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Development

Practical Guide to Building an API Back End with Spring Boot - Version 2

Starting your first project with Spring Boot can be a bit  daunting given the vast options that it provides. This updated version of the book  will guide you step by step along the way to be a Spring Boot  hero in no time.

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Architecture & Design

Architectures You’ve Always Wondered About 2024 eMag

This eMag showcases real-world examples of innovative architectures pushing the limits with modern software systems. From Cloudflare to Netflix, the authors demonstrate what 'scalable' means and the challenges they face in handling millions of requests per second. This eMag brings together several of these stories and aims to provide advice and inspiration for your future projects.

AI, ML & Data Engineering

Adding a Natural Language Interface to Your Application

In this article, author Ashley Davis discusses how to add a natural language interface to a chatbot application using OpenAI REST API. He also shows how to extend the chatbot by adding voice commands using MediaRecorder API and OpenAI's speech transcription API.

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Culture & Methods

Embrace Complexity; Tighten Your Feedback Loops

Fred Hebert discusses various small approaches and patterns that influence how teams deal with reliability, and highlights some of the key interactions and behaviors.

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DevOps

How to Get Tech-Debt on the Roadmap

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.