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Nicknamed big iron, these large computers first produced commercially in the 1950s are sometimes considered the antonym of distributed computing.
What is a mainframe computer
One of the most popular Java frameworks for creating REST APIs and other backend applications.
What is Spring Boot?
What was the name of the document that 17 technologists drafted that formally launched Agile?
What is The Agile Manifesto
In 1986 the CARFAX vehicle history report was transmitted through this
now-dying communication method.
What is a fax machine
Nickname for arguably the largest computer bug of all time. This nickname described computer errors related to the formatting and storage of calendar data during the turn of the 21st century.
What is Y2K
A web application architectural pattern where content is dynamically produced from a server rather than
a user's web browser.
What is Server Side Rendering?
When was Agile formally launched?
What is 2001
What form did the first Car Fox mascot take when it was
introduced in 2009?
What is a hand puppet
The predecessor to micro-services, this architectural style focused on discrete services instead of a monolithic design.
What is Service Oriented Architecture or SOA
A type of infrastructure hosting where instead of managing your own servers you rent them from other providers, typically
on a pay-as-you-go pricing model.
What is Cloud Computing?
8 years before The Agile Manifesto, this concept of an iterative and incremental approach to delivering customer value was introduced.
What is SCRUM
When did the Car Fox start his transformation from a puppet to digital CG?
What is 2011
First released in 1985 as an extension of the C programming language, the name of this language is slightly above average.
What is C++
A framework developed by Google focused on communication between microservices.
What is gRPC?
Before Agile there was this traditional project management methodology executed in linear sequence.
What is waterfall
What famous advertising slogan has been in place for well over 10 years?
What is "show me the CARFAX"
A very “clean”, XML based messaging protocol specification for exchanging structured information, it was the underlying layer of a more complex set of web services, based on WSDL, XSD and UDDI.
What is SOAP
This pattern of managing application changes focuses on continually testing and releasing features,
typically through automated pipelines.
What is CI/CD?
What is the formal name for this concept: Regardless of what we discover, we understand and truly believe that everyone did the best job they could, given what was known at the time, their skills and abilities, the resources available, and the situation at hand.
What is The Prime Directive
What is the city and state where CARFAX was started?
What is Columbia, MO