GPT-3, Chaos Conf Q&A, FinOps, Swift, Java 11 in Prod, Office Optional

In this issue, October 6, 2020 [View it in your browser.]( [GPT-3 AI Model](#Model), [Chaos Conf Q&A](#Chaos), [FinOps](#FinOps), [Swift](#Swift), [DevOps is Complex](#DevOps), [Elixir vs Scala](#Elixir), [Java 11 in Prod](#Java), [Vest](#Vest), [Dev & UX](#Dev), [Office Optional](#Office) [Level-up on the practices, patterns, and skills that are most in-demand right now. Attend QCon Plus (Nov 4-18).]( Learn from [54 practitioners]( creating the future across a variety of technical and non-technical topics. This is your opportunity to focus your valuable time learning actionable insights from software leaders. [Register now]( and take advantage of the early bird ending this week. Ticket prices go up after this date.  SPONSOR AD [Auth0]( [The Power of a Centralised Identity Strategy]( Companies still have separate identity implementations for many of their applications, resulting in silos, increased risk, and a poor customer experience. Adam Evans discusses how centralising your identity increases development velocity, improves user experience, and reduces security exposure. Live Webinar, October 15th, 2020 - [Save Your Seat](! [( [] [Java InfoQ Trends Report—September 2020]( This article provides a summary of how the InfoQ editorial team currently sees the adoption of technology and emerging trends within the Java space in 2020. We focus on Java the language, as well as related languages like Kotlin and Scala, the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), and Java-based frameworks and utilities. (Trends Report) [( [] [Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais on Software Architecture, Team Topologies, and Platforms]( In this podcast, Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais, co-authors of the book Team Topologies, sat down with InfoQ podcast co-host Daniel Bryant. Topics discussed included: the role of a modern software architect, how team design impacts software architecture, creating “team APIs” in order to reduce cognitive load, and the benefits of building a “thinnest viable platform”. (Podcast) [( [] [Guillermo De Anda on Shifting Organisational Culture One Small Step at a Time]( In this podcast Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Guillermo De Anda of ProKarma about digital transformations, shifting organisational culture one small step at a time and the importance of managers having a coaching mindset. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Microsoft Obtains Exclusive License for GPT-3 AI Model]( [] [COVID-19 and Mining Social Media - Enabling Machine Learning Workloads with Big Data]( In this article, author Adi Pollock discusses how to enable machine learning workloads with big data to query and analyze COVID-19 tweets to understand social sentiment towards COVID-19. (Article) SPONSOR AD [D2iQ]( [Multi-cluster, or multi-tenancy? When, Why and How to choose a Kubernetes strategy]( Coordinating your Kubernetes adoption for savings, governance, and team velocity requires several key decisions. Learn about core Kubernetes capabilities, best-practices, and several approaches to take advantage of these in a way that fits your organization. Live Webinar, October 29th, 2020. [Save Your Seat](! [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Microsoft Innovates Its Azure Multi-Cloud, Multi-Edge Hybrid Capabilities]( - [] [Amazon Cloudwatch Dashboards Supports Sharing]( - [] [Chaos Conf Q&A: Adrian Cockcroft & Yury Niño Roa]( - [] [Bridgecrew Releases State of Open Source Terraform Security Report]( - [] [Kubernetes Ingress Is Now Generally Available]( [] [From Cloud to Cloudlets: a New Approach to Data Processing?]( The growing popularity of small, distributed clouds, or “cloudlets”, is an implicit recognition of the limitations of the “traditional” cloud model, and could signal a major shift in the way that data is collected, stored, and processed. (Article) [] [Why Every DevOps Team Needs a FinOps Lead]( An outstanding FinOps practice can not only save money but also lead to better customer experience and smarter product design when integrated into the infrastructure and application design process. Read about PerimeterX's FinOps journey in this practical article. (Article) [] [DevOps Is More Complex and Harder Than You Think. Personal Lessons]( Patrick Debois shares his personal lessons and stories on DevOps. DevOps is inherently complex and with many things to consider, there are many risks and things that can be missed or go wrong. Debois' intent is to help people not make the same mistakes. (Presentation with transcript included) Join us for our live, virtual conference [QCon Plus, November 4 - 20, 2020]( [] [Rethinking How the Industry Approaches Chaos Engineering]( Nora Jones focuses on the Before and After phases of developing Chaos Engineering experiments (whether they be gamedays or driven by software) and develops important questions to ask in each of these phases. She digs into some of the Ironies of Automation present with Chaos Engineering today. