12 episodes
Collaborative Craft 8th Light
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Collaborative Craft navigates the ins and outs of software design and development. Host Jerome Goodrich is joined by fellow software, design, and technology professionals to discuss their ambitious project work and gain an understanding of the ever-shifting craft of software.
As a consultant at 8th Light, Jerome has visibility into how different organizations — big, small, young, and old — navigate their technological challenges and transformations. Throughout this series, he dives into detailed and personal stories to uncover hidden complexities and discover how systems really work, and how companies really get things done.
Learn more about 8th Light at www.8thlight.com
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Programming for the Unhappy Path with Jeff Ramnani
Low-code and no-code solutions can be convenient ways for teams to expand their capabilities within the happy-path use-cases, but what happens when it’s time to pivot and you need to add new software to your workflow? In this episode, Jerome talks with Jeff Ramnani, principal crafter at 8th Light, about rethinking assumptions about popular DevOps tools and considering downstream implications when making architectural decisions.
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Demystifying Machine Learning with Myles Megyesi and Pierce Edmiston
Is all the hype surrounding machine learning truly warranted? Jerome unpacks the answer with 8th Light Principal Crafters Myles Megyesi and Pierce Edmiston. They get into the science behind the mystery, the value of data scientists and engineers working side by side, and why all the usual best practices for quality code still apply.
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Relentless Optimism: The Future of Data Engineering with Brad Ediger
What’s possible today that was unthinkable a decade ago? Jerome talks with Brad Ediger, 8th Light's Head of Technology, about the state of data engineering—past, present, and future, taking the opportunity to scratch beneath the surface of Brad’s notorious optimism.
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Continuous Learning: Cultivating Engaged Teams with Paul Pagel
A culture of learning is essential for the craft of software development. Paul Pagel, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of 8th Light, articulates how cultivating an educational environment and focusing on team composition increases productivity and engagement.
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Just in Time: Hands-On Learning with Aaron Patterson
Aaron Patterson, stalwart of the Ruby community and current Senior Staff Engineer at Shopify, introduces his latest project TenderJIT, discusses the connection between cheese-making and hardware development, and the value of feedback loops for hands-on learning.
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Into the Unknown Unknowns: Observability with Charity Majors
The speed of development in software engineering enables rapid innovation, but can also lead to ever-increasing complexity and opaque, fragile systems. On this week’s episode, Charity Majors, cofounder and CTO of honeycomb.io, discusses observability as a practical alternative to legacy tooling within modern distributed systems, as well as part of a fundamental shift in the practice of software development as a whole.