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Software is changing the world, and our mission is to help progressive software development teams adopt new technologies and practices. For over 18 years, InfoQ has guided senior software development teams with peer-validated, trustworthy insights in adopting new technologies and practices.

InfoQ shares the experiences of senior software developers gained using innovator and early adopter stage techniques and technologies with the wider industry. We carefully curate and peer-review everything we publish. We strongly believe that the high-quality insights offered by our editors and other contributors have the power to uplift entire communities, no matter what their native language.

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๐Ÿ‘€ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง #๐‰๐š๐ฏ๐šโ“ You should be.

The annual #InfoQ #TrendsReport is out! Key highlights:
โ€ข Adoption of ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐‰๐š๐ฏ๐š ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
โ€ข Evolution of frameworks like ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐‰๐š๐ค๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐š ๐„๐„, ๐๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐‡๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐๐จ๐ง & ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž

๐Ÿ“– ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: bit.ly/4aFc3xG

๐Ÿ’ช ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ! #StayAhead #StayInformed #SoftwareTrends

11 hours ago | [YT] | 1

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#SoftwareArchitects constantly navigate the tensions between Ideal & Pragmatic, Innovation & Stability, Speed & Safety.

This #InfoQ eMag offers perspectives to help you see your own challenges more clearly, along with patterns others have used successfully.

Most importantly, itโ€™s a reminder that the best architectures emerge when we stop pretending technology exists separately from the humans who build & use it.

โฌ‡๏ธ Free download: bit.ly/4iJRP7R

#SoftwareArchitecture #ArchitectureDecisionRecords #EventDrivenArchitecture #MicroFrontends #TechLeadership

3 days ago | [YT] | 0

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As #AI moves from proof-of-concept to production, the real challenges emerge - not just in model performance, but in ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ & ๐š๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

Developers are building delivery pipelines where AI ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐š๐๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ with human judgment. From MLOps to team culture, this shift is redefining software engineering.

๐Ÿ“˜ Explore the journey in this #InfoQ eMag!

โฌ‡๏ธ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ **๐…๐‘๐„๐„** ๐œ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ: bit.ly/435EjFi

#MLOps #LLMs #AIagents #SoftwareEngineering #SoftwareDevelopment #FreeDownload

1 month ago | [YT] | 3

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What's the most powerful thing a senior software leader can do?

According to QCon San Francisco 2025 Keynote Speaker Dan Fike, Principal Engineer & Deputy to the CTO @Carta, it's noticing when no one is calling the shots.

The goal of their keynote is to help attendees bring more intentionality to the small, quiet moments that become Hidden Decisions.

This is how you gain agency and build better systems, not by "calling the shots" yourself, but by observing the defaults.

๐Ÿ“บ Watch the Short for Dan's key takeaway:
youtube.com/shorts/XlxvH_rPwG...

๐Ÿ”‘ Learn how to lead with intentionality at QCon SF: qconsf.com/keynote/nov2025/hidden-decisions-you-doโ€ฆ

#QConSF #EngineeringLeadership #TechnicalLeadership #HiddenDecisions

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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Why does complexity keep building up in your software? ๐Ÿค”

QCon San Francisco 2025 Keynote Speaker Shawna Martell, Principal Software Engineer @Imprint, pinpoints the core challenge for developers and architects: The most consequential choices often feel like routine work, not decisions!

This lack of intentionality allows technical debt to accumulate and silently shapes your system's future.

