Architecture & Design Round-Up

A Collection of Top Architecture & Design News, Articles, Presentations & Podcasts August 2024 [InfoQ] Architecture & Design Round-Up Sponsored by [Lightbend] [Latest Content](#latest-content), [Top Viewed Content](#top-viewed-content), [Top News](#news), [Top Articles](#top-articles), [Top Presentations & Podcasts](#top-presentations-and-podcasts) In this special newsletter we bring you up to date on all the new content and news related to Architecture & Design on InfoQ. We are also maintaining a portal page for this content on InfoQ at: [(. [] Latest Content on InfoQ [Thinking Like an Architect]( (articles, Jul 29, 2024) [Communication Patterns for Architects and Engineers with Jacqui Read]( (podcasts, Jul 29, 2024) [AWS Releases User Guide for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)]( (news, Jul 27, 2024) [Are You Done Yet? Mastering Long-Running Processes in Modern Architectures]( (articles, Jul 15, 2024) [Fast, Lean, and Unbreakable: Build Cloud Apps with Akka and Kubernetes]( In this white paper, Jonas Bonér—creator of Akka and co-founder/CTO of Lightbend—reveals how to revolutionize your cloud apps by harnessing the combined power of Akka and Kubernetes. [Download now](. Sponsored content [Fast, Lean, and Unbreakable: Build Cloud Apps with Akka and Kubernetes - Sponsored by Lightbend]( [] Top Viewed Content on InfoQ [How Netflix Ensures Highly-Reliable Online Stateful Systems]( (articles, May 14, 2024) [Navigating Software Architecture at Scale: Insights from Decathlon’s Architecture Process]( (news, Jul 24, 2024) [InfoQ eMag: Getting Started with Cell-Based Architecture]( (minibooks, Jul 17, 2024) [Scaling Challenges: Productivity, Cost Efficiency, and Microservice Management]( (articles, Jul 22, 2024) [] Top News [TypeSpec: a Practical TypeScript-Inspired API Definition Language]( Recently, Microsoft engineers officially unveiled TypeSpec, a new language tailored for API-centric development that addresses the complex needs of modern API design. TypeSpec is an open-source, extensible language inspired by TypeScript and C#. It supports various protocols and serialization formats, enabling developers to use a single tool to manage multiple API specifications. [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. [5 Reactive Microservices Use Cases That Power Business Innovation]( Reactive microservices can drive faster innovation and reliable customer value at scale. Using five common use cases, this eBook shows you how to take your Reactive microservices efforts from the domain of one-off engineering initiatives into the central system architecture for the enterprise. [Download now](. Sponsored content [5 Reactive Microservices Use Cases That Power Business Innovation - Sponsored by Lightbend]( [ASP.NET Core Updates in .NET 9 Preview 4: Support for OpenAPI Doc Generation, HybridCache and More]( Microsoft released .NET 9 Preview 4 which contains features regarding ASP.NET Core: built-in support for OpenAPI document generation, HybridCache API, and adding static SSR pages to a globally-interactive Blazor Web app. There is also an improvement implemented to avoid 503 errors during an app recycle in IIS. [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. [] Top Articles [Java Virtual Threads: a Case Study]( This article explores JDK 21's virtual threads, comparing their performance with Open Liberty's thread pool and highlighting key findings and performance issues. [article]( [How to Architect Software for a Greener Future]( In this article, Sara Bergman will share tips, tricks, and advice on architecting software for a greener future. [article]( [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. [article]( [Introducing the RIG Model - the Puzzle of Designing Guaranteed Data-Consistent Microservice Systems]( The RIG model formulates three rules for a saga call chain. A gamified RIG tool can be used by teams to model a microservice system that guarantees eventual data consistency. [article]( [Microservices Unleashed: Evolving Mission-Critical Applications in the Cloud at Lower Cost, Risk, and Complexity]( In this ebook, you’ll explore how to unleash the full power of the cloud with Reactive microservices, including what the technology is, what it does, and the business value it can bring. You’ll also discover key principles that define a Reactive microservice, real-world customer stories, and more. [Download now](. Sponsored content [Microservices Unleashed: Evolving Mission-Critical Applications in the Cloud at Lower Cost, Risk, and Complexity - Sponsored by Lightbend]( [] Top Presentations & Podcasts [Delivering Millions of Notifications within Seconds During the Super Bowl]( Zhen Zhou discusses how they built/test an on-demand notification system, what it takes to manage cloud resources/site-reliability at the same time, and how to mitigate reliability issues. [Zhen Zhou]( [Unpacking How Ads Ranking Works @Pinterest]( Aayush Mudgal discusses social media advertising, unpacking how Pinterest harnesses the power of Deep Learning Models and big data to tailor relevant advertisements to the pinners. [Aayush Mudgal]( [Understanding Architectures for Multi-Region Data Residency]( Alex Strachan discusses challenges to build multi-region data storages, understanding why and when a business needs to do this, who are the real stakeholders, and who owns what. [Alex Strachan]( [Architecture Modernization with Nick Tune]( In this episode, Thomas Betts talks with Nick Tune on how to know if to invest in an architecture modernization journey, what benefits you can expect to achieve, and how to measure the improvements. [podcast]( [Deepthi Sigireddi on Distributed Database Architecture in the Cloud Native Era]( In this podcast, Vitess CNCF project technical lead Deepthi Sigireddi discusses the architecture of cloud native distributed databases, sharding, replication, and failover. [podcast]( [Connect with InfoQ on Twitter]( [Connect with InfoQ on Facebook]( [Connect with InfoQ on LinkedIn]( [Connect with InfoQ on Youtube]( You have received this message because you are subscribed to the “Special Reports Newsletter”. To stop receiving this email, please click the following link: [Unsubscribe]( C4Media Inc. (InfoQ.com), 2275 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Suite #325, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M8V 3Y3