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Do Microservices’ Benefits Supersede Their Caveats? A Conversation with Sam Newman
Sam Newman, one of the pioneers of microservices, encourages architects to use distributed systems as a last resort architecture. He stresses the importance of focusing on the desired outcome and starting with monoliths, gradually evolving the architecture.
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Designing for Knowledge Flow with Diana Montalion
In this episode, Thomas Betts speaks with Diana Montalion about how architecture is designing for knowledge flow. The conversation covers the differences between knowledge stock and knowledge flow and the importance of a growth mindset. If you’re trying to find new ways to solve problems, you have to start by thinking in new ways.
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InfoQ Architecture and Design Trends in 2025
The panel discussion in this episode is one half of the annual InfoQ Architecture and Design Trends Report. The other half is the written report . One of the regular features of InfoQ are the trends reports, which each focus on a different aspect of software development. These reports provide the InfoQ readers with a high-level overview of the topics to pay attention to this year.
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Balancing Coupling in Software Design with Vlad Khononov
In this episode, Thomas Betts speaks with Vlad Khononov about balancing coupling in software design, the subject of his recent book. They discuss how coupling is necessary for a system to function, but has to be balanced to allow the system to evolve. Vlad identifies three factors that can be used to measure coupling: knowledge sharing, distance, and volatility.
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Simplify Your System by Challenging the Status-Quo and Learning from Other Ecosystems
In this podcast, Max Rydahl Andersen, distinguished engineer at RedHat and the creator of JBang, discusses how continuously learning from other ecosystems and adopting new tools allows you to simplify your thinking and systems. This will increase the developer joy of the coders and further obtain safer and more robust systems.
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Robin Hills on Emotional Intelligence and Building on Your Strengths
Shane Hastie spoke to Robin Hills about the importance of emotional intelligence in life and at work, building on your strengths rather than focusing on weaknesses, and the value of purpose to enable resilience.
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Nishant Bhajaria on Privacy by Design
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Nishant Bhajaria, Head of Privacy Architecture and Strategy at Uber about the need for privacy by design, the hard decisions that need to be made about privacy and the factors which need to be considered when making trade-offs.
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Guillermo De Anda on Shifting Organisational Culture One Small Step at a Time
In this podcast Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Guillermo De Anda of ProKarma about digital transformations, shifting organisational culture one small step at a time and the importance of managers having a coaching mindset.
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Sandra Davey on Purposeful Aligned Governance and Product Management
In this podcast Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Sandra Davey, chair of Choice Australia and founder of The Product Space, about governance with clear objectives and the current state of product management.
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Justin Dauer on Creative Culture
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Justin Dauer about his new book Creative Culture – Human centred interaction, design and inspiration.