OpenAI's CriticGPT, Pulumi, Project Leyden, .NET 9 Preview 5, Platform as a Product, Staff-Plus Level

In this issue, July 16, 2024 [View it in your browser.]( [Amazon Q](#Amazon), [OpenAI's CriticGPT](#OpenAI), [S3 Malware Detection](#S3), [Pulumi](#Pulumi), [Azure Service Bus](#Azure), [Project Leyden](#Project), [.NET 9 Preview 5](#dotnet), [Platform as a Product](#Platform), [Green Architecture](#Green), [Duolingo Notifications](#Duolingo), [Staff-Plus Level](#Staff) [InfoQ Dev Summit Munich (Sep 26-27): Save up to 60% with our Summer Sale]( Learn how senior software developers are navigating critical topics including Generative AI, Large Language Models, security, Serverless Architecture, modern web applications, DevSecOps and more. [Register before August 13 to save](.  Sponsored by McKinsey [How to end the confusion in cloud transformations - Sponsored by McKinsey]( [How to end the confusion in cloud transformations: The dashboards and metrics everyone needs]( The promise and peril of cloud is often discussed in C-suites: great potential and frequent underperformance. In this McKinsey article, you'll discover eight key dimensions for cloud transformation, each with a tailored dashboard for specific stakeholders. [Learn More](. [( [] [Justin Sheehy on Being a Responsible Developer in the Age of AI Hype]( At the recent InfoQ Dev Summit Boston, Justin Sheehy of Akamai delivered an insightful opening keynote on being a responsible developer in the age of artificial intelligence hype. The talk is aimed at software practitioners who might feel overwhelmed by the rapid developments and inflated expectations surrounding AI. We’re sharing Justin’s full talk in this special episode of the InfoQ Podcast. (Podcast) [( [] [Platforms, People and Process for Great Developer Experience]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Daniel Bryant, the News Manager at InfoQ, about engineering culture and developer experience. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Amazon Q Apps Aim to Simplify the Creation of Generative AI Apps for the Enterprise]( - [] [Amazon SageMaker Now Offers Managed MLflow Capability for Enhanced Experiment Tracking]( [] [OpenAI's CriticGPT Catches Errors in Code Generated by ChatGPT]( OpenAI recently published a paper about CriticGPT, a version of GPT-4 fine-tuned to critique code generated by ChatGPT. When compared with human evaluators, CriticGPT catches more bugs and produces better critiques. OpenAI plans to use CriticGPT to improve future versions of their models. (News) Sponsored by YugabyteDB [Three Ways to Scale PostgreSQL - Sponsored by YugabyteDB]( [Three Ways to Scale PostgreSQL]( PostgreSQL is a relational database designed for single-server deployments that lacks the capabilities of distributed databases. Download this infographic to learn how you can evolve PostgreSQL from a single server to a robust, distributed deployment. [Download Now](. [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [AWS Introduces Malware Detection for Object Uploads to Amazon S3]( [] [Pulumi Adventures: How Python Empowered My Infrastructure Beyond YAML]( Adora Nwodo discusses her journey from backend software engineering into the realm of DevOps, exploring how Pulumi became the pivotal tool that empowered her transition. (Presentation with transcript included) [Cloud Latest Content]( [] [Microsoft Announces Public Preview of Geo-Replication Feature for Azure Service Bus Premium Tier]( Microsoft recently announced the public preview of its new Geo-Replication feature in the Azure Service Bus premium tier. This feature allows continuous replication of a namespace's metadata and data from a primary region to a secondary region, which users can promote at any time. (News) Sponsored by Akamai [Building in the Cloud: How to Optimize Cost and Performance - Sponsored by Akamai]( [Building in the Cloud: How to Optimize Cost and Performance]( In this video series, learn the best ways to choose and allocate cloud resources to maximize performance while reducing waste and minimizing costs. [Register now](. [Development Latest Content]( [] [How Building a Platform as a Product Empowered Software Engineers]( Platform engineering is about accelerating and empowering developers to deliver more product value faster over time. According to Jessica Andersson, most companies don’t invest in platform engineering until they reach a certain size. At QCon London she presented how their startup adopted platform engineering, what strategy they took, and what they did to gain platform adoption from developers. (News) Sponsored by ScyllaDB [ScyllaDB in Action (By Manning) - Sponsored by ScyllaDB]( [ScyllaDB in Action (By Manning)]( This eBook, based on the real-world experience of a Discord engineer, provides everything you need to know about ScyllaDB - a distributed, scalable, fault-tolerant database - from your very first queries to running it in a production environment. Discover ScyllaDB’s capabilities the best way—through hands-on examples. [Download now](. [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Java News Roundup: Project Leyden Early-Access Builds, LangChain4j, JReleaser, Groovy]( - [] [Project Leyden Announces Early Access Build: 2-3x Start-up Improvements for Java Applications]( [] [Java Virtual Threads: A Case Study]( This article explores JDK 21's virtual threads, comparing their performance with Open Liberty's thread pool. It covers key findings like throughput, ramp-up times, and memory footprint. Despite advantages, virtual threads showed unexpected performance issues, especially in CPU-intensive workloads. This analysis guides Java developers on when and how to use virtual threads in their applications. (Article) [.NET Latest Content]( [] [Microsoft Releases .NET 9 Preview 5]( Last month, Microsoft released the fifth preview of .NET 9. This preview brings performance improvements and features such as enhanced AI capabilities, prioritized unbounded channel, substring searching with SearchValues, and more flexible active linking in OpenTelemetry. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( [] [How to Architect Software for a Greener Future]( In this article, Sara Bergman shares tips, tricks, and advice on architecting software for a greener future. Sara has been discussing this topic for several years. (Article) [] [Delivering Millions of Notifications within Seconds During the Super Bowl]( Zhen Zhou discusses how they built/test an on-demand notification system, what it takes to manage cloud resources/site-reliability at the same time, and how to mitigate reliability issues. (Presentation with transcript included) Sponsored by Curity [Secure Single Page Applications - Sponsored by Curity]( [Secure Single Page Applications: Cookie Security with the Token Handler]( Explore how to secure Single Page Applications (SPAs) with cookie security using utility APIs. Keep all the advantages of SPAs without the hassle of writing cookie-related code. [Watch the webinar](. [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( [] [Risk and Failure on the Path to Staff Engineer]( Caleb Hyde discusses his career progression and regressions, as well the context he used to figure out what to work on and whom to work with, distilling a framework which to utilize in one’s own work. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [Breaking the Ceiling: Scaling Your Impact at the Staff-Plus Level]( Thiago Ghisi discusses what defines the Staff-Plus level, expectations across companies, approaches for high-performing Staff-Plus Engineers, strategies for scaling, and examples of "Staff Projects". (Presentation with transcript included) Sponsored by Scrum.org [Strobbo Adopts Professional Scrum to Accelerate Go-to-Market - Sponsored by Scrum.org]( [Case Study | HR Platform Strobbo Adopts Professional Scrum to Accelerate Go-to-Market]( Learn how Strobbo transitioned to Professional Scrum, focusing on self-management and cross-functionality, to enable them to work more effectively. [Download now](. 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