In recent years, we have noticed high reluctance towards MySQL claiming that it is not scalable, however, the names of tech giants like Twitter and Facebook in list of MySQL customers raise suspicion. MySQL has been criticized for being hard to scale, and sometimes that’s true, but usually you can make MySQL scale well if…

Over the past couple of years, several professionals and teams have started to utilize serverless and container concepts and techniques to design and build scalable, low cost, and maintainable applications. Understanding the concepts alone will not guarantee success especially when dealing with modern complex requirements involving Machine Learning and Data Engineering. It is critical that…

We all value good product docs, but writing them is another story. The pressure to launch the product does not leave you time for taking care of documentation. And when there is time, you don’t feel productive since you know they might become outdated as soon as there is a new version of the software.In…

Guido van Rossum is Python’s creator. He is Dutch, but lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Until July 2018 he was Python’s BDFL (Benevolent Dictator For Life), and he is still deeply involved in the Python community (especially in the area of language design). Until October 2019 he was a Principal Engineer at Dropbox….

< Jean F. Queralt > Jean F. Queralt is the Founder and CEO of The IO Foundation, a nonprofit advocating for Data-Centric Digital Rights. For too long, he had been disturbed by the level of intrusion that information and communication technologies have in the personal lives of citizens and societies at large. With a full…

Faezrah Rizalman Faezrah Rizalman is a software engineer and the founder of Rambutan Code Academy, the first coding school in Malaysian Borneo. Her goal is to provide a fast-track route into the technology industry for Malaysian youth living in Borneo, especially in Sabah. She is passionate about mentoring people who want to learn to code and…

Anmol Krishan Sachdeva Anmol is an International Tech Speaker, a Distinguished Guest Lecturer, and has represented India at many reputed International Hackathons. He is a Deep Learning Researcher and has around 8+ publications. Recently, Anmol helped organize EuroPython 2020, which was a huge success. He has done MSc in Advanced Computing from University of Bristol,…

Daren Tan Daren is a full-stack generalist and data scientist. Avidly passionate on combining data, design and development onto solving real-life problems. Prior to his current role, he worked as a freelance developer/consultant for multiple startups around Asia for 3 years bringing ideas to life. A serial hackathon winner with a cumulative total of 6…