The InfoQ Podcast AI, Rust, and Resilience: Key Software Trends Seen by the QCon San Francisco 2024 Program Committee
Oct 7, 2024
Hyun Liu, a leader of the ML platform team at Zoox, and Erin Doyle, a staff engineer at Lobb, dive into pivotal software trends shaping the industry. They discuss the rise of Generative AI and machine learning, emphasizing their integration into engineering practices. The conversation also highlights the growing importance of communication skills, programming language trends like Rust, and hardware awareness for optimizing software. Their excitement for the upcoming QCon San Francisco conference and its focus on socio-technical resilience is palpable!
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Generative AI's Impact
- Generative AI is a major trend, impacting software development broadly.
- QCon San Francisco 2024 features dedicated tracks on Generative AI in Production and foundational insights for software engineers.
Learning from Practitioners
- QCon aims to share knowledge from experienced practitioners.
- Attend sessions for practical advice and to learn from others' production experiences.
ML and Big Data Integration
- Machine learning and big data are no longer afterthoughts.
- They're becoming core to systems, influencing architecture and development practices.