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Yevgeniy "Jim" Brikman - Author of "Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery" & Co-Founder of Gruntwork
Kief Morris - Author of "Infrastructure as Code" & Distinguished Engineer at Thoughtworks

RESOURCES
Yevgeniy (Jim)
https://bsky.app/profile/brikis98.bsky.social
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https://bsky.app/profile/kief.com
https://twitter.com/kief
https://github.com/kief
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kiefmorris
https://infrastructure-as-code.com
https://kief.com

Link
https://terragrunt.gruntwork.io

DESCRIPTION
Yevgeniy (Jim) Brikman, author of "Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery", discusses his journey from app developer to DevOps advocate, triggered by LinkedIn's deployment crisis that required freezing all product development for months. The discussion with Kief Morris explores the practical definition of DevOps as efficient software delivery methodology, the relationship between infrastructure as code and application orchestration tools, the necessity of frameworks over custom wrapper scripts, and emerging paradigms including infrastructure from code, infrastructure as graph models, and interactive runbooks.

Jim emphasizes that while new approaches are interesting, maturity and standardization in existing tools often provides more value than constantly chasing new technologies.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Yevgeniy Brikman • Fundamentals of DevOps and Software Delivery • https://amzn.to/3WMPMFU
Yevgeniy Brikman • Terraform: Up and Running • https://amzn.to/4otpxQL
Yevgeniy Brikman • Hello, Startup • https://amzn.to/3JmV0VR
Kief Morris • Infrastructure as Code • https://amzn.to/4e6EBQc
Mauricio Salatino • Platform Engineering on Kubernetes • https://amzn.to/3X14qZK
Charity Majors, Liz Fong-Jones & George Miranda • Observability Engineering • https://amzn.to/38scbma

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Fabrizio Romano - Development Manager at Sohonet & Co-Author of "Learning Python Programming"
Naomi Ceder - Python Instruction and Consulting & Author of "The Quick Python Book"

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Naomi
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https://github.com/nceder
https://www.linkedin.com/in/naomiceder
https://www.naomiceder.tech

Link
https://adventofcode.com

DESCRIPTION
Naomi Ceder interviews Fabrizio Romano, author of "Learning Python Programming" (now in its 4th edition). They discuss Fabrizio’s decade-long journey as a Python programmer and book author, exploring how his perspectives have evolved across multiple editions.

Key topics include the shift from GUI-focused content to command-line applications, the controversial introduction of typing in Python, the rise of AI in coding, and the importance of educating junior developers. Fabrizio emphasizes the balance between embracing new tools like AI while maintaining fundamental programming skills and the human element in software development.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Fabrizio Romano & Heinrich Kruger • Learning Python Programming • https://amzn.to/4myLBIt
Naomi Ceder • The Quick Python Book • https://amzn.to/3zwdDOa
Luciano Ramalho • Fluent Python • https://amzn.to/3oSw2je
David Beazley • Python Distilled (Developer's Library) • https://amzn.to/3QjNBEv
Anna Skoulikari • Learning Git • https://amzn.to/4cSl8lz
Sy Brand • Building a Debugger • https://amzn.to/4cWWr84

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Andrew Harmel-Law - Technical Principal at Thoughtworks & Author of "Facilitating Software Architecture"
Marit van Dijk - Developer Advocate at JetBrains, Java Champion & Open Source Contributor

RESOURCES
Andrew
https://bsky.app/profile/andrewhl.bsky.social
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Links
https://facilitatingsoftwarearchitecture.com
https://ruthmalan.com
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse

DESCRIPTION
Andrew Harmel-Law discusses their book "Facilitating Software Architecture" and how traditional architecture approaches often become bottlenecks that slow down high-performing development teams.

Rather than architects making top-down decisions in isolation, they advocate for a facilitation approach centered on the "advice process".

This collaborative method shifts the architect's role from decision-maker to conversation facilitator. The approach has proven successful even in traditional corporate environments, ultimately creating more maintainable code bases where development teams actually enjoy working and can respond effectively to changing requirements.

RECOMMENDED BOOK
Andrew Harmel-Law • Facilitating Software Architecture • https://amzn.eu/d/5kZKVfU

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Sol Rashidi - Author of "Your AI Survival Guide", Keynote Speaker & "Forbes AI Maverick & Visionary of the 21st Century"
Joe Reis - Co-Author of "Fundamentals of Data Engineering", CEO at Ternary Data, Keynote Speaker, Professor & Podcaster

RESOURCES
Sol
https://twitter.com/Sol_Rashidi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sol-rashidi-a672291
https://www.solrashidi.com
https://solrashidi.substack.com

Joe
https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephreis
https://github.com/JoeReis
https://joereis.substack.com
http://josephreis.com

Links
https://learning.oreilly.com/get-learning/?code=LEARNGIT23
Trisha & Helen: https://youtu.be/pfinplXtrkA

