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Podcast: Combating Complexity: Fad, Fashion, and Failure in Software Development

There is little in our lives that does not rely on software. That has been the reality for quite some time, and it will be even more true as self-driving cars...

There is little in our lives that does not rely on software. That has been the reality for quite some time, and it will be even more true as self-driving cars and similar technologies become an even greater part of our lives. But as our reliance on software grows, so does the potential for disaster as software becomes increasingly complex. In September 2017 The Atlantic featured “The Coming Software Apocalypse,” an article by James Somers that offers a fascinating and...

Podcast #350: DevOps in the Real World: Culture, Tools, Adoption

Among technology trends DevOps is certainly generating its share of heat. But is that heat actually driving adoption? “I’m going to give the answer everyone...

Among technology trends DevOps is certainly generating its share of heat. But is that heat actually driving adoption? “I’m going to give the answer everyone hates: It depends,” says Nicole Forsgren, founder and CEO of DevOps Research and Assessment LLC. “It depends on where each team is, on where the organization is. I talk to people all over the industry, and I work with organizations all over the industry, and everyone is at a very different place.” Some of the...

Podcast: Women in Technology: Motivation and Momentum

According to the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT), while 57% of professional occupations in the US were held by women in 2016, women...

According to the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT), while 57% of professional occupations in the US were held by women in 2016, women held only 26% of professional computing occupations. Correcting that imbalance is the right thing to do, of course. But there’s another dimension to the issue that raises the stakes for getting more women into IT jobs. “We have 80,000 graduates every year coming out of college with computer science degrees,” says...

Podcast: Jfokus Panel: Building a New World Out of Bits

Our first program for 2018 brings together a panel of experts whose specialties cover a broad spectrum, including Big Data, security, open source, agile, domain...

Our first program for 2018 brings together a panel of experts whose specialties cover a broad spectrum, including Big Data, security, open source, agile, domain driven design, Pattern-Oriented Software Architecture, Internet of Things, and more. The thread that connects these five people is that they are part of the small army of experts that will be presenting at the 2018 Jfokus Developers Conference, February 5-7, 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden. This program was recorded on...

Podcast: Blockchain: Beyond Bitcoin

Blockchain originally gained attention thanks to its connection to Bitcoin. But blockchain has emerged from under the crypto-currency’s shadow to become a...

Blockchain originally gained attention thanks to its connection to Bitcoin. But blockchain has emerged from under the crypto-currency’s shadow to become a powerful trend in enterprise IT -- and something that should be on every developer's radar.  For this program we’ve assembled a panel of blockchain experts to discuss the technology's impact, examine some use cases, and offer suggestions for developers who want to learn more in order to take advantage of the opportunities...

Podcast: What's Hot? Tech Trends That Made a Real Difference in 2017

Innovation never sleeps, and tech trends come at you from every angle. That's business as usual in the software developer's world. In 2017, microservices,...

Innovation never sleeps, and tech trends come at you from every angle. That's business as usual in the software developer's world. In 2017, microservices, containers, chatbots, blockchain, IoT, and other trends drew lots of attention and conversation. But what trends and technologies penetrated the hype to make a real difference? In order to get a sense of what's happening on the street, we gathered a group of highly respected software developers, recognized leaders in the...

Podcast: Chatbot Development: First Steps and Lessons Learned - Part 2

The previous podcast featured a discussion of chatbot development with a panel of developers who were part of a program that provided early access to the Oracle...

The previous podcast featured a discussion of chatbot development with a panel of developers who were part of a program that provided early access to the Oracle Intelligent Bots platform available within the Mobile Cloud Service. In this podcast we continue the discussion of chatbot development with an entirely new panel of developers who also had the opportunity to work with that same Intelligent Bots beta release. Panelists Mia Urman, Peter Crew, and Christoph Reupprich...

Podcast: Chatbot Development, First Steps and Lessons Learned - Part 1

Amid the hype and discussion around chatbots, people are actually diving in and developing chatbot services.  Chabot development comes with a unique set of...

Amid the hype and discussion around chatbots, people are actually diving in and developing chatbot services.  Chabot development comes with a unique set of requirements and considerations that may prove challenging to those making their first excursion into this new breed of services. This podcast features a panel of developers who have been there, done that, and are willing to talk about it. The panelists for this program were part of a pilot program that provided early...

Podcast: Are Microservices and APIs Becoming SOA 2.0?

When I sent out a call for suggestions for podcast topics, one of the first to respond was Phil Wilkins, an Oracle ACE Associate and a senior consultant at...

When I sent out a call for suggestions for podcast topics, one of the first to respond was Phil Wilkins, an Oracle ACE Associate and a senior consultant at Capgemini specializing in iPaaS. Among the list of topics Phil sent is the title you see above. The panel for this program, which includes Phil, of course, tackles that question, discusses whether monolithic applications are really an anti-pattern, and also covers polyglot microservices, governance, and other issues. So,...