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Home » Archives for Toby Moncaster

Toby Moncaster

I am an experienced freelance writer. I specialise in making complex topics accessible to wider audiences. My interests include TCP/IP, data protection and AI. I currently work with B2B startups across the world. I hold 5 patents, edited 3 RFCs and received a PhD in computer science from the University of Cambridge.

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May 22, 2020 by Toby Moncaster

How to teach Alexa to pronounce your name

Deep learning promises to deliver a true revolution in how we tackle complex problems. But to most people, deep learning seems like some arcane dark science. However, it is one of the key planks that enabled voice assistants, such as Alexa, to get so … Read more

coronavirus artificial intelligence

April 24, 2020 by Toby Moncaster

Using Machine Learning to diagnose COVID-19

The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the associated COVID-19 disease have totally dominated our lives this year. The virus has brought death and hardship on a truly biblical scale. The fight against the virus has sparked a huge research effort. In the run … Read more

January 21, 2020 by Toby Moncaster

Multi-armed bandits – a better way to A/B test?

A/B testing is a well-known approach for determining which of several options will work best for your users. However, it also has some well-known issues. In this talk at Codemotion Amsterdam 2019, Claudia Vicol (head of Platform Infrastructure Data … Read more

Machine learning as a service – serving reusable ML models

January 10, 2020 by Toby Moncaster

Machine learning as a service – serving reusable ML models

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are huge topics at the moment. So, when I saw the title of this talk at Codemotion Amsterdam 2019 I was intrigued. The talk was given by three developers from ING, who build components for the rest of the … Read more

How to scale your DevOps from 100 servers to 1,000+

December 11, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

How to scale your DevOps from 100 servers to 1,000+

Codemotion Amsterdam 2019 had a huge variety of talks across more than a dozen tracks. One of the ones that stood out for me was this talk on DevOps, given by Pat Hermens of Coolblue. Coolblue is one of the biggest online retailers in the … Read more

December 6, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

Config management and cost optimisation for serverless computing

Serverless computing is growing in popularity. In a serverless setup, you no longer run your own virtual servers. Instead, you compose your application using services such as databases and compute. The result is a more streamlined and reactive … Read more

December 2, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

Scaling is Caring: scalable pipelines for machine learning in healthcare

Artificial intelligence is a true game-changer in many fields. But in healthcare, it promises to actually save and transform lives. Pacmed is a Dutch startup specialising in applying AI to healthcare, focusing on intensive care units. In his talk at … Read more

December 1, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

Concerning Modules – how the lost wisdom of the ‘70s helps us today

Douglas Crockford describes himself as the Godfather of JavaScript. When I saw he was giving the main keynote at Codemotion Amsterdam, I knew we were in for an interesting talk, and I wasn’t disappointed. Rather than talk about JavaScript, Douglas … Read more

November 30, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

Ready, Steady, Crash! One engineer’s journey into the world of load testing

“We are sorry. Our servers are under heavy load at present. Please try again in a few minutes.” We have all seen messages like this when a service is struggling to cope with the load. But how can you test how well your website will cope under load? … Read more

May 29, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

How to comply with GDPR in a serverless world

Two of the biggest buzzwords of 2018 are Serverless and GDPR. So, when I saw a talk titled “How to go serverless and not violate the GDPR”, I was hooked! There are good reasons why everyone is talking about Serverless and GDPR. Serverless technology … Read more

April 18, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

How to stay human in the era of artificial intelligence

Codemotion Amsterdam had some impressive keynotes. One of the more intriguing was titled “Artificial intelligence and human identity”. The talk was given by Jarno Duursma, an author and TEDx speaker specialising in the human impact of modern … Read more

April 16, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

The what, why and how of Javascript functional programming

As programming geeks know, “classical” programming languages, like C/C++ and Java, are Imperative. This means you tell the computer how to do something and it does it. By contrast, functional languages are Declarative – you tell the computer the … Read more

April 3, 2019 by Toby Moncaster

Se7en deadly sins of web security

Web security is a topic that just won’t go away. Every day we hear the latest revelations – look at the latest scandal with Marriott admitting over 500 million customer records have been stolen using a breach that had been active since 2014! Dave … Read more

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