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summaries of the latest blog articles from your favorite tech companies.
SoundCloudSoundCloud

A Pragmatic Approach to Tech Debt Reduction

A pragmatic, case-driven guide to identifying, prioritizing, and paying down tech debt through balanced actions - radical rewrites, targeted refactors, and measured test improvements that preserve delivery.

11/23/2018
SoundCloudSoundCloud

A Pragmatic Approach to Tech Debt Reduction

Practical guidance on identifying high-impact tech debt, avoiding the tipping point, and balancing radical rewrites, selective refactors, and improved testing to keep systems maintainable and deliverable.

11/23/2018
SoundCloudSoundCloud

Integration Testing for Memory Leaks

A discussion on integration testing techniques for identifying and preventing memory leaks in iOS applications.

11/23/2018
SoundCloudSoundCloud

A Pragmatic Approach to Tech Debt Reduction

A pragmatic approach to reducing tech debt and managing its impact on software development.

11/23/2018
OpenAIOpenAI

Spinning Up in Deep RL

A technical exploration of initializing an environment in Deep Reinforcement Learning.

11/8/2018
OpenAIOpenAI

Learning concepts with energy functions

Exploring the application of energy functions in learning various concepts

11/7/2018
OpenAIOpenAI

Plan online, learn offline: Efficient learning and exploration via model-based control

Enhancing learning and exploration through model-based control for offline efficiency

11/5/2018
SoundCloudSoundCloud

How We Develop New Features Using Offsites and Clean Architecture

SoundCloud’s iOS team accelerates feature delivery by pairing offsite workshops with a VIPER-driven clean architecture and a contract-focused collaboration workflow.

11/2/2018
SoundCloudSoundCloud

How We Develop New Features Using Offsites and Clean Architecture

A case study of evolving a legacy iOS app by embracing VIPER, offsite collaboration, and clean architecture to enable modular, scalable feature development.

11/2/2018
SoundCloudSoundCloud

How We Develop New Features Using Offsites and Clean Architecture

Developing new features in the SoundCloud iOS App using offsites and clean architecture.

11/2/2018
Ink and SwitchInk and Switch

Tablet Platform Showdown

Comparison of tablet platforms for research prototypes including Android, iPad, Surface, and Chrome OS

11/1/2018
Ink and SwitchInk and Switch

Slow Software

Understanding the concept of software speed and common reasons for slow performance.

11/1/2018