This week we discuss Monolith vs. Microservices , PassKeys replacing passwords and the return of Watson(x). Plus, some thoughts on the media and BlueSky.
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Runner-up Titles
- All the takes you’ve heard, are probably true
- Links Only
- An Ombudsman of Tech Hype
- I’ve programmed before
Rundown
- Monoliths are not dinosaurs
- Stevey's Google Platforms Rant
- US DoL considers replacing monolithic IT with modular design
- Ford CEO Says It Will Keep Apple CarPlay, Android Auto: ‘We Lost That Battle 10 Years Ago’
- IBM enters the generative-AI fray with Watsonx
- Estimated that they could reduce back-office people by 30%. But, said this would be done through attrition, not firing.
- RIP passwords: Google accounts now support passkeys
Relevant to your Interests
- Leaked Google document: “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI”
- Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning
- Miracle working product manager was stuck in Lotus position
- Broadcom CEO Seeks to Persuade EU on USD 61 Billion VMware Deal
- GitHub replaces code search engine with Rust-based Blackbird
- Clouded Judgement 5.5.23
Nonsense
- Tall poppy syndrome
- Short Poppies
- Australia: Woman survives on wine during five days stranded in Australian bush
- Mark Zuckerberg Wins Gold, Silver Medals in 1st-Ever Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
Conferences
- May 11th, 2023 Devoxx UK in London. Get 25% tickets with the code SEEMESPEAK23.
- June 1st VMUG Belgium in Brussels , free.
- June 7th State of Kubernetes overview, online.
- June 8th to 9th PlatformCon, online.
- June 22nd to 23rd DevOpsDays Amsterdam, attending.
- August 21st to 24th SpringOne & VMware Explore US, in Las Vegas.
- Sep 6th to 7th DevOpsDays Des Moines, speaking.
- Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT in Zadar, speaking.
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Recommendations
- Brandon: Silo | Apple TV+
- Coté: How to Idle.
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