Podcasts

Tal Weiss on Observability, Instrumentation and Bytecode Manipulation on the JVM

OverOps CEO Tal Weiss describes how the OverOps product works, explores the difference between instrumentation and observability, discusses byte-code manipulation and common Java application errors.

Cathy O'Neil on Pernicious Machine Learning Algorithms and How to Audit Them

In this week's podcast InfoQ’s editor-in-chief Charles Humble talks to Data Scientist Cathy O’Neil.  Topics discussed include her book “Weapons of Math Destruction,” predictive policing models, the teacher value added model, approaches to auditing algorithms and whether government regulation of the field is needed.

John Langford on Vowpal Wabbit, Used by MSN, and Machine Learning in Industry

Machine learning research scientist John Langford talks to QCon chair Wesley Reisz about his ML system Vowpal Wabbit used for news personalisation on MSN. They also discuss how to get started in the field and its shift from academic research to industry use.

Caitie McCaffrey on Engineering Effectiveness and Verifying Distributed Systems

Caitie McCaffrey talks about engineering effectiveness, approaching diversity, and verification of distributed systems at QCon New York 2016.

Wendy Closson on Mindfulness and Algorithmic Approaches to Communicating

In this week's podcast, Barry Burd talks with Wendy Closson. With over a decade of experience immersed in development and championing agile practices, Closson coaches technology leaders to manage effectively, respond reasonably, and navigate the choppy waters of business. Closson's presentation at QCon New York was entitled Syntactic Sugar for English: Pragmatic Eloquence.