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Beyond the Breach: Proactive Defense in the Age of Advanced Threats

Michael Brunton-Spall discusses some of the most advanced attacks that are in the public domain, mostly attributed in public by commercial organizations.

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Architecture & Design

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Improving Developer Experience Using Automated Data CI/CD Pipelines

Noémi Ványi, Simona Pencea discuss a code and data branching strategy that basically allows your data to follow your code.

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AI, ML & Data Engineering

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Efficient Resource Management with Small Language Models (SLMs) in Edge Computing

Small Language Models (SLMs) bring AI inference to the edge without overwhelming the resource-constrained devices. In this article, author Suruchi Shah dives into how SLMs can be used in edge computing applications for learning and adapting to patterns in real-time, reducing the computational burden and making edge devices smarter.

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Trends in Engineering Leadership: Observability, Agile Backlash, and Building Autonomous Teams

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Chris Cooney about emerging trends in software engineering such as the backlash against "Agile" practices, the growing importance of observability and people-focused metrics, and strategies for aligning teams around common goals while still preserving their autonomy.

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Proactive Approaches to Securing Linux Systems and Engineering Applications

Maintaining a strong security posture is challenging, especially with Linux. An effective approach is proactive and includes patch management, optimized resource allocation, and effective alerting.

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InfoQ Homepage Presentations The Tao, of the Joy, of Coding

The Tao, of the Joy, of Coding

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Summary

Dick Wall makes connections between Lao-Tzu’ philosophical insights found within his writing, Tao Te Ching, and the art of software development.

Bio

Dick Wall is a veteran Java developer, Scala trainer and consultant at Escalate Software, founder and co-host of the Java Posse.

About the conference

Joy of Coding is a one-day conference that celebrates the art, craft, science but foremost the joy of software development. It is a day for talking and collaborating with like-minded coders. The non-profit conference is not targeted towards a particular language or platform.