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David Farley

Dave Farley — Continuous Delivery Expert, Author, and Software Engineering Leader

Dave Farley is a globally recognized software engineering expert, author, and thought leader in continuous delivery, DevOps, and modern software development practices.

He is the co-author of the award-winning book Continuous Delivery and the bestseller Modern Software Engineering, both considered essential resources for developers and engineering teams.

Contributions to Software Engineering

Dave Farley is one of the authors of the Reactive Manifesto, a foundational document outlining principles for building responsive, resilient, and scalable systems.

He actively contributes to the software development community through:

  • A popular YouTube channel on modern software engineering
  • A blog focused on best practices in development and delivery
  • Regular speaking engagements at international conferences

Experience at LMAX

Previously, Dave served as a development manager at LMAX Ltd, a company renowned for:

  • Exceptional code quality
  • High-performance systems
  • Advanced development processes

His work there helped shape many of the practices used in high-frequency and reliable systems.

Courses by David Farley

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    Microservices Masterclass

    Microservices are a powerful approach to creating scalable software. However, despite the seemingly simple ideas, in practice, this architecture is full of...
    3 hours 25 minutes 47 seconds