan and Jens respond to industry rumors head-on — clarifying that WunderGraph isn’t moving away from federation, but doubling down on it. They discuss community reactions, open-source innovation, and what it really means to evolve the federation ecosystem.
Scaling Support Without Burning Out Engineers
with Viola Marku • September 20, 2025
Stefan and Jens talk with Viola Marku, WunderGraph’s first Customer Success Manager, about scaling support in startups, building customer empathy into the product, and improving developer experience.
APIs Are a People Problem with Daniel Kocot
with Daniel Kocot • September 5, 2025
Daniel Kocot joins The Good Thing to discuss why APIs are less about technology and more about people, touching on REST vs. GraphQL debates, capability thinking, governance gaps, and the hype cycles around AI and MCP.
Building Cosmo Connect: Lessons on gRPC, GraphQL, and Feature Launches
with Dustin Deus, Jesse Thompson, and Ludwig Bedacht • August 29, 2025
WunderGraph engineers share how they built Cosmo Connect with gRPC and GraphQL, covering prototypes, schema design, testing, and launch strategy.
Why Infrastructure Should Just Work with Sam Lambert
with Sam Lambert • August 1, 2025
PlanetScale CEO Sam Lambert joins The Good Thing to talk scale, databases, and why boring infrastructure is not a problem but a goal.
Meet the Hosts
Jens Neuse
Co-Founder and CEO, WunderGraph
Jens is the CEO and Co-Founder of WunderGraph. He's passionate about developer experience and building tools that make developers' lives easier.
About The Good Thing
The Good Thing is WunderGraph's podcast where we dive deep into the stories behind the technology that shapes our industry. Each episode features candid conversations with founders, engineers, and thought leaders who are building the future of developer tools and infrastructure.
From API strategy and GraphQL federation to AI agents and developer experience, we explore the technical decisions, cultural shifts, and human stories that drive innovation in our field.
