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AWS Updates the Well-Architected Framework and Lens Catalog
AWS has recently announced updates to the Well-Architected Framework and Lens Catalog. With a significant focus on security and observability, the new release has expanded guidance on architectural best practices to build and maintain optimized, secure, and resilient workloads in the cloud.
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.NET 9 MAUI Preview 5: New Blazor Project Template, Android 15 Beta 2 Support
Microsoft released .NET 9 Preview 5 on June 11th 2024. This update brings a .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid and Web App project template, Android API 35 Beta 2 support, and some performance and app size optimizations on the Android platform.
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Microsoft Announces General Availability of Data API Builder for Azure Cosmos DB
Microsoft recently announced the general availability of the Data API builder for Azure Cosmos DB. The open-source project provides REST and GraphQL endpoints to Azure databases and on-premises stores.
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.NET Upgrade Assistant Introduces Third-Party API and Package Map Support
.NET Upgrade Assistant tool received an update introducing Third-Party API and Package Map Support. This should help developers simplify the upgrade process by identifying and replacing outdated third-party APIs and packages with their updated versions. Microsoft states that the new feature aims to ease transitions between platforms, such as from UWP to WinUI or from Xamarin Forms to .NET MAUI.
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Terraform Fork OpenTofu 1.7.0 Brings State Encryption and More
OpenTofu 1.7.0 has been released. OpenTofu is an open-source infrastructure-as-code tool for declarative cloud infrastructure creation using various APIs. It was forked last year from HashiCorp's Terraform after changes to the latter's license. The new version introduces several significant features and improvements.
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Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 17.10.2
Last month, Microsoft released an update for Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10 for Windows. The new release contains multiple performance enhancements, such as quicker loading for Windows Forms designer and .NET solution, and reduced DLL overhead in specific scenarios. The second preview of the next Visual Studio 2022 (version 17.11) was also released, focusing on quality-of-life enhancements.
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Time Series Database QuestDB 8.0 Improves SQL Performance and Adds ZFS Compression
Version 8 of QuestDB, an open-source time series database designed for high-performance and efficient handling of time series data, has been released. This release includes a new VARCHAR data type as a default (over STRING) that aims to provide better compression and performance, a 50% improvement for SQL query performance, and data compression via system-level ZFS
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Transforming Software Product Teams into Tech Investors
The key responsibility of an organisation lies in balancing user value with profitability. In a product organisation, software product teams invest their own time. According to Fabrice des Mazery, software developers are much more than stakeholders; they are the main investors as they are part of the product teams.
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Java in Education Initiative Aims to Empower the Next Generation of Developers
The Java in Education, launched by the Java Community Process (JCP) Executive Committee, is making significant strides in promoting Java technology within educational institutions. This program seeks to bridge the gap between academia and industry, ensuring that Java remains a foundational skill for aspiring developers.
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Angular 18 Introduces Zoneless Change Detection
Angular recently announced the release of Angular 18, introducing zoneless change detection, a new developer hub, stable versions of several features, server-side rendering improvements, and more. This release focuses on stabilizing new APIs, addressing common developer requests, and enhancing the overall developer experience.
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Distill CLI: Amazon CTO Werner Vogels Unveils Rust-Powered Media Summarization Tool
Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon, has recently launched Distill CLI, a personal project written in Rust. The open-source tool leverages Amazon Transcribe and Amazon Bedrock to generate summaries of audio recordings directly from the command line.
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Java News Roundup: Jakarta EE 11-M4, MicroProfile, InfoQ Dev Summit, KCDC, Commonhaus Foundation
This week's Java roundup for June 24th, 2024, features news highlighting: the Milestone 4 release of Jakarta EE 11; release candidates for updated MicroProfile specifications targeted for MicroProfile 7.0; the first-ever InfoQ Dev Summit Boston conference; the 2024 Kansas City Developer Conference (KCDC); and new projects that have joined the Commonhaus Foundation.
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InfoQ Dev Summit Boston: Optimizing Java Applications on Kubernetes - Beyond the Basics
At the InfoQ Dev Summit in Boston, Bruno Borges, who has been principal PM manager at Microsoft for over six years, shared insights on optimizing Java applications on Kubernetes. His session focused primarily on leveraging JVM ergonomics, understanding the impact of CPU throttling, and effectively managing garbage collection processes.
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AWS Adds Passkey Support for Enhanced Security, Enforces MFA for Root Users
AWS has recently announced two new security features. First, passkeys can now be used for multi-factor authentication (MFA) for root and IAM users, providing additional security beyond just a username and password. Second, AWS now requires MFA for root users, starting with the root user account in an AWS Organization. This requirement will be expanded to other accounts throughout the year.
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Enabling Developer Productivity: Intentional Evolution of the Platform at InfoQ Dev Summit Boston
At the InfoQ Dev Summit in Boston, Jennifer Davis, an engineering manager at Google and author of "Effective DevOps" and "Modern System Administration," discussed strategies for enhancing developer productivity through intentional evolution of platforms. She emphasized the importance of effective documentation and code samples in fostering a thriving developer community.