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How to Use Apache Spark to Craft a Multi-Year Data Regression Testing and Simulations Framework

Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from Stripe, shares his experience in building a testing system based on multi-year worth of data. He shares insights into why Apache Spark was the choice for creating such a system and how it fits in the "traditional" engineering practices.

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Where Architects Sit in the Era of AI

As AI evolves from tool to collaborator, architects must shift from manual design to meta-design. This article introduces the "Three Loops" framework (In, On, Out) to help navigate this transition. It explores how to balance oversight with delegation, mitigate risks like skill atrophy, and design the governance structures that keep AI-augmented systems safe and aligned with human intent.

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Ecologies and Economics of Language AI in Practice

Jade Abbott discusses the shift from massive, resource-heavy models to "Little LMs" that prioritize efficiency and cultural sustainability. She explains how techniques like LoRA, quantization, and GRPO allow for high performance with less compute. By sharing the "Ubuntu Punk" philosophy, she shares how to move beyond extractive data practices toward human-centric, sustainable AI systems.

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Changing Power Dynamics: What Senior Engineers Can Learn From Junior Engineers

Beth Anderson discusses the "power distance index" and its critical role in communication. Using the Korean Air Flight 801 tragedy as a case study, she explains the dangers of hierarchy-driven silence. She shares actionable frameworks for building the 4 stages of psychological safety, implementing reverse mentoring, and using PRs as tools for knowledge sharing rather than gatekeeping.

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DevOps Is for Product Engineers, Too

Lesley Cordero discusses platform engineering as a sociotechnical solution for scaling organizations. She explains the CALMS framework, the "pendulum of tension" between reliability and velocity, and how to transition from reactive to proactive leadership. By focusing on communal learning and distributed power, she shares how to build resilient systems without sacrificing human well-being.

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InfoQ Homepage Interviews Kevin Rutherford on Refactoring Ruby And Code Smells

Kevin Rutherford on Refactoring Ruby And Code Smells

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Kevin Rutherford is an Agile coach from the Manchester area in the UK, more info at http://www.kevinrutherford.co.uk/ He recently co-wrote the book 'Refactoring in Ruby' (http://www.refactoringinruby.info/).

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The Scottish Ruby Conference rebrands the successful Scotland on Rails conference. It is the same team organising the same event that ran in 2008 and 2009, but with a more accurate name and an exciting new venue: The Royal College of Physicians in the centre of Edinburgh.

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