Java 9 and CORBA, Telemetry in C++ Binaries, React.js Reconciliation, Liota, Atlassian Portfolio, LinkedIn's Kafka Monitor, EC2 Container Service

In this issue, June 14, 2016 [View it in your browser.] [Java 9 and CORBA], [Telemetry in C++ Binaries], [React.js Reconciliation], [Liota], [Atlassian Portfolio], [LinkedIn's Kafka Monitor], [EC2 Container Service]  SPONSOR AD [Atlassian_ad_img] [Bitbucket is the Git solution with built-in JIRA Software integration and Unlimited FREE private repositories.]Bitbucket makes it easy for you to collaborate with your team and ship more code by connecting commits and pull requests to JIRA issues. [Create your free account.] Development Latest Content [infoq.com/development] TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [Atom 1.9 Beta Brings Better Performance, Drag and Drop Tab Layout, and More] - [APIs.guru Joins Growing List of API Indexes] [Getting Uphill on a Candle: Crushed Spines, Detached Retinas and One Small Step] Brian Troutwine discusses aeronautics research attempting to convince listeners that moonshot projects should not be considered independently of their organizations and history. (Presentation) [Beam aboard the Eclipse User Storage Service] Christopher Guindon and Denis Roy introduce Eclipse USS and its SDK, discussing plans for its future and showing how to get started using this service. (Presentation) [What We Talk about When We Talk about Distributed Systems] Alvaro Videla reviews distributed systems: async/sync, message passing, shared memory, failure detectors, leader election, consensus and different kinds of replication, and recommends related books. (Presentation) [The RESTed NARWHL: an Approach to Building Adaptable APIs] Rob Zazueta introduces RESTed NARWHL, a design framework for building RESTful APIs that adhere to current best practices while being able to rapidly adapt to change. (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [Red_Hat_ad_img] [Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIP) Flashcards.] EIP are a set of the most commonly used integration patterns as compiled in the book Enterprise Integration Patterns by Gregory Hohpe. This deck of EIP flashcards covers 49 integration patterns discussed in Hohpe's book. [Download Now.] Java Latest Content [infoq.com/java] TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [Gluon Announces Full Java 9 Mobile Initiative] - [The Roadmap to Kotlin 1.1] - [Java 9 Will Remove CORBA from Default Classpath] [Adventures in 3D with Eclipse ICE and JavaFX] Robert Smith and Tony McCrary discuss how the JavaFX 3D API works and lessons learned during the migration of an existing 3D tool to JavaFX 8's 3D API. (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [ZOHO_ad_img] [Java Performance Monitoring Tool: Site24x7.com] Get in-depth analysis on Java EE web transactions. Database deep dive. Find performance issues. Monitor all instances in your datacenter, not just one. Get started with your 30-day free trial. [Learn more!] .NET Latest Content [infoq.com/dotnet] TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [Exploring Performance Counters with F# WMI Type Provider] - [Macros Return to Visual Studio] [Reviewing Microsoft's Automatic Insertion of Telemetry into C++ Binaries] Users of Reddit recently discovered that Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 has been quietly adding telemetry function calls to all code produced by the product's Visual C++ compiler. Microsoft has since confirmed this behavior as well as provided information on how developers can disable this enabled-by-default behavior. (News) Dynamic Languages Latest Content [infoq.com/dynamic_languages] TOP Dynamic Languages NEWS HEADLINES - [HyperDev Spins Up New Web Apps with No Effort] - [Google Chrome 51 Arrives with Intersection Observers, and Credential Management APIs] [React.js Reconciliation] Jim Sproch describes how reconciliation works within React, and how to use it to enhance both performance and user experience. (Presentation) Mobile Latest Content [infoq.com/mobile] [VMware Releases Liota, an Open Source IoT Gateway Application Framework] VMware has released Liota (the "Little IoT Agent") to the developer community. The Liota framework facilitates development of applications that securely orchestrate gateway communication between IoT devices and cloud applications that analyze the input data stream and control the remote devices. (News) Culture & Methods Latest Content [infoq.com/culture-methods] TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [Vale Agile Collaborator and Leader Jean Tabaka] - [How to Effectively