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Video: Embedded Systems: From the Point of View of a Web Developer

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.

Video: How to Add a Block to a Blockchain

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.

Video: Web3 (And Why We Care)

Web3 is a topic that often leads to more questions than answers. What tools and technologies are considered part of this ecosystem? How do they...more.

Video: 100 Percent Test Coverage

Software testing may form the bedrock of quality software, but most teams find that quality is more important than quantity in their test suites. Not...more.

Video: How to Write Data Transformations With Clean Code

Data scientists are not primarily concerned with software, but poor code quality can quickly place limits on what their models can do. As they repeatedly...more.

Video: How To Get Started With Functional Programming and Elixir

Whereas object-oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming were once seen as two distinct paradigms, the increasing popularity of React Function Components has helped break down...more.

Video: How to Build Video Games With Rust

Rust is one of Stack Overflow’s most loved languages, but the hype cycle of new programming languages has rarely resonated with video game developers. Although...more.

Video: How to Write in React by Starting with Dependency Injection

React is gaining popularity because it’s so easy to work with. As a declarative language, it works like a factory for building UI components —...more.

Video: Understanding Queuing Theory and Software Performance

What do McDonald’s drive-thru lines, highway on-ramp metering lights, and stadium beer service all have in common with software? They’re all bound to the same...more.

Video: Managing Dependencies on the Front End

Modern front-end development is a cornucopia of options and architectural strategies. A development team must survey the landscape and assemble a bespoke toolchain from the...more.

Video: How Developers Can Contribute to the Ethical Tech Paradigm Shift

Fasten your seatbelts! Because while many of us were raised during a generation of “click-it-or-ticket” public awareness campaigns, the true story of how seat belts...more.

Reid Draper on property-based testing and test.check

Late last year, Reid Draper came to 8th Light University to give a keynote presentation on property-based testing in Clojure. Reid is a software developer...more.

A one-day visit at 8th Light

In early October, Markus Gärtner visited 8th Light's Chicago office to give a presentation on "Testing With A Stranger" for an 8th Light University event....more.

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