Continuous Testing, Deep Learning for Science, TensorBoard, Kubernetes Engine, Git Vulnerability, GDPR, Gradle, ASP.NET Core, TypeScript 2.9, Ballerina Microservices Programming Language

In this issue, June 5, 2018 [View it in your browser.]( [Continuous Testing](#Testing), [Deep Learning for Science](#DL), [TensorBoard](#TensorBoard), [Kubernetes Engine](#Kubernetes), [Git Vulnerability](#Git), [GDPR](#GDPR), [Gradle](#Gradle), [ASP.NET Core](#Core), [TypeScript 2.9](#TypeScript), [Ballerina Microservices Programming Language](#Ballerina) [QCon San Francisco Committee Members announced!]( This year’s [QCon SF]( committee includes returning members: Randy Shoup, Monica Beckwith, Werner Schuster, Sid Anand and new members: Distributed System Engineering at Google Aysylu Greenberg and Director of Engineering (Client Apps) Phil Haack. Join them and [register]( before June 9th to get a discount of $840!  SPONSOR AD [Mesosphere_ad_img]( [Designing Fast Data Application Architectures – Free eBook (By O’Reilly)]( Learn key characteristics of fast data architectures, how to separate them into functional blocks, and how to implement those functions using Spark, Mesos, Akka, Cassandra, and Kafka. [Download Now](. [] [Chris Manuel on Continuous Testing and Culture Change]( In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Chris Manuel who heads the global test engineering service for Mindtree about continuous testing, cultural change and creating a culture of quality in organisations. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [eBay's Accelerator Data Processing Framework Provides Parallel Execution and Live Recommendations]( [] [Machine Intelligence at Google Scale]( Guillaume Laforge presents pre-trained ML services such as Cloud Vision API and Speech API that works without any training. In addition, he introduces Cloud AutoML, which helps customizing the pre-trained models with data. Also, he looks at how TensorFlow and Cloud Machine Learning can accelerate custom model training with Google's distributed training infrastructure. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! [] [Fuelling the AI Revolution with Gaming]( Alison Lowndes talks about the HW & SW that comprise NVIDIA's GPU computing platform for AI, across PC to data center, cloud to edge, training to inference. She details current state-of-the-art research & recent internal work combining robotics with virtual reality & reinforcement learning in an end-to-end simulator for training and testing robots. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! [] [Tools to Put Deep Learning Models in Production]( Sahil Dua discusses how Booking.com supports data scientists by making it easy to put their models in production, and how they optimize their model prediction infrastructure for latency or throughput. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! [] [AI Panel]( Panelists attempt to demystify AI and answer questions from the public. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! [] [Real-Time Data Analysis and ML for Fraud Prevention]( Mikhail Kourjanski addresses the architectural approach towards the PayPal internally built real-time service platform, which delivers performance and quality of decisions. This platform blurs the line between Big Data and sustainable support for a high volume of real-time decision requests. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! [] [End-to-End ML without a Data Scientist]( Holden Karau discusses how to train models, and how to serve them, including basic validation techniques, A/B tests, and the importance of keeping models up-to-date. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! [] [Deep Learning for Science]( Prabhat discusses machine learning's impact on climatology, astronomy, cosmology, neuroscience, genomics, and high-energy physics, and the future of AI in powering scientific discoveries. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! [] [Liquidity Modeling in Real Estate Using Survival Analysis]( Xinlu Huang and David Lundgren discuss hazard and survival modeling, metrics, and data censoring, describing how Opendoor uses these models to estimate holding times for homes and mitigate risk. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! YouTube Exclusives [Serverless for Data Science]( Mike Lee Williams talks about the basic idea behind serverless cloud architecture, and how to deploy a very simple web application to AWS Lambda using Zappa. He then looks in detail at PyWren, an ultra-lightweight alternative to heavy big data distributed systems such as Spark. (Presentation) [] [TensorBoard: Visualizing Learning]( Machine learning models, especially deep learning ones, can be complex. Chi Zeng walks us through how to debug, monitor, and examine the decisions of a TensorFlow-based model using the TensorBoard suite of visualizations. (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [Microsoft_ad_img]( [Developing an Intelligent Analytics App with PostgreSQL.]( Azure Database for PostgreSQL combines the community edition database engine and capabilities of a fully managed service. Learn how easy it is to create new experiences like adding Cognitive Services to your apps on Azure. [Watch Now.]( [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [AppDynamics Extends Business Transaction Tracing to SAP Environments]( - [] [Microsoft Announces Azure Event Hubs for Kafka Ecosystems in Public Preview]( - [] [Google Kubernetes Engine 1.10 Is Generally Available and Enterprise Ready]( [] [AWS VPC Subnets – in Layperson’s Terms]( In this article, we are going to look at the different types of VPC setups available in AWS. We will also walk through the core terminology for VPC and explain the primary components. (Article) [] [Making Work Visible Book Review and Q&A with Dominica DeGrandis]( Book review and Q&A with Dominica DeGrandis on her new book "Making Work Visible". What are time thieves and what can we do about them? (Article) [] [The Three Faces of DevSecOps]( DevSecOps is here to stay, as more vendors use the term. But what is it? A security solution that supports DevOps technologies, or adapts to DevOps methodologies, or embraces the DevOps philosophy? (Article) [] [Continuous Deployment Made Easy with Skipper]( Mark Pollack discusses building continuous delivery pipelines using existing CI products and application repositories by adding Skipper. (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [Tasktop_ad_img]( [What Drains Developer Productivity?]