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DevProxy 0.25 Improves Configuration Management, Joins .NET Foundation
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Published: March 14, 2025 12:00
Microsoft has released version 0.25 of DevProxy, an API simulation command-line tool. The new version improves the tool's configuration management and adds a couple of usability features. The project is also added to the .NET Foundation, a non-profit…
Article: Beyond Notebook: Building Observable Machine Learning Systems
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Published: March 14, 2025 11:30
In this article, author discusses a machine learning pipeline with observability built-in for credit card fraud detection use case, with tools like MLflow, FastAPI, Streamlit, Apache Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana, and Evidently AI. By Lakshmithejaswi…
Presentation: Dare Mighty Things: What NASA's Endeavors Teach Us About the Power of Calculated RISCs
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Published: March 14, 2025 11:15
Khawaja Shams explores the essence of calculated risks, discussing why taking these risks, how to identify and mitigate potential downsides, and the characteristics of good risks. By Khawaja Shams
Podcast: Engineering Culture and the API Revolution: A Conversation with Sagar Batchu
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Published: March 14, 2025 11:00
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Sagar Batchu about building engineering teams in different environments, the transition from individual contributor to leadership roles, the importance of culture and autonomy in…
Google Cloud's AI Protection: a Solution to Securing AI Assets
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Published: March 14, 2025 10:00
Google Cloud introduces AI Protection, a solution to safeguard against generative AI threats. Managing AI risks through vulnerability assessments, security policies, and proactive threat management enhances asset protection. Integrating with Google’s…
Microsoft Launches New AI Chat Web App Template for .NET Development
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Published: March 14, 2025 08:00
Last week, Microsoft announced a new AI Chat Web App template, available in preview, designed to simplify AI development with .NET. This template is part of Microsoft's ongoing efforts to make AI more accessible, offering scaffolding and guidance in Visual…
Presentation: A Walk Along the Complexity-performance Curve
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Published: March 13, 2025 13:05
Richard Startin explores the relationship between complexity and performance through the lens of recent improvements to the Java String class, visiting continuous profiling and some assembly code. By Richard Startin
Learnings from Working with Programming Rules and Guidelines
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Published: March 13, 2025 11:56
Programming rules and guidelines improve code consistency, but misapplication can lead to poor results. Arne Mertz suggests that software developers selectively adopt rules and guidelines, and document deviations with clear explanations. They can discuss…
Microsoft Enhances Azure Elastic SAN with Auto Scale, Snapshot Support, and CRC Protection
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Published: March 13, 2025 10:00
Microsoft's Azure Elastic SAN, launched in early 2024, revolutionizes cloud block storage with unique autoscale capabilities, snapshot support, and CRC protection for enhanced data integrity. This fully managed solution simplifies storage management and…
Quarkus 3.19 Prepares for LTS Release 3.20
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Published: March 13, 2025 09:00
One month after the release of Quarkus 3.18.0, version 3.19.0 was released in February 2025. This is the last release before the next long-term support (LTS) version, 3.20.0, which is now feature complete and scheduled to be released on March 26th…
Grafana Loki Introduces v3.4 with Standardized Storage and Unified Telemetry
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Published: March 12, 2025 15:00
Grafana Loki recently introduced their version 3.4, which includes enhancements aimed at improving the efficiency and log management standardization. One of the key updates is the integration of the Thanos Object Storage Client, which aligns Loki's storage…
Presentation: From a Lambda-Lith to an Event Driven Architecture – Lessons Learned
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Published: March 12, 2025 12:49
Leo Hanisch discusses the challenges of the "Lambda-Lith" approach and the benefits of embracing EDAs. By Leo Hanisch
SharePoint Framework 1.21 Adds Minor Updates for UI Components
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Published: March 12, 2025 12:00
Microsoft recently released a beta version 1.21 of SharePoint Framework with minor feature updates regarding the user interface components. The public release is expected to contain more features. By Edin Kapić
Google Introduces AI Co-Scientist System to Aid Scientific Research
