Robust Software & Systems: Session 1 - Your Responsibilities

​This session is part of the Robust Software and Systems module at Newspeak House, open to faculty and fellowship candidates only.

​The internet is a hostile environment. Internet-facing applications face a constant stream of threats - ranging from casual scripted attacks through to sophisticated, targeted attacks. Asking users to trust you with their data is a big responsibility.

​In this module we’ll explore techniques for reasoning about this environment, and how to build software and systems that are reliable and protect user data.

​This session is about the things you can do to know you’re acting responsibly with your users’ data, and it’s focused on supporting small indie application developers.

​If you’re thinking about developing a new application or system, time spent thinking about this as early as possible in the development lifecycle is very valuable, and I invite you to spend some time workshopping these topics.

​Preparing for this session

• ​Pre-read: 2025 RS&S-01 your responsibilities

• ​Think about your project, and let me know if you're willing to use it as an example that we can workshop together in the session