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Sam Procter of the SEI discusses architecture design languages, specifically Architecture Analysis and Design Language, and how we can leverage the formal modeling process to improve the security of our application design and improve applications overall.

Ryan Singer on Basecamp's "Shape Up" software development process. Basecamp has ditched the backlog and 2-week sprint in favor of solution "shaping" and strategic 6-week projects, using tools like scope mapping, checklists, and hill charts to understand and reduce risk.

Bob Kepford discusses Decoupled CMS. Many CMS practitioners are adopting a decoupled approach to improve scale, allow for more specialized roles, and to separate data collection from delivery. Host Jeff Doolittle spoke with Kepford about what makes a Decoupled CMS different.

Abhinav Asthana, CEO of Postman, dives into the fascinating world of API design and testing. He highlights the crucial role of public APIs in modern software, discussing various types and when to implement them. Abhinav sheds light on effective design patterns, emphasizing the importance of API schemas and user-centric documentation. Tools like Swagger and Postman are explored for enhancing API development and collaboration. He shares best practices for error handling and maintaining documentation consistency, wrapping up with a nod to Stripe as a standout example.

WebRTC provides real time video and audio streaming capabilities to applications. Spencer Dixon explains the different parts of WebRTC and how they used it to build a pair programming application.

Evan Gilman and Doug Barth, authors of Zero-Trust Networks: building secure systems in untrusted networks discuss zero-trust networks.

Boris Cherny, author of Programming TypeScript and a software engineer at Facebook, dives deep into how TypeScript can revolutionize JavaScript projects. He discusses the advantages of gradual typing and structural typing, emphasizing their importance in managing larger codebases. The conversation highlights TypeScript's type safety features and its seamless integration with popular frameworks like React and Angular. Listeners will learn how TypeScript enhances JSON handling and reduces type errors, paving the way for cleaner, more reliable code.

Neil Madden, author of the API Security in Action book discusses the key requirements needed to secure an API, the risks to consider, models to follow and which task is the most important.

Michael Chan has been teaching React since 2013 and is the host of the React Podcast. He currently works at Ministry Centered Technologies as a Frontend Architect.

Josh Long, developer advocate at Pivotal, discusses using Spring Boot to efficiently develop production ready enterprise web applications. Josh talks about working with different databases, and developing and testing microservices using Spring Boot.