Ian Robins
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Helping dev teams adopt new patterns and practices through InfoQ.com and QConferences.com
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"Decision-making is decentralized."
Engineers are now expected to be architects, often without the training.
Tech leader Luca Mezzalira explains why the "architect mindset" is more critical than ever. It’s not about memorizing patterns; it's about guiding decisions.
Watch the clip 👇
#InfoQ
Engineers are now expected to be architects, often without the training.
Tech leader Luca Mezzalira explains why the "architect mindset" is more critical than ever. It’s not about memorizing patterns; it's about guiding decisions.
Watch the clip 👇
#InfoQ
October 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"Decision-making is decentralized."
Engineers are now expected to be architects, often without the training.
Tech leader Luca Mezzalira explains why the "architect mindset" is more critical than ever. It’s not about memorizing patterns; it's about guiding decisions.
Watch the clip 👇
#InfoQ
Engineers are now expected to be architects, often without the training.
Tech leader Luca Mezzalira explains why the "architect mindset" is more critical than ever. It’s not about memorizing patterns; it's about guiding decisions.
Watch the clip 👇
#InfoQ
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After years of hosting QCon, we noticed senior leaders get stuck applying insights to complex challenges.
So we built the InfoQ Certified Architect Program: a 5-week cohort where you'll work with peers to turn QCon insights into real-world impact.
#InfoQ #QCon #SoftwareArchitecture
So we built the InfoQ Certified Architect Program: a 5-week cohort where you'll work with peers to turn QCon insights into real-world impact.
#InfoQ #QCon #SoftwareArchitecture
September 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
After years of hosting QCon, we noticed senior leaders get stuck applying insights to complex challenges.
So we built the InfoQ Certified Architect Program: a 5-week cohort where you'll work with peers to turn QCon insights into real-world impact.
#InfoQ #QCon #SoftwareArchitecture
So we built the InfoQ Certified Architect Program: a 5-week cohort where you'll work with peers to turn QCon insights into real-world impact.
#InfoQ #QCon #SoftwareArchitecture
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5/ We explored the 'what' and 'why' on the podcast 🎧. bit.ly/46Llfii
The 'how' is at #InfoQDevSummit Munich. It's two days of deep dives for senior practitioners who need to implement these ideas.
Join the conversation. bit.ly/3UgkCWl #EUTech
The 'how' is at #InfoQDevSummit Munich. It's two days of deep dives for senior practitioners who need to implement these ideas.
Join the conversation. bit.ly/3UgkCWl #EUTech
August 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
5/ We explored the 'what' and 'why' on the podcast 🎧. bit.ly/46Llfii
The 'how' is at #InfoQDevSummit Munich. It's two days of deep dives for senior practitioners who need to implement these ideas.
Join the conversation. bit.ly/3UgkCWl #EUTech
The 'how' is at #InfoQDevSummit Munich. It's two days of deep dives for senior practitioners who need to implement these ideas.
Join the conversation. bit.ly/3UgkCWl #EUTech
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1/ Let's translate "Digital Sovereignty" from a buzzword into an actionable plan. Here's a 3-part framework for architects & devs, inspired by our latest podcast 🧵
August 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
1/ Let's translate "Digital Sovereignty" from a buzzword into an actionable plan. Here's a 3-part framework for architects & devs, inspired by our latest podcast 🧵
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Dive into the future of #SoftwareArchitecture! Our panelists break down the 2025 trends:
• AI's evolving role for architects
• Cell-based architecture for resilience
• Privacy engineering & sustainability
• The commoditization of platform engineering
🔗 #InfoQ #videopodcast: bit.ly/3IFcZGj
• AI's evolving role for architects
• Cell-based architecture for resilience
• Privacy engineering & sustainability
• The commoditization of platform engineering
🔗 #InfoQ #videopodcast: bit.ly/3IFcZGj
July 23, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Dive into the future of #SoftwareArchitecture! Our panelists break down the 2025 trends:
• AI's evolving role for architects
• Cell-based architecture for resilience
• Privacy engineering & sustainability
• The commoditization of platform engineering
🔗 #InfoQ #videopodcast: bit.ly/3IFcZGj
• AI's evolving role for architects
• Cell-based architecture for resilience
• Privacy engineering & sustainability
• The commoditization of platform engineering
🔗 #InfoQ #videopodcast: bit.ly/3IFcZGj
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Last week, I had the pleasure of recording a podcast episode with speakers from the upcoming InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025. We discussed the practical challenges facing European developers caught between regulatory pressures and technological realities.
