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Source Code Management for GitOps and CI/CDIn this article, walk through some considerations for implementing GitOps in ...
27/02/2023

Source Code Management for GitOps and CI/CD
In this article, walk through some considerations for implementing GitOps in your organization based on team size, composition, and state of your CI/CD tooling.

GitOps has taken the DevOps world by storm since Weaveworks introduced the concept back in 2017. The idea is simple: use Git as the single source of truth to declaratively store and manage every component for a successful application deployment. This can include infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, etc.), policy documents (e.g., Open Policy Agent, Kyverno), configuration files, and more. Changes to these components are captured by Git commits and trigger deployments via CI/CD tools to reflect the desired state in Git.

In this article, walk through some considerations for implementing GitOps in your organization based on team size, composition, and state of your CI/CD tooling.

How to watch the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards/ Here’s when and where you can watch the 29th annual SAG Awards.The 29t...
27/02/2023

How to watch the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards

/ Here’s when and where you can watch the 29th annual SAG Awards.

The 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards honors outstanding performances in both film and television. This year’s event will take place at the Fairmont Century Plaza hotel in Los Angeles, California, but won’t air on TNT or TBS as it has in the past.

This year’s awards will stream live on YouTube.

Application Mapping: 5 Key Benefits for Software ProjectsApplication mapping helps developers understand the impact of c...
11/02/2023

Application Mapping: 5 Key Benefits for Software Projects
Application mapping helps developers understand the impact of changes in different components of an application by aiding in troubleshooting, testing, and deployment.

Application Dependency Mapping is the process of creating a graphical representation of the relationships and dependencies between different components of a software application. This includes dependencies between modules, libraries, services, and databases. It helps to understand the impact of changes in one component on other parts of the application and aids in troubleshooting, testing, and deployment.

DZone Software Design and Architecture Security Application Mapping: 5 Key Benefits for Software Projects Application Mapping: 5 Key Benefits for Software Projects Application mapping helps developers understand the impact of changes in different components of an application by aiding in troubleshoo...

Why You Should Think About Moving Analytics From Batch To Real-TimeLearn the disadvantages of batch analytics, the benef...
11/02/2023

Why You Should Think About Moving Analytics From Batch To Real-Time
Learn the disadvantages of batch analytics, the benefits of switching to real-time, and how to adopt a tech stack that supports real-time analytics.

What was once a pipe dream is now a reality: advances in technology over the past decade have allowed businesses to harness the power of real-time data. However, while over 80% of businesses say transforming to a real-time enterprise is critical to meeting customer expectations, only 12% have optimized their processes for real-time customer experiences, according to 451 Research data.

Learn the disadvantages of batch analytics, the benefits of switching to real-time, and how to adopt a tech stack that supports real-time analytics.

Data Integration Strategies for Time Series DatabasesThis article explores popular data integration strategies for TSDBs...
11/02/2023

Data Integration Strategies for Time Series Databases
This article explores popular data integration strategies for TSDBs including ETL, ELT, and CDC.

As digital transformation reaches more industries, the number of data points generated is growing exponentially. As such, data integration strategies to collect such large volumes of data from different sources in varying formats and structures are now a primary concern for data engineering teams. Traditional approaches to data integration, which have largely focused on curating highly structured data into data warehouses, struggle to deal with the volume and heterogeneity of new data sets.

DZone Data Engineering Big Data Data Integration Strategies for Time Series Databases Data Integration Strategies for Time Series Databases This article explores popular data integration strategies for TSDBs including ETL, ELT, and CDC. by Yitaek Hwang CORE · Feb. 08, 23 · Opinion Like (1) Save Tw...

Nix’s Hydration Biosensor is for athletes who sweat the detailsHydration doesn’t have to be this high-tech or complicate...
06/02/2023

Nix’s Hydration Biosensor is for athletes who sweat the details
Hydration doesn’t have to be this high-tech or complicated, but nerdy endurance athletes might find the data worth the price.

Everywhere I look, people and gadgets are yelling at me to hydrate. On social media, the algorithm bombards me with fitness and beauty influencers who say I should drink a gallon of water a day. (Glowing skin! Shed that last stubborn five pounds! More energy!) The various smartwatches I test all have these hydration widgets for tracking my daily water intake. Not too long ago, I had a “smart” water bottle that flashed hourly rainbow LED lights as a reminder to drink up. Most recently, I’ve been wearing this little pod on my bicep. It, too, tells me to hydrate — but in a way that’s surprisingly useful.

No one needs it, but it’s nice to have.

