April 2016 Blog Posts (5)

Attend OSCON for Free May 16-19 in Austin, TX



The O'Reilly Open Source Convention is just a few weeks away and we have free expo plus passes available. OSCON is the best place to sharpen your skills and discover important new trends, making you better at what you do and rekindling your love of all things digital. The Expo Plus pass includes access to the expo hall, all evening events, sponsored sessions and…

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Added by Michael Levin on April 25, 2016 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Articulating Design Decisions

Added by Michael Levin on April 18, 2016 at 2:03pm — No Comments

What's 18F?

Since 18F’s mission is to transform government, we’re constantly thinking about how to scale up our impact. How can our custom-developed work get more mileage in benefitting the federal government and beyond? One way is through reuse of our open source code.



We encourage you to adapt 18F open source projects for your work and personal purposes, whether you’re a fellow federal employee or outside government. We’ve put together a list of some 18F repositories that might be especially… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on April 12, 2016 at 11:53pm — No Comments

Apply to Speak at Strata + Hadoop World in New York

Apply to Speak at Strata + Hadoop World in New York

September 26-29, 2016

New York, NY



Do you have a story waiting to be heard? A big idea to share? A skill to teach? Strata + Hadoop World has become the gathering place for those who work with and consume data. It’s where the industry charts a course towards better decision-making and navigating our connected, always-on world. Strata + Hadoop World showcases the cutting-edge science that’s making organizations worldwide… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on April 11, 2016 at 9:42am — No Comments

Hay Caramba! CFP for JavaOne Latin America 2016 extended!

Folks, The CFP for JavaOne Latin America 2016 has been extended to April 18th. Please expect the web site to be updated shortly with this information. Would appreciate your help circulating this news with your developer peers.

https://www.oracle.com/br/en/javaone/call-for-proposals.html



Here's some info. The deadline is 4/18.





"Welcome to the Call for Papers for JavaOne Latin America,… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on April 7, 2016 at 1:00pm — No Comments

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InfoQ Reading List

Genkit Extension for Gemini CLI Brings Framework-Aware AI Assistance to the Terminal

Introducing Google's Genkit Extension for Gemini CLI: a groundbreaking tool that delivers framework-aware AI assistance directly to the terminal. Streamline your Genkit application development with context-aware code generation, debugging, and best practices—all without leaving the command line. Unleash productivity and innovation in building generative AI applications.

By Hien Luu

Presentation: Systems Thinking for Scaling Responsible Multi-Agent Architectures

Nimisha Asthagiri explains the critical need for responsible AI in complex multi-agent systems. She shares practical techniques for engineering leaders and architects, applying systems thinking and Causal Flow Diagrams. She shows how these methods help predict and mitigate the unintended consequences and structural risks inherent in autonomous, learning agents, using a scheduler agent example.

By Nimisha Asthagiri

GitHub MCP Registry Offers a Central Hub for Discovering and Deploying MCP Servers

GitHub has recently launched its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Registry, designed to help developers discover and use the AI tools directly from within their working environment. The registry currently lists over 40 MCP servers from Microsoft, GitHub, Dynatrace, Terraform, and many others.

By Sergio De Simone

Seed4J 2.0 Delivers a Migration from JHipster Lite

The release of Seed4J 2.0 delivers a migration from JHipster Lite 1.35.0. Seed4J is a “modular code generator that helps developers bootstrap their applications with clarity, structure, and purpose.” Pascal Grimaud, Creator of Seed4J and former Co-Leader of JHipster, spoke to InfoQ about this migration.

By Michael Redlich

Article: Go Channels: Understanding Happens-Before for Safe Concurrency

This article dives into the happens-before semantics of Go channels, explaining how they relate to memory visibility, synchronization, and concurrency correctness. We'll examine subtle pitfalls, illustrate them with examples, and explore the architectural implications for system designers.

By Gabor Koos

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