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sov...
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sov...
Sovereign 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 realit...
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August 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Last week, I had the pleasure of recording a podcast episode with speakers from the upcoming InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025. We discussed the practical challenges facing European developers caught between regulatory pressures and technological realities.
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sov...
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sov...
"Our most powerful tool is often a clean architecture."
A great insight from Elena van Engelen on our latest #podcast hosted by @cloudiamo.com where she challenges the common "cloud agnostic" strategy.
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sov...
#SoftwareArchitecture #CloudNative
A great insight from Elena van Engelen on our latest #podcast hosted by @cloudiamo.com where she challenges the common "cloud agnostic" strategy.
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sov...
#SoftwareArchitecture #CloudNative
Sovereign 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 realit...
www.infoq.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
"Our most powerful tool is often a clean architecture."
A great insight from Elena van Engelen on our latest #podcast hosted by @cloudiamo.com where she challenges the common "cloud agnostic" strategy.
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sov...
#SoftwareArchitecture #CloudNative
A great insight from Elena van Engelen on our latest #podcast hosted by @cloudiamo.com where she challenges the common "cloud agnostic" strategy.
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sov...
#SoftwareArchitecture #CloudNative
Came across a fantastic video that nails the biggest challenge for senior devs in the AI era: it's not about learning the new, it's about unlearning the old. Highly recommend giving it a watch.
"What I had to unlearn to grow in tech (in the AI era)" by Luca Mezzalira
youtu.be/niEtzTH-MyQ?...
"What I had to unlearn to grow in tech (in the AI era)" by Luca Mezzalira
youtu.be/niEtzTH-MyQ?...
What I had to unlearn to grow in tech (in the AI era)
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July 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Came across a fantastic video that nails the biggest challenge for senior devs in the AI era: it's not about learning the new, it's about unlearning the old. Highly recommend giving it a watch.
"What I had to unlearn to grow in tech (in the AI era)" by Luca Mezzalira
youtu.be/niEtzTH-MyQ?...
"What I had to unlearn to grow in tech (in the AI era)" by Luca Mezzalira
youtu.be/niEtzTH-MyQ?...
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Well that was different! Well done @infoq.com. The wooden organ is controlled by software running on Windows 98!
June 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well that was different! Well done @infoq.com. The wooden organ is controlled by software running on Windows 98!
Loved Luca Mezzalira's QCon London experience insights! He nails the value of QCon & InfoQ Dev Summit. With tech shifting so fast (AI, new architectures), these events are key to navigating what's next.
youtu.be/Fm0kMXOclXI?...
youtu.be/Fm0kMXOclXI?...
Are conferences STILL worth it in 2025? My @QConferences experience
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May 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Loved Luca Mezzalira's QCon London experience insights! He nails the value of QCon & InfoQ Dev Summit. With tech shifting so fast (AI, new architectures), these events are key to navigating what's next.
youtu.be/Fm0kMXOclXI?...
youtu.be/Fm0kMXOclXI?...
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📣 Announcing QCon AI 2025!
Join us Dec 16-17 in NYC for 27+ peer-curated sessions focused on how senior practitioners are accelerating the software development lifecycle with AI—reliably and without the hype.
Secure launch pricing now: bit.ly/4lzLahK
Join us Dec 16-17 in NYC for 27+ peer-curated sessions focused on how senior practitioners are accelerating the software development lifecycle with AI—reliably and without the hype.
Secure launch pricing now: bit.ly/4lzLahK
Enterprise AI Conference for Developers & Architects | QCon AI NYC 2025
QCon AI New York (Dec 16-17): The AI conference for senior engineers & leaders scaling reliable, production-grade AI. Get real-world patterns. Register!
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April 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📣 Announcing QCon AI 2025!
Join us Dec 16-17 in NYC for 27+ peer-curated sessions focused on how senior practitioners are accelerating the software development lifecycle with AI—reliably and without the hype.
Secure launch pricing now: bit.ly/4lzLahK
Join us Dec 16-17 in NYC for 27+ peer-curated sessions focused on how senior practitioners are accelerating the software development lifecycle with AI—reliably and without the hype.
Secure launch pricing now: bit.ly/4lzLahK
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At QCon London 2024, Kevin Bowman from Kraken Technology, part of Octopus Energy, discussed the intricate challenges and innovative solutions involved in managing the increasing influx of renewable energy onto the UK's power grid. #qconlondon #grid #ukpower #aws www.infoq.com/news/2025/04...