( The findings in This report reveal the key factors that make software developers feel productive, and provides compelling insight into how to eliminate the activities/tasks that drain developer productivity. [Download Now](. [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Git Vulnerability May Lead to Arbitrary Code Execution]( - [] [Haskell Adoption and User Satisfaction Growing]( - [] [VPNFilter Has Infected over 500,000 Routers Worldwide]( - [] [Unroll.me and Pinterest's Instapaper Unavailable in Europe as GDPR Goes into Effect]( [] [How to Deal with Open Source Vulnerabilities]( Despite the shockwaves following the Equifax hack in September 2017, the industry still has a long way to go in protecting their products. A key area to focus on is the open source components that comprise 60-80% of the code base in modern applications. Learn how to detect vulnerable open source components and keep your products secure. (Article) SPONSOR AD [Compose_ad_img]( [Introduction to Graph Databases.]( Graph Databases are currently gaining a lot of interest, as they can give very powerful data modeling tools that provide a closer fit to how your data works in the real world. This article explores exactly what they are and where they can be a good fit in your application landscape. [Learn More](. [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Gradle Releases Version 4.7 with Support for Java 10]( [] [Simplifying Apache Geode with Spring Data]( John Blum shows how to use the annotation-based configuration model to build an Apache Geode client-server application. (Presentation) [] [Spring Driven Industrial IoT Utilizing Edge, Fog, and Cloud Computing]( Mark Weislow and Barry Wood demo an end to end feedback workflow of Industrial Spring IoT.(Presentation) SPONSOR AD [RedHat_ad_img]( [Microservices for Java Developers (By O'Reilly)]( This eBook provides a hands-on approach to three useful Java frameworks for building microservices: Spring Boot, Dropwizard, and WildFly. Compare and contrast them through a handful of familiar patterns. [Download Now](. [.NET Latest Content]( TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [] [ASP.NET Core 2.1 Brings SignalR, Razor Class Libraries]( - [] [.NET Core 2.1 Delivers Improved Performance and Deployment Options]( - [] [Microsoft Graph: Connect to Essential Data Every App Needs]( [] [Advanced Architecture for ASP.NET Core Web API]( This article looks into how ASP.NET Core makes it easy to build a modern web API. This enables an implementation that is easy to design, test, and maintain. By using the Ports and Adapter Pattern business logic can be decoupled from API frameworks and data access. (Article) [Dynamic Languages Latest Content]( TOP Dynamic Languages NEWS HEADLINES - [] [TypeScript 2.9 Release Updates ES.Next Support]( - [] [2018 Node.js User Survey Report Shows Continued Rapid Growth]( [] [Reactive Front-Ends with RxJS and Angular]( Sergi Almar introduces the fundamentals of RxJS, explaining how to manage data streams like UI events, async HTTP requests, and WebSockets / SSE in a uniform way. (Presentation) [] [Migrating to Angular 4 for Spring Developers]( Gunnar Hillert discusses the challenges, experiences and reasons for migrating the Spring Cloud Data Flow Dashboard from using AngularJS 1.x to Angular 4. (Presentation) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Microservices to Not Reach Adopt Ring in ThoughtWorks Technology Radar]( [] [Ballerina Microservices Programming Language: Introducing the Latest Release and "Ballerina Central"]( The tutorial demonstrates Ballerina, a new programming language and platform whose objective is to make it easy to create resilient services that integrate and orchestrate across distributed endpoints. Ballerina uses compile time abstractions for distributed system primitives that enable the compiler to generate artifacts like API gateways for deployment to Docker and Kubernetes. (Article) [] [Fault Tolerance Is a Requirement, Not a Feature]( Adar Danait and Lilian Ernest discuss best practices and recommendations for using Hystrix circuit breaker for microservices. (Presentation) [] [When Do I Need a Blockchain? A Hands-on Comparison of Decentralized and Centralized Application Development]( Michail Brynard explores the differences between apps and dapps and look at the architectural decisions behind some real-world decentralized applications, reviewing best practices and hybrid apps. (Presentation) [] [Disrupting the Banking Experience: Building a Mobile-Only Bank]( Yann Del Rey and Teresa Ng provide some insight into how Starling Bank, a mobile-only bank, has built the mobile-banking apps and how they organize their teams to deliver new features, how they ensure that their applications remain robust through the iterations, and the lessons they've learnt and what they are working towards. (Presentation) The next QCon is [QCon New York, June 27-29, 2018](. Join us! SPONSOR AD [Evident_ad_img]( [The Six Essentials for DevOps Team Excellence.]( This new ebook offers six tips to build a framework for DevOps teams embedding security and development best practices into an agile operation. [Download Now](. [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Incorporating Improv into Agile with Games]( [] [Q&A on the Book Many Voices, One Song - Shared Power with Sociocracy]( The book Many Voices, One Song - Shared Power with Sociocracy by Ted Rau and Jerry Koch-Gonzalez provides a collection of sociocratic tools and principles and stories about applying sociocracy. It can be used as a reference for implementing sociocracy in organizations to establish self-governance. (Article) [] [Q&A on the Book Unscaled]( The book Unscaled by Hemant Taneja explores how startup companies can create capabilities similar or stronger than large companies by unscaling. They compete by renting space and functionality in the cloud, which makes them cheaper and more flexible. They are able to innovate and create better products by using data and exploiting the possibilities that sophisticated AI is increasingly offering. (Article) [] [Cultural Insights to Enable Success with Agile]( Ash Sheikh discusses how culture can affect success with Agile, touching the qualities of a well-functioning organization and the existing barriers, providing tips and guidance to fix the culture. 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