# Eliminating Software Development Process | Dev Interrupted Powered by LinearB > Adam Carmi, CTO of Applitools, joins us to discuss how his methodology works, and why you need to start eliminating processes too. _This is a markdown rendering of a live HTML page on linearb.io, generated for AI/LLM consumption — it is not a markdown-only site. To get the full HTML page instead, request this URL with an explicit `Accept: text/html` header (no wildcard, no markdown preference)._ [Podcast](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcasts) / Eliminating Software Development Process # Eliminating Software Development Process By Adam Carmi | February 2, 2021 ![Podcast_Card_Adam_Carmi_6e6b3c1c67](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Podcast_Card_Adam_Carmi_6e6b3c1c67?_a=BAVMn6ID0) What would happen if you eliminated all of the processes that surround your software development teams today? 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