MSBuild 2024, OpenAI Fine-Tuning, JDK 23, Reactive JavaScript, Architectural Trade-Offs, Engineering Productivity

In this issue, June 11, 2024 [View it in your browser.]( [MSBuild 2024](#MSBuild), [OpenAI Fine-Tuning](#OpenAI), [Falco 0.38](#Falco), [Azure Event Hubs Emulator](#Azure), [JDK 23](#JDK), [Spring Boot](#Spring), [MSTest 3.4](#MSTest), [Reactive JavaScript](#Reactive), [GitHub iOS Testing](#GitHub), [Architectural Trade-Offs](#Architectural), [Engineering Productivity](#Engineering) [InfoQ Dev Summit Munich: Last chance to save up to 60%]( Gain actionable insights on today's most critical software development challenges with two days of technical talks. Save up to 60% with our Summer Sale. Limited to 150 tickets until June 18. [Register now](.  Sponsored by Harness [Patterns for Effective Cloud Cost Optimization - Sponsored by Harness]( [Patterns for Effective Cloud Cost Optimization]( Good cloud cost management can no longer be something you bolt onto your SDLC. Managing cloud spend is critical to eliminating waste. But how do you embed this into the SDLC? Learn how to leverage automation, improve visibility and shift cost information left. [Live Webinar and InfoQ-moderated Q&A, June 13th, 2024 - Register Now](. [( [] [Edo Liberty on Vector Databases for Successful Adoption of Generative AI and LLM based Applications]( In this podcast, Edo Liberty, founder and CEO at Pinecone, discusses the importance of vector databases in the successful adoption of Generative AI and LLM based applications and how vector databases are different from traditional data stores. (Podcast) [( [] [The Evolution of Use Cases in Modern Software Engineering]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Ivar Jacobson about the evolution of use cases in modern software engineering. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [AI and Software Development: Preview of Sessions at InfoQ Events]( - [] [Recap of MSBuild 2024: Copilot AI Agents, Phi-3, GPT-4o on Azure AI]( - [] [OpenAI Publishes GPT Model Specification for Fine-Tuning Behavior]( [] [LIquid: a Large-Scale Relational Graph Database]( Scott Meyer discusses LIquid, the graph database built to host LinkedIn, serving a ~15Tb graph at ~2M QPS. (Presentation with transcript included) [] [The AI Revolution Will Not Be Monopolized: How Open-Source Beats Economies of Scale, Even for LLMs]( Ines Montani discusses why the AI space won’t be monopolized, covering the open-source model, common misconceptions about use cases for LLMs in industry, and principles of software development. (Presentation with transcript included) Sponsored by HPE Ezmeral Software and Intel [Building better AI models with the Machine Learning Development Environment - Sponsored by HPE Ezmeral Software and Intel]( [Building better AI models with the Machine Learning Development Environment, by HPE]( ML engineers continually seek ways to enhance innovation and accelerate production timelines. This white paper explores how the HPE Machine Learning Development Environment simplifies ML model development, streamlines IT management of AI clusters, enables rapid model training, and more. [Download Now](. [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Combatting Alert Fatigue at Cloudflare]( - [] [AWS Cloud Control Terraform Provider Enables Quicker Access to AWS Features]( [] [Falco 0.38.0 Released with Enhanced Driver Selection, Configurations and Real-Time Monitoring]( The maintainers of Falco announced its latest version: 0.38.0. This is the first release since its graduation within CNCF. (News) Sponsored by Camunda [How to Adopt Process Orchestration - Sponsored by Camunda]( [How to Adopt Process Orchestration]( Improving process orchestration maturity can help scale your automation efforts. This eBook provides guidance on defining a strategic vision for process orchestration, establishing an effective team structure, and implementing an accessible hyperautomation technology stack across the organization. [Download now](. [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Introducing New SKUs for Microsoft Azure Bastion: Developer and Premium Options Now Available]( - [] [Azure Eliminates Inter-Availability Zone Data Transfer Fees to Encourage Deployment Best Practices]( - [] [Local Emulator for Azure Event Hubs in Preview: Offering Developers a Local Development Experience]( [] [Million Dollar Lines of Code - an Engineering Perspective on Cloud Cost Optimization]( A single line of code can shape an organization's financial future. Erik Peterson, the CTO and founder at CloudZero, presented an engineering perspective on cloud cost optimization at QCon San Francisco. (Article) Sponsored by Boomi [Simplifying API-led Connectivity with a Modern Integration Platform - Sponsored by Boomi]( [Simplifying API-led Connectivity With a Modern Integration Platform]( Download this white paper to learn how