Collaborative Craft navigates the ins and outs of software design and development. Host Jerome Goodrich is joined by fellow software, design, and technology professionals to discuss their ambitious project work and gain an understanding of the ever-shifting craft of software.
As a consultant at 8th Light, Jerome has visibility into how different organizations — big, small, young, and old — navigate their technological challenges and transformations. Throughout this series, he dives into detailed and personal stories to uncover hidden complexities and discover how systems really work, and how companies really get things done.
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Collaborative Craft navigates the ins and outs of software design and development. Host Jerome Goodrich is joined by fellow software, design, and technology professionals to discuss their ambitious project work and gain an understanding of the ever-shifting craft of software.
As a consultant at 8th Light, Jerome has visibility into how different organizations — big, small, young, and old — navigate their technological challenges and transformations. Throughout this series, he dives into detailed and personal stories to uncover hidden complexities and discover how systems really work, and how companies really get things done.
Learn more about 8th Light at www.8thlight.com
On-prem hardware has an almost antiquated feel while serverless options promise reduced cost, greater scalability, and increased team productivity. But is that really the case? To find out, Jerome and Bill Wanjohi, principal crafters at 8th Light, dive into the technical foundations of serverless architectures, explore the unintended consequences created, and ask, “Should we have just stopped with Docker containers?”
Low-code and no-code solutions can be convenient ways for teams to expand their capabilities within the happy-path use-cases, but what happens when it’s time to pivot and you need to add new software to your workflow? In this episode, Jerome talks with Jeff Ramnani, principal crafter at 8th Light, about rethinking assumptions about popular DevOps tools and considering downstream implications when making architectural decisions.
Is all the hype surrounding machine learning truly warranted? Jerome unpacks the answer with 8th Light Principal Crafters Myles Megyesi and Pierce Edmiston. They get into the science behind the mystery, the value of data scientists and engineers working side by side, and why all the usual best practices for quality code still apply.
What’s possible today that was unthinkable a decade ago? Jerome talks with Brad Ediger, 8th Light's Head of Technology, about the state of data engineering—past, present, and future, taking the opportunity to scratch beneath the surface of Brad’s notorious optimism.
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 environment and focusing on team composition increases productivity and engagement.
Aaron Patterson, stalwart of the Ruby community and current Senior Staff Engineer at Shopify, introduces his latest project TenderJIT, discusses the connection between cheese-making and hardware development, and the value of feedback loops for hands-on learning.
The speed of development in software engineering enables rapid innovation, but can also lead to ever-increasing complexity and opaque, fragile systems. On this week’s episode, Charity Majors, cofounder and CTO of honeycomb.io, discusses observability as a practical alternative to legacy tooling within modern distributed systems, as well as part of a fundamental shift in the practice of software development as a whole.
Coraline Ehmke’s path to the tech industry was non-traditional. It took someone to turn the key for her to find the community that she sought. 25 years later, Coraline is still in the tech industry and has been open about her experience as a trans person. Listen to this inspiring episode for Coraline’s insights on a life lived in tech.
Machine learning is only as good as the humans who create the program. Even machines have biases. Hana Lee is a Principal Software Crafter at 8th Light. On this week’s edition of Collaborative Craft, Hana discusses her life in academia, the case for creating cross-functional teams, and how to frame data problems for machine learning success. Tune in!
For a lot of programmers, their day job pays their bills while their side projects fuel their passion. UI programmer Kofi Gumbs sees his side projects as an opportunity to grow. Listen to the latest episode of Collaborative Craft as we talk about the importance of making design playful.
When we think of technology breaches, the image that comes to mind is of a nefarious hacker. For people that are the survivors of domestic violence and abuse, more often than not, people in their own lives are the perpetrators of these everyday issues of security. Our guest this week is Eva PenzeyMoog, the founder of The Inclusive Safety Project and the author of Design For Safety. Eva is on a mission to raise awareness about the interpersonal harm that can come from technology products and tell the stories of victims.
What is design? What makes a designer? Big questions require big answers and Thomas and Jerome found the most overqualified person they could: Jon Wettersten, Head of Design at 8th Light. In this inaugural episode, Jon discusses the Human Centered Design approach and makes the case that anyone can be a designer.
Collaborative Craft navigates the ins and outs of software design and development. Host Jerome Goodrich is joined by fellow software, design, and technology professionals to discuss their ambitious project work and gain an understanding of the ever-shifting craft of software.
As a consultant at 8th Light, Jerome has visibility into how different organizations — big, small, young, and old — navigate their technological challenges and transformations. Throughout this series, he dives into detailed and personal stories to uncover hidden complexities and discover how systems really work, and how companies really get things done.
Learn more about 8th Light at www.8thlight.com