๐Ÿ“บ Watch the Short for the full perspective: youtube.com/shorts/zGW5Div1lFI

๐Ÿ”‘ Learn how to tackle hidden decisions at QCon San Francisco 2025: qconsf.com/keynote/nov2025/hidden-decisions-you-doโ€ฆ

#QConSF #SoftwareArchitecture #TechnicalDebt #EngineeringLeadership #HiddenDecisions

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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๐Ÿ’ญ โ€œ๐‘พ๐’† ๐’”๐’†๐’†๐’Ž ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’•๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’”๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’”๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’‚๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’” ๐’…๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ #๐‘ซ๐’†๐’—๐‘ถ๐’‘๐’”โ€ฆ ๐‘ฐ'๐’Ž ๐’ˆ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’ ๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ #๐‘จ๐‘ฐ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’๐’”. ๐‘ฐ๐’ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•, ๐‘ฐ ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’Œ ๐’•๐’‰๐’‚๐’•'๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’„๐’Š๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐’‚๐’” ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’๐’๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’š ๐’˜๐’†'๐’“๐’† ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’…๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’—๐‘ถ๐’‘๐’” ๐’‚๐’” ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’˜๐’† ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’…๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ.โ€ โ€“ Matt Saunders, InfoQ Editor

Are AI tools helping us ๐จ๐ซ holding us back in DevOps? ๐Ÿค”

The latest ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ ๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ dives into this topic! Listen now: https://youtu.be/ZAXWFuJT5GQ

Whatโ€™s your take? Are we leaning too much on AI, or is it exposing gaps we didnโ€™t notice before? ๐Ÿ‘‡

1 month ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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Why is intentional decision-making critical for software leaders in 2026?

QCon San Francisco 2025 Keynote Speaker Dan Fike, Principal Engineer & Deputy to the CTO @Carta, highlights the problem with "going with the flow" in a fast-moving tech environment.

The faster technology moves, the easier it is to let Hidden Decisions quietly shape your architecture and culture. Learning to spot these is essential for modern technical leadership.

๐Ÿ“บ Watch the Short for Dan's perspective: youtube.com/shorts/wp3OPNAFeIA

๐Ÿ”‘ Get the full context on their QCon Keynote: qconsf.com/keynote/nov2025/hidden-decisions-you-doโ€ฆ

#QConSF #TechnicalLeadership #SoftwareArchitecture

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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Why do "good" technical decisions sometimes fail? ๐Ÿคฏ

QCon San Francisco 2025 Keynote Speaker Shawna Martell, Principal Software Engineer @Imprint, introduces the concept of "Hidden Decisions": the inertia, culture, and history that actually drive your software outcomes, regardless of your official documents.

If you're a senior engineer dealing with persistent technical debt, you need this perspective!

๐Ÿ“บ Watch the Short for the explanation: youtube.com/shorts/HFLVQmnu7OU

๐Ÿ”‘ Get the full context on their QCon Keynote: qconsf.com/keynote/nov2025/hidden-decisions-you-doโ€ฆ

#QConSF #SoftwareEngineering #HiddenDecisions #SeniorDev #TechCulture

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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๐‚๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง #๐‚๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & #๐ƒ๐ž๐ฏ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ฌ? So are we!

Dive into our annual #TrendsReport - a concise, opinionated overview of the topics we believe architects & technical leaders should prioritize to #StayAhead of the curve.

๐Ÿ”— bit.ly/4oyDVr3

๐Ÿ’ช ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ž๐๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ! #StayInformed #SoftwareTrends

#InfoQ #SoftwareTrends #PlatformEngineering #CloudNative #DevEx

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

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BIG NEWS! For years, you've asked for a better way to level up your architecture skills.

Today, we're thrilled to announce the InfoQ Certified Software Architect Program! ๐ŸŽ‰

We teamed up with Principal Solutions Architect Luca Mezzalira to create a program thatโ€™s:
โ€ข Hands-On: Learn by doing, not just by listening.
โ€ข Collaborative: Grow with a global cohort of your peers.
โ€ข Future-focused: Tackle the real-world challenges of AI and distributed systems.

Tired of figuring it all out alone? This is your chance to get a guided tour from one of the best in the industry.

Hear all about it directly from Luca in our official launch video. He explains the "why" behind the program and who it's for.

Check it out now! ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://youtu.be/VGgRcxy-Slk

2 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 0