Daily Reading List – June 24, 2024 (#345)

Flew to New York today and got some work done on the plane . Then took a long, meandering ride from the airport to the city. Do you have anything fun planned this week?

[blog] Common Anti-Patterns in Go Web Applications. I love me some anti-patterns! This post is easy to read, and goes through a dozen or so patterns and anti-patterns for web apps. Applies to non-Go apps as well.

[blog] The 7Rs of Cloud Migration: Guide to a Seamless Migration Strategy. Are we up to 7 “R’s” now? Here’s one take on all the approaches you should take when migrating an app to the cloud.

[article] Build your own Large Language Model (LLM) From Scratch Using PyTorch. Few folks should be building models from scratch, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t know how to do it!

[article] Survey Surfaces Extent of Web Application Security Crisis. It looks like we’re all writing more code and custom software. Cool, but have you also adjusted downstream ops and security practices to keep up? Doesn’t look like it.

[blog] Cloud CISO Perspectives: 3 promising AI use cases for cybersecurity. Automation and AI offer us one path out of this web app security crisis. Phil and team offer up a useful summary here.

[article] Identify — and Develop — Your Natural Strengths. This article reminds us to not over-index on weaknesses, but rather, double-down on your strengths. I think that’s true, although I am reading a book now that says the strengths that got you where you are keep you from “seeing” how to adjust next.

[article] HTMX for Java with Spring Boot and Thymeleaf. If you want to write less JavaScript, keep an eye on HTMX. I liked this walkthrough.

[article] 3 Ways AI Can Support Your Marketing Team. These reasons apply to those outside of Marketing too. Generative AI offers an interesting way to identify new viewpoints, apply creativity, and personalize results.

[article] Caching at Multiple Levels. Short post, but I like the point. Look at the embedded picture to appreciate all the different places we utilize caching in a modern app stack.

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