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This blog is intended for software system engineers, architects and managers or people generally interested in development, testing and integration of software systems. It is part of profiq’s community effort that has the objective of sharing knowledge and ideas about software system integration, testing and development. In addition to this technical content, we share updates about life at profiq.

Deploying and Scaling Elixir Apps: Heroku vs Fly.io

Posted 8 months ago by Martin Dluhos

Phoenix is a popular Elixir web framework for building scalable, high-performance web applications. If you are building a large-scale Phoenix-based application platform, then you would most likely have a DevOps person or a DevOps team to deploy it in GCP or AWS with a Kubernetes orchestration engine. If you’re developing your app on your own […]

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MovingFast Tech Podcast #12: Senior Research Manager – Docker – Dr. Erika Noll Webb Discusses UX and the Importance of Personalizing the User Journey

Posted 8 months ago by Anke Corbin

When a user has a problem or an issue, it might seem logical to stop the conversation and immediately jump in with a solution. However, this can prevent us from truly understanding the customer’s needs and getting a broader view of the issue at hand. Active listening is an important component of any job – […]

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What do Startup Tech Leaders need to Know about APIs? Listen now to this MovingFast Tech podcast featuring Jason Harmon, CTO from Stoplight.io

Posted 1 year ago by Anke Corbin

An API, or Application Programming Interface, is a set of rules and protocols for building software and applications. It specifies how software components should interact and allows for communication between different systems. APIs can be used to allow third-party developers to access certain features or data of an application or service, enabling them to build […]

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How is QAs role changing within engineering teams? Hear what some tech leaders are thinking about

Posted 2 years ago by Anke Corbin

We recently hosted a Peer 2 Peer Tech Leader roundtable discussion in the Rocky Mountains. The group is composed of engineering leaders from a wide variety of software tech companies ranging from smaller 4-6 person engineering teams at startups to engineering leaders at FANG companies, and organizations in the government sector responsible for over 400 […]

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