Remote Meetings, Jaeger, Playful Leadership, ML for Developers, Octant, AWS Step Functions Callback, Gluon, .NET Core 3.0, WebAssembly, The Death of Agile

In this issue, September 3, 2019 [View it in your browser.]( [Remote Meetings](#Remote), [Jaeger](#Jaeger), [Playful Leadership](#Playful), [ML for Developers](#ML), [Octant](#Octant), [AWS Step Functions Callback](#AWS), [Gluon](#Gluon), [.NET Core 3.0](#Core), [WebAssembly](#WebAssembly), [The Death of Agile](#Agile) [Announcing QCon San Francisco 2019 Keynote Speaker: Mike McGarr]( Engineering Leader at Slack Mike McGarr will share with you an approach to discovering organizational culture through its artifacts [The talk]( includes pitfalls that have shaped his approach to discovering culture. Use the code INFOQ100 to [save $635]( before Sept 21st.  SPONSOR AD [Gremlin_ad_img]( [Chaos Engineering: Breaking Your Systems for Fun and Profit]( Learn the basics of Chaos Engineering: discover the tools, tests, and culture needed to create better software and prevent outages and downtime. [Download Now](. [Remote Meetings]( [] [Article Series - Remote Meetings]( In this series we’ll look at how teams worldwide are successfully facilitating complex conversations, remotely. And we’ll share practical steps that you can take, right now, to upgrade the remote conversations that fill your working days. (Article Series) [InfoQ Podcast]( [] [Yuri Shkuro on Tracing Distributed Systems Using Jaeger]( In this podcast, we talk with Yuri Shkuro, the creator of Jaeger, author of the book Mastering Distributed Tracing, and a software engineer at Uber, about how the Jaeger tracing backend implements the OpenTracing API to handle distributed tracing. (Podcast) [Engineering Culture Podcast]( [] [Portia Tung on Coaching, Playful Leadership and the Importance of Play at Work]( In this podcast recorded at QCon London 2019, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, speaks to Portia Tung from the School of Play about agile coaching, helping individuals and organisations adopt a playful leadership style and the importance of play in the workplace. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [New Technique Speeds up Deep-Learning Inference on TensorFlow by 2x]( - [] [Predicting the Future, Amazon Forecast Reaches General Availability]( [] [Automating ML]( [Automating Machine Learning and Deep Learning Workflows]( Mourad Mourafiq discusses automating ML workflows with the help of Polyaxon, an open source platform built on Kubernetes, to make machine learning reproducible, scalable, and portable. (Presentation with transcript included) The next QCon is [QCon San Francisco, Nov 11-13, 2019](. Join us! [] [Panel: ML for Developers/SWEs]( [Panel: ML for Developers/SWEs]( The panelists cover how they've adopted applied machine learning to software engineering. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSOR AD [RedsLabs_ad_img]( [Microservices with Redis Enterprise on Kubernetes]( Technologies such as containers and Kubernetes are emerging to facilitate the adoption and management of microservices. Learn why Redis Enterprise is uniquely suited to a microservices application environment. [Download the white paper](. [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Amazon Releases a Preview of the New AWS Tools for PowerShell]( - [] [Microsoft Releases Azure Ultra Disk Storage to General Availability]( - [] [Octant: Local and Real-Time Dashboard for Kubernetes Workloads]( - [] [AWS Step Functions Gains Callback Patterns to Resume Paused Workflows]( - [] [Contributing to the Kubernetes Community: Getting Started Q&A with Contributor Nikhita Raghunath]( [] [Designing Chaos Experiments, Running Game Days, and Building a Learning Organization: Chaos Conf Q&A]( The second Chaos Conf event is taking place in San Francisco over 25-26 September. In preparation for the conference, InfoQ sat down with a number of the presenters, and discussed topics such as the evolution and adoption of chaos engineering, key people, and process learning from running chaos experiments, and what the biggest blockers are for mainstream adoption. (Article) [] [See what’s new in DevOps including:]( - GA of Google Cloud Security Scanner for GKE and Compute Engine - CircleCI announces CI/CD Pipeline support on a Windows VM - Programming the Cloud with TypeScript - [And more](... [( [] [The InfoQ eMag - Service Mesh: Past, Present, and Future]( This emag aims to remove some of the confusion around the topic of "service mesh", and help architects and technical leaders to choose if, when, and how to deploy a service mesh. A "service mesh" manages service-to-service communications across a compute cluster, and handles dynamic service discovery and routing, and also provides cross-cutting support for observability, reliability, and security. (eMag) [( [] [The InfoQ eMag: DevOps for the Database]( In this eMag, we discuss the unique aspects of databases, both relational and NoSQL, in a successful continuous integration environment. (eMag) SPONSOR AD [Redgate_ad_img]( [The 2019 State of Database DevOps]( All the latest insights on DevOps adoption rates among SQL Server Professionals. [Read the report]( to understand the challenges – and the opportunities – of adopting database DevOps alongside broader DevOps initiatives. [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [IBM POWER Instruction Set Architecture Now Open Source]( - [] [How Chirp Audio QR Codes Went to the Moon and Back]( - [] [DigitalOcean Adds Managed MySQL and Redis Services]( [] [GitLab 12.2 Supports Complex Dependencies for CI Tasks and Cross-Project Merge Requests]( GitLab latest release aims to enable complex continuous integration (CI) pipelines, team collaboration, and dependencies management across projects. Furthermore, GitLab 12.2 adds new push options for merge requests, and uses environment-specific Kubernetes namespaces to enable sharing the same cluster across multiple project environments. (News) [] [Operationalizing Microservices]( Scaling up from proof-of-concept to production-grade microservices requires serious planning, dedication and time. Companies that have invested heavily in creating stable microservices architectures have learned many lessons. This InfoQ eMag takes in inside look - [Download Now](. [] [See what’s new in Development including:]( - Graal: How to Use the New JVM JIT Compiler in Real Life - Rendering Large Models in the Browser in Real-Time - The State of Serverless Computing - [And more](... [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Java on iOS and Android via Gluon]( [] [Reactive Spring]( Josh Long discusses Spring Framework 5 and its support for reactive programming. (Presentation with transcript included) [.NET Latest Content]( TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Update: .NET Standard Adoption]( - [] [Microsoft Releases .