Microservices have become a widely misunderstood and misused term lately. While they promise to improve scalability and manage dependencies, the misuse of the term "micro" prefix has led to the misconception that each service should represent a complete business domain, which is not always the case... read more  

Umesh Kumhar introduces terraform-docs, a tool to automate terraform documentation. It explains how to install and configure terraform-docs, generate documentation for terraform modules, and integrate it with CI pipelines, GitHub actions, and pre-commit hooks... read more  

Engineers love reading and these books influenced Semaphore's engineering culture. The list includes: -Extreme Programming Explained -Continuous Delivery -The Mythical Man-Month -Getting Real -Designing Data-Intensive Apps -Site Reliability Engineering -The Phoenix Project -Building Microservices .. read more  

The author discovered a way to speed up Docker builds using an existing image as a layer cache. By pulling the image, building with cache, and pushing updates, they reduced build times and automated dependency updates. This solution is recommended for those with a container registry... read more  

An article by Flexera director of cloud market strategy, Brian Adler, compares FinOps vs ITAM to know the difference. FinOps focuses on cloud financial management while ITAM brings years of knowledge and experience for software license mobility. A FinOps practice can benefit from ITAM's asset manage.. read more  

VimGolf is a game that challenges players to complete tasks in Vim using the fewest keystrokes. Here are some Vim commands that can improve your workflow: insertion shortcuts, movement tricks, copy-paste techniques, indenting text, refocusing the page, manipulating specific characters, and miscellan.. read more  

Product thinking is commonly discussed in product management and user experience design, but rarely applied to technical writing. By adopting a product thinking mindset, technical writers can create more useful and high-quality documentation that focuses on customer outcomes rather than just project.. read more  

At its annual Build event for developers, Microsoft announced a raft of AI initiatives — of particular interest is a new 'Copilot stack'... read more  

TikTok is testing an AI chatbot called Tako. The bot appears on the right-hand side of a user's profile button and provides recommendations for content. Tako can answer user questions and make personalized suggestions based on natural language queries. The chatbot is being tested in select markets a.. read more  

The author built a browser extension using GitHub Copilot and shared their experience. They provided steps for building a Chrome extension with Copilot's help, including creating files, writing code, and styling. They also discussed lessons learned about learning and pair programming with AI tools, .. read more