PyTorch 2.1, Tesla APIs, Java Foreign Functions, Node.js 21, WebGPU, ADR Purpose, Agile Rehab

In this issue, October 31, 2023 [View it in your browser.]( [PyTorch 2.1](#PyTorch), [NGINX Rust Modules](#NGINX), [Microsoft Radius](#Microsoft), [Tesla APIs](#Tesla), [Java Foreign Functions](#Java), [.NET MAUI](#dotnet), [Node.js 21](#Node), [WebGPU](#WebGPU), [Monzo Traffic Shedding](#Monzo), [Local-First Apps](#Local), [ADR Purpose](#ADR), [Agile Rehab](#Agile), [NASA Complexity](#NASA) [Track announced at QCon London 2023 (8-10 April): Securing Modern Software.]( In this track, Laura Bell Main, CEO @SafeStack will explore where innovation meets cyber security and how we can bring security into our definitions of software quality - taking ownership of keeping our data, people, and systems safe from within the development team [Find out more](. [Explore all 15 tracks at QCon London 2023](.  [( [] [Teams, Teamwork and Generative AI as a Team Member]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Jeremiah Stone, CTO of SnapLogic about creating great teams, AI as a development partner and ethical challenges facing the technology industry. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [PyTorch 2.1 Release Supports Automatic Dynamic Shape Support and Distributed Training Enhancements]( - [] [Nvidia Introduces Eureka, an AI Agent Powered by GPT-4 That Can Train Robots]( [] [Google Open-Sources AI Fine-Tuning Method Distilling Step-by-Step]( A team from the University of Washington and Google Research recently open-sourced Distilling Step-by-Step, a technique for fine-tuning smaller language models. Distilling Step-by-Step requires less training data than standard fine-tuning and results in smaller models that can outperform few-shot prompted large language models (LLMs) that have 700x the parameters. (News) [DevOps Latest Content]( [] [NGINX Modules Can Now Be Written in Rust]( NGINX announced the availability of ngx-rust project which allows developers to write NGINX modules in Rust. The Rust programming language has emerged as a powerful and popular choice due to its stability, security features a rich ecosystem, and strong community support. (News) [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Amazon MSK Replicator: Active-Passive and Active-Active Clusters for Apache Kafka Service]( [] [Microsoft Announces Radius: a New Open Application Platform for the Cloud]( Microsoft has recently announced Radius, a cloud-native application platform designed to facilitate collaboration between developers and platform engineers who assist them in delivering and managing cloud-native applications. This platform ensures that these applications adhere to corporate standards for cost-efficiency, operational efficiency, and security as the default approach. (News) [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Tesla Introduces Official Developer APIs for Third-Party Integration]( - [] [Python-Like Numerical Computation Library MatX Brings Transforms as Operators and Other Features]( [] [JetBrains Launches IntelliJ-Based Writing Tool WriterSide]( With WriterSide, JetBrains aims to allow developers and writers to create technical documentation using a write, test, build workflow. The new tool is based on IntelliJ-platform IDEs and has been used to create most of JetBrains products' documentation for the last few years. (News) [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Foreign Function & Memory API to Bridge the Gap between Java and Native Libraries]( [] [Java News Roundup: Unnamed Variables and Patterns, WildFly 30, MicroProfile 6.1, Payara Platform]( This week's Java roundup for October 16th, 2023, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 22, BellSoft, Oracle VS Code extension, WildFly 30, Payara Platform, MicroProfile 6.1, EclipseCon and releases for GraalVM Native Build Tools, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Authorization Server, Spring Cloud Dataflow, Micronaut, Quarkus, Open Liberty, Apache TomEE, Apache Tomcat, JHipster and JHipster Lite. (News) [.NET Latest Content]( TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [] [.NET MAUI in .NET 8 RC2: Enhanced Performance, Fixed UI & Control Issues]( [] [ASP.NET Core .NET 8 RC 2: Blazor, Identity, SignalR and More]( The latest release of .NET 8 Release Candidate 2 brings a lot of additions and changes to ASP.NET Core. This release is planned to be the last one before the final version of .NET 8 is released. The most notable enhancements for this release of ASP.NET Core are related to the Blazor alongside the updates regarding the Identity, API Authoring, SignalR, and new SPA templates for CLI. (News) [Web Development Latest Content]( TOP Web Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Node.js 21 Release Updates V8 Engine, WebSteams Module and Test Runner]( [] [WebGPU is Not Just about the Web]( Élie Michel discusses how to benefit from the common effort carried out by browser developers to do native graphics programming with a single API, and how WebGPU brings much more power than WebGL. (Presentation with transcript included) [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [Apple Adds Delivery Metrics to Its Push Notification Console]( To help developers gauge delivery of notifications in production, the Push Notification Console now includes metrics to get insights into the behavior of an app and its integration with the Apple Push Notification service (APNs). (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES - [] [How DoorDash Rearchitected its Cache to Improve Scalability and Performance]( - [] [Monzo Employs Targeted Traffic Shedding against Stampeding Herd Effect from the Mobile App]( [] [Has Your Architectural Decision Record Lost Its Purpose?]( Architectural Decision Records (ADRs) are important vehicles for communicating the architectural decisions a development team makes about a system. Lacking a clear definition of what is architectural, and also lacking anywhere else to record important decisions, they can start to drift from their original purpose and lose focus and effectiveness. (Article) [] [Scaling Defenses Amidst Evolving Threat Landscape]( Aditi Gupta discusses the design choices made early on during service development that were crucial to scaling operations later on at Netflix. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [What API Product Managers Need]( Deepa Goyal discusses structured user research that feeds into an API producer lifecycle, mapping API producer and API consumer lifecycle, releasing iteratively, analyzing customer feedback. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [Offline and Thriving: Building Resilient Applications with Local-First Techniques]( Carl Sverre explores how popular apps like WhatsApp, Figma, and Linear elevate their user experience and facilitate seamless collaboration by harnessing the power of offline-first techniques. (Presentation with transcript included) [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Sustainable Product Development Using Agile and Value Stream Mapping]( [] [Agile Rehab: Replacing Process Dogma with Engineering to Achieve True Agility]( Struggling with your "agile transformation?" Is your scaling framework not providing the outcomes you hoped for? In this article, we’ll discuss how teams in a large enterprise replaced heavy agile processes with Conway’s Law and better engineering to migrate from quarterly to daily value delivery to the end users. (Article) [] [How to Lead Effectively in Hybrid and Remote Environments]( Erica Farmer reviews what’s being done well in remote and hybrid environments, and takes away what could be even better in the new world. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [NASA’s Return to the Moon: Managing Complexity in the Artemis Program]( Alicia Dwyer Cianciolo overviews NASA's plans to land the first woman and person of color on the Moon, and describes the complexity planned with each mission and how that complexity is being managed. (Presentation with transcript included) 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? InfoQ content is written exclusively by software practitioners like yourself, with the goal of sharing inspiring content from real-world use cases, best practices used by innovator and early adopter companies, and news on emerging trends. 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