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSOR AD [Camunda]( [Free, Virtual BPM Event This Week]( Join us Oct 8 & 9 to hear process automation experts discuss workflow automation, RPA bots, microservices, business & IT alignment, decision tables and more. Don’t miss out - [Register today](! [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Hacked off with Hacktoberfest]( - [] [New GitHub Repositories Default to Main Branch]( - [] [40th Anniversary of The Ethernet]( - [] [Apple Open Sources System, Swift Library Interfacing with System-Level API]( - [] [Microsoft Introduces Its Quantum Intermediate Representation]( [] [Elixir vs Scala]( Ludwik Bukowski and Kacper Mentel compare the results of a pattern recognition app implemented in Elixir and Scala. (Presentation) SPONSOR AD [NGINX]( [Monolith-to-Microservices – Evolutionary Patterns to Transform Your Monolith (By O'Reilly)]( This practical guide covers multiple scenarios and strategies for a successful monolith-to-microservices migration, from initial planning all the way through application and database decomposition. [Download now](. [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [OpenJDK Completes Migration to GitHub]( [] [A Year with Java 11 in Production!]( Andrzej Grzesik talks about Revolut’s experience in running Java 11 in production for over a year. He talks about the doubts they had, some pain points and gains, as well as surprises that surprised them. He discusses tools, alternative JVM languages, and some 3rd party products. (Presentation with transcript included) [.NET Latest Content]( In case you missed it [] [Plugin Framework for .NET]( Mikael Koskinen tells us about his new Plugin Framework, why he created it and how to get the best from it. (Article) [Web Development Latest Content]( TOP Web Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Vest, a New Javascript Form Validation Framework]( [] [Reactive Angular Library NgRx v10 Adds Component Local State Management Package]( NgRx, a set of reactive extensions for Angular based on RxJS, shipped v10 with a new component store package for local state management. The new package complements the NgRx Store used for application-wide state management. A new, experimental NgRx Component package also supports developers in writing Angular Zoneless applications leveraging Angular Ivy capabilities for better performance. (News) SPONSOR AD [Datree]( [The DevOps Engineer's Guide to Kubernetes Configurations Best Practices]( Help your team reduce the risks of production outages, degraded performance, and security breaches. The 10 best practices covered in this guide are derived from real-world lessons learned and common practices by engineering teams large and small. [Download now](. [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( In case you missed it [] [Web of Things over IoT and Its Applications]( What is WoT and how does IoT relate with it? What are the possible applications of WoT? Are there any applications enabling WoT? In this article, we will try to explore the answers to these questions. (Article) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( [] [Applying Chaos Engineering in Healthcare: Getting Started with Sensitive Workloads]( Carl Chesser shares what the teams at Cerner Corporation, a healthcare information technology company, found to be effective in introducing chaos engineering with their systems. (Article) SPONSOR AD [Lightbend]( [Architecting for Microservices: An O'Reilly Book Pack]( In this two-book series, Jonas Bonér, creator of Akka and CTO at Lightbend, provides an overview of the strategies architects and technology leaders should consider when designing systems of microservices for cloud native applications. [Download now](. [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Growing Personal and Organisational Courage]( [] [Dev & UX: How Integrating UX Improves Engineering’s Efficiency and Sanity]( User experience (UX) is often misunderstood. Many teams and workers believe it’s just sketching or laying out screens. Misunderstanding UX leads to problems in hiring, processes, team culture, product, and customer satisfaction. Today we’ll learn how to start improving all of these by seeing UX as it really is: engineering’s time and money saver. (Article) SPONSOR AD [Scrum.org_ad_img]( [Never Stop Learning - Expand Your Scrum Knowledge with Advanced Training]( All courses are available in-person and in live-virtual settings. Advanced Professional Scrum courses include [PSM II](, [PSPO-A](, [SPS](, [PSK]( & [PSU](. [] [Q&A on the Book Office Optional]( The book Office Optional by Larry English describes how employees from Centric work virtually within a culture that contributes to the business’s success and employee happiness. The stories in this book provide insights into how working remotely looks, building relationships and trust in a virtual environment, managing remote teams, and recruiting and hiring people for remote working. (Article) [] [Your Beautiful Strategy Is Undeliverable]( Tanya Spencer and Steph South discuss applying Agile techniques to exec and other non-technical teams to help them streamline and make real progress against their aspirations. 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