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8]( [] [Microsoft Releases Entity Framework Core 3.0 Preview 8 and Entity Framework 6.3 Preview 8]( Earlier this month Microsoft released Entity Framework Core 3.0 Preview 8 and Entity Framework 6.3 Preview 8. Following the synchronized release calendar, the new previews were available on the same day as .NET Core 3.0 Preview 8 and ASP.NET Core 3.0 Preview 8. (News) [Web Development Latest Content]( TOP Web Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Introduction to Stateful Property Based Testing - Lambda Days 2019]( - [] [High Performance Video Editing for the Mobile Web]( - [] [Npm Bans Packages Which Display Ads via its Command Line Interface]( - [] [eBay Increases Listing Completion Rate by 30% by Porting Barcode Scanner to the Web with WebAssembly]( [] [Chrome 76 Shipped with PWA Installation, Stealthier Incognito Mode, Extension Tracking]( Google recently released Chrome 76. Chrome 76 makes it easier to install Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) on the desktop, disables a commonly used Incognito Mode detection technique, and allows users to track extension activities. (News) [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( TOP Mobile and IoT NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Firefox 68 Released with BigInt, Extended Dark Mode, and Curated Extensions]( - [] [Android Studio 3.5 Aims to be Faster and More Memory-Efficient]( [] [Build Cross Platform Apps with Flutter]( Faisal Abid talks about Flutter, how it achieves an almost identical look and feel to its Android/iOS counterparts and what is on the roadmap for Flutter (Web & IoT). (Presentation with transcript included) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES - [] [An Introduction to Structured Data at Etsy]( - [] [Reasons for Cancelling a Move to Microservices]( [] [Cellery: A Code-First Approach to Deploy Applications on Kubernetes]( Cellery is a code-first approach to building, integrating, running, and managing composite applications on Kubernetes, using a cell-based architecture. Learn what cells are, how Cellery works, and see how an existing Kubernetes application written by Google can be deployed, managed, and observed using Cellery. (Article) [] [(Dys)functional DDD]( Jarek Ratajski revisits some of the core concepts of DDD from a functional perspective and builds a simple system using a more functional approach. (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [WSO2_ad_img]( [Implementing a Successful Open Banking Architecture]( Your open banking architecture plays a large role in determining how effectively you open up your APIs, provide a seamless third-party experience and ultimately offer a better customer journey than that of your competitors. [Learn key requirements and more in this article](. [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Inclusive Leadership Supports Collaboration and Diversity in Teams]( - [] [How Artificial Intelligence Impacts Designing Products]( - [] [Agile 2019 Keynote Talks Available to View]( [] [Great Global Meetings: Navigating Cultural Differences]( Navigating cross-cultural differences can be hard enough when team members are face-to-face, but when most communications are through some kind of technology—email, phone, IM, video, or online conferencing—it becomes infinitely more complex. (Article) [] [The Death of Agile and Beyond]( Agility as a way of being for teams and organizations is crossing a critical juncture. In a unique state of affairs, Agile is being adopted by organizations in various domains whilst many Agilists are expressing concerns that Agile has failed. This article looks at the current state of agility, the challenges it faces and proposes some ideas around how Agilists can change the situation. (Article) [] [The Chameleon Effect: Business Agility and Adaptability Lessons]( Stephen Parry discusses business agility and adaptation, covering Agile and Adaptive Business Dynamics, creating the right work-climate for success and moving from waterfall purpose to common purpose. (Presentation) [] [Acceptance Testing for Continuous Delivery]( Dave Farley describes approaches to acceptance testing that allow teams to work quickly and effectively, build functional coverage tests and maintain those tests throughout change. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [Self-Selection for Resilience and Better Culture]( Dana Pylayeva talks about “self selection” (empowering people to choose their own teams) as a great vehicle to build in happiness, resilience and a better culture. She shares stories from running successful self-selection events, and talks about the “Spooky Questions” game that enables open conversations, helps identify unspoken worries and brings in fun and empathy into a self-selection process. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSORED CONTENT Latest White Papers [Advanced Exception Handling in C# and .NET Applications]( [The State of Application Services - Download the 2019 Report]( [Why Time Series Matters for Metrics, Real-Time Analytics and Sensor Data]( SPONSORED CONTENT [[DevTools] Monitor your applications built in Java, .NET , Ruby, PHP and Node.js]( You have received this message because you are subscribed to the “Top Content Newsletter". To stop receiving weekly updates on trends, please click the following link: [Unsubscribe]( Forwarded newsletter? [Register to get your own weekly newsletter.]( - - - C4Media Inc. (InfoQ.com), 2275 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Suite #325, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M8V 3Y3