System Architecture and Design

Presenters Kostis Kapelonis Source GitOpsCon NA 2025 🚀 Scaling GitOps: Mastering Argo CD Application Sets for Multi-Cluster Management In the world of Kubernetes, Argo CD has earned its reputation as a premier CNCF project. While its sleek UI is often the “hook” that helps developers visualize resource dependencies and finally understand their clusters, the real magic happens under the hood. According to Kostis, a Developer Advocate at Octopus Deploy and a core member of the Argo team, moving from a hobbyist homelab to a battle-hardened production environment requires a shift in strategy. The secret weapon? Application Sets. ...

Presenters Shahar Shporer Source GitOpsCon NA 2025 🚀 From Chaos to Collaboration: A Hospital’s GitOps Transformation & the Human Factor 🏥 Let’s face it: adopting new technologies is rarely just about the tech. It’s about people. Shahar, a DevOps Architect and Platform Engineer at Sheba Hospital, shared a fantastic story at the conference about their journey to GitOps – and it was a masterclass in navigating the human side of change. This isn’t just a tale of Argo CD and Flux; it’s a story of empathy, enablement, and understanding the “archetypes” of resistance. ...

Presenters Simon Peyton Jones Chelsea Troy Source GOTO podcast Beyond the Code: Unlocking Computational Thinking with Concrete Problems & the Power of Functional Programming 🚀💡 Ever feel like learning computer science is like trying to drink from a firehose of abstract concepts? You’re not alone! In a recent insightful conversation, tech luminary Simon Peyton Jones shared his journey and profound insights into the world of computing education. Hosted by Chelsea Troy, this discussion paints a vivid picture of how we can make learning programming not just effective, but truly exciting, even in the age of AI. ...

Presenters Vivek Yadav Source InfoQ podcast Stripe’s Secret Weapon: How Apache Spark Fuels Bulletproof Payment Systems 🚀 Ever wondered how companies like Stripe, which handle a mind-boggling amount of financial transactions every second, ensure their systems are absolutely rock-solid? It’s not just about clever coding; it’s about innovative testing strategies that go above and beyond. In a recent illuminating presentation, Vivek Yadav, an Engineering Manager at Stripe, pulled back the curtain on a rather unconventional yet incredibly effective use of Apache Spark – not for its usual analytical wizardry, but for something far more critical: large-scale regression testing and “what-if” scenario analysis for their core payment systems. Prepare to be amazed as we dive into how Stripe is leveraging this powerful tool to achieve unparalleled system integrity. ...

Presenters Andrew Harmel-Law Marit van Dijk Source GOTO podcast From Ivory Towers to Collaborative Ecosystems: Building Habitable Software in the Age of Autonomy 🚀 Remember the days of the lone wolf architect, dictating every line of code from a secluded ivory tower? Those days are so last decade. In today’s fast-paced tech world, where CI/CD and TDD are the norm, that centralized, top-down approach is less of a blueprint and more of a bottleneck. The exciting news? We’re witnessing a fundamental shift towards facilitating software architecture, empowering teams, and making architectural decisions a truly collaborative affair. 🤝 ...