My name is Elton Minetto

I'm a software developer, teacher, speaker and writer

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Google Cloud Next 2026 Recap

From April 22nd to 24th, I attended Google Cloud Next in Las Vegas, where Google unveiled updates to GCP and related technologies. For two years, I participated in Google I/O through the Developer Expert (GDE) program. …

Avoiding supply chain attacks in Go

If you’ve been following the news in recent weeks (March/April 2026), you must have read about two major “supply chain attacks” that occurred. You were probably affected in some way by the problem with …

Focus Word

I really like Pat Kua’s work. Whether it’s his blog posts, books, lectures, or newsletter, he always delivers high-quality content, especially for technical leaders.

How I Use AI

In these almost 30 years of my career, I’ve seen many technologies and tools emerge (and die), and looking back, I’ve always had two premises about how to adopt them:

Productivity Tip – Never Go to Zero

While browsing YouTube, I came across this video titled “30 habits that (quietly) transformed my life,” where the author shares 30 habits he adopted that had a significant impact on his life. I recommend …

Go should be more opinionated

One of the perks of being a Google Developer Expert is the incredible opportunities it provides. A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet Robert Griesemer, co-creator of Go, in person, as well as Marc Dougherty, …

Creating an MCP Server Using Go

In November 2024, Anthropic published a blog post announcing what may be its most significant contribution to the AI ecosystem so far: the Model Context Protocol.

First impressions with the Turso database

Turso is one of those projects that you look at and think, “How has no one done something like this before?” I’ve been following the project since its launch, but only now have I been able to dedicate …