QCon London 2025: Kraken Technology's Approach to Renewable Energy Management
Kevin Bowman of Kraken Technology unveiled how serverless cloud solutions are revolutionizing the UK's power grid management amid a 40% surge in renewable energy. By leveraging intelligent control sys...
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April 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
At QCon London 2024, Kevin Bowman from Kraken Technology, part of Octopus Energy, discussed the intricate challenges and innovative solutions involved in managing the increasing influx of renewable energy onto the UK's power grid. #qconlondon #grid #ukpower #aws www.infoq.com/news/2025/04...
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I didn't notice that @infoq.com has posted my Microservices testing talk from last year.
It's basically a 15 minute talk about testing at the outside of your API, using In-Memory techniques, over testing methods, done as a 40 minute talk to make it lighter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAhl...
It's basically a 15 minute talk about testing at the outside of your API, using In-Memory techniques, over testing methods, done as a 40 minute talk to make it lighter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAhl...
Production Comes First - an Outside-In Approach to Building Microservices
YouTube video by InfoQ
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April 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I didn't notice that @infoq.com has posted my Microservices testing talk from last year.
It's basically a 15 minute talk about testing at the outside of your API, using In-Memory techniques, over testing methods, done as a 40 minute talk to make it lighter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAhl...
It's basically a 15 minute talk about testing at the outside of your API, using In-Memory techniques, over testing methods, done as a 40 minute talk to make it lighter.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAhl...
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🎉 Day 1 at #QConLondon: What an incredible first day!
The sessions have been filled with cutting-edge insights on AI, distributed systems, and platform engineering, all from top software practitioners.
#TechInnovation #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Networking
The sessions have been filled with cutting-edge insights on AI, distributed systems, and platform engineering, all from top software practitioners.
#TechInnovation #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Networking
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🎉 Day 1 at #QConLondon: What an incredible first day!
The sessions have been filled with cutting-edge insights on AI, distributed systems, and platform engineering, all from top software practitioners.
#TechInnovation #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Networking
The sessions have been filled with cutting-edge insights on AI, distributed systems, and platform engineering, all from top software practitioners.
#TechInnovation #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Networking
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Keynote at #QConLondon - "A Thirteen Billion-Year-Old Photograph": qconlondon.com/keynote/apr2...
Diving into the intersection of cutting-edge hardware & software innovations that power JWST with Dr. Kenneth Harris, Senior Project Manager @The Aerospace Corporation.
Diving into the intersection of cutting-edge hardware & software innovations that power JWST with Dr. Kenneth Harris, Senior Project Manager @The Aerospace Corporation.
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Keynote at #QConLondon - "A Thirteen Billion-Year-Old Photograph": qconlondon.com/keynote/apr2...
Diving into the intersection of cutting-edge hardware & software innovations that power JWST with Dr. Kenneth Harris, Senior Project Manager @The Aerospace Corporation.
Diving into the intersection of cutting-edge hardware & software innovations that power JWST with Dr. Kenneth Harris, Senior Project Manager @The Aerospace Corporation.
Fabien Deshayes shared Monzo's DevEx recipe at #QConLondon 2025:
- Assemble effective teams
- Build impactful products ("Monzo Magic")
- Communicate value.
Read the @infoq.com recap by Matt Saunders:
www.infoq.com/news/2025/04...
#DeveloperExperience #PlatformEngineering #Monzo
- Assemble effective teams
- Build impactful products ("Monzo Magic")
- Communicate value.
Read the @infoq.com recap by Matt Saunders:
www.infoq.com/news/2025/04...
#DeveloperExperience #PlatformEngineering #Monzo
QCon London: Monzo's Recipe for Developer Experience: Assemble, Build, Communicate
Fabien Deshayes spoke on how Monzo has created and optimised their developer experience teams in a talk at QCon London 2025.
Deshayes outlined some techniques for building an effective Developer Expe...
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April 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Fabien Deshayes shared Monzo's DevEx recipe at #QConLondon 2025:
- Assemble effective teams
- Build impactful products ("Monzo Magic")
- Communicate value.
Read the @infoq.com recap by Matt Saunders:
www.infoq.com/news/2025/04...
#DeveloperExperience #PlatformEngineering #Monzo
- Assemble effective teams
- Build impactful products ("Monzo Magic")
- Communicate value.
Read the @infoq.com recap by Matt Saunders:
www.infoq.com/news/2025/04...
