Daily Reading List – May 24, 2024 (#326)

We’ve got a nice long weekend here in the the States, so I’ll be back with a reading list on Tuesday. Let’s limit our screen time this weekend, yah?

[blog] Automating Platform Abstractions: The Power of the Promise API. Abstractions are inevitable, but then how do you automate the abstractions? Daniel explores that idea in this post.

[blog] Sharing details on a recent incident impacting one of our customers. This was a scary incident for the customer, and I’m glad we shared more details about what happened, and how we’re ensuring it can never happen again.

[blog] An Engineering Manager Challenge. Your team of developers is under pressure. Do you add one experienced engineer, a couple junior ones, or neither? Ted looks at this conundrum.

[youtube-video] SPACE & DORA: Working Together, Dr. Nicole Forsgren. I enjoy Nicole’s presentations, and this is a smart look at how teams can think about software delivery performance.

[blog] Unlock the business impact of gen AI with new Generative AI Ops services. We’re offering some guided paths for those who are looking to improve their chances of success with generative AI adoption.

[article] Enterprises, pressed for time, accelerate AI spending. Related to the previous item, it seems companies feel urgency to get rolling with successful AI projects.

[youtube-video] Cloud Run Principle of Least Privilege. This is a good short video that looks at how to limit what your serverless instance is allowed to access.

[blog] Making engineering strategies more readable. This has some good advice for those thinking about how to best document and share engineering strategies.

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