Daily Reading List – May 31, 2024 (#330)

It was a short week (thanks to the Monday holiday here in the States), but a full one. I’ve got a trip to Seattle coming up next week, so the fun continues.

[article] What to Know About Starting Your Career Remotely. Those of you who work fully remotely, hats off. I’ve done it for extended periods, but there are things I missed out on. This is good guidance for those starting off.

[blog] Shipping Fast with FastAPI and Cloud Run. If you’re building Python APIs, you might be using FastAPI. This is a complete walkthrough of an end to end scenario.

[blog] Cloud Run: the fastest way to get your AI applications to production. Speaking of Cloud Run, this is a great look at why this serverless product is a strong fit for AI apps.

[article] Deno adds support for private NPM registries. This JavaScript runtime keeps chugging along, adding useful features. It’s new Node compatibility features should speed adoption.

[blog] Looking into Agent Builder on Vertex AI and Reasoning Engine for building Generative AI Agent. You have many options when it comes to building AI agents, and this post looks at a couple of good ones.

[blog] Data Platform Explained Part II. More from the Spotify team about how they think about data collection and processing, along with the cultural aspects around a data platform.

[blog] How DZ BANK improved developer productivity with Cloud Workstations. There’s a surprising amount of detail in this story about setting up cloud-based dev environments.

[blog] What’s new for the Google Cloud global front end for web delivery and protection. There aren’t many (any?) infrastructure platforms like Google, and Cloud customers can get unique protections by leveraging our global front end. We’ve made some useful updates that you can read about here.

[blog] Why you shouldn’t use AI to write your tests. This writer looks at why we write tests, and recommends using AI for higher order tests.

[blog] 5 myths about platform engineering: what it is and what it isn’t. There’s a lot of noise out there about platform engineering, but what the real scoop? These are good myths to bust.

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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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