Ethical AI, XZ Utils SSH Backdoor, Brittle Tests, JDK Mission Control, .NET Aspire, Yelp Streaming, Culture Change

In this issue, April 30, 2024 [View it in your browser.]( [Ethical AI](#AI), [OpenShift](#OpenShift), [Radius](#Radius), [Observability](#Observability), [XZ Utils SSH Backdoor](#XZ), [Brittle Tests](#Brittle), [JDK Mission Control](#JDK), [.NET Aspire](#dotnet), [Client Performance](#Client), [Mixed-Reality](#Mixed), [Yelp Streaming](#Yelp), [Culture Change](#Culture), [Backstage Plugins & Ownership](#Backstage) [Last chance to save for InfoQ Dev Summit Boston and Munich until May 6.]( Limited time offer for email subscribers. Save $100 off [InfoQ Dev Summit Boston]( & €75 for [InfoQ Dev Summit Munich](. Use code LIMITEDOFFERDEVSUMMIT24. Valid until May 6. 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(Podcast) [( [] [Building the Muscles for Critical Thinking]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dannielle Pearson about the importance of critical thinking in technology. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Rachael Greaves at QCon London: Ethical AI Can Decrease the Impact of Data Breaches]( - [] [Mistral Large Foundation Model Now Available on Amazon Bedrock]( [] [Stability AI Releases 3D Model Generation AI Stable Video 3D]( Stability AI recently released Stable Video 3D (SV3D), an AI model that can generate 3D mesh object models from a single 2D image. SV3D is based on the Stable Video Diffusion model and produces state-of-the-art results on 3D object generation benchmarks. (News) Sponsored by Microsoft Azure [Develop and deploy intelligent apps with Serverless and Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure - Sponsored by Microsoft Azure]( [Develop and deploy intelligent apps with Serverless and Kubernetes on Microsoft Azure]( [Learn how to build an enterprise-grade solution on Azure]( by deconstructing an open-source reference sample. Discover how to deploy intelligent apps with OpenAI on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), use AKS to build your own AI models with Kaito, and more. [DevOps Latest Content]( [] [What's New in Red Hat OpenShift Q1 2024 Enhancements]( RedHat has announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift 4.15, based on Kubernetes 1.28 and CRI-O 1.28. Red Hat OpenShift is an application platform that allows developers and DevOps to build, and deploy applications. 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See how Fluent Bit, a lightweight log collection and distribution tool, can enhance multi-cloud observability by improving cloud neutrality, cutting egress costs, and tackling compliance challenges. (Article) [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [JetBrains Launches IDE Services to Simplify Managing Development Tools]( - [] [SSH Backdoor from Compromised XZ Utils Library]( - [] [For Practitioners, by Practitioners: Solve Your Software Challenges at InfoQ & QCon Software Events]( [] [Is Your Test Suite Brittle? Maybe It’s Too DRY]( One important design principle in software development is DRY – Don’t Repeat Yourself. However, when DRY is applied to test code, it can cause the test suite to become brittle — difficult to understand, maintain, and change. In this article, I will present some indications that a test suite is brittle, guidelines to follow when reducing duplication in tests, and better ways to DRY up tests. (Article) [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Devnexus 2024 Celebrates 20 Years of Java Developer Conferences]( - [] [Java News Roundup: Jakarta EE 11-M2, JEPs Targeted for JDK 23, Spring Boot, Hibernate, GlassFish]( - [] [JDK Mission Control 9.0.0 Requires JDK 17]( [] [Spring Now Offers Free Access for the Spring Academy Pro Content]( The Spring team has announced that the Pro Content from their Spring Academy will no longer require a paid subscription to improve the learning experience for the Spring community. The Spring Academy will continue to provide new content in the future. (News) [.NET Latest Content]( TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Reliable Web App Pattern: Now Optimizes Azure Migration with Enhanced Infrastructure and Security]( [] [.NET Aspire Preview 6: Enhanced Security and Testing, New Features, and More]( This week Microsoft released Preview 6 of the .NET Aspire project. Significant changes have been implemented to enhance the security and reliability of the platform. This release, version 8.0.0-preview.6.24214.1, introduces several noteworthy additions, like changes related to templates, components, dashboard, testing and more. (News) [Web Development Latest Content]( [] [Several Components are Rendering: Client Performance at Slack-Scale]( Jenna Zeigen discusses front-end performance issues encountered by Slack as they continue to grow and evolve the desktop app. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [Combating AI-Generated Fake Images with JavaScript Libraries]( Kate Sills discusses JavaScript libraries to use for cryptographic hashes, digital signatures and timestamping, the traditional archival process, and how cryptographic hashes can prevent tampering. (Presentation with transcript included) [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [Meta Shares its Mixed-Reality Meta Horizon OS to Third Parties]( Opening up the operating system that powers its Meta Quest devices to third-party hardware makers, Meta aims to create a larger ecosystem and make it easier for developers to create apps for larger audiences. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Allegro Reduces Kafka Producer Latency Outliers by 82% after Switching to XFS]( - [] [Yelp Overhauls Its Streaming Architecture with Apache Beam and Apache Flink]( [] [Sleeping at Scale - Delivering 10k Timers per Second per Node with Rust, Tokio, Kafka, and Scylla]( Lily Mara and Hunter Laine walk through the design of a system, its performance characteristics, and how they scaled it. (Presentation with transcript included) [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [How Technology Can Drive Culture Change in Software Organisations]( - [] [How a Game of Patterns Can Help Software Organisations to Gain Insights and Improve]( - [] [QCon London: Spreading Ownership and Delivering Value at Spotify with Backstage Plugins]( [] [Success Patterns in for Building Cyber-Physical Systems with Agile]( Robin Yeman demonstrates that there is a mission imperative to migrate from phase gate approach to Scaled Agile to increase safety for stakeholders. (Presentation with transcript included) InfoQ Call for Contributors Write for InfoQ: Share knowledge, connect with the global software development community, and grow your career Are you an experienced senior software engineer or technical leader that is passionate about innovation, adoption of technologies, and the learning and sharing of knowledge with your peers? 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