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Lessons Learned from the CrowdStrike Incident: InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2024 Preview
In this podcast episode, speakers from the InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2024 discuss the recent CrowdStrike incident, which triggered widespread outages and highlighted vulnerabilities in cloud infrastructure. The panel shares personal experiences and emphasizes the implications of cloud dependency, and the lessons learned about risk management and automation in organizations.
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Justin Sheehy on Being a Responsible Developer in the Age of AI Hype
At the recent InfoQ Dev Summit Boston, Justin Sheehy of Akamai delivered an insightful opening keynote on being a responsible developer in the age of artificial intelligence hype. The talk is aimed at software practitioners who might feel overwhelmed by the rapid developments and inflated expectations surrounding AI. We’re sharing Sheehy's full talk in this special episode of the InfoQ Podcast.
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Navigating AI, Platform Engineering, and Staff-Plus: InfoQ Dev Summit Boston Preview
In this InfoQ podcast, host Daniel Bryant sat down with speakers from the InfoQ Dev Summit Boston (June 24-25) and discussed the critical challenges and decisions developers are currently facing. Topics covered include platform engineering, the evolution of senior software developer roles into Staff-Plus positions, AI's impact on the SDLC, and the importance of security.
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Shreya Rajpal on Guardrails for Large Language Models
We are talking with Shreya Rajpal, CEO and Cofounder of Guardrails AI. Shreya shares her insights on building guardrails for large language model (LLM) applications. Rajpal discusses how Guardrails AI assesses the reliability and safety of LLM applications, ensuring any input sent to the model is functionally correct and providing a framework for developers to create their own custom validators.
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Backstage with the QCon London 2023 Programming Committee
What makes QCon software conferences stand out from other events? The top reason has to be the content, which focuses on innovator and early adopter trends, and presenters who are expert practitioners, sharing their real-world stories.
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Exploring the Impact of Generative AI on Software Engineering and Career Paths
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Alex Cruikshank, the Director of Software Engineering at West Monroe.
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Developer Enablement at Spotify with Pia Nilsson
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Pia Nilsson, Lead Platform Developer, Experience Lead at Spotify about what it takes to create a great developer experience.
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Techno-solutionism, Ethical Technologists and Practical Data Privacy
In this podcast Shane Hastie, spoke to Katherine Jarmul of Thoughtworks about the dangers of techno-solutionism, challenges in ethical application of technology and her book Practical Data Privacy.
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Ayana Miller on Privacy & Data Governance and Julia Nguyen on Mental Health Tech for Good
In this podcast recorded at QCon San Francisco 2019, Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Ayana Miller of Pinterest on privacy & data governance and Julia Nguyen about her open-source project if-me.org for supporting mental health.
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Dr Pamela Gay from the Planetary Science Institute on Citizen Science
In this podcast recorded at QCon San Francisco 2019, Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Dr Pamela Gay from the Planetary Science Institute about her work using human wetware and machine learning in scientific research, fostering citizen science and ethical behaviours.