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Published: March 12, 2025 10:11
Google has announced the development of an AI co-scientist system designed to assist scientists in generating hypotheses and research proposals. Built using Gemini 2.0, the system aims to accelerate scientific and biomedical discoveries by emulating the…
Local Development with Workflow Studio for Step Functions
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Published: March 12, 2025 10:00
AWS has enhanced its Workflow Studio for Step Functions, now integrated into Visual Studio Code via the AWS Toolkit. This allows developers to create and edit state machines locally with intuitive visual tools. Key features include Design and Code modes,…
Google Enhances Data Privacy with Confidential Federated Analytics
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Published: March 11, 2025 20:02
Google has announced Confidential Federated Analytics (CFA), a technique designed to increase transparency in data processing while maintaining privacy. Building on federated analytics, CFA leverages confidential computing to ensure that only predefined…
Google Introduces Widgets Quality Tiers
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Published: March 11, 2025 20:00
Google will start classifying all Android widgets in three quality tiers based on their adherence to best practices and widget guidelines, helping creators improve the user experiences of their widgets. By Sergio De Simone
How GitLab Automated ECR Image Migration and Pull Delays
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Published: March 11, 2025 15:00
GitLab recently discussed a solution to automate the migration of container images from Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR) to GitLab's Container Registry. The team created a CI/CD pipeline to automate the process of discovering, retagging, and…
Presentation: Borderless Cloud: Designing, Implementing, and Securing Apps Across Multiple Clouds
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Published: March 11, 2025 12:38
Adora Nwodo explores the complexities of seamlessly integrating multiple clouds into an application's architecture, deployment processes, and CI/CD pipelines. By Adora Nwodo
New Programming Language Vine Based on Interaction Nets
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Published: March 11, 2025 10:00
Introducing Vine, an innovative programming language built on interaction nets that seamlessly integrates functional and imperative paradigms. Statically typed and compiled, Vine's intuitive syntax empowers developers to explore parallel computing's…
.NET 10 Preview 1: Updates in Runtime, SDK, Frameworks and More
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Published: March 11, 2025 08:11
At the end of February, .NET 10 Preview 1 was released, bringing several major updates and improvements across the platform. This first preview introduces enhancements to the .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more. By…
GitLab Launches Support for Self-Hosted AI Platforms
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Published: March 10, 2025 12:00
On February 20, 2025, GitLab released version 17.9, which introduced improvements aimed at enhancing user experience and functionality. A highlight of this release is the general availability of GitLab Duo Self-Hosted, enabling organizations to deploy…
Article: Checklist for Kubernetes in Production: Best Practices for SREs
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Published: March 10, 2025 11:00
This article provides SREs with a checklist for managing Kubernetes in production environments. It identifies common challenges including resource management, workload placement, high availability, health probes, storage, monitoring, and cost optimization.…
Podcast: Understanding What Really Matters for Developer Productivity: A Conversation with Lizzie Matusov
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Published: March 10, 2025 11:00
In this podcast Michael Stiefel spoke with Lizzie Matusov about the dependency of effective, productive, and satisfied teams on good software architecture. Understanding this relationship requires understanding exactly what software productivity really is,…
Java News Roundup: Milestone Releases of Spring Cloud, GlassFish and Grails, Devnexus 2025
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Published: March 10, 2025 02:30
This week's Java roundup for March 3rd, 2025 features news highlighting: milestone releases of Spring Cloud 2025.0.0, GlassFish 8.0.0 and Grails 7.0.0; point releases of Spring gRPC 0.4.0, Helidon 4.2.0, Quarkus 3.19.2 and JHipster 1.29.1 and 1.29.0; the…
Node.js 23.6 Now Runs TypeScript Natively
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Published: March 9, 2025 20:52
The Node team recently announced shipping TypeScript native support in Node 23.6. Node developers can now run TypeScript files without any extra configuration or flags. The feature, which was experimental in Node 22.6, is now stable. Native TypeScript…
Vercel Fluid: A New Compute Model and an Alternative to Serverless?
