Today’s reading list was a good reminder that even stable things will change. Hash tables in a programming language? That’s pretty standard stuff, and yet apparently still disrupt-able. And Skype? It feels like it’s always just been around. Not anymore.
[blog] Faster Go maps with Swiss Tables. This post has everything. There’s a history lesson, explanation of a topic in a way that normal humans can understand, and a good payoff. Learn how Go changed built-in map data type based on an improved hash table design.
[blog] Non-Infrastructure-as-Code-based Cloud and Kubernetes management and automation tools. There’s a whole world of Kubernetes tools beyond IaC systems. Brian does an audit of what’s out there.
[blog] AI APIs in 2025. Here’s an overview (with examples) of some top LLM-as-a-service providers and endpoints.
[blog] Inter-VPC connectivity architecture patterns in Cross-Cloud Network. If you don’t need to set up a cross-cloud network, don’t do it. But nowadays, it’s relatively common, and I like that we document patterns like these.
[article] Google’s principles for measuring developer productivity. Abi takes a look at a new paper from our developer insights team. These seem like good principles to follow.
[article] End of an era: Microsoft to shut down Skype, shifting users to Teams, 14 years after $8.5B deal. I’ll need to choose a new way to video chat with my parents each Saturday (note: it will not involve Microsoft Teams), but it’s the end of an era. Skype was big time for a while!
[blog] FacetController: How we made infrastructure changes at Lyft simple. Interesting approach to standardizing (and simplifying?) deployments on Kubernetes.
[blog] Get Google Cloud certified in 2025—and see why the latest research says it matters. Certification still matters. Even if it’s just to force you to go deep on a topic and subject yourself to testing.
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