DESCRIPTION
Join Sol Rashidi, an AI deployment pioneer, offers practical wisdom on navigating AI's challenges in a conversation with Joe Reis. Her new book, "Your AI Survival Guide," provides actionable insights for individuals and businesses venturing into AI integration, emphasizing hands-on learning and a measured approach to address cost and sustainability concerns.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Sol Rashidi • Your AI Survival Guide
David Foster • Generative Deep Learning
Phil Winder • Reinforcement Learning
Mustafa Suleyman • The Coming Wave
Ashley Peacock • Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques

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Tomasz Lelek - Senior Staff Software Engineer at Dremio & Co-Author of "Software Mistakes and Tradeoffs"
Mark Rendle - Creator of Visual ReCode with 7 Microsoft MVP Awards & 30+ Years of Experience Building Software

RESOURCES
Tomasz
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Mark
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Videos
Mark Rendle: https://youtu.be/Y9clBHENy4Q
Jon Skeet: https://youtu.be/1tpyAQZFlZY
Prag. Dave & Prag. Andy: https://youtu.be/taCNjiiusRk
Uri: https://youtu.be/G_CNnWH8Opw

DESCRIPTION
Code performance versus simplicity. Delivery speed versus duplication. Flexibility versus maintainability—every decision you make in software engineering involves balancing tradeoffs. In Software Mistakes and Tradeoffs, you’ll learn from costly mistakes that Tomasz Lelek and Jon Skeet have encountered over their impressive careers. You’ll explore real-world scenarios where poor understanding of tradeoffs lead to major problems down the road, so you can pre-empt your own mistakes with a more thoughtful approach to decision-making.

Learn how code duplication impacts the coupling and evolution speed of your systems, and how simple-sounding requirements can have hidden nuances with respect to date and time information. Discover how to efficiently narrow your optimization scope according to 80/20 Pareto principles, and ensure consistency in your distributed systems. You’ll soon have built up the kind of knowledge base that only comes from years of experience.

* Book description: © Manning Publication

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Tomasz Lelek & Jon Skeet • Software Mistakes & Tradeoffs
Ashley Peacock • Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques
Simon Brown • Software Architecture for Developers Vol. 2
Woods, Erder & Pureur • Continuous Architecture in Practice
Unmesh Joshi • Patt

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Uberto Barbini - Author of "From Objects to Functions" & Passionate Polyglot Programmer
Duncan McGregor - Co-Author of "Java to Kotlin" & Independent Consultant

RESOURCES
Uberto
https://twitter.com/ramtop
https://www.linkedin.com/in/uberto
https://github.com/uberto
https://medium.com/@ramtop

Duncan
https://twitter.com/duncanmcg
https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-mcgregor-a3038b6
https://github.com/dmcg
http://www.oneeyedmen.com
https://java-to-kotlin.dev

Videos
Hadi: https://youtu.be/BnTtjywqAX8
Alan: https://youtu.be/D43PlUr1x_E
Attila: https://youtu.be/14532OnVprw
Ken: https://youtu.be/M3qQFBGC9tk
Felienne: https://youtu.be/ztdxlkmxpIQ
Sam & James: https://youtu.be/_ehD4D7N4ZU

DESCRIPTION
Build applications quicker and with less effort using functional programming and Kotlin. Learn by building a complete application, from gathering requirements to delivering a microservice architecture following functional programming principles. Learn how to implement CQRS and EventSourcing in a functional way to map the domain into code better and to keep the cost of change low for the whole application life cycle.

If you’re curious about functional programming or you are struggling with how to put it into practice, this guide will help you increase your productivity composing small functions together instead of creating fat objects.

* Book description: © Pragmatic Programmers

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Uberto Barbini • From Objects to Functions
Uberto Barbini & Marco Cantù • Mastering Kylix 2
Duncan McGregor & Nat Pryce • Java to Kotlin
Venkat Subramaniam • Programming Kotlin
Venkat Subramaniam • Functional Programming in Java
Tomasz Lelek & Jon Skeet • Software Mistakes & Tradeoffs
Ashley Peacock •

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Anna Skoulikari - Author of "Learning Git" & Senior Technical Writer
Helen Scott - Developer Advocate at JetBrains & Co-Author of "Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA"

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Anna
https://twitter.com/AnnaSkoulikari
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaskoulikari
https://www.annaskoulikari.com
https://github.com/annaskoulikari
https://www.udemy.com/course/git-learning-journey

Helen
https://twitter.com/HelenJoScott
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenjoscott
https://www.helenjoscott.com
https://github.com/helenjoscott

Links
https://learning.oreilly.com/get-learning/?code=LEARNGIT23
Trisha & Helen: https://youtu.be/pfinplXtrkA

DESCRIPTION
This book teaches Git in a simple, visual, and tangible manner so that you can build a solid mental model of how Git version control works. Through the use of color, storytelling, and hands-on exercises, you will learn to use this tool with confidence.

The information is introduced incrementally so that you don't get bogged down with unknown terms or concepts. Learning Git is ideal for anyone who needs to use Git for personal or professional projects: coding bootcamp students, junior developers, data professionals, and technical writers, to name just a few!

