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Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, the innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in foodservice, hosted ‘PerfUp’, a new initiative and the first in a series of virtual panel discussions to showcase the best minds in Software and Quality Engineering.

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, the innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in foodservice, has regularly donated vital medical equipment and supplies during the past 18 months to strengthen and support the health sector in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, the innovation arm of Sysco, the world’s global food service leader, hosted a vibrant thought-provoking panel discussion on ‘Diversity in Motion – A diversity, inclusion and equity panel ‘recently exploring diversity and inclusion in Sri Lankan workplaces, the challenges and scrutiny faced by individuals belonging to these groups and the importance placed on organizations to foster a more inclusive environment for everyone that goes beyond the optics.

Hear our experts speak on social inclusion and its pertaining issues, on the issues faced by the LGBTIQ+ community, persons with disabilities, and more. We will also explore how social issues affect the dynamics of the workplace, gender equality at work, and how corporates in Sri Lanka are embracing these changes.

Introducing PerfUp! a series of events focused on Performance Engineering. The launch event is a panel discussion featuring experts from different areas of tech that will deep dive into the topic of transformation.

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka, the innovation arm of Sysco, the global foodservice leader is continuing its nearly half-decade partnership with Educate Lanka Foundation (ELF), an internationally recognized education non-profit committed to unlocking opportunities for the young generation to become globally conscious change-makers.

In this episode, Hasun Perera an Associate Technical Lead at Sysco LABS takes us through Advanced Flutter Navigation.

Watch an expert panel speak on the topic Enterprise Mobile Development: Patterns, Perils and Platforms. Learn from experts Robert Spinneweber- Director Mobile Engineering and Charles Imperato - Software Engineer from Sysco LABS Austin as they share their experiences, solutions and tips and tricks for Enterprise Mobile Development with moderator Ashan Dhanapala Senior Technical Lead here at Sysco LABS Sri Lanka.

With vaccines now being rolled out across the world, there is now light at the end of tunnel and the worst of the pandemic could be over in the ensuing months. Organizations will need to take into consideration the multitude of factors outlined above and determine the work arrangements that best suit them. Many business leaders question the merits of this non-traditional workforce model; an understanding of the pitfalls of working from home and the judicious implementation of appropriate strategies to negate the ill-effects will enable the best of both worlds.

It is important to note that the design should constantly evolve along with the requirements elicitation process. Software engineers must review the design with actual business users and progressively enhance the design to avoid any mismatch between the requirement specification (Agile Story) and the actual software.

In this episode of Sysco LABS Tutorials, Ashan Tharindu, Senior Software Engineer tackles the topic of using Completablefuture to write asynchronous tasks in Java​. He starts by introducing the concept of Asynchronous programming and Completablefuture and then does a quick refresh on multi-threading techniques before diving deeper into how to use Completablefuture and multi-threading together.

For the Agile 20 Year anniversary, Sysco LABS along with the Agile 20 Reflect Festival organized a panel discussion on a Pragmatic Agile: From Pitfalls to Pragmatism. This discussion featured leaders from all aspects of engineering, from Delivery to Engineering to Product.