Stanford AI Index, BBC Serverless, JReleaser 1.0, Quarkus, React 18, Psychological Safety

In this issue, April 19, 2022 [View it in your browser.]( [Stanford AI Index](#AI), [Amazon EKS 1.22](#Amazon), [BBC Serverless](#BBC), [Systems Programmers](#Systems), [JReleaser 1.0](#JReleaser), [Quarkus](#Quarkus), [React 18](#React), [Lyft's In-App Messaging](#Lyft), [Software Architecture](#Software), [Psychological Safety](#Psychological) [QCon Plus Online Software Development Conference (May 10-20): OK, so you’ve just landed your staff-plus role? What now?]( Join the [Staff-Plus Engineer track]( at [QCon Plus]( this May, and discover what is expected from a Staff-Plus engineer, what leadership skills are needed, what the secrets are for following this path, how companies can be prepared to support Staff-Plus engineers, and why the future of our industry depends on it! [Find out more](!  SPONSOR AD [ScyllaDB]( [7 Essentials When Selecting a NoSQL Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS)]( A DBaaS relieves fast-moving teams from worrying about database configuration, maintenance, and administration. This paper outlines 7 key considerations that help teams tap the many benefits a DBaaS has to offer — without falling into some of the common traps that impact agility, productivity, costs, and growth. [Download now](. [( [] [Randy Shoup on Creating High-Performance Cultures]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, lead editor for culture & methods, spoke to Randy Shoup, VP of Engineering at WeWork, about what is needed to create a high-performance culture. (Podcast) [( [] [Culture & Methods Trends Report 2022 Part 2]( This is the second part of the Culture & Methods trend report for 2022 where Shane Hastie spoke to Shaaron Alvares who was not able to join us for the first recording to explore what she has seen over the last year and the trends she sees going forward. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Microsoft Introduces Open Data for Social Impact Framework]( [] [Stanford University Publishes AI Index 2022 Annual Report]( Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has published its 2022 AI Index annual report. The report identifies top trends in AI, including advances in technical achievements, a sharp increase in private investment, and increasing attention on ethical issues. (News) SPONSOR AD [Courier]( [Scaling Application-to-User Communication]( As the problems that software solves have exploded, so too have the ways in which this software needs to communicate with the end-user. Meeting these user expectations presents complex scaling challenges for architects of modern software. In this talk, we will explore the infrastructure, tooling, and strategies needed to deliver and scale a modern, delightful application-to-user communication experience. [Live Webinar, May 5th, 2022 — Save Your Seat](. [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Amazon EKS Announces Support for Kubernetes 1.22]( [] [CircleCI Report Finds Successful Software Teams are Larger and Test Extensively]( CircleCI - a continuous integration and continuous delivery platform - has released the findings from their 2022 State of Software Delivery Report. The report reveals that the most successful software delivery teams are larger, use extensive testing, and prioritise being ready to deploy. (News) SPONSOR AD [Aspen Mesh]( [Zero Trust Security for Your Microservices]( More containerized applications mean more vulnerabilities for attack. Get security best practices for your Kubernetes—a service mesh provides Zero Trust level peace of mind. [Aspen Mesh by F5 enables enterprise-class service mesh. Pro Services & 24/7 Support plans](. [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [AWS Firewall Manager Supports Palo Alto Networks Cloud Next Generation Firewalls]( - [] [BBC New Serverless Platform Improves Scalability and Performance]( - [] [AWS Increases the Availability and Reliability of Amazon EventBridge with Global Endpoints]( [] [Kubernetes Crosses the Chasm, and Other Lessons from the 2021 CNCF Survey]( You know I love a good survey, so let’s take a look at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s 2021 annual survey. They asked 2,302 respondents how they use Kubernetes and the more general category of cloud-native tools. The major conclusion of the report is that Kubernetes usage is mainstream, as the sub-title of the report labeled 2021: “The year Kubernetes crossed the chasm.” (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](. [Development Latest Content]( [] [Systems Programmers Can Have Nice Things]( Ryan Levick explores some features that Rust brings to the systems programming world that make life as a system programmer easier. (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! [] [The Rust Borrow Checker - a Deep Dive]( Nell Shamrell-Harrington discusses how to transition from fighting the borrow checker to using its guidance to write safer and more powerful code at any experience level. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [Software Engineering – Then, Now, and Next]( Mary Poppendieck discusses how software engineering has been changed by the scale and speed required of digital companies in the past, now, and in the future. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSOR AD [LaunchDarkly]( [9 Best Practices for Release Management]( 
