Architecture & Design Round-Up

A Collection of Top Architecture & Design News, Articles December 2022 [InfoQ] Architecture & Design Round-Up Sponsored by [Camunda] [Latest Content](#latest-content), [Top Viewed Content](#top-viewed-content), [Top News](#news), [Top Articles](#top-articles), [Top Presentations & Podcasts](#top-presentations) In this special newsletter we bring you up to date on all the new content and news related to Architecture & Design on InfoQ. We are also maintaining a portal page for this content on InfoQ at: [(. [] Latest Content on InfoQ [The Future of Service Mesh with Jim Barton]( (podcasts, Nov 14, 2022) [Deterministic, Reproducible, Unsurprising Releases in the Serverless Era]( (presentations, Nov 18, 2022) [AWS Adds Container Lens to Well-Architected Framework]( (news, Nov 01, 2022) [Omni Faces 4.0 Changes Minimal Dependency to Java 11, While Removing Deprecated Classes]( (news, Nov 14, 2022) [Susanne Kaiser on DDD, Wardley Mapping, & Team Topologies]( (podcasts, Oct 31, 2022) [Decoding Microservices: Best Practices Handbook for Developers]( Download this guide to learn about the traits that the most robust microservices architectures have and why building a distributed monolith is a real risk you need to avoid. You'll also learn how a workflow engine can streamline your architecture and whether to use orchestration or choreography. [Download now](. Sponsored content [Decoding Microservices]( [] Top Viewed Content on InfoQ [Netflix Builds a Custom High-Throughput Priority Queue Backed by Redis, Kafka and Elasticsearch]( (news, Oct 11, 2022) [AWS Introduces Amazon EventBridge Scheduler]( (news, Nov 13, 2022) [Apache Kafka 3.3 Replaces ZooKeeper with the New KRaft Consensus Protocol]( (news, Oct 26, 2022) [Amazon EC2 Introduces Replace Root Volume to Patch Guest Operating System and Applications]( (news, Nov 06, 2022) [Venkat Subramaniam Brings a Contemporary Twist to GoF Design Patterns with Modern Java at Devoxx BE]( (news, Oct 14, 2022) [] Top News [Google Introduces Cloud Workstations in Public Preview]( Google introduced the public preview of Cloud Workstations during its Cloud Next event, which provides fully-managed and integrated development environments on the Google Cloud Platform. [AWS Introduces AWS Parameters and Secrets Lambda Extension to Improve Performances and Security]( AWS recently announced the Parameters and Secrets Lambda Extension, a new way for developers to retrieve parameters from Systems Manager Parameter Store and secrets from Secrets Manager. The Lambda extension caches parameters and secrets, reducing latency and costs. [ArchUnit Verifies Architecture Rules for Java Applications]( ArchUnit is an open source extensible library written in Java for verifying the architecture of Java applications. ArchUnit allows developers to enforce architecture rules such as naming conventions, class access to other classes, and the prevention of cycles. The library was originally created in 2017 by Peter Gafert and version 1.0.0 was released in October. [Camunda Compared to Alternatives: The Guide to Process Automation Tools and Solutions]( Solving this requires the correct tool for the job...but not all automation tools are created equal. Download Camunda Compared to Alternatives to understand the full process automation landscape and the advantages/disadvantages of the different categories of tools available. [Download now](. Sponsored content [Microservices]( [Apache InLong: Integration Framework for Massive Data]( Apache InLong, an integration framework designed for massive data, was originally built at Tencent, where it was used in production for more than eight years, to support massive data reporting services in big data scenarios. The project officially graduated as an Apache top-level project three years after the introduction of the project in the Apache Incubator. [Interactive Query Service Amazon Athena Introduces New Engine]( AWS recently announced version 3 of the engine for Amazon Athena, the serverless interactive service to query S3 data using standard SQL. The cloud provider claims that the new engine improves performance and supports new use cases thanks to over 50 new SQL functions and 30 new analytics features. [] Top Articles [Shift Left Approach for API Standardization]( An analysis of API design focused on standardization for consumers, to simplify re-use across microservices. [article]( [Turning a Node.js Monolith into a Monorepo without Disrupting the Team]( Splitting monoliths into services creates complexity in maintaining multiple repositories with separate build processes and versioning history. Monorepos reduce that complexity. [article]( [Separation of Concerns in Node.js]( The amazing and somewhat frustrating aspect of Node.js is that you can structure your code however you want. There is no "correct way". [article]( [Polyglot Microservices Communication Using Dapr on AKS]( Dapr is a valuable tool for solving several challenges engineers might face. It allows engineering organizations to gain productivity by training developers on standard tools and techniques. [article]( [Camunda Platform 8: Try Free Now]( Camunda Platform is powered by Zeebe, Camunda's cloud-native workflow engine designed for true horizontal scalability and resilience. This functionality enables your business to transform into a new digital era where business processes span people, systems, and devices. [Try Free Trial](. Sponsored content [3Superpowers]( [] Top Presentations & Podcasts [Shopify’s Architecture to Handle the World’s Biggest Flash Sales]( Bart de Water walks through how Shopify works under the hood, diving into their multi-tenant architecture that allows them to prevent failures and prepare for a multi-flash sale event: Black Friday. [Bart de Water]( [Securing APIs and Microservices in the Cloud]( Stefania Chaplin discusses how to secure APIs and microservices in the cloud based on OWASP recommendations. [Stefania Chaplin]( [Principles of Green Software Engineering with Marco Valtas]( In this episode, Marco Valtas, technical lead for cleantech and sustainability at ThoughtWorks North America, discusses the Principles of Green Software Engineering. [InfoQPodcast]( [Matt Butcher on Web Assembly as the Next Wave of Cloud Computing]( Wes Reisz speaks with Matt Butcher about its belief that we’re at the start of a 3rd wave of cloud computing, the state of the Wasm ecosystem, and what Fermyon’s doing in the space. [InfoQPodcast]( [Frederic Branczyk on Continuous Profiling Leveraging eBPF]( Reisz and Branczyk discuss the origin story of Polar Signals, eBPF (the enabling technology used by Polar Signals), Parca (the open-source system they built to collect continuous profiling data). 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