More than 20 years since his first job supporting desktop computers at a bank (“basically the digital equivalent of the mail room”), Jeff describes his...more.

We pride ourselves on being polyglots at 8th Light, and I learn something new from every new language and paradigm I try. If you’re a...more.

Every software system is built on top of a towering stack of abstractions. It’s an unavoidable arrangement if we ever want to deliver working software....more.

Building a Golang project from scratch requires making some important decisions that will shape the future of the project, providing a scaffolding for yourself and...more.

"If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it is a duck" Go interfaces are satisfied by any type which has the...more.

Every software project presents an opportunity to learn something new. This is one of the most common reasons we hear when someone joins the industry,...more.

Although software is increasingly built to be deployed, maintained, and scaled in the cloud, physical products still require solutions embedded into their hardware. These sensors...more.

Sunny Patel was three years into a successful financial services career when he felt himself tugged in another direction. He saw a glimpse into his...more.

8th Light’s commitment to continual learning and sharing shows up in many different ways, but perhaps none are more celebrated than miniConf: a one-day, single-track...more.

How do machines see photos? Storing, sorting, and displaying image files are all fairly basic operations; but what if we ask a computer to reverse...more.

Are you having a hard time remembering that one Git command? Or maybe you need new nursery rhymes to read the kids before bed? If...more.

One of the biggest challenges companies have managing their software is the ever growing complexity from growth. As your business grows, you need to actively...more.

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...more.

Decentralized computer networks aren’t new, but they haven’t been able to gain traction in enterprise-scale use cases because of some basic tradeoffs in their architecture....more.

At 8th Light, we want all candidates to feel welcomed, confident, and ready to showcase their craft potential and capabilities. This post will provide an...more.