#DeveloperExperience #PlatformEngineering #Monzo
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Leandro Guimarães, Senior Engineering Manager @ClassPass, former Chair of QCon in Brazil, and track host for The Path to Senior Engineering Leadership at #QConLondon 2025, shares why QCon is an eye-opening learning experience.
Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4i5NrOO
Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4i5NrOO
April 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Leandro Guimarães, Senior Engineering Manager @ClassPass, former Chair of QCon in Brazil, and track host for The Path to Senior Engineering Leadership at #QConLondon 2025, shares why QCon is an eye-opening learning experience.
Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4i5NrOO
Watch the full interview: bit.ly/4i5NrOO
Building your personal brand beyond code? This #QConLondon talk from two InfoQ Editors can help: qconlondon.com/presentation...
Interested in becoming an @infoq.com editor to build your brand? Find me and InfoQ Editors at the conference to chat! #InfoQ #TechEditor #PersonalBranding
Interested in becoming an @infoq.com editor to build your brand? Find me and InfoQ Editors at the conference to chat! #InfoQ #TechEditor #PersonalBranding
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April 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Building your personal brand beyond code? This #QConLondon talk from two InfoQ Editors can help: qconlondon.com/presentation...
Interested in becoming an @infoq.com editor to build your brand? Find me and InfoQ Editors at the conference to chat! #InfoQ #TechEditor #PersonalBranding
Interested in becoming an @infoq.com editor to build your brand? Find me and InfoQ Editors at the conference to chat! #InfoQ #TechEditor #PersonalBranding
Getting ready for #QConLondon! Check out Luca Mezzalira's video preparing to speak at the conference and get a sneak peek behind the scenes: www.youtube.com/shorts/rsoNo...
Not long now until the event kicks off! #QCon #SoftwareDevelopment #LondonTech
Not long now until the event kicks off! #QCon #SoftwareDevelopment #LondonTech
Come with me to @QConferences : a sneak peek at what’s to come!
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April 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Getting ready for #QConLondon! Check out Luca Mezzalira's video preparing to speak at the conference and get a sneak peek behind the scenes: www.youtube.com/shorts/rsoNo...
Not long now until the event kicks off! #QCon #SoftwareDevelopment #LondonTech
Not long now until the event kicks off! #QCon #SoftwareDevelopment #LondonTech
Enjoyed this InfoQ podcast with Olimpiu Pop & Max Rydahl Andersen 👏 Grounded insights on making #Java dev joyful again:
- Why GenAI won’t replace devs but might break more systems
- How Quarkus rethinks Java startup & dev loops
- JBang: the “just works” CLI Java needs
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sim...
- Why GenAI won’t replace devs but might break more systems
- How Quarkus rethinks Java startup & dev loops
- JBang: the “just works” CLI Java needs
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sim...
Simplify Your System By Challenging The Status-Quo And Learning From Other Ecosystems
In this podcast, Max Rydahl Andersen, distinguished engineer at RedHat and the creator of JBang discusses how continuously learning from other ecosystems and adopting new tools allows you to simplify ...
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Enjoyed this InfoQ podcast with Olimpiu Pop & Max Rydahl Andersen 👏 Grounded insights on making #Java dev joyful again:
- Why GenAI won’t replace devs but might break more systems
- How Quarkus rethinks Java startup & dev loops
- JBang: the “just works” CLI Java needs
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sim...
- Why GenAI won’t replace devs but might break more systems
- How Quarkus rethinks Java startup & dev loops
- JBang: the “just works” CLI Java needs
www.infoq.com/podcasts/sim...
AI’s biggest impact on software isn’t code generation. It’s everything around it. Docs, ops, UX, automation, and team structure.
Bilgin Ibryam's @infoq.com article breaks down 5 trends reshaping software delivery in 2025 infoq.com/articles/ai-trends-software-teams-2025 👇
Bilgin Ibryam's @infoq.com article breaks down 5 trends reshaping software delivery in 2025 infoq.com/articles/ai-trends-software-teams-2025 👇
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March 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
AI’s biggest impact on software isn’t code generation. It’s everything around it. Docs, ops, UX, automation, and team structure.
Bilgin Ibryam's @infoq.com article breaks down 5 trends reshaping software delivery in 2025 infoq.com/articles/ai-trends-software-teams-2025 👇
Bilgin Ibryam's @infoq.com article breaks down 5 trends reshaping software delivery in 2025 infoq.com/articles/ai-trends-software-teams-2025 👇
Excellent insights from Ankit Awasthi, Eng. Leader at Amazon Prime Video to build better #MobileStreaming apps in 2025:
- Zero buffering is now expected
- AI caching enables seamless offline viewing
- Dynamic buffering adapts in real-time
- Edge computing cuts latency
www.infoq.com/articles/bui...
