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In this podcast episode of Generally AI, Roland Meertens and Anthony Alford explore the world of large language models, focusing on their vulnerabilities and security measures. Additionally, they delve into the history of the transformer architecture and Google's role in its development, along with the basics of LLM inference. (Podcast) |
In this episode, Nsikan Essien talks with Hywel Carver and Suhail Patel about developer upskilling and generative AI. Together they try to describe: the software engineer’s learning journey, the ways current generative AI technologies could help or hinder it, and what the role of the software engineer becomes with powerful AI technologies. (Podcast) |
In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to David Grizzanti, a principal engineer at the New York Times, about the importance of documentation for organizational resilience, the concept of InnerSource, the parallels between engineering and art, and the challenges and advice for engineering leaders. (Podcast) |
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Zhongliang Liang covers the impact of feature freshness on model performance, discussing various strategies and techniques that can be used to improve feature freshness. (Presentation with transcript included) |
Gwen Shapira explores the implications of serverless workloads on the design of data stores, and the evolution of data architectures toward more flexible scalability. (Presentation with transcript included) |
Sponsored by Temporal This guide introduces the concept of durable execution, which is used to solve a wide range of problems in distributed systems. Read now. |
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GitHub Copilot Chat, a natural language-powered coding tool, is now generally available, according to a recent announcement by GitHub. The tool, a part of GitHub Copilot, is designed to elevate natural language as a universal programming language. GitHub Copilot Chat, powered by GPT-4, is a contextually-aware AI assistant tailored for development scenarios. (News) |
Sponsored by ScyllaDB Addressing database performance challenges is crucial, but let's switch gears and enjoy learning from other teams’ performance predicaments. Join our interactive session exploring four specific performance issues faced by teams considering or using ScyllaDB. For each, we'll discuss context, technical needs, potential solutions, pros and cons, and reveal the team's chosen approach and outcomes. Live Webinar, February 8th, 2023 - Save your Seat. |
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Discover the evolution of cloud-computing in the post-serverless era, with a shift towards hyper-specialized vertical multi-cloud services and a trend moving from Infrastructure as Code to Composition as Code. Microservices are being redefined in the cloud landscape and upcoming cloud services are set to be rich in constructs. (Article) |
Sponsored by Cockroach Labs Evaluating distributed transactional databases? This on-demand webinar explores CockroachDB’s distributed architecture and how it survives failures across regions, delivering truly elastic and global scale for transactional applications – vs. Amazon Aurora. Watch now. |
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Artificial intelligence can assist software delivery and be used to automate software testing and optimize project work. Dimitar Panayotov uses ChatGPT to generate test data, create email templates, and produce explanations based on test results. This saves him time that he can invest to become more productive. (News) |
Sponsored by Hasura Microservices architecture has many benefits, but makes consuming and joining data from multiple services very complex. Learn why a “supergraph” pattern could be an elegant solution. Learn more. |
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This week's Java roundup for January 15th, 2024, features news highlighting: JEP 455 Proposed to Target for JDK 23, JDK 22 in Rampdown Phase Two, an updated Jakarta EE 11 release plan, GraalVM, and Oracle’s Critical Patch Update for January 2024. (News) |
Sponsored by Microsoft The reliable web app pattern is a set of best practices that helps developers migrate web applications to the cloud and set a foundation for future modernization in Azure. Learn how this pattern helps improve your web application's cost, performance, security, operations, and reliability. Learn more. |
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Microsoft has introduced the MSTest Runner, a lightweight test runner designed specifically for MSTest tests. The primary goal of MSTest Runner is to enhance test portability, reliability, and speed while providing an extensible testing experience for users. (News) |
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The recent report from Rising Stars highlights the trends in the JavaScript ecosystem and showcases standout projects based on GitHub Stars in 2023. Overall, the most popular project was shadcn/ui, a collection of UI components that can be used to create custom components. The JavaScript runtime Bun continued its momentum, making it the second most popular project. (News) |
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The latest release of Android UI toolkit Jetpack Compose aims to improve overall performance and extends supported APIs, including drag and drop, selection by mouse, spline-based keyframe animations, and more. (News) |
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The Minimum Viable Architecture (MVA) is the architectural complement to a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). The MVA and MVP must evolve together for a product to be successful. As new features are delivered to customers, corresponding incremental improvements need to be made in the architecture. Also, the architecture should not get too far ahead of what is needed for the product. (Article) |
Erica Pisani discusses what the edge is, how running code and serving data on the edge can improve site performance, and how to leverage these options to maximize site performance. (Presentation with transcript included) |
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Generative AI will profoundly transform communication and information sharing over the next decade, but the change will be uneven across industries and roles. Organizations should empower workers to use AI augmentation thoughtfully, while building literacy on capabilities and limits. A balanced, conscientious integration, using iterations and customer feedback, will produce the best outcomes. (Article) |
Yannis Georgas presents the building blocks of a Cognitive Digital Twin and discusses the challenges and benefits of implementing one in an organization. (Presentation with transcript included) |
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