AI-Driven Development with Olivia McVicker

Presenters Thomas Betts Olivia McVicker Source InfoQ podcast Beyond Code Completion: Your AI Teammate is Here to Transform Software Development 🚀 Ever felt like you’re spending too much time on the mundane, when your brain is itching to tackle truly hard problems? What if AI could be more than just a smart autocomplete, evolving into a genuine collaborator in your daily development? That’s exactly the future Microsoft Senior Cloud Advocate Olivia McVicker and InfoQ’s Thomas Betts explored in a fascinating discussion. They dove deep into the transformative shift towards AI-driven software development, moving far beyond mere assistance to a world where AI is an integral teammate. This isn’t just about tweaking tools; it’s about redefining developer roles and reshaping the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). ...

January 19, 2026 · 6 min

Somtochi Onyekwere on Distributed Data Systems, Eventual Consistency and CRDTs

Presenters Somtochi Onyekwere Source InfoQ podcast Level Up Your Distributed Systems: Why Fly.io is Betting on Speed with corrosion and CRDTs! 🚀 Hey tech enthusiasts! Ever found yourself staring at a loading spinner, wishing your global application data could just… be there? You’re not alone! The world of distributed systems is constantly evolving, balancing the need for data consistency with the ever-present demand for blazing-fast performance. Recently, Sini Pinchala, InfoQ’s lead editor for the AIML and data engineering community, sat down with Samtochi, a brilliant software engineer from Fly.io, to dive deep into these very challenges and unveil some exciting advancements. Their discussion revolved around Fly.io’s innovative open-source distributed system, corrosion, and its fascinating reliance on eventual consistency and Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs). Get ready to have your mind expanded! ✨ ...

January 12, 2026 · 7 min

Apidays Paris 2025 - The Future of Integration: from API to Event Meshes [...]

Presenters Charles Huyghe Source apidays Paris 2025 🚀 Navigating the Integration Evolution: How to Prepare for AI-Powered Architectures 💡 The buzz around AI is undeniable. But before we can truly leverage its power, many organizations face a critical hurdle: integration. Charles, a seasoned integration expert, recently shared some invaluable insights on this journey at a recent tech conference, outlining the challenges and providing a practical roadmap for transitioning from legacy systems to modern, AI-ready architectures. Let’s dive in! ...

January 9, 2026 · 4 min

Apidays Paris 2025 - API as the powerful EA lighthouse for a Composable Information System.

Presenters Renaud Cleach Source apidays Paris 2025 🚀 Architecting for Composability: From CORBA to AI Agents 🤖 The IT landscape is changing fast. We’re moving beyond monolithic systems and complex integrations towards a future where applications are modular, flexible, and can be assembled like LEGO bricks. At a recent tech conference, a seasoned technical leader from Cooperative (a large French retailer cooperative, ranked fourth in France) shared their journey towards building a composable IT architecture – and the key to unlocking this future? APIs. ...

January 9, 2026 · 4 min

Apidays Paris 2025 - Reliable Kafka-Lambda Data Pipelines with AsyncAPI and Specmatic By Naresh Jain

Presenters Naresh Jain Source apidays Paris 2025 🚀 Taming the Lambda Beast: How Async API and Specmatic Can Save Your Kafka Data Pipelines 🛠️ Let’s face it: building and maintaining complex data pipelines, especially those leveraging Kafka and Lambda functions, can feel like wrangling a hydra. You add one function, and two more pop up with potential integration issues! Many companies find themselves managing a staggering 30-35 Lambda functions within their data pipelines – a recipe for debugging nightmares. Ever spent hours chasing a single error message that bounces around through multiple functions, developed by different teams, with no clear point of origin? Yeah, we’ve all been there. ...

January 9, 2026 · 4 min