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- ruby java web
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- http://apptrain.com
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JEP 525 Brings Timeout Handling and Joiner Refinements to Java’s Structured Concurrency
JEP 525, a highlight in the upcoming JDK 26, refines structured concurrency for clearer, safer task management. This iteration introduces a timeout callback for custom joiners, enhancing flexibility and error handling. With streamlined APIs and focus on practical usage, it empowers developers to efficiently manage concurrent tasks, paving the way for advanced Project Loom features.
By A N M Bazlur RahmanPresentation: Thinking Like a Detective: Solving Cloud Infrastructure Mysteries
Brendan McLoughlin shares a detective’s framework for solving cloud infrastructure failures. He explains the "usual suspects" in the network stack - from DNS to API gateways - and discusses how to apply Richard Cook’s "How Complex Systems Fail" to modern observability. He shares strategies for building robust runbooks and using tools like Honeycomb and OpenTelemetry to find hidden timeouts.
By Brendan McLoughlinArticle: Engineering Speed at Scale — Architectural Lessons from Sub-100-ms APIs
Sub‑100-ms APIs emerge from disciplined architecture using latency budgets, minimized hops, async fan‑out, layered caching, circuit breakers, and strong observability. But long‑term speed depends on culture, with teams owning p99, monitoring drift, managing thread pools, and treating performance as a shared, continuous responsibility.
By Saranya VedagiriAWS Adds Intelligent-Tiering and Replication for S3 Tables
AWS has introduced Intelligent-Tiering and cross-region replication for S3 Tables to automate cost optimization and data availability for Apache Iceberg workloads. These features allow data to transition to lower-cost storage tiers based on access patterns while maintaining consistent, read-only table replicas across regions and accounts without manual synchronization.
By Steef-Jan WiggersGoogle’s Eight Essential Multi-Agent Design Patterns
Google recently published a guide outlining eight essential design patterns for multi-agent systems, ranging from sequential pipelines to human-in-the-loop architecture. The guide provides concrete explanations of each pattern along with sample code for Google's Agent Development Kit.
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Mike