Did you have a good weekend? I was able to get some sunshine and enjoy family time. Back to work today, and I came across some very good content that you’ll enjoy.
[blog] Monoliths, Microservervices and Mainframes – Reflections on Amazon Prime Video’s Monolith Move. I love posts like this. Ian casts some skepticism on microservices and looks at the “benefits” of serverless that didn’t seem to play out for Amazon. It’s that constant reminder to not do something just because others are; do what honestly makes sense for your situation.
[article] How to Take Better Breaks at Work, According to Research. Were you good about office breaks, but the work-from-home shift messed up your routine? Or are you terrific about taking a breather, regardless of where you’re working? Good article about being thoughtful about it.
[blog] Announcing Dataform in GA: Develop, version control, and deploy SQL pipelines in BigQuery. I need to explore this service more deeply, as it seems like a simpler way to move and transform data that you want to use in the data warehouse. The unique thing here is that these are SQL-defined pipelines, and it all runs in BigQuery.
[article] WordPress.com challenges Substack with launch of paid newsletters. I noticed this option last week when publishing this daily post. I can’t see ever charging folks for reading my nonsense, but it’s good to know that creators have an option on WordPress.
[blog] Are you fluent in prompts and embeddings? Here’s a generative AI primer for busy executives. This is similar to something I shared last week, but this glossary is more oriented towards execs and leaders trying to catch up in this space.
article] You’re Not Powerless in the Face of Imposter Syndrome. If you don’t feel some sense of imposter syndrome on a regular basis, that might be a problem. This post offers guidance to underrepresented folks, and can apply to everyone else as well.
[blog] Kotlin vs Java: Which Language is Right for You? A lot of Googlers use Kotlin, so I like learning about how it differs from Java.
[blog] AI-washing is taking over humanity… It takes extra effort to sift through the noise to find the signal on AI. I hope I’m helping, and not hurting!
[article] Cloud-based generative AI won’t be cheap. Relatedly, be careful about spreading around your investments. You might want to go big with those who can help you use AI to do useful things.
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