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OpenAI Agents, Beyond Notebook, GitLab AI Platforms, K8s Checklist, Local Step Functions, Borderless Cloud, Vine, Quarkus 3.19, DevProxy, SharePoint Framework, Widgets Quality, Lambda-Liths, Programming Rules

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Understanding What Really Matters for Developer Productivity: A Conversation with Lizzie Matusov

In this podcast Michael Stiefel spoke with Lizzie Matusov about the dependency of effective, productive, and satisfied teams on good software architecture. Understanding this relationship requires understanding exactly what software productivity really is, how modern software engineering research has become more rigorous and practical, and how to apply that research to software development. (Podcast)

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Engineering Culture and the API Revolution: A Conversation with Sagar Batchu

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Sagar Batchu about building engineering teams in different environments, the transition from individual contributor to leadership roles, the importance of culture and autonomy in organizations, and the implications of AI agents on the future of APIs. (Podcast)

TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES

  1. OpenAI Launches New API, SDK, and Tools to Develop Custom Agents

  2. Google Report Reveals How Threat Actors Are Currently Using Generative AI

  3. Google Introduces AI Co-Scientist System to Aid Scientific Research

  4. Google Enhances Data Privacy with Confidential Federated Analytics

Beyond Notebook: Building Observable Machine Learning Systems

In this article, author discusses a machine learning pipeline with observability built-in for credit card fraud detection use case, with tools like MLflow, FastAPI, Streamlit, Apache Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana, and Evidently AI. (Article)

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TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Grafana Loki Introduces v3.4 with Standardized Storage and Unified Telemetry

  2. How GitLab Automated ECR Image Migration and Pull Delays

  3. GitLab Launches Support for Self-Hosted AI Platforms

Checklist for Kubernetes in Production: Best Practices for SREs

This article provides SREs with a checklist for managing Kubernetes in production environments. It identifies common challenges including resource management, workload placement, high availability, health probes, storage, monitoring, and cost optimization. By implementing consistent GitOps automation across these areas, teams can significantly reduce complexity, and prevent downtime. (Article)

TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Google Cloud's AI Protection: a Solution to Securing AI Assets

  2. Microsoft Enhances Azure Elastic SAN with Auto Scale, Snapshot Support, and CRC Protection

  3. Local Development with Workflow Studio for Step Functions

Borderless Cloud: Designing, Implementing, and Securing Apps Across Multiple Clouds

Adora Nwodo explores the complexities of seamlessly integrating multiple clouds into an application's architecture, deployment processes, and CI/CD pipelines. (Presentation with transcript included)

TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES

  1. New Programming Language Vine Based on Interaction Nets

Dare Mighty Things: What NASA's Endeavors Teach Us About the Power of Calculated RISCs

Khawaja Shams explores the essence of calculated risks, discussing why taking these risks, how to identify and mitigate potential downsides, and the characteristics of good risks. (Presentation with transcript included)

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TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES

  1. Quarkus 3.19 Prepares for LTS Release 3.20

  2. Java News Roundup: Milestone Releases of Spring Cloud, GlassFish and Grails, Devnexus 2025

A Walk Along the Complexity-performance Curve

Richard Startin explores the relationship between complexity and performance through the lens of recent improvements to the Java String class, visiting continuous profiling and some assembly code. (Presentation with transcript included)

TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES

  1. DevProxy 0.25 Improves Configuration Management, Joins .NET Foundation

  2. Microsoft Launches New AI Chat Web App Template for .NET Development

  3. .NET 10 Preview 1: Updates in Runtime, SDK, Frameworks and More

SharePoint Framework 1.21 Adds Minor Updates for UI Components

Microsoft recently released a beta version 1.21 of SharePoint Framework with minor feature updates regarding the user interface components. The public release is expected to contain more features. (News)

Google Introduces Widgets Quality Tiers

Google will start classifying all Android widgets in three quality tiers based on their adherence to best practices and widget guidelines, helping creators improve the user experiences of their widgets. (News)

From a Lambda-Lith to an Event Driven Architecture – Lessons Learned

Leo Hanisch discusses the challenges of the "Lambda-Lith" approach and the benefits of embracing EDAs. (Presentation with transcript included)

Learnings from Working with Programming Rules and Guidelines

Programming rules and guidelines improve code consistency, but misapplication can lead to poor results. Arne Mertz suggests that software developers selectively adopt rules and guidelines, and document deviations with clear explanations. They can discuss their experiences in communities or during their daily work, to foster collaboration and improve code quality without unnecessary bureaucracy. (News)

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