It's proven! Learn how and why an investment in developer experience — DevEx — is an investment in innovation and profit.

Keep a real-time eye on running your eBPF programs with open source bpftop.

Writer CEO May Habib says its semantic graphing approach is an alternative to the chunking process of RAG using vector databases.

The USA ONCD (Office of the National Cyber Director) is joining the chorus of people demanding that developers […]

Kubernetes API solutions stand out for their ability to cater to the specific demands of diverse lines of business.

Book notes on "Continuous Discovery Habits" by Teresa Torres

The VGHF is saving video game history from the basement

In the world of microservices, message brokers are like the party storytellers, ensuring messages reach their destination smoothly without everyone shouting over each other. They include publishers, consumers, and topics for organizing messages, offering flexible distribution methods like point-to-point and publish/subscribe. While REST APIs are common, message brokers provide perks like guaranteed message delivery and better system performance 🚀

Paul Bakker discusses Netflix’ use of Java, emphasizing the use of microservices, RxJava, Hystrix and Spring Cloud.

Striving for excellence is not just a matter of professional pride; it is necessary to prevent the endless cycle of suffering.

A look at what it takes to make automatic dependency updates not just a feature but a cornerstone of successful software development.

Consumer technology has trained users to expect and deal with crashes and other bugs. When the whole world runs on AI, the inevitable glitches will have greater consequences.

What the **** does that mean?

In 9th grade, when I first learned about Lenz’s Law1 in Physics class, I was fascinated by its implications. It states: The direction of an induced current will always oppose the motion causing it. In simpler terms, imagine you have a hoop and a magnet. If you move the magnet close to the hoop, the hoop generates a magnetic field that pushes the magnet away. Conversely, if you pull the magnet away, the hoop creates a magnetic field that pulls it back.

With disruption hitting the media industry acutely in 2024, now is the time to lean into owning your creative work. Have a say in your creative destiny.

Building software is a tough job. Writing software on your local machine and testing it with some edge cases is quite easy. The challenge…

To avoid data loss and maintain a level of protection, organizations need a blueprint for adopting their hybrid cloud systems.

Surprise surprise, Python continues to be one of the most sought-after programming languages by employers according to Jobbio. TNW looks why demand, salary, and new opportunities are on the rise fo…

We’re excited to announce that the Bluesky network is federating and opening up in a way that allows you to host your own data.

An anticipated component model will enable WebAssembly to not just see its expanding use beyond web browsers and servers — but will be able to allow users to deploy different applications running inside numerous lightweight modules.

We talk a lot about slicing stories but then when it comes to slicing larger types (epics, features, etc), we tend to wave our hands and say “it’s the same, only bigger”, which while true, is rarely helpful.

Being a tech lead is a lot about behaviors. I learned a lot through trial and error and want to share actionable tips with you to master these behaviors. Click to read Techlead Mentor, by Raviraj Achar, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

The management cultures I inhabit in my very-online blogger life tend to run a generation ahead of the ones I support in my very-offline consultant life, since I mostly support executives roughly m…

Made up a 2×2 after a long time. And am kicking off a new Lunchtime Leadership blogchain. Name inspired by Hitchhiker’s Guide joke about most work being done by random people who wander …

Cool tech. But is it comfortable?

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A better UNIX than UNIX isn't a UNIX at all

Why has the solution to the Kubernetes complexity problem proven so elusive?