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

Mini book: Practical Guide to Building an API Back End with Spring Boot - Version 2

Starting your first project with Spring Boot can be a bit 
daunting given the vast options that it provides. This updated version of the book 
will guide you step by step along the way to be a Spring Boot 
hero in no time.



By Wim Deblauwe

eBay’s Lessons Learned about Generative AI in Software Development Productivity

Recently eBay disclosed the lessons learned about the application of generative AI in the development process. eBay's AI endeavors have uncovered three pivotal avenues toward enhancing developer productivity: through the integration of commercial offerings, fine-tuning existing Large Language Models (LLMs), and harnessing an internal knowledge network.

By Claudio Masolo

WildFly 31 Delivers Support for Jakarta EE 10 and the New WildFly Glow Provisioning Tools

WildFly 31 has added support for Jakarta MVC 2.1, a CLI tool, and a maven plugin called WildFly Glow. WildFly 31 also introduces stability levels for the different deployment use cases. Other updates include an upgrade to MicroProfile 6.1, Hibernate 6.4.2, and JakartaEE 10. Widlfly core now also supports JDK 21, the latest LTS version of the JDK.

By Shaaf Syed

Eric Evans Encourages DDD Practitioners to Experiment with LLMs

In his keynote presentation at Explore DDD 2024 in Denver, Colorado, Eric Evans, author of Domain-Driven Design, argued that software designers need to look for innovative ways to incorporate large language models. He encouraged conference attendees to start learning about LLMs and conducting experiments now, and sharing those results with the community.

By Thomas Betts

Wear OS Gets New, More Efficient Text-to-Speech Engine

Google has announced a new text-to-speech engine for Wear OS, its Android variant aimed at smartwatches and other wearables, supporting over 50 languages and faster than its predecessor thanks to using smaller ML models.

By Sergio De Simone

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