In this episode we chat with Pat Kua, the seasoned industry veteran, public speaker, author and previous CTO at N26. We discuss the contents surrounding his book Building Evolutionary Architectures. Pat shares his strategies on keeping software

#8 Software Architecture with Bert Jan Schrijver

Sep 26th, 2021 1h

In this episode we explore the world of software design and architecture. Joining us today is co-founder and CTO of OpenValue, presenter and seasoned Software Architect Bert Jan Schrijver. The pragmatic and philosophical motivations for softwar

#7 Distributed Computation: Message Queues with RabbitMQ and Kafka

Aug 9th, 2021 1h 7m

In this episode, Phil and Regan discuss message queues as a pattern for scalable distributed software architectures. The two industry-grade message queues Kafka and RabbitMQ were explained and contrasted. A discussion is had over the merits and

#6 Novel Data Stores: Graph Databases and Graph Processing Systems

Jul 14th, 2021 1h 4m

In this episode Phil and Regan talk graph theory! From its foundations in mathematics and computer science all the way up to implementations in Graph Databases and Graph Processing Systems, graphs have remarkable degree of applicability in a di

#5 Models of Computation: Polyglot Virtual Machines and Unikernels

Jun 27th, 2021 1h 15m

In this episode, Phil and Regan discuss and contrast two strategies surrounding the runtime and deployment of applications. Through this, a discussion develops on the history of polyglot JVMs, and virtualisation more broadly. Both Regan and Phi

#4 Distributed Computation: Game Theory

Jun 6th, 2021 1h 1m

In this episode co-hosts Regan and Phil jump dive into a discussion around a branch of research whose important applicability to computer science is often overlooked: Game Theory. Game Theory is the study of optimal strategic decision making an

#3 Distributed Computation: Algorithmic Trading

May 23rd, 2021 1h 8m

Hello again! In this episode, we are switching gears to cover the exciting world of algorithmic trading. Phil and Regan discuss the advent of intelligent trading algorithms and how these affect the wider global economy. A few fundamental quanti

#2 Models of Computation: Logic Programming

May 9th, 2021 44m 12s

Welcome back! You will be happy to hear that this time we are equipped with much better audio recording equipment! In this episode Regan and Phil continue the inaugural series of Models of Computation with a dive into the paradigm of logic prog

#1 Models of Computation: Reactive Programming

Apr 27th, 2021 1h 7m

Welcome to Observable Stream, a podcast about technology, philosophy and science. In this episode, hosts Regan Koopmans and Philip Leonard talk reactive, functional and declarative programming paradigms. They also take a scenic detour into non-

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