Daily Reading List – August 30, 2024 (#388)

If you’re in the US, there’s a three-day weekend in front of you. Enjoy it!

[article] How to Craft a Memorable Message, According to Science. We forget most of what we hear or come across. Can you ensure folks don’t forget what you tell them? Read this.

[blog] Debate over “open source AI” term brings new push to formalize definition. It’s good to have an agreed-upon definition of open source AI, as folks are using that term to refer to models that don’t fit the traditional open source definition.

[article] What a day in the life of a Technical Writer in the energy industry looks like — Guest post by Bonnie Denham. I see our tech writers in action every day, but this is a good look at the types of activities the role might entail.

[blog] Feature Flags are more than just Toggles. There are many ways to implement feature flags, and Derek encourages us to think more broadly than just conditional statements in code.

[blog] Google Cloud launches Memorystore for Valkey, a 100% open-source key-value service. Life finds a way. When previously open products get license changes, new options emerge. Valkey is a solid alternative to Redis, and I’m glad we’re offering it as a managed service.

[blog] Top Five Platform Engineering Books for 2024. Getting your team to think about a platform engineering approach? These books can put you in the right frame of mind.

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