your business can quickly and easily modernize by switching from heavyweight, multi-layer API methodologies to lightweight, API-led connectivity with an integration platform as a service (iPaaS). [Download Now](. [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Oracle Linux's UEK-Next Enables Developers to Explore and Validate the Latest Linux Development]( [] [JetBrains IDE RustRover Officially Released with Free Non-Commercial License]( Eight months after announcing its public preview, JetBrains has officially released RustRover, a dedicated IDE for Rust development. The new release brings many bug fixes and introduces a new licensing model that includes a free plan for non-commercial use. (News) Sponsored by DoiT [Generative AI on AWS - Sponsored by DoiT]( [Your must-have resource for building GenAI on AWS]( Download this eBook to learn the generative AI project life cycle including use case definition, model selection, model fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation, reinforcement learning from human feedback, and model quantization, optimization, and deployment. [Download Now](, compliments of the cloud experts at DoiT, today. [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Rampdown Phase One: What's to Expect in JDK 23]( - [] [Java News Roundup: JEPs Targeted for JDK 23, JHipster 8.5, Gradle 8.8, Spring AI 1.0-M1]( [] [Optimizing Spring Boot Config Management with ConfigMaps: Environment Variables or Volume Mounts]( Spring Boot stands out as a viable framework for its agility and streamlined workflow. Yet, effective configuration management remains a pivotal factor influencing deployment efficiency and ongoing maintenance. ConfigMaps, a feature in Kubernetes, provides configuration strategies for Spring Boot applications. (Article) Sponsored by Microsoft Azure [Azure Spring Apps Enterprise Economic Validation - Sponsored by Microsoft Azure]( [Azure Spring Apps Enterprise Economic Validation]( Discover the quantitative and qualitative benefits that organizations can expect from using Azure Spring Apps Enterprise, including creating code faster, with lower costs and hardened security, as compared with traditional application development. [Download the Report](. [.NET Latest Content]( TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [] [VisualStudio.Extensibility 17.10: Diagnostics Explorer, XAML Support and More]( - [] [MSTest 3.4 Release: Improved Analyzers, WinUI, Playwright and Aspire Support Added]( - [] [SharePoint Embedded Empowers ISVs to Integrate M365 Features in Apps]( [] [Microsoft Build 2024 Unveils .NET 9: Tensor, OpenAI Collaboration, and .NET Aspire]( At Microsoft Build 2024, .NET 9 was unveiled, introducing features such as the Tensor type for deep learning and collaboration with OpenAI for GPT4o and Assistants v2. This release also brings .NET Aspire, streamlining cloud-native app development. Updates extend across ASP.NET Core, Blazor, and .NET MAUI, with C# 13 enhancing flexibility and performance. (News) [Web Development Latest Content]( [] [New Signals Proposal Seeks to Formalize Reactive Programming Primitives in JavaScript]( The JavaScript language recently added the Signals proposal (currently in Stage 1) to the list of candidate features striving to improve the language. The Signals proposal seeks to provide common primitives primarily for framework maintainers to implement reactive programming patterns. It reflects input from authors/maintainers of Angular, Ember, MobX, Preact, Qwik, RxJS, Solid, Svelte, Vue. (News) [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( [] [How GitHub iOS Team Leveraged Apple-Silicon Actions Runners to Reduce Testing Time]( The GitHub iOS team adopted Apple Silicon-powered macOS runners to reduce the time required to build and test their app using GitHub Actions. In the process, they also refactored the app to better leverage GitHub Actions parallelism. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( [] [Architectural Trade-Offs: the Art of Minimizing Unhappiness]( To architect is to be a frustrated perfectionist; a good architecture minimizes this unhappiness by making trade-offs that can be lived with. The main skill in architecting is making trade-offs. These trade-offs reflect the most important and difficult decisions a team will make about its architecture. (Article) Sponsored by ScyllaDB [Designing Data Intensive Applications (By O’Reilly) - Sponsored by ScyllaDB]( [Designing Data Intensive Applications (By O’Reilly)]( In this comprehensive guide, Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate the diverse and fast-changing landscape of approaches to processing and storing data for data-intensive applications. Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built, learn from the data architectures of major online services, and more. [Download Now](. 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