A panel discussion with Spring Framework creator Rod Johnson and veteran Arjen Poutsma, moderated by Trisha Gee. They discuss the evolution of Spring, the future of reactive programming in the age of virtual threads, their new AI agent framework Embabel, and the essential AI skills modern Java developers need to acquire.
CircleCI's Olaf Molenveld and AWS's Julian Wood explore the evolution of CI/CD, drawing parallels between managing production code and the 'factory' that builds it. They cover the shift to microservices pipelines, optimization strategies, platform engineering trends, and how AI is set to reshape DevOps by acting as an expert system for developers.
Authors Martin Štefanko and Jan Martiška discuss their book "Quarkus in Action," detailing the framework's powerful developer experience, the trade-offs between JVM and native compilation, and its cloud-native capabilities. They explore the book's structure, which guides readers through building a complex microservices application to showcase over 29 different extensions, from REST and gRPC to reactive messaging and cloud deployment.
Legacy code isn't just old; it's a treasure trove of lost business knowledge. Alessandro Colla and Alberto Acerbis, authors of 'Domain-Driven Refactoring,' argue for a business-first approach to modernization. They explain how to rediscover the 'why' behind your system using Domain-Driven Design, treating the monolith not as something to be destroyed, but as a block of marble from which a well-structured solution can be carefully carved.
Ben Smith and James Beswick explore the evolution of modern software architecture, discussing the critical role of workflow services in managing distributed systems, the trade-offs between microservices and monoliths, and the power of plugin architectures.
Augusto Marietti, CEO of Kong, shares his remarkable founder story, from arriving in the US with $600 to building a category-leading API infrastructure company. He details the seven-year struggle of the initial company, Mashape, the critical pivot to open-sourcing their internal API engine which became Kong, and the explosive growth that followed. Marietti also provides his vision for the future, where APIs serve as the essential connectivity layer for a new generation of AI agents, transforming how machines interact with the internet.