This podcast episode explores the importance of having a secure local development environment that accurately reflects the production environment, known as DevProd parity. It discusses the challenges and frustrations associated with certificate management, the benefits of using Notion for knowledge management and collaboration, the differences between internal and public certificates, and the challenges of managing internal TLS certificates. The episode also introduces Anchor, a command-line tool that simplifies the process of configuring a local development environment with certificates, and discusses Anchor's security features, contributions to the Acme ecosystem, and the importance of support work in tech companies. Lastly, it highlights the significance of Go's cryptography libraries in the success of the language.
