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[QCon Events] Hi {NAME}, As senior software developers, we seek insights to elevate our work. Our [2024 practitioner-curated conferences]( bring together innovative software practitioners to help you: - Learn actionable strategies from experienced practitioners. - Discover the new tech trends and what should be on your radar. - Connect with peers to discuss shared challenges. - Bring back valuable insights and tools back to your team. "I love the variety of topics. It is my annual recap of the technology industry and helps me keep up with what the industry considers modern and state-of-the-art. And mostly, I like the fact that people are open about sharing both their successes and failures." Nikhil Mohan, Senior MTS/ Engineering @Salesforce Mark your calendars and prepare to bring actionable takeaways to evolve your patterns and practices back to your team. We look forward to seeing you at one of our upcoming conferences: - [InfoQ Dev Summit Boston](, June 24-25, 2024 - [InfoQ Dev Summit Munich](, September 26-27, 2024 - [QCon San Francisco](, November 18-20, Training days 21-22, 2024 Should you have any questions or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact our team at info@qconferences.com. [Dio Synodinos] Dio Synodinos | President C4Media, creators of InfoQ & QCon 5 Talks Not to Miss at InfoQ Dev Summit Boston At [InfoQ Dev Summit Boston]( (June 24-25), we’ve invited 22 senior software developers pushing the boundaries to share best practices and implementable ideas to help you solve current dev challenges. Some highlight talks are: [Reducing Developer Overload - Offloading Auth, Policy, and Resilience to the Platform]( [Christian Posta](, Global Field CTO @Solo.io, shares how to free up developer time from the heavy lifting of networking in APIs and microservices. This talk will cover the costs and challenges of non-functional requirements and how Istio's tools, including the new sidecar-less mode, simplify security, observability, and resilience. [How We Created a High-Scale Notification System at Duolingo That Delivered Millions of Messages Within Seconds During a Super Bowl Commercial Break]( In this talk, [Zhen Zhou](, Software Engineer at @Duolingo, shares how to create a robust, on-demand system capable of reaching millions in seconds - especially for post-ad spikes. Let’s learn about robust system designs, cloud management, and tackling reliability with their unique "zombie mode". [Best Practices to Secure Web Applications]( In this presentation, [Loiane Groner](, Development Manager @Citibank, will delve into the essential neglected aspects of securing your applications. Loiane Groner will cover best practices for secure coding, meticulous input validation techniques, the importance of strategic error handling and logging, how to manage file uploads safely, and much more. [Strangler Things: How To De-Risk Legacy Code Migrations]( In this talk, [Shawna Martell](, Senior Staff Engineer @Carta, shares how the Strangler Fig pattern can streamline your software updates with zero downtime. She will break down a Carta case study to show you how they successfully migrated from a monolith with no customer impact. [Remixing the CarGurus Front-End Experience]( It’s easy to pick a front-end framework because it’s popular and well-supported, but is it really the best choice for your particular set of challenges? [Alex Shopov](, Principal Software Engineer @CarGurus, 20+ Years of Software Development Experience, shares how CarGurus held a bake-off to decide which framework would best support the needs of their evolving application ecosystem. Register for InfoQ Dev Summit Boston [Book tickets]( Only a few tickets left at this price! What’s New at InfoQ Dev Summit Munich We have confirmed 13 out of 22 speakers for [InfoQ Dev Summit Munich]( (September 26-27). Confirmed speakers include: - [Gunnar Morling](, Senior Staff Software Engineer @Decodableco - [Sebastiano Galazzo](, CTO @Synapsia AI, Winner of Three AI Awards, 25 Years Working in AI and ML - [Olalekan Elesin](, Engineering Director @HRS Group & AWS Machine Learning Hero - [Anahit Pogosova](, Lead Cloud Software Engineer @Solita - [Kennedy Torkura](, CTO/Co-Founder @Mitigant, A Pioneer of Security Chaos Engineering, Instigator of Cyber Resilience Engineering & Threat-Informed Defense - [Santosh