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Development

Building Inclusive Mini Golf: a Practical Guide to Accessible XR Development

Colby Morgan discusses practical strategies and technical examples for building accessible and inclusive XR experiences. Learn about their core design principles, including accessibility at the start, invisible features, simplicity, and layered depth, using Walkabout Mini Golf as a case study.

All in development

Architecture & Design

Comprehensive Approaches to Software Supply Chain Security

Mykhailo Brodskyi discusses critical software supply chain security risk categories relevant to FinTech and explains effective mitigation strategies. Drawing from real project case studies, he shares insights to protect systems from vulnerabilities and ensure platform security and resilience. Demo: third-party library risk mitigation through software bill of materials generation and analysis.

AI Infrastructure

Unleashing Llama's Potential: CPU-based Fine-tuning

Anil Rajput and Rema Hariharan discuss the crucial role of CPU architecture in optimizing Large Language Model (LLM), specifically Llama, performance. They explain hardware-software synchronization for TCO reduction and latency improvements. Learn about core utilization, cache impact, memory bandwidth considerations, and the benefits of chiplet architecture for LLM deployments on CPUs.

All in ai-ml-data-eng

Culture & Methods

Thriving Through Change: Leading Through Uncertainty

Jennifer Davis discusses practical approaches for senior software developers and engineering leaders to navigate organizational change and build high-performing teams. She explains the importance of functional leadership, enabling healthy conflict, and establishing metrics that truly reflect value. Learn how to craft supportive environments that empower individual growth and maximize team impact.

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DevOps

Checklist for Kubernetes in Production: Best Practices for SREs

This article provides SREs with a checklist for managing Kubernetes in production environments. It identifies common challenges including resource management, workload placement, high availability, health probes, storage, monitoring, and cost optimization. By implementing consistent GitOps automation across these areas, teams can significantly reduce complexity, and prevent downtime.