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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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Icon31:11Sovereign Clouds, Hyperscalers and European Alternatives: InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025 Preview
In this podcast episode, speakers from the upcoming InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025 tackle the practical challenges facing European developers caught between regulatory pressures and technological realities. The panel discusses trade-offs between using US cloud providers versus emerging European alternatives, exploring cloud-agnostic architecture strategies and the implications of data sovereignty.
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Icon41:04Mandy Gu on Generative AI (GenAI) Implementation, User Profiles and Adoption of LLMs
In this podcast, Mandy Gu from Wealthsimple discusses how to establish AI programs in organizations and implement Generative AI (GenAI) initiatives, and the relationship between user profiles and adoption of LLMs.
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Icon23:45Building LinkedIn’s Resilient Data Storage: a Deep Dive into Derived Data Storage with Felix GV
In this podcast, Felix GV, Principal Staff Engineer at LinkedIn, discusses how to create and operate planet-scale data storage solutions for derived data. When it’s time to build a new system, how do you decide on the pieces that must be fitted to ensure a resilient operating system?
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Icon44:13Deepthi Sigireddi on Distributed Database Architecture in the Cloud Native Era
In this podcast, Vitess CNCF project technical lead Deepthi Sigireddi discusses the architecture of cloud native distributed databases, sharding, replication, and failover. She also talks about what DB developers should consider when choosing distributed databases.
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About this Podcast
Discussions on intentional corporate culture and software management approaches.
Mastering Observability: Unlocking Customer Insights with Gojko Adzic
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Gojko Adzic about his work in software development, product management, and value creation. Gojko discusses his experiences in building and improving products, the importance of measuring user behavior changes, and the concept of "lizard optimization" - improving products by addressing unexpected user behaviors.
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Icon34:47What it Takes to be Genuinely Data Driven in Software Engineering
In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke Andrew Lau about the state of engineering management report, what it takes for organisations to be genuinely data driven and the measurable benefits that are possible with good data.
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Icon28:04Friction in Data Analytics Workflows Causing Stress and Burnout
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Matthew Scullion about the state of the data analytics workforce, friction in data analytics value streams and the resultant high rates of stress and burnout.
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Icon30:55Ayana 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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Icon27:17Hoang Bao on Ethics, Privacy and Regulation in Software Engineering
In this podcast recorded at QCon San Francisco 2019, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Hoang Bao who was the track chair for the Ethics, Regulation, Risk, and Compliance track.
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