Coding Over Cocktails

ThoughtWorks Director and Software Architect Neal Ford sheds light on how polyglot programming has paved the way towards more efficient software development. He explains how polyglot also extends the capabilities of developers operating in low-code environments, allowing them to build complex applications while addressing the most difficult parts of building software.

MongoDB Developer Advocate Joe Karlsson delves into the benefits and common misconceptions about NoSQL, its comparison with SQL databases, and where the trend is going with both databases.

Deloitte Consulting Managing Director Mike Kavis focuses on the human side of digital transformation rather than technology. He talks about the organizational mindset that is needed to ensure a smooth transition to the cloud.

Deloitte Consulting Chief Cloud Strategy Officer David Linthicum joins us in tackling how enterprises balance the demands of the cloud and legacy systems; analyzing your company’s capabilities of going cloud-native; and the future of the cloud.

Internationally known author and speaker Mike Amundsen discusses the advantages of having an API-first design and how great APIs relate to microservices in breaking down the traditional monolithic application design.

Check out his latest book "Design and Build Great WebAPIs" here: https://pragprog.com/titles/maapis/design-and-build-great-web-apis/

Zip Engineering Manager Rahul Rai talks about the advantages and challenges of implementing a microservices architecture and how organizations can develop a strategy to further maximize the benefits of microservices.

DaedTech LLC founder and Hit Subscribe CEO and co-founder Erik Dietrich discusses how modern enterprises can innovate by giving more independence to software engineers and the challenges that companies are facing when they decide to undergo digital transformation.

In this inaugural episode of Coding Over Cocktails, we discover TORO Cloud’s early beginnings, how the story began, how the founder & CEO of TORO Cloud developed a passion for making enterprise-class software accessible and the solutions that TORO Cloud provides.

With the proliferation of APIs, taking an "API-First approach" becomes a more thoughtful, more customer-orientated approach. Martini Product Architect Vivien Jovet joins us in this episode to discuss the benefits of the API-First design methodology, as well as delve into how APIs can help streamline the application development and deployment.

Due to lockdowns and social distancing protocols implemented to keep people safe during the pandemic, remote working is now considered the new normal. Enterprises have had to respond by utilizing new technologies to continue their operations; that is, if said operations are even possible. Now more than ever, digital transformation is crucial to ensure the continuation of business. In this episode, API thought leader and tech writer Amancio Bouza joins us as we answer those questions. He talks about the ways digital transformation is being fast-tracked during the pandemic and how it’s becoming an essential factor in keeping businesses relevant.