# Idit Levine - Production is the Real Test

EP-115 | March 21, 2022 | 42:55



Topics: DevOps, Security


Robby speaks with the Founder and CEO of Solo.io, Idit Levine about scenarios where rewrites are appropriate so that you can pivot your technology startup, why cleaning up technical debt early-and-often is vital, and fostering collaboration within your open source community.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with the Founder and CEO of [Solo.io](https://www.solo.io), Idit Levine about scenarios where rewrites are appropriate so that you can pivot your technology startup, why cleaning up technical debt early-and-often is vital, and fostering collaboration within your open source community.

Additionally, Idit introduces us to tools such as Istio for managing your Service Mesh.

## Helpful Links

[Idit's Twitter](https://twitter.com/Idit_Levine)

[Idit's LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/iditlevine/)

[Solo.io](https://www.solo.io) and on [twitter](https://twitter.com/soloio_inc)

[Idit's Github](https://github.com/ilevine)

Idit's Book Recommendation: [The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers](https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205) by Ben Horowitz

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## Transcript