Coding Over Cocktails

Joining us in this episode is Kevlin Henney, the author of 97 Things Every Java Programmer Should Know, where he shares an overview of this collection of thoughts and pieces from different experts and champions in Java programming. He also sets the record straight on why programming languages, including Java, will never die.

In this episode of Cocktails, "The Evil Tester" Alan Richardson discusses how we can change our approach towards testing, as well as the important qualities that a good tester should have. He also talks about Agile Testing in relation to development, as well as various models on testing that we're seeing today.

"Identity Woman" and Self-Sovereign Identity expert Kaliya Young joins us on this episode and discusses the value of a self-sovereign identity on the internet and how it works. She also talks about identity management and why advocating for our digital selves is important.

Publicis Sapient Director of Technology and microservices expert Ronnie Mitra joins us in this episode to give some practical advise on how to get your microservice architecture up-and-running.

Nordic APIs' editor-in-chief Bill Doerrfeld joins us for a round and talks about how they help businesses make smart tech decisions by keeping an eye on emerging technologies and processes within the API space.

CIO and digital transformation thought leader Isaac Sacolick joins us in this episode and educates on what makes for a successful digital transformation - from adopting new technologies and the right business models, to addressing necessary changes needed in the organization.

Where exactly is the edge of the internet? Principal Technical Evangelist of F5 Lori MacVittie answers and discusses the principles of edge computing, its drivers for adoption, and how it works in real-world applications.

Will robots replace humans in the future? Futurum Research Founding Partner and Senior Analyst Shelly Kramer answers this and joins us for a discussion on Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and how a culture of automation benefits digital transformation strategies in a business.

ThoughtWorks' Director of Next Tech Incubation Zhamak Dehghani sits with us on this episode and talks about how she founded Data Mesh and the concepts behind it. She expounds on the decentralization and productization of data and discusses the importance of the discovery of new paradigm shifts in the industry.

Cloud computing and architecting expert Lee Atchison shares insights and techniques on how risk management and availability play integral roles in building and designing applications that scale.

API expert, author, and advisor at API University Matthias Biehl talks about OAuth and how implementing the protocol securely protects APIs as well as microservices.

Author of "Microservices Patterns" and Microservices.io creator Chris Richardson talks about the common antipatterns found in microservice architectures and discusses the decision-making process for their adoption.

Capital One API and Event Streaming Platforms Director Matthew Reinbold shares his thoughts on how API governance works and how its implementation can help better digital transformation strategies across organizations and industries.

Principal DevOps Architect at Codefresh and Google Developer Experts member Viktor Farcic talks about how Docker is deprecating, how he sees the current GitOps trends and how it's forging a more cloud agnostic future.

Developer Evangelist at Sematext.com Adnan Rahic explains the principles behind serverless computing, how it can be best implemented in infrastructures and how he sees its future in software development.

Flow proponent and cloud computing thought leader James Urquhart talks about how Flow Architecture will benefit the future of enterprise integration and discusses the concepts and technologies behind it.

API Evangelist and Postman Chief Evangelist Kin Lane talks about the OpenAPI specification, fostering collaborations between competing specifications and the importance of educating organizational leaders about APIs.

"Fundamentals of Software Architecture" co-author Mark Richards discusses the important concepts behind microservices, breaks down the challenges encountered with their implementation, and qualifies his stance on the non-existence of "best practices" in software architecture.

ThoughtWorks Director and Software Architect James Lewis talks about the dynamic concept and nature of microservices, and how its evolution shaped better standards for modern software development in organizations around the world.

Technology Sales Leader and Cloud - Social Influencer Ian Moyse explains how cloud adoption has driven the innovation of efficiently delivering the needed services of enterprises especially in the time of pandemic, how the cloud will affect future technologies, and how organizations can respond to the increasing security challenges brought by the rise of cloud adoption.

TORO Cloud's CEO and Founder David Brown and Software Architect Vivien Jovet talk about connectors, and how connectors are used as a way to facilitate connections with integration platforms.

We take you back to 2020 on how our company strived to address all the challenges we encountered in the past year while also detailing how we have created platforms to manage the digital transformation and integration of businesses.

Superface.ai Co-Founder and CTO Zdenek Nemec delves on how developers can establish autonomy for APIs, revolutionizing how businesses connect digitally.

Agile Fluency^® Project Consultant & Co-Founder James Shore discusses how agile evolved from early 2000s, what organizations need to focus on in terms of effectively adopting agile for software development, and why businesses need to remember the core idea of agile, being people-oriented instead of process-oriented.

Constellation Research VP & Principal Analyst Dion Hinchcliffe delves on what CIOs are prioritizing for 2021, the challenges and opportunities presented by remote working and the digital transformation efforts, initiatives, challenges, and tools that have emerged and will soon drive the IT industry and business into the future.

API Consultant and LaunchAny Founder James Higginbotham describes APIs as the “ultimate do-over solution for enterprise IT” and discusses how organizations can establish a formal API program.

ThoughtWorks Director and Software Architect Neal Ford delves on how polyglot enables developers to express their creativity, how it is a natural fit for microservices, and where low-code fits into all of this.

MongoDB Developer Advocate Joe Karlsson talks about NoSQL and SQL databases and the importance of choosing the right database for your organization as these can vary in architecture, functionality, and more.

Deloitte Consulting Managing Director Mike Kavis discusses how companies can successfully develop a cloud-adoption strategy and how they can address the challenges that are associated with utilizing the cloud.

Deloitte Consulting Chief Cloud Strategy Officer David Linthicum deciphers the evolution of cloud computing; how it has changed the way enterprises deploy IT.

Internationally known author and speaker Mike Amundsen discusses the advantages of having an API-first design and how great APIs relate to microservices in breaking down the traditional monolithic application design.

Engineering Manager and Zip Technical Team Lead Rahul Rai talks about the advantages and challenges of implementing a microservices architecture and how organizations can develop a strategy to further maximize the benefits of microservices.

DaedTech LLC founder and Hit Subscribe CEO and co-founder Erik Dietrich discusses how modern enterprises can innovate by giving more independence to software engineers and the challenges that companies are facing when they decide to undergo digital transformation.

Principal Consultant for IPT and API thought leader Amancio Bouza talks about how the pandemic is accelerating digital transformation, the struggles businesses are facing on remote working, and methods on how to overcome these challenges.

Martini Product Architect Vivien Jovet delves into the benefits of API-First Design Methodology and how it can streamline application development.

TORO Cloud CEO and Founder David Brown shares the journey of the company and the digital issues of enterprises it will tackle in the future.