Remote Debugging Dangers and PitfallsDebugging over the network using a protocol like JDWP isn’t hard. However, there ar...
06/02/2023

Remote Debugging Dangers and Pitfalls
Debugging over the network using a protocol like JDWP isn’t hard. However, there are risks that aren’t immediately intuitive and some subtle solutions.

This is the last part of the debugging series. To learn the rest, you’ll need to get the book “Practical Debugging at Scale: Cloud Native Debugging in Kubernetes and Production” or the course. One of the most frequently asked questions I receive is: can we do these things in VS Code?

The answer is, unfortunately, no. But I elaborate on the debugging capabilities of VS Code in this video: “16 Missing Features in the VS Code Debugger” on YouTube. I’ll do a blog post that covers that next week.

Debugging over the network using a protocol like JDWP isn’t hard. However, there are risks that aren’t immediately intuitive and some subtle solutions.

Your favorite Twitter bot might die next week/ Twitter’s planned API changes hit one of its best features hard.Twitter s...
03/02/2023

Your favorite Twitter bot might die next week

/ Twitter’s planned API changes hit one of its best features hard.

Twitter says it’s cutting off free access to its third-party API next week, replacing it with a “paid basic tier” for an unspecified price on February 9th. The news potentially affects a lot of Twitter services, and one of them is bots — not the spammer armies that new owner Elon Musk claims he’s been purging but the myriad automated accounts posting cute animals, fictional character quotes, and accessibility aids through Twitter’s API. While Twitter has left users in the dark about the details of its coming change, many bot creators have resigned themselves to shutting down.

There’s still time for Twitter to walk its decision back.

Hustle bros are jumping on the AI bandwagonThe world of financial influencers promise viewers they can use ChatGPT to ma...
03/02/2023

Hustle bros are jumping on the AI bandwagon
The world of financial influencers promise viewers they can use ChatGPT to make big bucks with no effort. The schemes they suggest are dubious, but reveal how the AI chatbot might erode our online world.

The grind-set, side-hustle, passive-income crew has a new favorite toy: ChatGPT. On YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, a motley assortment of established and would-be financial influencers are pumping out videos advising how you — yes, YOU — could be making tens of thousands of dollars in your sleep with the help of OpenAI’s chatbot.

A revealing look at the threats posted by AI junk

Express Hibernate Queries as Type-Safe Java StreamsIn this article, you will learn how the JPAstreamer Quarkus extension...
03/02/2023

Express Hibernate Queries as Type-Safe Java Streams
In this article, you will learn how the JPAstreamer Quarkus extension facilitates type-safe Hibernate queries without unnecessary wordiness and complexity.

As much as the JPA Criteria builder is expressive, JPA queries are often equally verbose, and the API itself can be unintuitive to use, especially for newcomers. In the Quarkus ecosystem, Panache is a partial remedy for these problems when using Hibernate. Still, I find myself juggling the Panache’s helper methods, preconfigured enums, and raw strings when composing anything but the simplest of queries. You could claim I am just inexperienced and impatient or, instead, acknowledge that the perfect API is frictionless to use for everyone. Thus, the user experience of writing JPA queries can be further improved in that direction.

In this article, you will learn how the JPAstreamer Quarkus extension facilitates type-safe Hibernate queries without unnecessary wordiness and complexity.

ChatGPT Prompts for Agile PractitionersHow to get better results as a Scrum practitioner. I chose to present ChatGPT wit...
24/01/2023

ChatGPT Prompts for Agile Practitioners
How to get better results as a Scrum practitioner. I chose to present ChatGPT with three everyday scenarios based on more comprehensive prompts.

TL; DR: ChatGPT Prompts for Scrum Practitioners
Last week, I ran an “interview” with ChatGPT as an applicant for a fictitious Scrum Master position based on questions from Scrum Master Interview Guide. While the overall results were broadly acceptable, I thought that changing the ChatGPT prompts might deliver better results. So, this time, I chose to present ChatGPT with three everyday scenarios based on more comprehensive prompts. Lo and behold, it worked very well.

ChatGPT Prompts for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Developers: How to get better results as a Scrum practitioner.

Google is freaking out about ChatGPT/ The New York Times reports Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have discuss...
24/01/2023

Google is freaking out about ChatGPT

/ The New York Times reports Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have discussed its response to ChatGPT, with plans to launch over 20 AI products this year, including a demo of its own search chatbot.

The recent launch of OpenAI’s AI chatbot ChatGPT has raised alarms within Google, according to reports from The New York Times. Now, the Times says Google has plans to “demonstrate a version of its search engine with chatbot features this year” and unveil more than 20 projects powered by artificial intelligence.

Expect to see a Google search AI chatbot demo this year.

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