InfoQ Courses

Why Software Development Sucks and 7 Mental Models to Help Fix It

Discover 7 mental models and a 4-step framework to overcome software delivery struggles by identifying bottlenecks, balancing work types, and investing 20-30% effort in team improvement.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Why 99% of AI Products Fail - A CTO's Hard-Won Lessons

Uncover why most AI products fail through a CTO's 30-year experience, revealing critical mistakes by major companies and practical lessons for building resilient production AI systems.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Architect's Dilemma - Tech-First vs. Human-Centered Design

Discover how to build genuinely impactful products by balancing technical excellence with human-centered design principles in AI and emerging technologies.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Using Brain Science to Communicate and Lead Technical Teams Effectively

Discover how brain science and emotional intelligence enhance communication, conflict management, and team building for engineers and technical leaders.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

GenAI at Scale - Red Hat CTO's $1M to $500/Mo Cost Secret

Discover how to slash LLM deployment costs from $1M to $500/month using production-proven strategies and open-source tools to overcome the latency-accuracy-cost trade-off triangle.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Building Engineering Culture Through Autonomy and Ownership

Discover how to build and scale engineering culture through autonomous teams, ownership mentality, feature flags, and strategic hiring practices for organizational growth.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Rust + Serverless - The High-Performance Myth EXPOSED

Uncover why Rust excels in serverless computing on AWS Lambda, debunking cold start myths while demonstrating superior performance and cost savings through real-world examples.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Five Steps to Building a Personal Brand for Elevating Your Influence

Master essential strategies for building an impactful personal brand, from defining your unique value proposition to expanding your influence and creating meaningful professional opportunities.

• YouTube
• 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Production Comes First - An Outside-In Approach to Building Microservices

Discover how outside-in testing and observability techniques enhance microservices development, making applications easier to debug locally while ensuring production-ready performance.

• YouTube
• 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Curating a Developer Experience - A Hands-On Guide for Platform Engineers

Discover practical strategies for building and improving developer experiences through real-world project insights, feedback collection methods, and implementation techniques for platform engineering teams.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Sidecar-Less vs Sidecars: Choosing the Right Architecture for Istio Service Mesh Applications

Explore the strategic choices between sidecar and sidecar-less implementations in Istio Service Mesh, including migration paths, data plane options, and key implementation considerations.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Productivity Paradox - Why "More Work" Kills Creativity and Code Quality

Discover why traditional productivity metrics harm creativity and code quality, plus learn the science behind effective downtime for better problem-solving in software development.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Productivity Through Play - Why Messing Around Makes Better Software Engineers

Discover how playful experimentation and "messing around" enhances software engineering productivity, problem-solving skills, and creativity in modern development practices.

• YouTube
• 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Legacy Code - Why Success Creates Your Biggest Tech Debt

Discover why legacy systems are inevitable byproducts of success and learn practical strategies to transform technical debt into assets for continuous innovation and growth.

• YouTube
• 37 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Ditch YAML Hell - Apple's Pkl Redefines Config as Code

Discover Apple's Pkl programming language that eliminates YAML configuration headaches with type-safe, scalable alternatives for complex system management.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video