Every software project worth doing comes with risks. Your ability to respond to those risks depends on how prepared you are. Different risks warrant different...more.
The 8th Light University Archives Series features engaging, innovative talks featuring 8th Light designers and developers sharing their insights and knowledge. Join as we cultivate...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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.