May 2017 Blog Posts (4)

Add a Caption to an Image

The ability to Interpret image data using software is advancing fast! The two images above are captioned with program generated text. Here's an article that describes concepts and an approach to generate a caption for an image. The code is written in Python and uses TensorFlow. …

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Added by Michael Levin on May 25, 2017 at 8:57am — No Comments

The JHipster Mini Book ::: Free!

This is what I'm reading right now. Here you go! Matt has given us good presentations that are quick and to the point. Super cool! If you decide to pay $19.95 for the printed book, it'll cover about 3 craft pints. The health monitor app Matt made will record one less point. You'll see! Enjoy, and be sure to let Matt know how much you appreciate this free mini…

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Added by Michael Levin on May 18, 2017 at 2:30pm — No Comments

$11 Billion Swapmeet

First of all, relax, I'm not announcing an exclusive executive swapmeet.  The market for used cell phones has ramped up to a whopping $11 billion as of 2016[1].  That's a big number by itself, especially since the market scarcely existed just ten years ago.  By comparison, everything sold in every category by everyone worldwide on Ebay, new or used, was $84 billion total in 2016[2].

Unless you are actually a senior exec and can offer your device, refurbished, to other…

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Added by Ismail Jones on May 15, 2017 at 8:36pm — No Comments

Cross-Platform Mobile Development

Mobile devices prove to be a setback for cross-platform software development, but I hope it will be a minor one.  At present, Android totally dominates the mobile market both in terms of hardware and software volume.  As well, mobile devices are overtaking desktops for overall usage as we speak.  But Linux, as open-source-friendly as it is appears to be getting the rub from Google, so where are we?

As Google continues to grumble about not controlling the world, they're leaking…

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Added by Ismail Jones on May 14, 2017 at 9:24am — No Comments

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QCon AI New York 2025: Moving Mountains: Migrating Legacy Code in Weeks Instead of Years

David Stein, Principal AI Engineer at ServiceTitan, presented “Moving Mountains: Migrating Legacy Code in Weeks instead of Years” at QCon AI New York 2025. Stein demonstrated how migrations don’t have to be synonymous to “moving mountains” and introduced the concepts of the Principle of Acceleration and the Assembly Line Pattern.

By Michael Redlich

OpenAI at QCon AI NYC: Fine Tuning the Enterprise

At QCon AI NYC 2025, Will Hang from OpenAI unveiled Agent RFT—a cutting-edge reinforcement fine-tuning approach for tool-using agents. By optimizing prompts and tasks before model adjustments, Hang showcased effective strategies to enhance decision-making and efficiency, emphasizing a balanced grading system. The session revealed a future where smarter agents reduce latency and improve outcomes.

By Andrew Hoblitzell

Presentation: Scaling Cloud and Distributed Applications: Lessons and Strategies From chase.com, #1 Banking Portal in the US

Durai Arasan explains the architectural strategies used to scale Chase.com to 67M+ active users. He discusses achieving high resilience through multi-region isolation, slashing latency by 71% via edge computing, and utilizing automated "infrastructure repaving" to eliminate security drift. He shares vital lessons on self-healing observability and building an engineering-first culture.

By Durai Arasan

Visual Studio 2026 Released with AI-Native IDE and Performance Boost

Microsoft has officially launched Visual Studio 2026 (version 18), marking what they call the first ‘AI‑native’ release of its flagship integrated development environment. The general availability rollout follows extensive validation via the Insiders channel and reflects a blend of performance optimisations, deep GitHub Copilot integration, and tooling updates across core languages and workloads.

By Edin Kapić

AWS Debuts “DevOps Agent” to Automate Incident Response and Improve System Reliability

AWS recently announced the public preview of AWS DevOps Agent, a new "frontier agent" that aims to help organizations react more quickly to production incidents, identify root causes, and proactively strengthen system reliability.

By Craig Risi

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