Debug Software] - [Atlassian Releases Portfolio for JIRA 2.0] - [Tackling the Lack of Women in Technology] [Richard Kasperowski on Building Great Teams] Richard Kasperowski talks about culture and technical skills, two things that matter for building great teams. He explores how technical skills and practices support agile, and shows how the core protocols can be used to establish a culture within teams that deliver great results. (Interview) The next QCon is in [San Francisco, Nov 7-11, 2016]. Join us! [An Organization Development(OD) Approach to Agile Adoption] Is there an approach that can make Agile adoption successful at a systemic level, and not be considered just an engineering practice? Organization Development (OD) is an interdisciplinary field of research, theory and practices. It has the right methods for organizations to become organic entities, to implement learning systems, empower teams to become self-organized and reduce resistance to change. (Article) [Pair Programming Is No Panacea] Is pair programming all that it's cracked up to be? Contrary to popular belief, pairing can lead to a decrease in creativity, groupthink, inappropriate feedback, and can be demoralizing. Wes Higbee explores why it definitely shouldn't be mandated, and why you should consider other options where it could be beneficial. (Article) [User Stories Are Placeholders for Requirements] It can be difficult to change from a Waterfall approach where ‘business analysts write big requirements up front’ to the Agile practice in which requirements are prepared ‘just in time’, and are the responsibility of the entire team. The secret to success in Agile is ruthless management of scope. (Article) [Mens Sana in Corpore Sano: Optimizing Mind & Body] Phil Nash talks about one developer's experience learning to live a healthier life and some of the solutions he came up with to make meaningful changes in his life. Leading a healthier, happy life is about more than just willpower; there are several components which all affect each other. (Presentation) The next QCon is in [San Francisco, Nov 7-11, 2016]. Join us! [Lean Misconceptions and the Return of the Reflective Practitioner] Tobbe Gyllebring attempts to dispel some of the prevalent misconceptions about Lean by bringing it back to its roots, based on reflective practice and learning. (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [Tasktop_ad_img] [Are you an Agile Leader or Follower?]Spend 5 minutes to find out. Get Forrester expertise and concrete next steps using Agile, Lean and DevOps methods. [Take the Forrester Modern Application Delivery Assessment. Courtesy of Tasktop.] Data Science Latest Content [infoq.com/data-science] TOP Data Science NEWS HEADLINES - [Data Streaming Architecture with Apache Flink] - [LinkedIn Details Open-Sourced Kafka Monitor] [APIs, Spreadsheets & Drinking Fountains: Using Open Data in Real Life] Shelby Switzer discusses success stories and failures of using the public data provided by governments, along with techniques for making such data usable. (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [Compose_ad_img] [Deploy Elasticsearch on Compose, get a free tshirt.] For the month of June only, we're giving away limited edition shirts when you deploy a free 30-day trial on Compose. [Get your free t-shirt.] DevOps Latest Content [infoq.com/devops] TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [Amazon Brings Auto Scaling to EC2 Container Service] SPONSOR AD [JetBrains_ad_img] [TeamCity – powerful CI and CD out of the box] TeamCity lets your team move faster. Set up your first build in under a minute. Enjoy build results in real time. Get notified instantly. [Try TeamCity now (it’s free)]. [Patterns in a Containerized World] Matthias Luebken gives an overview of typical patterns that he has seen in developing, deploying and operating applications that leverage containers. He talks about defining best practices around a good modular container and approaches different composition strategies. He concludes with a first set of patterns like side-car / side-kick, ambassador, adapter and chains. (Presentation) The next QCon is in [San Francisco, Nov 7-11, 2016]. Join us! [Everything is “Lock-in”: Focus on Switching Costs] Coding in Java, buying SAP, deploying OpenStack, and using Amazon Web Services: each one introduces a type of lock-in. However, it makes no difference how hard you try- some form of lock-in is unavoidable. What matters most is understanding the layers of lock-in, and how to assess and reduce your switching costs. 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