July 2016 Blog Posts (3)

Going Pro in Data Science

When you're learning data science, you usually practice with nice, clean, pre-packaged data sets and tidy case studies that lead you step-by-step from data collection to cool insights.

But when real life hits, many data scientists have to work with missing or sketchy information extracted from (multiple) sources in the organization. Data science that works is a messy, trial-and-error process of creating and testing hypotheses, gathering evidence, and drawing conclusions.

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Added by Michael Levin on July 31, 2016 at 2:17pm — No Comments

Call for proposals: The O'Reilly Design Conference

O'Reilly has just opened the call for proposals for their second Design Conference, coming to San Francisco March 19–22, 2017. Got something to share with the design community? Think it over and submit your idea by September 7, 2016.
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/cpc/24650

Added by Michael Levin on July 28, 2016 at 7:55pm — No Comments

Enter for a chance to win!

O'Reilly technology conferences help you change your business—and change the world—by bringing you face-to-face with the knowledge of innovators and practitioners. Discover the right conference for you below and enter to win a Platinum pass!

"The O'Reilly conferences are the gold standard for drawing together a critical mass of thought leaders." —Steve Gillmor, CRN

Link: http://www.oreilly.com/pub/cpc/24305

Added by Michael Levin on July 26, 2016 at 12:39pm — No Comments

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Spring News Roundup: Point Releases of Boot, Security, Integration, Modulith and Spring AI 2.0

There was a flurry of activity in the Spring ecosystem during the week of June 8th, 2026, highlighting point releases of: Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Session, Spring Integration, Spring Modulith, Spring AMQP and Spring Vault; and GA releases of Spring AI 2.0 and Spring Data 2026.0.0.

By Michael Redlich

Presentation: Practical Performance Tuning for Serverless Java on AWS

AWS Hero Vadym Kazulkin explains how to overcome Java’s enterprise hurdle on AWS Lambda: cold starts and memory footprints. He shares a technical deep dive into performance tuning, comparing fully managed AWS SnapStart (with pre-snapshot priming hooks) against GraalVM ahead-of-time compilation, while addressing the latest architectural implications of Project Leyden and Java 25.

By Vadym Kazulkin

ArrowJS Reaches 1.0, Recast as the First UI Framework for the Agentic Era

ArrowJS, developed by Justin Schroeder, is a reactive UI library that has reached its 1.0 release after three years in development. It utilizes core web technologies, avoids JSX and compilers. Notable features include an optional WASM sandbox for executing untrusted code. The framework's minimalism is highlighted by its reliance on three main functions: reactive, html, and component.

By Daniel Curtis

Podcast: Increasing Users' Data Agency: From BlueSky's AT Protocol to the Local-First Software Movement

Martin Kleppmann, an associate professor at Cambridge and author of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, discusses the evolution of data systems over the last decade, mainly the shift from monolithic databases to modular building blocks. Kleppmann underlines the importance of moving from cloud-centric data storage systems to decentralised data storage similar to Bluesky’s AT protocol.

By Martin Kleppmann

Article: Governing AI in the Cloud: A Practical Guide for Architects

In this article, the author outlines a practical approach to AI governance in the cloud, covering discovery of shadow AI, data classification at creation, IAM-based enforcement, policy-as-code, and operational controls. The article shows how organizations can embed governance into delivery pipelines, balancing security, compliance, and developer productivity without relying on manual processes.

By Dave Ward

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