Amazon Fortuna, Kubernetes Security, GPT-3 Mobile Testing, Architecture Decisions, Sustainability

In this issue, January 10, 2023 [View it in your browser.]( [Amazon Fortuna](#Amazon), [Kubernetes Security](#Kubernetes), [Blue-Green](#Blue), [GCP Sensitive Actions](#Google), [GlassFish 7.0](#GlassFish), [GPT-3 Mobile Testing](#GPT), [Architecture Decisions](#Architecture), [Microfrontends Anti-Patterns](#Microfrontends), [Sustainability](#Sustainability), [Employee Retention](#Employee) [QCon London 2023 (March 27-29). Last chance to save with early bird tickets before January 16.]( QCon London's early bird price ends on January 16. Take advantage of your last chance to save before prices go up. Get the assurance you're adopting the right patterns and practices directly from senior software developers at early adopter companies. Save your ticket before January 16 to save. 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(Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Amazon Releases Fortuna, an Open-Source Library for ML Model Uncertainty Quantification]( [] [Google Publishes Technique for AI Language Model Self-Improvement]( Researchers at Google and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) have published a technique called Language Model Self-Improved (LMSI), which fine-tunes a large language model (LLM) on a dataset generated by that same model. Using LMSI, the researchers improved the performance of the LLM on six benchmarks and set new state-of-the-art accuracy records on four of them. (News) SPONSOR AD [Snyk]( [10 Security Strategies When Migrating to AWS]( Transform how you do security at the beginning of your AWS journey and empower teams to deliver applications faster and more securely. Check out the [10 Security Strategies When Migrating to AWS]( to discover key strategies to start innovating faster on Amazon Web Services. Sponsored by Snyk [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Report Finds Heavy Use of Open-Source Solutions for Kubernetes Security]( - [] [PyTorch-Nightly Struck by Supply Chain Attack Exfiltrating Data and Files]( - [] [Amazon ECS Adds Automated Rollbacks]( [] [Blue-Green Deployment from the Trenches]( Introducing blue-green deployments is often a beneficial improvement. However, with some architectures, it can be challenging to make the changes without impeding deployments. This article covers the challenges and lessons learned in implementing blue-green deployments in the real-world. (Article) SPONSOR AD [Blameless]( [Bridging the Gap: DevOps to SRE]( Enhance your incident management by investing in a powerful toolbox, aligning on SLOs, and creating a just culture. This eBook gives you practical steps to implementing SRE practices. [Download now](. Sponsored by Blameless [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Google Cloud Introduces Sensitive Actions to Improve Security for Premium Accounts]( [] [Zero Trust Access to Corporate Applications with AWS Verified Access]( At re:Invent 2022, AWS released a new enterprise application connectivity service, Verified Access. The service provides Zero Trust access to enterprise web applications by employing endpoints and policies to authenticate and authorize user requests against identity providers or device management systems. Verified Access is currently in public preview in 10 AWS regions. (News) SPONSOR AD [D2iQ]( [DZone Trend Report: Kubernetes in the Enterprise]( Discover insights into how teams are leveraging Kubernetes, the evolution of Kubernetes beyond container orchestration, advancements in cluster observability, and more. Courtesy of our friends at D2iQ. [Download now](. Sponsored by D2iQ [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [GlassFish 7.0 Delivers Support for JDK 17 and Jakarta EE 10]( [] [Java News Roundup: Jakarta Data Initial Release, Micronaut 3.8, JReleaser 1.4, Gradle 8.0-RC1]( It was very quiet for the week of December 26th, 2022, but InfoQ found a few news items of interest that include: Jakarta NoSQL 1.0.0-b5, Jakarta Data 1.0.0-b1, Micronaut 3.8.0, Apache Groovy 4.0.7, Gradle 8.0.0-RC1, and JReleaser 1.4.0. (News) SPONSOR AD [Cockroach Labs]( [Foundations of Scalable Systems [3 Free Chapters]]( Distributed systems make applications more resilient, scalable and maintainable. These chapters explain the core concepts devs need to understand in order to start building. [Download now](. Sponsored by Cockroach Labs [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [Generating Text Inputs for Mobile App Testing Using GPT-3]( A group of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Monash University have presented a new approach to text input generation for mobile app testing based on a pre-trained large language model (LLM). Dubbed QTypist, the approach was evaluated on 106 Android apps and automated test tools, showing a significant improvement of testing performance. (News) SPONSOR AD [Humanitec]( [Humanitec has been named a Cool Vendor by Gartner]( [Get your copy]( of the 2022 Gartner Cool Vendors™ in Platform Engineering for Improving Developer Experience report. Sponsored by Humanitec [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( [] [A Skeptic’s Guide to Software Architecture Decisions]( Skepticism is an architectural superpower that helps you to see through false assumptions before you have followed them too far before they have cost you too much time and created so much work that you’ll never completely recover. (Article) [] [The Scientific Method for Testing System Resilience]( Christina Yakomin discusses the Scientific Method, and how Vanguard draws inspiration from it in their resilience testing efforts, covering the "Failure Modes and Effects Analysis" technique. (Presentation with transcript included) [Software Delivery Practices Evolve Fast, So Should Your Learning](. Attend QCon London software development conference (March 27-29, 2023) and uncover emerging software trends & practices to solve your complex engineering challenges, without the product pitches. [] [Microfrontends Anti-Patterns: Seven Years in the Trenches]( Luca Mezzalira discusses common anti-patterns he has seen in the past seven years of implementing and consulting multiple companies in their journey into the microfrontends architecture. (Presentation with transcript included) SPONSOR AD [LaunchDarkly]( [10 Critical KPIs for Stronger Software Releases]( In this guide, we suggest 10 KPIs you can use to track how well you’re deploying, releasing, and shipping software. Although these are just our suggestions, we believe they represent a good starting point for data collection during an often overlooked phase of software development. [Download Now](. Sponsored by LaunchDarkly [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Sustainability for Software Companies: Reducing Impact by Deciding What Not to Do]( [] [Driving Employee Retention and Performance through Recruiting]( With employee turnover expected to reach all-time highs, improving retention must start with a recruiting approach that connects meaning, and a mission, to each position and for every candidate. Recruiting expert Shannon Pritchett shares how organizations can improve future tenure through the recruiting experience, with technology and insight to impact candidate selection, outreach, and nurturing. (Article) InfoQ Call for Contributors Write for InfoQ: Share knowledge, connect with the global software development community, and grow your career Are you an experienced senior software engineer or technical leader that is passionate about innovation, adoption of technologies, and the learning and sharing of knowledge with your peers? 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