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In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Pia Nilsson, Lead Platform Developer, Experience Lead at Spotify about what it takes to create a great developer experience. (Podcast)

TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES

  1. MetaGPT Leverages Human Collaboration Techniques for Multi-Agent-Based Software Engineering

  2. LMSYS Org Releases Chatbot Arena and LLM Evaluation Datasets

What is Derived Data? (and Do You Already Have Any?)

Felix GV explains what derived data is, and dives into four major use cases which fit in the derived data bucket, including: graphs, search, OLAP and ML feature storage. (Presentation with transcript included)

TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Improving Developer Efficiency with Policy Automation at DoorDash

  2. Kubeflow, the Machine Learning Toolkit for Kubernetes, Has Been Accepted as CNCF Incubation Project

Cloud Provider Sustainability, Current Status and Future Directions

Adrian Cockcroft explains what is available now in terms of green energy, and public roadmap statements and commitments that have been made by AWS, Azure and GCP. (Presentation with transcript included)

TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Amazon Interactive Video Service Announces Real-Time Streaming

  2. Cost-Effective Solution for Infrequent Data Access and Retention with Azure Blob Storage Cold Tier

  3. Redis 7.2 Now Available with Scalable Search, Auto Tiering, Triggers and Functions

  4. Golem Unveils a Resilient Computing Platform for Serverless Workers with WebAssembly Component Model

Vector Engine for Amazon Opensearch Serverless Now in Preview

AWS announced the preview release of vector storage and search capability within Amazon OpenSearch Serverless. The capability is intended to support machine learning augmented search experiences and generative AI applications. (News)

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Ngrok Starts Offering One Static Domain to All of its Free Users

To make it easier for developers to expose their local services to the Internet while developing them, ngrok is now providing them with the possibility to create and use one static domain for free, instead of relying on time-limited, random domains. (News)

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TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Grails 6.0 Released: Embracing Modern Java, Enhanced Micronaut Integration, and More

  2. Java News Roundup: JDK 21 RC1, Apache Camel 4.0, Payara Platform, Apache Tomcat, Micronaut

Leveraging Eclipse JNoSQL 1.0.0: Quarkus Integration and Building a Pet-Friendly REST API

Eclipse JNoSQL 1.0.0 modernizes NoSQL integration with advanced features, standardized specs (Jakarta NoSQL & Jakarta Data), enhanced queries, schema migration, and Quarkus framework compatibility. It simplifies NoSQL use, boosts performance, scalability, and integrates seamlessly, empowering developers with tools to streamline data management in modern apps. (Article)

TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio: Automated Lifecycles and Integrated Bot Debugging

  2. Fluid Framework 2.0 Alpha Features SharedTree Distributed Data Structure and Developer Tools

  3. NuGet 6.7 Announced with Enhanced Security Features

.NET MAUI in .NET 8 Preview 7 with Keyboard Accelerators, Fixes and Improvements

.NET MAUI is now available in .NET 8 Preview 7. This version introduces keyboard accelerators and more bug fixes and enhancements. This is the final familiarisation release of .NET 8. With this announcement came further community concerns about the framework. (News)

TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Obituary: Stefan Tilkov

Pinterest Revamps Its Asynchronous Computing Platform with Kubernetes and Apache Helix

Pinterest created the next-generation asynchronous computing platform, Pacer, to replace the older solution, Pinlater, which the company outgrew, resulting in scalability and reliability challenges. The new architecture leverages Kubernetes for scheduling job-execution workers and Apache Helix for cluster management. (News)

TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Embracing Complexity and Emergence in Organisations

Reducing Verification Lead Time by 50% by Lowering Defect Slippage and Applying AI/ML Techniques

Can we increase our flexibility? Can we increase our test coverage? Can we increase our efficiency? And is it possible to reduce our verification lead-time by 50%? One company challenged itself with these questions. This article explores two important “‘pillars”’ of their testing strategy: shifting left and using state-of-the-art techniques to support verification activities. (Article)

The Future of Work: How Flexibility Unlocks Potential for People and Organizations

Brian Elliott discusses the last two years which created a massive discontinuity in how we work, and now the debate takes place asking if we should be going back or investing to move forward? (Presentation with transcript included)

Building High-Trust and High-Performing Teams at Shopify in a Remote World

Jesse McGinnis reflects on his own journey as a leader at Shopify as they navigated the world of transitioning to be digital-only, sharing three key elements of win for Shopify. (Presentation with transcript included)

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