eBay Dependencies, Rust 1.60, GraalVM Native Image, Architecture Trends, Staff Plus Engineers

In this issue, April 12, 2022 [View it in your browser.]( [Data Streams](#Data), [eBay Dependencies](#eBay), [Lambda Function URLs](#Lambda), [Rust 1.60](#Rust), [NetBeans 13](#NetBeans), [GraalVM Native Image](#GraalVM), [Kotlin 1.6.20](#Kotlin), [Architecture Trends](#Architecture), [Staff Plus Engineers](#Staff), [FT.com Eng Productivity](#FT) [QCon Plus Online Software Development Conference (May 10-20): Level-up your skills with real-world implementation of emerging trends and practices.]( Join [QCon Plus]( (May 10-20, 2022) Online Software Development Conference for a curated learning experience covering the topics that matter in software development and technical leadership. Join 60+ Technical Talks from leading Early Adopter companies including; Airbnb, StarlingBank, Microsoft, Amazon, BBC, Financial Times, Twitter, Lyft, Shopify, Google, RedHat, Monzo, Slack, Stripe, Vodafone and many more. 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(Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [EleutherAI Open-Sources 20 Billion Parameter AI Language Model GPT-NeoX-20B]( [] [Building & Operating High-Fidelity Data Streams]( Sid Anand discusses building high-fidelity nearline data streams as a service within a lean team. (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! SPONSOR AD [CockroachLabs]( [The Data Divide: Top Challenges Facing Enterprise Data Teams]( Matillion surveyed 150 enterprise tech leaders and 300 enterprise data team members/data users from across the US and UK to better understand the pain points facing enterprise data teams as their organizations struggle to make data useful. This white paper reviews several key themes that emerged. [Download now](. [DevOps Latest Content]( [] [Managing Complex Dependencies with Distributed Architecture at eBay]( The eBay engineering team recently outlined how they came up with a scalable release system. The release solution leverages distributed architecture to release more than 3,000 dependent libraries in about two hours. The team is using Jenkins to perform the release in combination with Groovy scripts. (News) SPONSOR AD [Palo Alto]( [Gartner Innovation Insight for Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms]( Get the inside scoop on securing cloud native applications. Securing cloud native applications starts with smarter insights. [Get the Gartner CNAAP report here](. [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [AWS Introduces Lambda Function URLs to Simplify Serverless Deployments]( [] [One Ring -3 to Secure Them All: Computing with Hardware Enclaves]( Aaron Bedra explores the most widely available options and their usage in IoT and cloud, discussing design trade-offs, security, and performance. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSOR AD [CockroachLabs]( [O'Reilly: What Is Distributed SQL?]( Imagine having one database architected for both developer simplicity and massive, resilient scale. Distributed SQL makes it possible. Download the [free O'Reilly guide]( from Cockroach Labs. [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Rust 1.60 Released with LLVM-Native Code Coverage Along with Rust 2024 Roadmap]( - [] [SwiftLint Now Supports Swift 5.6]( [] [Reversible Debugging with RR]( Felix Klock discusses RR, a native code debugger, its features, design, and deploying targets, debugging a Rust program running on AWS. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSOR AD [Camunda]( [Need to design, automate, and monitor critical business processes?]( Boost productivity with a tool that integrates seamlessly with your current tech stack. [Camunda Platform: The Universal Process Orchestrator. Try free now](. 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(News) [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Improving Software Quality with Gamification]( - [] [Five Behaviours of Successful Staff Plus Engineers]( - [] [Infinite Representations: an Impossible Thing for Developers]( [] [On a Quest to Sustainable Happy Profit: How to Create a Sustainability Framework That Works for You]( Being sustainable is not just about the product itself, which is built to endure over time. It’s also about the people, time and energy involved in the process, and the consumption that its existence requires. If any single part of the process cannot be maintained over time, it’s unsustainable. Green Recovery can act as an enabler, and when we focus on what matters we can make a dent. (Article) [] [Using Patterns to Drive a Transformation towards Agility - Practical Insights from Large Companies]( In the DACH region, a community of transformation leaders from about 30 companies started “DACH30” sessions where they share experiences and insights from their efforts to help their companies become more agile. This article highlights successful patterns to foster change, how to apply flow-oriented design to optimise your delivery capabilities, and the danger of the illusion of control. (Article) [] [Enabling Engineering Productivity at the Financial Times]( Sarah Wells discusses how they ended up moving fast with over 30,000 releases in a year from a development team of around 250. 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