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Published: March 9, 2025 07:27
Vercel has recently introduced Vercel Fluid, an elastic compute model that allows a single worker to handle multiple requests, similar to a traditional server, while preserving the elasticity of serverless. By scaling functions before instances, Fluid…
OpenAI Introduces Software Engineering Benchmark
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Published: March 8, 2025 20:48
OpenAI has introduced the SWE-Lancer benchmark, to evaluate the capabilities of advanced AI language models in real-world freelance software engineering tasks. By Daniel Dominguez
Google's Image Generation Model Imagen 3 Now Available in Vertex AI in Firebase as a Preview
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Published: March 8, 2025 17:00
Google's most advanced GenAI image generation model, Imagen 3, is now available in preview through Vertex AI in Firebase enabling seamless integration into Android and iOS apps through its Kotlin and Swift SDKs. By Sergio De Simone
Resilience Best Practices: How Amazon Builds Well-Behaved Clients and Well-Protected Services
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Published: March 8, 2025 07:34
Using the analogy of addressing the lunch rush in restaurants, Michael Haken, senior principal solutions architect at AWS, describes how Amazon builds both well-behaved clients and well-protected services through operational and architectural strategies.…
TypeScript 5.8 Released with Improved Inference and Better JavaScript Ecosystem Interoperability
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Published: March 8, 2025 02:00
Daniel Rosenwasser, principal product manager at Microsoft, announced the release of TypeScript 5.8. The new release features as usual better type inference. It also improves performance and the interoperability with the JavaScript ecosystem. By Bruno…
Google DeepMind Enhances AMIE for Long-Term Disease Management
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Published: March 7, 2025 21:20
Google DeepMind has extended the capabilities of its Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer (AMIE) beyond diagnosis to support longitudinal disease management. The system is now designed to assist clinicians in monitoring disease progression, adjusting…
How Engineering Teams Are Tackling AI, Platform Engineering & DevEx: InfoQ Dev Summit Boston 2025
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Published: March 7, 2025 13:00
The InfoQ Dev Summit Boston 2025 conference (June 9-10) will bring together senior software practitioners to share proven strategies for integrating AI, scaling resilient architectures, and optimizing developer experience - three key areas that will define…
Will instruclab.ai's Synthetic Data Based LLM Fine Tuning Make the Process More Accessible?
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Published: March 7, 2025 11:11
InstructLab.ai implements the large-scale alignment for the chatbots concept(LAB), which intends to overcome the scalability challenges in the instruction-tuning phase of a large language model (LLM). Its approach leverages a synthetic data-based alignment…
Presentation: The (Not So) Hidden Social Drivers Behind the Highest Performing Engineering Teams
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Published: March 7, 2025 09:35
Lizzie Matusov delves into how trust and psychological safety serve as powerful signals of team success with practical methods to evaluate and measure these key social dimensions. By Lizzie Matusov
Podcast: Investing in Open Source: The Open Source Pledge and Why it Matters
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Published: March 7, 2025 09:00
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Chad Whitacre about the Open Source Pledge, an initiative to encourage companies to financially support open-source maintainers to ensure the sustainability and security of the…
Mistral AI Introduces Saba: Regional Language Model for Arabic and South Indian Language
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Published: March 6, 2025 13:15
Mistral AI has introduced Mistral Saba, a 24-billion-parameter language model designed to improve AI performance in Arabic and several Indian-origin languages, particularly South Indian languages like Tamil. By Robert Krzaczyński
Presentation: Powering User Experiences with Streaming Dataflow
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Published: March 6, 2025 11:35
Alana Marzoev discusses the fundamentals of streaming dataflow and the architecture of ReadySet, a streaming dataflow system designed specifically for operational workloads. By Alana Marzoev
Using Artificial Intelligence for Analysis of Automated Testing Results
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Published: March 6, 2025 11:15
Analysis of automated testing results is a very important and challenging part of testing activities. At any given moment we should be able to tell the state of our product according to the results of automated tests, Maroš Kutschy said at QA Challenge…
Google Enhances AlloyDB Vector Search with Inline Filtering and Enterprise Observability
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Published: March 6, 2025 10:00
Google enhanced its AlloyDB service with inline filtering and enterprise observability for vector search. This fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database now allows direct filtering during queries, offering improved speed and efficiency. Enhanced…