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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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Architecture & Design

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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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AI Infrastructure

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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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Culture & Methods

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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

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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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NextGen Search - Where AI Meets OpenSearch through MCP

In this article, authors Srikanth Daggumalli and Arun Lakshmanan discuss next-generation context-aware conversational search using OpenSearch and AI agents powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) and Model Context Protocol (MCP).

Srikanth Daggumalli Arun Lakshmanan
on Dec 17, 2025
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MCP: the Universal Connector for Building Smarter, Modular AI Agents

In this article, the authors discuss Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard designed to connect AI agents with tools and data they need. They also talk about how MCP empowers agent development, and its adoption in leading open-source frameworks.

Sanjay Surendranath Girija Lakshit Arora Shashank Kapoor
on Aug 29, 2025

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

Where Architects Sit in the Era of AI

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

DevOps Is for Product Engineers, Too

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NextGen Search - Where AI Meets OpenSearch through MCP

MCP: the Universal Connector for Building Smarter, Modular AI Agents

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Magika 1.0: Smarter, Faster File Detection with Rust and AI

Uber Adopts Amazon OpenSearch for Semantic Search to Better Capture User Intent

Benchmarking Beyond the Application Layer: How Uber Evaluates Infrastructure Changes and Cloud Skus

QCon AI NY 2025 - Becoming AI-Native Without Losing Our Minds To Architectural Amnesia

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

Effective Mentorship and Remote Team Culture with Gilad Shoham

How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Us Connect with Customers

Ecologies and Economics of Language AI in Practice

OpenAI and Anthropic Donate AGENTS.md and Model Context Protocol to New Agentic AI Foundation

Toad: a Unified CLI Tool for All Your LLMs That Promises Improved UX from Existing Ones

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