HuggingChat, Digital Sovereignty, Java String Templates, C# 12, Agility and Architecture, Engineer/Manager Pendulum

In this issue, May 2, 2023 [View it in your browser.]( [HuggingChat](#HuggingChat), [Amazon CodeCatalyst](#Amazon), [GKE Autopilot](#Autopilot), [Digital Sovereignty](#Digital), [Java String Templates](#Java), [C# 12](#Csharp), [Android 14](#Android), [Agility and Architecture](#Agility), [Future of Service Mesh](#Future), [Late Architecture](#Late), [Engineer/Manager Pendulum](#Pendulum) [QCon New York (June 13-15): Additional savings for groups looking to attend.]( Uncover real-world implementation of emerging trends (not product pitches) by senior software developers at early adopter companies including Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, The New York Times, LinkedIn, Google, Morgan Stanley, Etsy, Door Dash, Apple, Spotify, Meta and more! Get full access to 15 tracks, 4 Keynotes, and 60+ technical talks. Register before May 9th and save $470 off the full-price ticket! [Book tickets now](.  Sponsored by Fairwinds [Fairwinds]( [Stay Ahead of the Curve with the 2023 Kubernetes Benchmark Report]( With insights gathered from analyzing over 100,000 workloads, this report is your ultimate resource for benchmarking your clusters against industry standards in reliability, security, and cost efficiency. [Download Now](. [( [] [Real Time ML Pipelines Using Quix with Tomáš Neubauer]( Tomáš Neubauer will talk about Quix Streams, an open-source Python library that simplifies real-time machine learning pipelines. Tomáš will discuss various architecture designs, their pros and cons, and demonstrate a real use case of detecting a cyclist crash using Quix Streams and a TensorFlow model. (Podcast) [( [] [Building Trust and Safety in Remote Teams at Shopify]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Jesse McGinnis of Shopify about building trust and safety in remote teams and developing yourself as a leader. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Hugging Face Presents HuggingChat, Open Source Alternative to ChatGPT]( [] [Meta's Toolformer Uses APIs to Outperform GPT-3 on Zero-Shot NLP Tasks]( Meta AI Research announced Toolformer, a language model that learns to call APIs to help solve natural language processing (NLP) tasks. Toolformer automatically annotates a training dataset which is used to fine-tune the model and can outperform the much larger GPT-3 model on several zero-shot NLP tasks. (News) Sponsored by ScyllaDB [ScyllaDB]( [7 Reasons Not to Put an External Cache in Front of Your Database]( Read this white paper to learn common approaches to caching data, 7 specific reasons why external caching can be a bad choice, real-world examples of successfully eliminating external cache by companies such as Comcast, and more. [Download Now](. [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Amazon CodeCatalyst Moves to GA with Amazon CodeWhisperer Support]( - [] [Autopilot Became the Default Operation Mode for Google Kubernetes Engine]( - [] [Google Cloud Deploy Adds Canary and Parallel Deployment Support]( - [] [IDPs with Poor User Experience are Destined to Fail]( - [] [Spotify Reveals Metrics for Success of Developer Portal Backstage]( [] [How Not to Use the DORA Metrics to Measure DevOps Performance]( The DORA metrics are the de facto measuring stick but they can be used incorrectly and drive poor behavior and performance. When using any metrics, a strong focus on the end goal must be maintained. (Article) Sponsored by Redpanda [Redpanda]( [The Future of Cloud Architectures is BYOC]( Managed cloud services typically give you less control over where your data is located. This is of particular concern when you rely on managed services to power your organization’s data infrastructure. Discover how the privacy-preserving 'Bring Your Own Cloud Architecture' is a game changer. [Live Webinar, May 4th, 2023 - Save your Seat](. [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Momento Topics: A Serverless Event Messaging System for Pub-Sub]( - [] [Google Announces Machine Learning Powered API Abuse Detection]( - [] [Google Introduces Digital Sovereignty Explorer for European Organizations]( [] [How to Build a Successful Cloud Capability on a Heavily Regulated Organization]( Ana Sirvent, AWS practice lead at KPMG UK, shared her experience at QCon London on how to work with public cloud on heavily regulated organizations. Sirvent explained how to build trust with security, compliance, and client risk teams while delivering quickly and leveraging cloud services. (News) [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Java News Roundup: New OpenJDK JEPs, Payara Platform, Spring and Tomcat Updates, WildFly 28]( [] [Java Gets a Boost with String Templates: Simplifying Code and Improving Security]( JEP 430, String Templates (Preview), has been promoted from Proposed to Target to Targeted status for JDK 21, a feature JEP type that proposes to enhance the Java programming language with string templates, which are similar to string literals but contain embedded expressions incorporated into the string template at run time. (News) Sponsored by Curity [Curity]( [Take Control of Cookies in OAuth-Secured Web Apps]( When dealing with cookies, pay attention to security, as cookies are more complex than they seem. We outline techniques you can use to enable the best browser security. [Read article](. [.NET Latest Content]( TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Uno Platform for Figma Preview 5: Enhanced Features for Designers and Developers]( - [] [ASP.NET Core Updates in .NET 8 Preview 3: Native AOT Support and More]( [] [C# 12: Preview of Three New Features Coming]( Microsoft has published the release post which covers the three exciting new features that will be included in the upcoming release of C# 12, the latest version of its popular programming language. These features include primary constructors for non-record classes and structs, using aliases for any type, and default values for lambda expression parameters. (News) [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [Android 14 Beta 1 Hits the Block]( Now available to developers, the first beta of Android 14 focuses on privacy, security, performance, developer productivity, and user customization. In addition, it improves user experience with large-screen devices on tablets and foldables. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( [] [Agility and Architecture]( Software architecture and agility are often portrayed as incompatible. In reality, they are mutually reinforcing - a sound architecture helps teams build better solutions in a series of short intervals, and gradually evolving a system’s architecture helps by validating and improving it over time. (Article) [] [Sidecars, eBPF and the Future of Service Mesh]( Jim Barton discusses the challenges of service mesh today, along with the latest developments in what the service mesh community is doing to improve its implementations. (Presentation with transcript included) [Level-up on key topics like this at QCon.]( Attend QCon New York software development conference (June 13-15, 2023) and uncover emerging software trends & practices to solve your complex engineering challenges, without the product pitches. [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Late Architecture with Functional Programming]( [] [Respect. Support. Connect. The Manager’s Role in Building a Great Remote Team]( As managers, we face challenges in terms of needs, accessibility, gender, nationalities, and other conditions that influence our teams and working environments. We cannot build projects based on Excel sheets only, not considering peoples’ preferences and options for personal growth. We need to see real people – even if we meet them in a virtual working environment only. (Article) [] [The Engineer/Manager Pendulum]( Charity Majors discusses how managers who hands-on code benefit companies as well as individuals, and about how to craft the sociotechnical systems that encourage this kind of career development. 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