Daily Reading List – November 9, 2023 (#201)

Had a fun day sharing my promotion news and then attending a dozen meetings at work. This is the glorious life of a Chief Evangelist. Fortunately, my meetings are with awesome people doing excellent work, so no complaints here.

[blog] The most valuable trait of top software engineers. It’s about “full product thinking.” Which applies to architects, business analysts, and all sorts of roles.

[article] How to Become a Better Strategic Thinker. Have you had a manager or peer tell you think more strategically? What does that even mean? This post gives us three things to work on.

[site] patterns.dev. This is a terrific site that outlines key architecture patterns and how to apply them to JavaScript and Node.js apps.

[blog] State of DevOps 2023 Highlights. This article goes through some of the biggest takeaways from the most comprehensive edition of our report yet.

[blog] 4 ways Google is supporting veterans in transition. I definitely like seeing this, and a number of companies do a great job supporting our veterans.

[blog] Introducing Angular v17. Here’s a comprehensive look at what’s new in this web framework. Lots to like here.

[blog] 5 Key Takeaways on the Current State of Generative AI in the Enterprise. The team at Battery Ventures looks at data from their recent enterprise buyer survey and offers a perspective on the market.

[article] Demystifying Kubernetes Platforms with Backstage. Good talk on platform engineering and making Kubernetes more usable for developers.

[blog] Core RAG Architecture with AlloyDB AI. I’m learning about how much you can do just with a database.

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Author: Richard Seroter

Richard Seroter is currently the Chief Evangelist at Google Cloud and leads the Developer Relations program. He’s also an instructor at Pluralsight, a frequent public speaker, the author of multiple books on software design and development, and a former InfoQ.com editor plus former 12-time Microsoft MVP for cloud. As Chief Evangelist at Google Cloud, Richard leads the team of developer advocates, developer engineers, outbound product managers, and technical writers who ensure that people find, use, and enjoy Google Cloud. Richard maintains a regularly updated blog on topics of architecture and solution design and can be found on Twitter as @rseroter.

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