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Lately you see a lot of software company R&D teams organized around internal products. The Search Team provides a Search service and its “customers” are the teams whose code consume…

Wasm's prospects are brighter than ever. But where will the roadmap lead us next? #WebAssembly #Wasm #DevOps #containers

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At CloudNative SecurityCon, Solo.io's Marino Wijay and Jim Barton share how service mesh technologies have matured, especially now with the removal of sidecars in Ambient Mesh.

Hey everyone, I have been staying at a hotel for a while. It’s one of those modern ones with smart TVs and other connected goodies. I got curious and opened Wireshark, as any tinkerer would do.

While going with a database you know is always a good option, it makes sense for developers to keep tabs on some of the new technologies.

A looping system is how Kubernetes handles constant change with tons of moving parts and always-changing variables, like someone trying to balance one too many plates.

The obscure command set that gradually helped us move past acoustic couplers and brought dial-up modems into the mainstream. For a while, at least.

Some keys to enhancing your existing workflow if you’re a developer, include using the right tools and prioritizing correctly.

Remote work has become increasingly popular in recent years, offering several benefits, such as increased flexibility and the ability to work anywhere globally. However, there are some challenges that come with remote work and it’s certainly not for all companies. In this episode of the Rework...

"Why aren't we using microservices?" It was an odd way to start a meeting, but it got Mr. TA's attention. TA was contracting with a client, and sitting in a meeting with their senior architects. TA and one of his peers exchanged a glance and a small eye-roll. They knew exactly what had happened: Alvin, the senior architect, had learned about a new fad.

The voice control challenge - Xe's Blog

At Shopify, we use and maintain a lot of open source projects, and every year we

Once SLOs are established, you should review all existing and new services to ensure that your system is running according to the objective.

While public cloud usage continues to grow, an increasing number are also moving to on-prem private clouds (sometimes even owning and operating their own hardware).

A former professor of computer science and Google engineering lead thinks generative AI will lead to the end of programming within 3 years.

Is it over for Google?  This question is pulsing through most of the conversations I’ve been having with tech and media industry folk these past few weeks. The company’s narrative has s…

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