Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 17 hours ago

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Chainguard Senior Principal Software Engineering Dimitri John Ledkov talks about his experience as an open source contributor, his expertise in FIPS cryptography, what he works on at Chainguard, and his love of tennis as a way to blow off steam and avoid burnout.

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