Monolith vs. Microservices
Episode 414 · May 12th, 2023 · 1 hr 14 mins
About this Episode
This week we discuss Monolith vs. Microservices , PassKeys replacing passwords and the return of Watson(x). Plus, some thoughts on the media and BlueSky.
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Runner-up Titles
- All the takes you’ve heard, are probably true
 - Links Only
 - An Ombudsman of Tech Hype
 - I’ve programmed before
 
Rundown
- Monoliths are not dinosaurs
 - Stevey's Google Platforms Rant
 - US DoL considers replacing monolithic IT with modular design
 - Ford CEO Says It Will Keep Apple CarPlay, Android Auto: ‘We Lost That Battle 10 Years Ago’
 - IBM enters the generative-AI fray with Watsonx
 - Estimated that they could reduce back-office people by 30%. But, said this would be done through attrition, not firing.
 - RIP passwords: Google accounts now support passkeys
 
Relevant to your Interests
- Leaked Google document: “We Have No Moat, And Neither Does OpenAI”
 - Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning
 - Miracle working product manager was stuck in Lotus position
 - Broadcom CEO Seeks to Persuade EU on USD 61 Billion VMware Deal
 - GitHub replaces code search engine with Rust-based Blackbird
 - Clouded Judgement 5.5.23
 
Nonsense
- Tall poppy syndrome
 - Short Poppies
 - Australia: Woman survives on wine during five days stranded in Australian bush
 - Mark Zuckerberg Wins Gold, Silver Medals in 1st-Ever Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
 
Conferences
- May 11th, 2023 Devoxx UK in London. Get 25% tickets with the code SEEMESPEAK23.
 - June 1st VMUG Belgium in Brussels , free.
 - June 7th State of Kubernetes overview, online.
 - June 8th to 9th PlatformCon, online.
 - June 22nd to 23rd DevOpsDays Amsterdam, attending.
 - August 21st to 24th SpringOne & VMware Explore US, in Las Vegas.
 - Sep 6th to 7th DevOpsDays Des Moines, speaking.
 - Sep 18th to 19th SHIFT in Zadar, speaking.
 
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Recommendations
- Brandon: Silo | Apple TV+
 - Coté: How to Idle.
 
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