Dockerfile Linter, Jakarta EE, Minze, Microservice Testing at Lyft, Culture & Methods Trends

In this issue, April 5, 2022 [View it in your browser.]( [GCP BigQuery Data QnA](#GCP), [Dockerfile Linter](#Dockerfile), [Prioritizing Security Risks](#Security), [Fauna Events](#Fauna), [Kestra](#Kestra), [Jakarta EE](#EE), [Minze](#Minze), [Reducing App Launch Time](#App), [Microservice Testing at Lyft](#Testing), [Culture & Methods Trends](#Trends) [Software Delivery Practices Evolve Fast, So Should Your Learning: Attend QCon Plus Online Software Development ( May 10-20).]( The software engineering landscape is ever-changing. How can you make sure you’re not left behind? What are the latest peer-validated patterns, best practices and tech you need to be adopting to stay ahead? [Deep-dive]( with over [60 domain experts]( at [QCon Plus]( this May 10-20 and learn software patterns, best practices and actionable insights. [Register Now](!  SPONSOR AD [LaunchDarkly]( [7 Best Practices for Short Term and Permanent Feature Flags]( 
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(Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [From Natural Language Queries to Insights: GCP BigQuery Data QnA Usage in Twitter]( - [] [Meta Announces Conversational AI Model Project CAIRaoke]( [] [Meta AI Labs Introduces BuilderBot, a Voice Control Builder for Virtual Worlds]( Meta’s latest AI research introduces BuilderBot, a new tool to fuel creativity in the metaverse capable of generating immersive objects through voice commands only. (News) SPONSOR AD [RavenDB]( [Sink Your Teeth Into NoSQL With a Walkthrough & Sample App for RavenDB]( NoSQL isn't hard, it’s different. This article series walks you through building an enterprise application with.NET Core & RavenDB. [Get started now](. [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Dockerfile Linter Hadolint Brings Fixes and Improvements, and Support for ARM64 Binaries]( - [] [Hardware Mitigation on Intel, Arm, and AMD CPUs Shown Ineffective against Spectre v2]( [] [Strategies for Assessing and Prioritizing Security Risks Such as Log4j]( The evolving threat landscape requires a comprehensive approach to mitigation. An effective strategy is built on visibility, assessing vulnerabilities in context, effective use of filtering technologies, and monitoring for evidence of intrusion. (Article) [] [Beyond POSIX - Adventures in Alternative Networking APIs]( Michael Barker surveys some of the alternative APIs available on various platforms, discussing some of the implementation pitfalls. He also looks at the impact of using these APIs. (Presentation with transcript included) Learn how to solve complex software engineering and leadership challenges. Attend online at [QCon Plus (May 10-20)]( or in-person at [QCon San Francisco (Oct 24-28)](. Save your spot now! [] [Application-Layer Encryption Basics for Developers]( Isaac Potoczny-Jones covers the basics of encryption, what are application-layer and infrastructure-layer encryption, when to use asymmetric and symmetric keys, and how to do key management. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSOR AD [Aspen Mesh]( [Service Mesh Knowledge Hub]( Learn how OS Istio drives performance from your microservices architecture. Deep dive white paper topics include: Multi-cluster deployment to enable hybrid & multi-cloud architectures, Security, mtLS and Compliance. [See Aspen Mesh by F5 – Pro Services & 24/7 Support plans](. [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Microsoft Introduces NVads A10 V5 Azure VMs in Preview for Graphics-Heavy Workloads]( - [] [AWS Lambda Supports up to 10 GB Ephemeral Storage for Data-Intensive Applications]( - [] [Microsoft Brings Private Link Support in Preview to Azure API Management]( - [] [AWS Releases Amazon GameSparks into Preview]( - [] [Compute Engine VMs Cost Optimization with Suspend/Resume]( [] [Fauna Transactional Database Introduces Event Streaming]( Fauna, the company behind the Fauna transactional database, recently announced the general availability of event streaming, a push-based stream that sends changes at both the document and collection levels to subscribed clients. (News) SPONSOR AD [D2iQ]( [Kubernetes Best Practices]( This eBook from our friends at D2iQ and O’Reilly provides the guidance and tools you need to successfully build and manage applications on Kubernetes. [Download your copy today](. [Development Latest Content]( In case you missed it [] [Ballerina for Full-Stack Developers: a Guide to Creating Backend APIs]( This article explores Ballerina’s intuitive syntax for writing REST APIs. We also discuss authentication, auth/z, OpenAPI tools, observability, SQL/NoSQL client libraries, and key language features. (Article) SPONSOR AD [Tetrate]( [[eBook] The Value of Istio & Envoy]( Has your transition to service-based models inadvertently led to increased complexity in service management, networking, & security? Let service mesh solve complexity and make you successful. [Download your free copy](. [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Kestra: a Scalable Open-Source Orchestration and Scheduling Platform]( - [] [Java News Roundup: JDK 18 GA, JMC 8.2, Spring Updates, MicroStream 7.0-Beta1, WildFly 26.1-Beta1]( [] [Two Must-Have Tools for Jakarta EE Developers]( The wildfly-jar-maven-plugin and the brand new wildfly-datasources-preview-galleon-pack from the WildFly project are worthy of your attention. These tools add on-the-fly generation of an Uber JAR including configuration for containerization and datasources, and make it a pleasure to write applications for Jakarta EE and WildFly. (Article) SPONSOR AD [vFunction]( [Decomposing the legacy Java monolith of a Fortune 100 FinServ]( Automation and AI brings 25x faster time-to-market. This Fortune 100 Financial Services provider with over $2 trillion in assets used vFunction to accelerate Java monolith decomposition by 25x, at 3x less cost. [Read Now](. [Web Development Latest Content]( [] [Minze, a Minimalistic JS Library for Creating Web Components]( Minze is a modern JavaScript library that abstracts many of the difficulties of writing Web Components with a minimal overhead (2kb minified and compressed) and good developer ergonomics. (News) [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [How Lyft Reduced its Android App Launch Time by 21% in One Month]( Based on the insights provided by Google's Android App Vitals, Lyft Android team improved their Android app's startup time by 21% and increased driver sessions by 5%. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Developer Experience at Lyft: from the Cloud to Local Environments]( [] [Scaling and Automating Microservice Testing at Lyft]( Lyft used cloud-based isolated environments for several purposes, including end-to-end testing. As the number of microservices increased, tests using these environments became harder to scale and lost value. Recent articles describe how Lyft shifted to testing using request isolation in a shared staging environment and used acceptance tests to gate production deployments. (News) SPONSOR AD [Ably]( [[eBook] The WebSocket Handbook]( The WebSocket Handbook covers the core building blocks of the WebSocket technology, its characteristics, advantages, and aspects to consider when building event-driven, realtime apps. [Download now](. [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Using Team-Set Salaries for Company-Wide Compensation]( [] [The Spectrum of Synchronousness]( James Stanier discusses shifting to asynchronous communication for remote working, going through a spectrum of options, plotting interactions on it, pre- and post- remote work. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [Lead with Speed]( Courtney Kissler believes in speed for strong results. Tactics covered: Outcome based teams, Making all work visible, Limiting WIP, Understanding velocity and viscosity, Architecture Evolution. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSORED CONTENT Latest White Papers [The DevSecGuide to Kubernetes]( 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