Yadav](, Senior Software Engineer @Celonis, Co-Founder of This is Learning, a GDE for Angular, GitHub Star, and Nx Champion - [And many more](. These senior software developers will share practical insights on 20 critical dev priorities. Talks include: [Taking LLMs out of the Black Box - A Practical Guide to Human-in-the-Loop Distillation by Ines Montani]( by [Ines Montani](, Co-Founder & CEO @Explosion, Core Developer of spaCy: Learn how to harness the power of Large Language Models efficiently and ethically, while exploring practical ways to integrate state-of-the-art models into your workflows, distill their knowledge into manageable components, and maintain data privacy and transparency. [Comprehensive Approaches to Software Supply Chain Security]( by [Mykhailo Brodskyi](, Principal Software Architect @PagoNxt, Member of the Architecture Board and the Global Enterprise Architecture, Previously @Hilti and @GlobalLogic: Discover how regulatory frameworks influence architecture and learn about the best practices for compliance and data security. Whether you're in FinTech or not, gain valuable insights on enhancing system security, identifying vulnerabilities early, and implementing robust security measures. [1BRC–Nerd Sniping the Java Community]( by [Gunnar Morling](, Senior Staff Software Engineer @Decodableco: Let’s explore the "One Billion Row Challenge". Unravel how to efficiently process a 13 GB CSV file with 1 billion rows in under two seconds and learn about parallelization, optimized parsing with SIMD & SWAR, and innovative map implementations. [Efficient DevSecOps Workflows With a Little Help From AI]( by [Michael Friedrich](, Senior Developer Advocate @GitLab: Let’s open the DevSecOps lifecycle: Which is the most inefficient task you spend a lot of time on? This talk dives into practical AI workflows, including custom LLMs, retrieval augmented generation (RAG), and AI agents, while exploring how to implement AI guardrails and measure their impact on your DevSecOps processes. [Explore the full schedule.]( Register for InfoQ Dev Summit Munich [Book tickets]( Early bird prices until June 18 🚀 Dive into the QCon San Francisco tracks The [12 technical tracks]( for QCon San Francisco (November 18-22) have been finalized and will feature 60 technical talks spaced over 3 days. Take a look at what you will be learning this year at QCon San Francisco: [Architectures You've Always Wondered About]( This track will explore real-world examples of innovative companies pushing the limits with modern software systems. Speakers will share their stories of how they have scaled their systems to handle massive amounts of traffic, data, and complexity. [Thomas Betts] Track Host: Thomas Betts Laureate Application Architect @Blackbaud, Lead Editor for Architecture & Design @InfoQ [Architectural Evolution]( Technology is evolving faster than ever - and it is time to re-evaluate the trends we may have previously taken for granted. This track highlights key trends, including those where the pendulum may be swinging in the other direction. [Programming Languages and Paradigms for the Next Decade]( This track offers a deep dive into innovative programming languages, language features, cutting-edge programming models, and paradigm shifts that aid in making code more efficient, safe, and maintainable. [Sociotechnical Resilience]( Explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping traditional leadership models and the skills required for engineering leaders to effectively guide teams in the age of AI. [Explore all 12 tracks.]( In addition to the 3-day conference, you can join one-day, or two-days of [practical hands-on training]( where you can deep-dive into specific topics and learn in an intimate setting. Tentative topics include: - Building Modern Data Analytics - Success Patterns for Fast Flow and Team Topologies - Securing Modern Software - Architecting Scalable APIs - AI Engineering: Building Generative AI Apps - [And more.]( [Book your training days for under $920](! Training-only tickets are available. Training tickets are refundable until September 23, 2024. Register for QCon San Francisco. [Book tickets]( Early bird prices until May 21 Upcoming InfoQ and QCon events [InfoQ Dev Summit Boston]( Jun 24-25, 2024 [Contact](mailto:info@devsummit.infoq.com) [Last chance to join. 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