John Ciprian

Some early next-day thoughts about #DASH2024 in New York City this year: 👌 Logs Workspaces look super promising ☀️ Flex Logs go GA (can't wait for Flex Traces 👀) 💥 On-call (👋 Opsgenie & PagerDuty) 🙈 GitHub is on Datadog (and OpenTelemetry!) 💸 Paypal is on Datadog too! 💜 OpenTelemetry + Datadog are getting closer than ever 🎉 Serverless improvements 🥂 Product Analytics revamp, becoming a proper competitor with products like Amplitude 🤖 Bits AI is being used in more and more products 👏 App Builder (custom UI components you can build yourself into the Datadog UI) is better than ever. 🤯 Live Debugger - merges the concepts of debugging and tracing 🔐 Datadog secures the entire software development cycle My biggest takeaway though is that Datadog is bigger than ever. But they are still developing products at an incredible pace and quality. From a Product perspective, they are hitting the nail on the head over and over again. Datadog releases things as early as possible as "Beta", "Private Beta" etc. This may frustrate users (as early products are immature), but it actually provides incredible opportunities for feedback. A bit of an observation: There are a lot more instances where Datadog goes past this "understanding platform" idea. It's now moving to be able to take action. This can be a slippery slope but I do think in many cases it makes loads of sense. A roundup from Datadog themselves of the keynote:

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I'm writing NServiceBus unit/integration tests using TestContainers. The tests run a new SQL Server instance and deploy database migrations using DbUp. They also run the Azurite queue emulator as my NServiceBus transport. All inside containers. These are not "full" integration tests, but they are quick, reliable, and help verify operations against my external dependencies like sending messages to a queue or inserting records into a database. I wrote a little Substack article describing more details.

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Wow, LocalStack just keeps getting better and better. I've been using the Step Functions and Lambda emulation for local testing, but there's now a lot of value-added features too. #localstack #aws

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#happytoshare Exploring insights in Java, AI & more as top experts share their knowledge and vision, driving the future of innovation at this remarkable conference...

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Agents for Amazon Bedrock support memory retention and code interpretation - now in preview. Dynamically generate code and run code snippets and enable your agents to learn and adapt over time. #AWSome #GenAI #AmazonBedrock https://lnkd.in/gAj2N9q4

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C#'s value types can make your C# programs easier to read and even make them faster, but they're under-appreciated. I de-mystify them so you can make the most of the C# type system in my book: https://lnkd.in/gqC7R3Z2

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My talk for PlatformCon 2024 went live today. If you're wondering how Aurora maintains and improves developer velocity while working on a safety critical application you'll find it interesting. Check it out and let me know what you think or if you have questions. https://lnkd.in/gDKUiXzx

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A popular library used in GraphQL implementations is called DataLoader, and in many ways the name is somewhat descriptive of its purpose. I wrote up a tutorial of sorts for getting it going with your GraphQL implementations.

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New article: Unit Testing and TDD With PostgreSQL is Easy and Fun and You should be, like, totally doing it. Read all about how it is easy and fun and like super fast to do TDD-ing with PostgreSQL. https://lnkd.in/dwXCAQFE

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I wrote a piece on consuming AWS S3 events with Knative and Apache Camel K in an on-premise world: https://lnkd.in/evpa4GAQ

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#throwbackthursdays After having a good time mob programming with introductory roles like driver/navigator, what are some examples of "turning up the good" even more? What are unique ways to help people in the ensemble grow? What mobbing tactics can you employ to improve the product in very particular ways? Picking up from where we left off last time, come join us having another fantastic time playing the Mob Programming Role Playing Game with Lisa Crispin, Joe Justice, and Willem Larsen. This time, we focus on embodying level 2+ roles like Sponsor, Archivist, Rear Admiral, Nose, Traffic Cop, Automationist, Anthropologist, and Dr. Feel Good. Not only do you get to see how things like "graphic kanban" can be used alongside ensemble programming but you also get the feel of some of the many unique ways to contribute to a mob. https://lnkd.in/gA_54uYV

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WSO2 is heading to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon in Salt Lake City, November 12-15, 2024! Join me and the team at Booth R43 to dive into WSO2 APK and experience firsthand how we're transforming API management for Kubernetes-native environments. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet our experts, explore the cutting-edge features of WSO2 APK, and discover how it can enhance your API management architecture. Don’t miss out—swing by our booth to learn more and see WSO2 APK in action! #Kubernetes #WSO2 #WSO2APK #CloudNativeCon #KubeCon #TeamCloudNative #CloudNative

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Observability by design has really helped our serverless teams avoid costly delays and unexpected problems. Daniel Furman and I are sharing tips for how you can keep your serverless functions healthy. We’re on a mission to share our serverless expertise so others don’t have to reinvent the serverless wheel. Check out our observability video and explore more about Capital One Software serverless-first approach: Link: https://lnkd.in/e67dJZ4r

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Check out the new architect resources that are coming in May 2024 in our latest blog post. Learn more in our latest post by Shoby Abdi.

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Refactoring my mind by refactoring a knowledge sharing board? https://lnkd.in/g-2QU5m9 https://lnkd.in/gjc3uC8T Chris Lucian #MobProgramming

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👋 Hey API developers, this one's for you! 👇 Senior Software Engineer Filipe Freire is breaking down the basics of Kong Inc.’s Insomnia live + Q&A this May. 📆 May 14 Here's a sneak peek of what’s on the menu: - 🎨 Bringing concepts to life - 🛠️ Crafting and prototyping APIs - 📨 Sending requests  - 🗂️ Keeping workspaces organized  - 🔄 Running tests  - 🐛 Debugging - 🤝 Collaborating Your free API Development and Testing 101 course is now open for registration! #KongPin #InsomniaREST #APIMocking #APIDevelopment #DevOps

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#Go (Charlie Mike) or No Go? As they say in the military, in Architecture modernization Initiatives #Good Leaders Ask the Right Questions, had to dip up this amazing article by Indu Alagarsamy that really drives home a new and fresh perspective at looking at legacy Architecture Modernization Initiatives. 💡 Especially this powerful quote she shared (original source linked in the comments 🤓): "Leaders who don't recognize that a complex domain requires a more experimental mode of management may become impatient when they don't seem to be achieving the results they were aiming for. They may also find it difficult to tolerate failure, an essential aspect of experimental understanding. If they try to overcontrol the organization, they will preempt the opportunity for informative patterns to emerge. Leaders who try to impose order in a complex context will fail. Still, those who set the stage, step back a bit, allow patterns to emerge, and determine which ones are desirable will succeed." This quote is such a great reminder that in complexity, it's not about over-controlling but creating the right conditions for growth and innovation to flourish. 🌱 P.S. Indu Alagarsamy, sorry about your car—hope it's back on the road soon! 🚗 #Architecture #Leadership #Modernization

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Watch the latest Inside #Java Newscast to learn more about tip & tail—a release model for software libraries that gives application developers a better experience while helping library developers innovate faster. https://lnkd.in/dDVGRaiQ

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