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JDK 23 and JDK 24: What We Know So Far
JDK 23, the second non-LTS release since JDK 21, has reached its second release candidate phase with a final set of 12 new features, in the form of JEPs, that can be separated into four categories: Core Java Library, Java Language Specification, HotSpot and Java Tools. We examine JDK 23 and predict what features have, or could be, targeted for JDK 24.
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How Tech-Enabled Networks of Software Teams Work
To maintain agility at scale, software teams can use technological and organizational solutions to reduce dependencies and work autonomously. According to Fabrice Bernhard, collaboration technology can be leveraged to create a distributed network of teams. To empower their teams, leaders can support them with a systematic problem-solving culture aimed at delivering good products to customers.
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Advancing System Reliability: Meta's AI-Driven Approach to Root Cause Analysis
Meta recently shared how they are enhancing their system reliability through advanced investigation tools, including the AI-assisted Hawkeye, which aids in debugging machine learning workflows. By integrating Artificial Intelligence, Meta has developed a new investigation system that combines heuristic-based retrieval with large language model (LLM) ranking to assist in root cause analysis.
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Microsoft Releases .NET 9 Preview 7 with New Features and Updates
Last week, Microsoft unveiled the seventh preview of the .NET 9 framework, introducing a range of updates across its components, including .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, and frameworks like ASP.NET Core and .NET MAUI.
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LLM-Powered DevOps Assistant Clio Launches to Help Engineers Manage Cloud Infrastructure
Acorn, a company founded to help organisations implement AI-based technology solutions, has recently introduced Clio, an AI-powered command-line assistant designed to help engineers manage DevOps workflows. In a blog post and a YouTube live stream, Acorn describes Clio as a "slightly grumpy but friendly assistant" which can handle various DevOps-related tasks through natural language.
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AWS Introduces Logically Air-Gapped Vault for Enhanced Data Security
AWS recently announced the public preview of AWS Backup logically air-gapped vault, a new type of vault that can be shared for recovery with other accounts using AWS Resource Access Manager (RAM).
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Meta's Research SuperCluster for Real-Time Voice Translation AI Systems
A recent article from Engineering at Meta reveals how the company is building Research SuperCluster (RSC) infrastructure that is used for advancements in real-time voice translations, language processing, computer vision, and augmented reality (AR).
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University Researchers Create New Type of Interpretable Neural Network
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, and Northeastern University created a new type of neural network: Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks (KAN). KAN models outperform larger perceptron-based models on physics modeling tasks and provide a more interpretable visualization.
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Inside Lyft’s Glow: How IoT Architecture Is Driving Smarter Ride Experiences
Lyft recently published how it built the Glow emblem, its newest Internet-of-Things (IoT) device. The Glow is actively rolling out in markets across the US, with over 30,000 live devices. Its architecture addresses many challenges in previous iterations, including a unified IoT middleware framework, robust provisioning and authentication mechanisms and advanced device control.
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Java News Roundup: Spring 6.2-M7, Project Loom, Payara Platform, Gradle 8.10, Helidon 4.1
This week's Java roundup for August 12th, 2024, features news highlighting: the release of Spring Framework 6.2.0-M7; Project Loom Build 24-loom+4-42, the August 2024 Payara Platform, Open Liberty and Piranha Cloud releases; Gradle 8.10.0; Helidon 4.1.0; and Eclipse JKube 1.17.0.
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Pinterest Modernises Machine Learning Infrastructure with Ray
Pinterest, the visual discovery platform, has revealed details about its journey to modernise its machine learning infrastructure using Ray, an open-source distributed computing framework. In a recent blog post, the company shared insights into the challenges faced and solutions implemented as they integrated Ray into their large-scale production environment.
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The Swift Composable Architecture Brings the Redux Model to iOS App Development
The Composable Architecture (TCA), which recently reached version 1.13, is an "ergonomic" Swift library that provides a general framework to address commonplace problems when you build an app, including state management, feature composition, side effect management, and testing.
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MariaDB Introduces Open-Source Vector Preview, Aiming to Become Default MySQL Option
With the release of MariaDB 11.6, the MariaDB Foundation has announced the public preview of Vector search for the open-source fork of the MySQL engine. Database experts and open-source advocates see vector support as an opportunity for MariaDB to lead the MySQL ecosystem, especially since Oracle reserves most new features for its enterprise editions only.
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.NET Aspire 8.1: Enhanced Container Image Building and Python Orchestrating Support
Microsoft released the .NET Aspire 8.1 version at the end of July. The latest version introduces a series of enhancements and new features aimed at improving the experience of developers using the platform in production environments. The most notable addition in this release is support for building container images and the capability to orchestrate Python code.
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Es-Toolkit, a Modern Lodash Alternative
Es-toolkit is a modern JavaScript utility library that offers a preformant, type-safe alternative to Lodash.