The Pulse: Quitting Spotify Podcasts over reliability

This article from the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter discusses the author's decision to stop publishing video episodes of The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast on Spotify due to persistent reliability issues, such as the platform's inability to process video episodes. The author contrasts this with smoother experiences on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Substack. He highlights the risk of deprioritizing reliable operations at major tech companies in favor of AI adoption, using Spotify as an example. The article provides context on podcast distribution across multiple platforms and the challenges faced, offering insights into tech industry trends and platform reliability from a senior engineer's perspective.