Raju Gandhi
Founder, DefMacro Software
Raju is a software craftsman with almost 20 years of hands-on experience scoping, architecting, designing, implementing full stack applications.
He provides a 360 view of the development cycle, is proficient in a variety of programming languages and paradigms, experienced with software development methodologies, as well an expert in infrastructure and tooling.
He has long been in the pursuit of hermeticism across the development stack by championing immutability during development (with languages like Clojure), deployment (leveraging tools like Docker and Kubernetes), and provisioning and configuration via code (toolkits like Ansible, Terraform, Packer, everything-as-code).
Raju is a published author, internationally known public speaker and trainer.
Raju can be found on Twitter as @looselytyped.
In his spare time, you will find Raju reading, playing with technology, or spending time with his wonderful (and significantly better) other half.
Presentations
DDD and Microservices
Thursday, 9:00 AM CDT
We live in a world of microservices. Yet, what is a microservice? What defines the boundaries of a microservice? How do we define the relationships between microservices? Thankfully domain-driven design gives us the concepts and practices to better design and decompose our services.
In this session we will consider many of the concepts of DDD — How bounded contexts use Ubiquitous language to model the domain, how context maps can be used to establish the interconnections between services as well aggregates and domains events, all of which will service us well as we go about creating our microservices.
We will also discuss the “tactical” patterns of DDD — We will see how we can “embed” the ubiquitous language in code, and the architectural influences of DDD.
This workshop will have you thinking about how to think in DDD using DDD concepts and ideas. Using polls, and mini-exercises we attempt to better cement the ideas of DDD so we can start applying them at work.
DDD and Microservices
Thursday, 11:00 AM CDT
We live in a world of microservices. Yet, what is a microservice? What defines the boundaries of a microservice? How do we define the relationships between microservices? Thankfully domain-driven design gives us the concepts and practices to better design and decompose our services.
In this session we will consider many of the concepts of DDD — How bounded contexts use Ubiquitous language to model the domain, how context maps can be used to establish the interconnections between services as well aggregates and domains events, all of which will service us well as we go about creating our microservices.
We will also discuss the “tactical” patterns of DDD — We will see how we can “embed” the ubiquitous language in code, and the architectural influences of DDD.
This workshop will have you thinking about how to think in DDD using DDD concepts and ideas. Using polls, and mini-exercises we attempt to better cement the ideas of DDD so we can start applying them at work.
Systems thinking
Thursday, 1:15 PM CDT
Albert Einstein once said — “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
As developers, architects, managers, tech-leads, our job entails solving big problems. However, our systems are composed of parts, and it is the interaction of those parts that ensure the system works, and tells us where to go looking when things fail. What does it mean to think in systems? What are the benefits, and what are tools are available to us? If any of this intrigues you (and it should) come join me as we explore a new way of thinking about problems, both big and small.
In this session we will take a page from Donella H. Meadows fantastic book “Thinking in Systems” and attempt to get an understanding of what makes up a system, how we can tease apart the moving parts of the system, and get into the mindset of a “systems thinker”.
Books
Head First Software Architecture: A Learner's Guide to Architectural Thinking
by Raju Gandhi
- If you're a software developer looking for a quick on-ramp to software architecture, this handy guide is a great place to start. From the authors of Fundamentals of Software Architecture, Head First Software Architecture teaches you how to think architecturally and explores the unique challenges of software architecture. You'll learn the distinction between architecture and design and the relationship between code, components, and architectural styles. You'll also learn how to work with some common architectural styles through vivid, fun examples. Quick, easy, and entertaining, this book is a valuable introduction to the world of software architecture.
Head First Git: A Learner's Guide to Understanding Git from the Inside Out
by Raju Gandhi
-
Many people who use Git rely on "recipes"--copying and pasting commands they find on the internet without really understanding how Git actually works. But what do you do if you find yourself in a tight spot? You can't simply wing it. With this unique hands-on guide, you'll learn the ways of Git and have fun while doing it. Raju Gandhi peels back the layers to reveal the simple yet powerful engine that powers Git, so you'll understand not just the how but the why. You'll master branches, merges, commit messages, search, utilities, and more; learn best practices for collaborative work; and unlock the full potential of Git.
If you've read a Head First book, you know what to expect--a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. If you haven't, you're in for a treat. With this book, you'll learn Git through a multisensory experience that engages your mind rather than a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.
JavaScript Next: Your Complete Guide to the New Features Introduced in JavaScript, Starting from ES6 to ES9
by Raju Gandhi
-
JavaScript has finally grown up. Armed with a slew of new features, JavaScript now makes writing the code that powers your applications elegant, concise, and easy to understand. This book is a pragmatic guide to the new features introduced in JavaScript, starting with Edition 6 of ECMAScript, and ending with Edition 9.
Using a "compare and contrast" approach, each chapter offers a deep dive into new features, highlighting how best to use them moving forward. As you progress through the book, you'll be offered multiple opportunities to see the new features in action, and in concert with one another.
Backed by an example-driven writing style, you'll learn by doing, and get ready to embrace the new world of JavaScript.
What You'll Learn
- Provide a deep exposition of the new features introduced in ES6 through ES9
- Review how JavaScript's new features by-pass any limitations of an existing approach
- Examine the refactoring necessary to go from old to new
- Demonstrate how JavaScript's new features work in unison with each other
Who This Book Is For
New and experienced developers who wish to keep abreast of the changes to JavaScript and deepen their understanding of the language.