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Development

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Are We Ready for the Next Cyber Security Crisis Like Log4shell?

Soroosh Khodami discusses why we aren't ready for the next Log4Shell. He shares live demos of dependency confusion and compromised builds, explaining how minor oversights gift hackers total system access. He explains the value of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), dependency firewalls, and shifting security left to build resilient DevSecOps cultures that protect the modern software supply chain.

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Architecture & Design

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Event-Driven Patterns for Cloud-Native Banking: Lessons from What Works and What Hurts

Event-driven architecture helps banks decouple systems, scale services, and create clear activity trails. But it also introduces complexity, new failure modes, and operational challenges. Chris Tacey-Green explains where it adds value in banking systems and the practical patterns, such as inbox/outbox and stable event contracts, needed to make it reliable.

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AI Infrastructure

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Optimization in Automated Driving: from Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

In this article, author Avraam Tolmidis discusses technical architecture of autonomous vehicles, with focus on optimization techniques like context-aware sensor fusion and Model Predictive Control (MPC) solvers to help with processing raw sensor data into safe control commands.

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Culture & Methods

Featured in Culture & Methods

The Principal Engineer’s Path: Skills, Strategies, and Lessons Learned

Sophie Weston explains that technical careers are winding journeys, not straight ladders. Drawing on 30 years of experience, she shares how senior ICs can become "broken combs" by broadening skills in systems thinking and strategy. She discusses the vital role of organizational flexibility and explains how public speaking and community engagement create feedback loops for career success.

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DevOps

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Securing the AI Stack: From Model to Production

This eMag explores the shift from AI experimentation to production, where legacy defenses fall short. We dive into the critical trifecta of AI-driven phishing, model poisoning, and cloud governance. By rethinking security as a lifecycle responsibility, this issue provides a roadmap for securing the machine age through layered tactics, robust MLOps, and responsible deployment frameworks.

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InfoQ Homepage Interviews Mik Kersten on the Role of Tasktop and Mylyn in Agile Development

Mik Kersten on the Role of Tasktop and Mylyn in Agile Development

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Mik Kersten is the CEO of Tasktop Technologies, creator of the Eclipse Mylyn open source project and inventor of the task-focused interface. As a research scientist at Xerox PARC, Mik implemented the first aspect-oriented programming tools for AspectJ.

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The Agile 2010 conference is created by a production team of highly respected Agile experts and practitioners to present a program that spans the whole spectrum of agile practice.The Agile conference series is a organized as a program of the Agile Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to uncovering better ways of developing software inspired by the values and principles of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development.

Jan 14, 2011

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