Programming Language

Presenters Matt Godbolt Daniel Kusswurm Source GOTO podcast Unleashing the Beast Within: Why x86 Assembly and SIMD Still Reign Supreme in C++ 🚀 Ever feel like your C++ code is leaving performance on the table? You’re not alone! In a recent deep dive on the GoTo Podcast’s “Book Club,” host Matt Godbolt sat down with Dan Cusworm, author of “Modern x86 Assembly,” to unravel the secrets of unlocking peak performance. The star of the show? The enduring power of x86 assembly language, especially when supercharged with SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data) extensions. Forget the notion that assembly is dead; it’s more relevant than ever for tackling those gnarly performance bottlenecks. 💡 ...

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! ✨ ...

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. ...

Presenters Ahmet Soormally Source apidays Paris 2025 🚀 GraphQL, LLMs, and MCP: Supercharging Your AI-Powered APIs ✨ The future of AI is here, and it’s powered by Large Language Models (LLMs). But connecting these powerful models to your existing systems isn’t as straightforward as you might think. At a recent presentation, Alex Somali, Principal Solutions Engineer at Wonderraph, laid out a compelling case for a powerful combination: GraphQL, LLMs, and Model Context Protocol (MCPs). Let’s dive in and see how this trio can unlock a new level of AI-powered API capabilities. ...

Presenters Ryan Day Source apidays Paris 2025 🚀 Generative AI & APIs: Your Key to Unlocking Real-World Impact 💡 Generative AI is everywhere, and it’s changing the game for data scientists and software engineers. But simply understanding the models themselves isn’t enough. According to Ran, a leading voice in the field, “to succeed in AI, first master APIs.” This presentation dives deep into how generative AI is interacting with APIs and what skills you need to thrive in this exciting new landscape. Let’s break it down! ...