Real-World LLMs, HTTP/2 Zero-Day, Dart Backends, Monolith vs. Microservices, Hybrid Teams

In this issue, November 7, 2023 [View it in your browser.]( [Real-World LLMs](#Real), [CloudWatch Alarms](#CloudWatch), [HTTP/2 Zero-Day](#Zero), [Monorepo Bliss](#Monorepo), [EqualsVerifier](#EqualsVerifier), [Uno Platform 5.0](#Uno), [Dart Backends](#Dart), [MediaPipe](#MediaPipe), [Streaming Architecture](#Streaming), [Monolith vs. Microservices](#Monolith), [Ethical ML](#Ethical), [Hybrid Teams](#Hybrid) [Laura Bell Main, CEO @SafeStack hosts 'Securing Modern Software' track at QCon London (8-10 April).]( Artificial intelligence, including Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and LLMs, plays a pivotal role in today's applications. This track shares practical insights into effective AI-driven software architectures, empowering you to create and maintain future-proof AI systems. Discover cutting-edge methods and trends in building modern AI software architectures. [Find out more](. [Explore all 15 tracks at QCon London 2023](.  Sponsored by Microsoft Azure [Microsoft]( [Build Intelligent Apps]( Combine AI, cloud-scale data, and cloud-native app development to create highly differentiated digital experiences. Start building and modernizing intelligent applications with Microsoft Azure. [Learn more](. [( [] [Crisis Management, Black Swans and Resilience]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Sharon Robson about crisis management and business resilience, particularly in the context of technology and software supply chains. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [AWS Adds New Code Generation Models to Amazon SageMaker JumpStart]( [] [LLMs in the Real World: Structuring Text with Declarative NLP]( Adam Azzam discusses why building machine learning pipelines to extract structured data from unstructured text is a popular problem within an unpopular development lifecycle. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [Performance and Scale - Domain-Oriented Objects vs Tabular Data Structures]( Donald Raab, Rustam Mehmandarov discuss three library solutions for managing data based on an example of high-performance CSV processing. (Presentation with transcript included) Sponsored by Lightbend [Lightbend]( [Event-driven microservices. Hella Fast.]( Kalix is a Platform as a Service that abstracts away the complexity of event-driven microservices so your teams can focus solely on developing the business logic behind your apps. Start building high-performance, cloud-native microservices and APIs. [Experience the power of Kalix](. [Cloud Latest Content]( [] [CloudWatch Introduces Best Practice Alarm Recommendations for 19 AWS Services]( AWS has recently introduced 'out-of-the-box' best practice alarm recommendations for Amazon CloudWatch. This new option is designed to improve observability on the AWS platform, allowing users to easily add alarms from the console and download templates for CloudFormation, Terraform, and the CLI. (News) [DevOps Latest Content]( [] [Cloudflare, Google and AWS Disclose HTTP/2 Zero-Day Vulnerability]( On October 10th, Cloudflare, Google, and AWS disclosed a novel zero-day vulnerability attack known as the "HTTP/2 Rapid Reset." This attack exploits a weakness in the HTTP/2 protocol to generate enormous Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, up to almost 400 million requests per second (rps). (News) Sponsored by Launch by NTT Data [Launch by NTT Data]( [Accelerating Value Delivery for Modern Businesses]( Join Max & Flo on a journey from chaos to clarity with Launch by NTT DATA. Unravel the secret to accelerating value delivery. Intrigued? [Click to watch now](! [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Shopify Open-Sources Ruvy, a Toolchain to Create Wasm Modules from Ruby Code]( [] [FINOS and Open Source in the Financial Services Industry]( Elspeth Minty discusses the background of FINOS, introduces some of its projects and initiatives, and the importance of FINOS to open source in the financial services industry. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [From Monorepo Mess to Monorepo Bliss: Avoiding Common Mistakes]( Juri Strumpflohner brings some clarity into the field of monorepos, what they are, why one might want to use one, and how to set them up to be successful in the long run. (Presentation with transcript included) Sponsored by Port.io [The practical guide to internal developer portals - Sponsored by Port.io]( [The practical guide to internal developer portals]( Platform engineering is becoming a movement. Its main tool is the portal, made to improve developer autonomy. But…what exactly is the portal? And what should you care about? [Read here](. [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [EqualsVerifier Delivers Improved Support for JPA Entities]( - [] [JAX London 2023: Team Dynamics, Developer Platforms, and the Adoption of AI]( [] [Java News Roundup: Helidon 4.0, Eclipse Serializer 1.0, JEPs for JDK 22]( This week's Java roundup for October 23rd, 2023, features news from OpenJDK, JDK 22, Jakarta Data 1.0-M1, GraalVM 21.0.1, Spring 6.1-RC2, Spring Modulith 1.1-RC1, Spring Vault 3.1-RC1, Helidon 4.0, Eclipse Serializer 1.0, Quarkus 3.5, Liberica NIK 22.3.4, Hibernate ORM 6.4-CR1, Hibernate Search 7.0-CR1, Maven 4.0.0-alpha8, Camel 4.0.2, Camel Quarkus 3.5, JHipster Lite 0.46 and JDKMonitor. (News) Sponsored by InfluxData [InfluxData]( [Mage.ai for Tasks with InfluxDB]( This article provides a tutorial on integrating Mage.ai with InfluxDB Cloud for creating materialized views of time series data, highlighting InfluxDB 3.0's enhancements and Mage.ai's capabilities as a data pipeline tool. [Learn More](. [.NET Latest Content]( TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Uno Platform 5.0 Release: C# Markup and Productivity Improvements]( [] [Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 3: Structured Diagnostics, SQL Server Data Tools Upgrade and More]( Microsoft released Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 3. This version is focused mainly on addressing community feedback and resolved almost 100 tickets. Additionally, there are some new features: an “Update on Close” option, Unreal Engine macro specifier suggestions, structured diagnostics, and an upgrade in SQL Server Data Tools. (News) [Web Development Latest Content]( [] [Backends in Dart: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Performance]( Chris Swan provides an overview of Dart as a back-end language, then dives into those trade offs to look at the pros and cons of different choices. (Presentation with transcript included) [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [MediaPipe Now Supports On-Device Text-to-Image Generation on Android]( Announced a few months ago, MediaPipe diffusion plugin is now available as an experimental tool on Android devices. Named Image Generator, the plugin can generate images entirely on-device in approximately 15 seconds on high end devices, says Google. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Goldsky’s Streaming-First Architecture for Blockchain Data with Flink, Redpanda and Kubernetes]( [] [The False Dichotomy of Monolith vs. Microservices]( Taking sides in the debate of microservices v. monolith gets in the way of doing the right thing for our customers. Sometimes, we need microservices. Sometimes, we need a monolith. Most of the time we are better off somewhere between these extremes. (Article) [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Ethical Machine Learning with Explainable AI and Impact Analysis]( [] [How to Win as a Tech Team in a New Reality That Feels Like a Mad Max Movie?]( Mehnaaz Abidi focuses on how they learned and adjusted to this new global reality generated by COVID, sharing tips to help leaders prepare for a hybrid workplace and 100% remote teams in the future. (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? 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