In 2020 JavaScript gained a new feature – optional chaining. It solves a problem we've had ... forever. With many workarounds and standard solutions over the years.
Source: A surprising feature of JavaScript optional chaining, an article by Swizec Teller.
Containers, Kubernetes, and microservices have enabled operations teams to move ever faster, producing more applications, packaging them up, and scaling them to meet users’ needs. But as infrastructure scales, it generates more data, and developers have to work harder to cut through the noise.
The three pillars of observability—metrics, logs, and tracing—are a great place to start. Let’s explore the benefits, challenges, and use cases of each to come away with a stronger understanding of how to make the most of our container data.
Source: Observing containers with the three pillars of observability, an article by Frederic Branczyk.
An easy explanation about how all the components of this pattern work together to concurrently process a batch of jobs.
Source: Explain to me Go Concurrency Worker Pool Pattern like I’m five, an article by Lucas Godoy.
The Twelve-Factor App Methodology has been around for a decade now. But how relevant and important are these guidelines today? Here, we examine just how well they’ve held up in addressing architectural, deployment, and operational concerns in building software at scale.
Source: Revisiting the Twelve-Factor App Methodology, an article by Kentaro Wakayama.