Learn about common release management feature flag use cases and how to deploy release management feature flags using Ring and Percentage deployment. You'll also learn about release management best practices across the software development lifecycle. [Download now](. [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Java News Roundup: Virtual Threads, JReleaser 1.0, Project Loom, Vendor Statements on Spring4Shell]( - [] [JReleaser 1.0 Releases Itself]( [] [Kubernetes Native Java with Quarkus]( Quarkus is an industry leader in startup time and memory utilization for native and JVM-based Java applications. This reduces cloud costs. Kubernetes is a first-class deployment platform in Quarkus with support for its primitives and features. Developers can use their Java knowledge of APIs like Jakarta EE, MicroProfile, Spring, etc. Applications can be imperative or reactive - or both! (Article) SPONSOR AD [Payara]( [Looking for new challenges?]( Payara’s Mission is to create innovative, trusted, open-source software and services that are widely used and are loved by our users. [We are hiring for remote technical and non-technical roles](. [Web Development Latest Content]( [] [React 18, Introducing the Concurrent Renderer]( React 18 is out and includes the long-awaited concurrent renderer, which enables React to offer several improvements, including the ability to interrupt the rendering process. (News) SPONSOR AD [RavenDB]( [Test Drive RavenDB’s Time Series]( Experience the ease and efficiency of handling time-based data with time series in our new price tracker sample app. [Test it now](. [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [How to Build an In-App Messaging Platform: Lyft's Case]( If you have ever thought about building an in-app messaging platform for your mobile app, Lyft's experience may help you get it right. Lyft engineers applied a three-staged approach: MVP, scaling, and optimization. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( [] [Software Architecture: It Might Not Be What You Think It Is]( Software architecture is often a misunderstood idea. Unlike traditional architecture, where the design is separated from construction, in software how something is built influences what is built, and vice versa. Software architecture is about decisions, not structure. Architecting is a skill, and architect should not be a role. (Article) SPONSOR AD [Ably]( [[eBook] Extend Kafka to the Edge]( Discover the benefits of extending Kafka beyond your private network to the Internet with Ably & distribute to millions of end-users with no infrastructure overhead. [Download now](. [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [How Software Affects Climate Change, and What Software Engineers Can Do about It]( - [] [Becoming a Staff Plus Engineer: Leadership and Communication Training Matters]( [] [The Top Three Priorities for Engineering Leaders in 2022 and beyond]( For engineering leaders, the Great Resignation has made it clear that maintaining employee satisfaction should be a top priority in the coming year. In 2022 and beyond, engineering leaders need to invest in developing a strong engineering culture, using data-driven decision-making to lead their teams, and to prioritize people before performance. (Article) [] [How Psychological Safety at Work Creates Effective Software Tech Teams That Learn and Grow]( This article provides the foundations of psychological safety and shows how it has been applied for team effectiveness. It explores how psychological safety supports learning and improvement and how we can foster a psychologically safe culture in tech teams. (Article) [] [Production Readiness: Fighting Fires or Building Better Systems?]( Laura Nolan discusses why we don’t have a fire code for software, and what Production Readiness Reviews can and cannot achieve in terms of reliability. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSORED CONTENT Latest White Papers [Multi-Cluster Management: Reduce Overhead and Redundant Efforts - Download Now]( [DevTools]( [Try Camunda Platform 8 - Enterprise Scale SaaS for Process Automation. Sign up now!]( 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