Google Applies BERT to Search, Ecstasy Programming Language, Rust, WebAssembly, Google Cardboard, Testing Microservices, Everyday Efficiencies, TensorFlow.js

In this issue, November 12, 2019 [View it in your browser.]( [Google Applies BERT to Search](#Google), [Ecstasy Programming Language](#Language), [Rust](#Rust), [WebAssembly](#Web), [Google Cardboard](#Cardboard), [Testing Microservices](#Microservices), [Everyday Efficiencies](#Everyday), [TensorFlow.js](#js) [Get the best discount for QCon New York 2020 before Dec 14th.]( Registration for [QCon New York 2020 (June 15-19)]( is open. Take advantage of the best discount possible and save $1070 if you [register]( before December 14th. Don’t miss the chance to hear what are the new tech trends and what should be on your radar in 2020.  SPONSOR AD [RingCentral]( [Grow Your Skills, Get Rewarded!]( Get rewarded for sharing your knowledge with others while growing your career. [Join our Game Changers Program]( and earn great rewards including swag, conference passes, software, and electronics! 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[AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Alexa Research Paper Shows Genetic Algorithms Offer Best Solution for Neural Network Optimization]( [] [Google Applies NLP Algorithm BERT to Search]( BERT, Google's latest NLP algorithm, will power Google search and make it better at understanding user queries in a way more similar to how humans would understand them, writes Pandu Nayak, Google fellow and vice president for Search, with one in 10 queries providing a different set of results. (News) SPONSOR AD [IBM]( [DevOps for Dummies]( The 3rd edition of this eBook helps you understand the real business benefits of DevOps, takes you through the ten biggest myths, and describes how to use DevOps to solve new challenges. It also explores IBM’s own successful transition to DevOps. [Download now](. 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In this technical paper, learn the importance of cycle time, why you need a simplified toolchain, and how to reduce cycle. [Download Now](. [Web Development Latest Content]( [] [Porting a Desktop Game Editor to the Browser with WebAssembly]( Florian Rival, software engineer at Google, and creator of the GDevelop game editor, discusses the lessons learnt from porting a native desktop game editor to the browser with WebAssembly. InfoQ interviewed Rival on the technical challenges encountered, the benefits derived from the port, and tips for developers thinking about porting desktop applications with WebAssembly. (Article) SPONSOR AD [RedHat]( [Kubernetes and Minikube for DevOps: Download the cheat sheet]( Kubernetes is an open-source platform for automating deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers across clusters of hosts. Learn how to install Minikube, run locally on Minikube, install Kubectl, and use the Kubectl CLI. [Download now](. [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [Google Open Sources its Cardboard VR Platform]( Low-cost virtual reality (VR) platform Google Cardboard is now available as an open source project to let developers create new VR-powered apps and adapt existing ones to new devices. Google's announcement comes a few weeks after the discontinuation of its Daydream VR platform. (News) SPONSOR AD [CodeClimate]( [The Engineering Leader's Guide to Cycle Time: Accelerating Software Delivery with Data]( "As Engineering organizations grow, so does the complexity of fast and reliable software delivery. Don’t learn by making your own mistakes. This book tells you exactly what to measure, why it matters, and how to fix it.” - Ishan Agrawal, VP Engineering at Funding Societies. [Download the eBook](. [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Vlingo Joins the Reactive Foundation]( [] [Testing Microservices: Six Case Studies with a Combination of Testing Techniques - Part 3]( This article presents six real world use cases of testing microservice-based applications, and demonstrates how a combination of testing techniques can be evaluated, chosen, and implemented. (Article) [] [See what’s new in Architecture including:]( - Building a High-Performance Networking Protocol for Microservices - The Three Pillars of Service Mesh, SMI - Event Sourcing: Bernd Rücker on Architecting for Scale - [And more](... SPONSOR AD [WSO2]( [Ballerina: A Language for Network-Distributed Applications (By O’Reilly)]( Get started with Ballerina, a general-purpose cloud native programming language that specializes in integration and contains features that incorporate current best practices for web programming, microservices, and DevOps-oriented development. 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(Article) [] [Dynamic Reteaming: Acknowledge Reality, Chart Your Path]( Heidi Helfand addresses issues: How can we bring a humanistic stance to dynamic reteaming? How can people have ownership over their team change? How to integrate new people without losing the culture? (Presentation) [] [Continuous Testing in Agile]( Dan Ashby discusses several topics regarding testing: what does quality mean, how does software testing help, what is software testing, where does it fit in an Agile world? (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [Scrum.org_ad_img]( [Free Scrum Learning Paths]( Continue your professional learning with our free online learning paths. These learning paths are targeted by role including: [Scrum Master](, [Product Owner](, [Development Team Member]( and [Leadership](. 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