This book covers how to:
• Download Git and initialize a local repository
• Add files to the staging area and make commits
• Create, switch, and delete branches
• Merge and rebase branches
• Work with remote repositories including cloning, pushing, pulling, and fetching
• Use pull requests to collaborate with others

* Book description: © O'Reilly

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Anna Skoulikari • Learning Git
Trisha Gee & Helen Scott • Getting to Know IntelliJ IDEA
Michael Nygard • Release It! 2nd Edition
Tomasz Lelek & Jon Skeet • Software Mistakes & Tradeoffs
Ashley Peacock • Creating Software with Modern Diagramming Techniques

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Eoin Woods - Chief Engineer at Endava & Co-Author of 3 Software Architecture Books
Charles Humble - Freelance Techie, Podcaster, Editor, Author & Consultant

RESOURCES
Eoin
https://twitter.com/eoinwoodz
https://linkedin.com/in/eoinwoods
https://eoinwoods.info

Charles
https://twitter.com/charleshumble
https://linkedin.com/in/charleshumble
https://mastodon.social/@charleshumble

Links
https://youtu.be/nchRmYvUf2Y
https://youtu.be/963Ls1X17zs
https://youtu.be/w9YhmMPLQ4U
https://youtu.be/rIgTE9aDVj4
https://youtu.be/aWZFRk-w3ng
https://youtu.be/wtmW89I941I

DESCRIPTION
Charles Humble and Eoin Woods take a step back to look at the changing landscape of software architecture, emphasizing the shift towards continuous architecture and the evolving role of architects in adapting to agile methodologies. They also explore the importance of people skills in architecture, the necessity of open communication, and the preservation of a supportive culture, as exemplified by Endava's approach to fostering a collaborative environment amidst rapid growth. [...]

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Multiple Authors • Software Architecture Metrics
Woods, Erder & Pureur • Continuous Architecture in Practice
Woods & Rozanski • Software Systems Architecture
Gregor Hohpe• The Software Architect Elevator
Elisabeth Hendrickson • Explore It!

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Scott Helme - Security Researcher, Hacker & Founder of Report URI & Security Headers
Sebastian Brandes - Senior Principal Product Manager at F5

RESOURCES
Scott
https://twitter.com/Scott_Helme
https://linkedin.com/in/scotthelme
https://scotthelme.co.uk
https://github.com/ScottHelme

Sebastian
https://twitter.com/br4ndes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianbk
https://github.com/sebastianbk

Links
Sebastian: https://youtu.be/BX0TVzHOJgQ
https://crawler.ninja
https://docs.report-uri.com/setup/wizard
Scott: https://youtu.be/K9MwaSRdA94
https://research.checkpoint.com/2019/hacking-fortnite
Troy: https://youtu.be/pxPEdUFdayA
Jim: https://youtu.be/nvzMN5Z8DJI
Scott pt. 1: https://youtu.be/zvCXUozuI2A
Scott pt. 2: https://youtu.be/8PlCfYflz_A

DESCRIPTION
Get deep into the realm of application security, debunking myths around filters and emphasizing the power of a comprehensive defense strategy. Sebastian Brandes and Scott Helme share practical tips, highlight valuable resources, and underscore the critical role of organizational commitment in securing applications effectively.
Watch this interview to revamp your security approach with their actionable insights!

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Liz Rice • Container Security
Andy Greenberg • Tracers in the Dark
Thomas J. Holt, Adam M. Bossler & Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar • Cybercrime and Digital Forensics
Aaron Parecki • OAuth 2.0 Simplified
Erdal Ozkaya • Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide

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Julian Wood - Developer Advocate at AWS
James Beswick - Senior Manager, AWS Serverless Developer Advocacy

RESOURCES
Julian
https://twitter.com/julian_wood
http://www.wooditwork.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianrwood

James
https://twitter.com/jbesw
https://linkedin.com/in/jamesbeswick

Links
https://serverlessland.com
https://www.comicrelief.com/rednoseday
https://www.nationwidechildrens.org
Julian: https://youtu.be/4YeZf3HupQA
James: https://youtu.be/dUXDuxqTxmo
Nicki: https://youtu.be/4N2ywun-wTE
John: https://youtu.be/_76uaHtthYs
Sarah: https://youtu.be/6_Yzybhmj-8
Veda: https://youtu.be/-X-YHHU7p20
Uma & Dhiraj: https://youtu.be/dzW3-Mol1yo
Ricardo: https://youtu.be/YPQ65budGnI
Rosemary: https://youtu.be/7j3h2IqkmIA
Rebekah: https://youtu.be/_ugRNuE9xmA

DESCRIPTION
James Beswick and Julian Wood analyze the evolving landscape of serverless computing, from its current state to its future trajectory. They discuss the fusion of containers and serverless, highlighting the flexibility and efficiency gained from running Lambda functions from container images.
Moreover, they emphasize the importance of asynchronous development and the role it plays in scaling applications, with Julian Wood noting its under-appreciated potential for high performance.

Throughout the dialogue, they touch on cost management, architectural decisions and the collaborative relationship between AWS and its customers in shaping the future of serverless technologies. As they envision the next five years, they anticipate a continued integration of best practices, platform evolution, and groundbreaking innovations influenced by customer feedback and industry trends. [...]

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Adam Bellemare • Building Event-Driven Microservices
Peter Sbarski • Serverless Architectures on AWS

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