Sponsored by Hasura When implemented correctly, GraphQL can outperform REST APIs in terms of efficiency and performance; however, building GraphQL APIs correctly requires an understanding of its principles and pitfalls. This article delves into the nuances of GraphQL implementation, explores the benefits of supergraphs, and provides insights for embracing these technologies effectively. Learn more. |
In this podcast, InfoQ spoke with Venkat Subramaniam, CEO of Agile Developer Inc., on architecture patterns and practices and the new role of software architect in agile software organizations. (Podcast) |
In this podcast, the Culture and Methods editorial team along with special guest Jutta Eckstein talk about the current state and trends we see in the technology industry in 2024. (Podcast) |
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Aayush Mudgal describes how Pinterest serves advertisements. He discussed in detail how Machine Learning is used to serve ads at large scale. He went over ads marketplaces and the ad delivery funnel, the ad serving architecture, and two of the main problems: ad retrieval and ranking. Finally, he discussed some of the challenges and solutions for training and serving large models. (Article) |
Sponsored by Cockroach Labs Delve into the intricate world of user metadata systems critical for customer profiles, loyalty programs, subscriptions, and gaming. Learn to architect resilient systems, ensuring availability, real-time accuracy, global scaling, and streamlined workflows for optimal user interactions. Live Webinar, April 11th, 2024 - Save your Seat. |
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Only doing product-led work can lead to an unmaintainable system with lots of downtime. Unfortunately, getting time to work on the things that would prevent that can be challenging. Engineering roadmaps balance many competing demands, and the people making the decisions aren’t always the closest to the code. There is a need to learn how to speak their language. (Article) |
Lesley Cordero focuses on how Platform Engineering can drive sustainability for growing organizations through DevOps principles, centralization, and scalable technical practices. (Presentation with transcript included) |
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The creators of DBOS have recently introduced DBOS Cloud, a transactional serverless application platform tailored for TypeScript developers. With all state information stored in a highly available DBMS, this new platform assures transactional serverless computing, offering reliable execution alongside so-called "time travel" capabilities. (News) |
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William Chen discusses the importance of trimming your computational graph, storing data in multiple formats, leveraging open source, and considering multiple dimensions of modularization. (Presentation with transcript included) |
Sponsored by InfluxData This tutorial introduces you to the TIG stack and shows you how to install, configure, and use it to monitor various aspects of your IT infrastructure, including system performance, resource utilization, and network traffic. Watch now. |
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This week's Java roundup for March 18th, 2024, features news highlighting: the GA release of JDK 22, GraalVM for JDK 22, the proposed release schedule for JDK 23, JDK Mission Control 9.0, BellSoft Liberica JDK and Azul Zulu for JDK 22. (News) |
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Microsoft released .NET 9 Preview 2 which contains some updates regarding ASP.NET Core: Blazor component constructor injection, and WebSocket compression for Blazor interactive server components. Furthermore, developers can streamline authentication integration by customising OIDC and OAuth parameters and configuring HTTP.sys extended authentication flags. (News) |
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Ryan Dahl discusses Deno Runtime, Deno KV: a datastore anchored by ACID transactions and powered by FoundationDB, Deno Queues, and NPM in Deno. (Presentation with transcript included) |
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Redis has recently announced a change in their license by transitioning from the open-source BSD to the more restrictive Server Side Public License (SSPLv1). The move has promptly led to a fork initiated by former maintainers and reignited discussions surrounding the sustainability of open-source initiatives. (News) |
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In this article Surabhi Diwan shared how the Netflix membership team does distributed systems: the architecture bets, technology choices, and operational semantics that serve the needs of Netflix’s ever-growing member base. (Article) |
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Ben Hartshorne discusses how to pitch a product, covering why one needs to make a business case, what tech debt is, what data is most compelling, and getting tech debt on other teams’ roadmaps. (Presentation with transcript included) |
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