- Zero buffering is now expected
- AI caching enables seamless offline viewing
- Dynamic buffering adapts in real-time
- Edge computing cuts latency
www.infoq.com/articles/bui...
Building Efficient Mobile Streaming Apps
This article explores efficient preloading systems for mobile video streaming apps, balancing user experience with technical constraints. We will dive into practical implementation strategies that lev...
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March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Excellent insights from Ankit Awasthi, Eng. Leader at Amazon Prime Video to build better #MobileStreaming apps in 2025:
- Zero buffering is now expected
- AI caching enables seamless offline viewing
- Dynamic buffering adapts in real-time
- Edge computing cuts latency
www.infoq.com/articles/bui...
- Zero buffering is now expected
- AI caching enables seamless offline viewing
- Dynamic buffering adapts in real-time
- Edge computing cuts latency
www.infoq.com/articles/bui...
From Khawaja Shams' "Dare Mighty Things" talk at #QConSF:
The NASA risk framework:
- Focus on what can go RIGHT, not just wrong
- Convert one-way door decisions into two-way doors
- Course-correct quickly > perfect planning
The biggest risk is not taking one.
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The NASA risk framework:
- Focus on what can go RIGHT, not just wrong
- Convert one-way door decisions into two-way doors
- Course-correct quickly > perfect planning
The biggest risk is not taking one.
www.infoq.com/presentation...
Dare Mighty Things: What NASA's Endeavors Teach Us About the Power of Calculated RISCs
Khawaja Shams explores the essence of calculated risks, discussing why taking these risks, how to identify and mitigate potential downsides, and the characteristics of good risks.
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March 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
From Khawaja Shams' "Dare Mighty Things" talk at #QConSF:
The NASA risk framework:
- Focus on what can go RIGHT, not just wrong
- Convert one-way door decisions into two-way doors
- Course-correct quickly > perfect planning
The biggest risk is not taking one.
www.infoq.com/presentation...
The NASA risk framework:
- Focus on what can go RIGHT, not just wrong
- Convert one-way door decisions into two-way doors
- Course-correct quickly > perfect planning
The biggest risk is not taking one.
www.infoq.com/presentation...
ML models don’t fail in the lab. They fail in production.
To build scalable, #observable ML systems, you need:
- MLflow for tracking
- Streamlit for monitoring
- Prometheus + Grafana for metrics
- SHAP for explainability
Learn how to make #ML work beyond the notebook: www.infoq.com/articles/bui...
To build scalable, #observable ML systems, you need:
- MLflow for tracking
- Streamlit for monitoring
- Prometheus + Grafana for metrics
- SHAP for explainability
Learn how to make #ML work beyond the notebook: www.infoq.com/articles/bui...
Beyond Notebook: Building Observable Machine Learning Systems
In this article, author discusses a machine learning pipeline with observability built-in for credit card fraud detection use case, with tools like MLflow, FastAPI, Streamlit, Apache Kafka, Prometheus...
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March 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
ML models don’t fail in the lab. They fail in production.
To build scalable, #observable ML systems, you need:
- MLflow for tracking
- Streamlit for monitoring
- Prometheus + Grafana for metrics
- SHAP for explainability
Learn how to make #ML work beyond the notebook: www.infoq.com/articles/bui...
To build scalable, #observable ML systems, you need:
- MLflow for tracking
- Streamlit for monitoring
- Prometheus + Grafana for metrics
- SHAP for explainability
Learn how to make #ML work beyond the notebook: www.infoq.com/articles/bui...
Is prompt engineering the future of software development? Hien Luu explores its strengths, challenges, parallels with programming, and how AI advancements may reshape its role in this @infoq.com article:
www.infoq.com/articles/pro...
#AI #PromptEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment
www.infoq.com/articles/pro...
#AI #PromptEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment
Prompt Engineering: Challenges, Strengths, and Its Place in Software Development's Future
Prompt engineering is evolving as a crucial skill that bridges AI communication and programming, blending creativity and precision to shape the future of software development. The future of software d...
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March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Is prompt engineering the future of software development? Hien Luu explores its strengths, challenges, parallels with programming, and how AI advancements may reshape its role in this @infoq.com article:
www.infoq.com/articles/pro...
#AI #PromptEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment
www.infoq.com/articles/pro...
#AI #PromptEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment