Collaborative Craft

Jun 15, 2023 — High-quality software is built by small, interdisciplinary teams aligned to a shared outcome. Teams that have a shared context, tight feedback loops, and free-flowing communication—attributes that are even more critical for a project with seemingly...

Apr 27, 2023 — On-prem hardware has an almost antiquated feel while serverless options promise reduced cost, greater scalability, and increased team productivity. But is that really the case? To find out, Jerome and Bill Wanjohi, principal crafters at 8th Light, dive...

Mar 23, 2023 — Low-code and no-code solutions can be convenient ways for teams to expand their capabilities within the happy-path use-cases, but what happens when it’s time to pivot and you need to add new software to your workflow? In this episode, Jerome talks with...

Feb 23, 2023 — Is all the hype surrounding machine learning truly warranted? Jerome unpacks the answer with 8th Light Principal Crafters Myles Megyesi and Pierce Edmiston. They get into the science behind the mystery, the value of data scientists and engineers...

Jan 19, 2023 — What’s possible today that was unthinkable a decade ago? Jerome talks with Brad Ediger, 8th Light's Head of Technology, about the state of data engineering—past, present, and future, taking the opportunity to scratch beneath the surface of Brad’s...

Mar 24, 2022 — A culture of learning is essential for the craft of software development. Paul Pagel, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of 8th Light, articulates how cultivating an educational environment and focusing on team composition increases productivity and engagement.

Feb 01, 2022 — Aaron Patterson, stalwart of the Ruby community and current Senior Staff Engineer at Shopify, introduces his latest project TenderJIT, discusses the connection between cheese-making and hardware development, and the value of feedback loops for hands-on...

Oct 14, 2021 — The speed of development in software engineering enables rapid innovation, but can also lead to ever-increasing complexity and opaque, fragile systems. On this week’s episode, Charity Majors, cofounder and CTO of honeycomb.io, discusses observability...

Sep 16, 2021 — Coraline Ehmke’s path to the tech industry was non-traditional. It took someone to turn the key for her to find the community that she sought. 25 years later, Coraline is still in the tech industry and has been open about her experience as a trans...

Sep 02, 2021 — Machine learning is only as good as the humans who create the program. Even machines have biases. Hana Lee is a Principal Software Crafter at 8th Light. On this week’s edition of Collaborative Craft, Hana discusses her life in academia, the case for...