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Development

Scaling Challenges: Productivity, Cost Efficiency, and Microservice Management

The main objective of this article is to delve into the technical complexities and strategic adjustments undertaken by Trainline. By examining challenges such as managing peak transaction volumes and orchestrating microservice architectures, we aim to uncover the valuable lessons learned and insights gained from Trainline's journey through the dynamic landscape of digital transportation platforms.

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Architecture & Design

Cell-Based Architecture

Cell-based architecture is a resiliency and fault tolerance pattern that has co-evolved with SOA and microservices. It builds on the bulkhead pattern to limit the blast radius in case of failures. The cell-based approach can also help organize large-scale microservice architectures into domain-bound service groups to promote high cohesion and loose coupling and help organizations scale.

AI, ML & Data Engineering

Developer Experience in the Age of Generative AI

The panelists discuss challenges developers face that interrupt the development flow, slow things down, the tools available to help, and how to use AI-powered programming assistants to help.

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Culture & Methods

Managing Staff+ Engineers: Opportunities and Challenges

Adam Schirmacher discusses the “transparent umbrella” strategy, treating Staff+ engineers like senior engineers, handling mismatched IQ/EQ, leading without authority vs. lending authority.

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DevOps

Pulumi Adventures: How Python Empowered My Infrastructure beyond YAML

Adora Nwodo discusses her journey from backend software engineering into the realm of DevOps, exploring how Pulumi became the pivotal tool that empowered her transition.