Kubernetes, infrastructure toil and monitoring hot topics at SREcon19

Application Development Digest A roundup of application development content from TechTarget's network | April 1st, 2019 FEATURED STORY Kubernetes for Windows goes GA, with limitations By Beth Pariseau, Senior News Writer Kubernetes for Windows hosts reaches a long-anticipated milestone of stability with release 1.14, but is still a long way from feature parity with Linux. (SearchITOperations.com) Advertisement NEWS   Oracle's Java 12 adds features for developer productivity Oracle Java SE 12, the latest version of the Java Platform Standard Edition, delivers features to improve programmer productivity, like improved garbage collection and code refactoring. (TheServerSide.com)   Monitoring distributed systems means first, do no harm SRE veterans who work with large, complex, latency-sensitive infrastructures say some monitoring tools can unintentionally hurt the systems they're meant to help. (SearchITOperations.com)   Site reliability engineer shift creates IT ops dilemma IT ops pros who want to move into SRE roles struggle to put aside infrastructure toil and think strategically about the infrastructure automation that reduces such work. (SearchITOperations.com)   Kubernetes management for 'Minecraft' has enterprise IT traits In the realm of Kubernetes management, 'Minecraft' servers and enterprise databases have more in common than you might think. A departure from the norm for tech startups. (SearchITOperations.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Several ways to use open source software safely To securely use open source components, stay aware of known vulnerabilities and work to weed out bad code. Leaders at five IT vendors provided several ways to keep up with open source vulnerabilities. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com)   Simplify things with only necessary Java DevOps tools Don't let a long list of DevOps tools burden your enterprise. Incorporate telemetry to simplify your tooling and prevent developers from working redundantly on similar problems. (TheServerSide.com)   The essentials of -- and need for -- API gateways, design Once you study the fundamentals of API gateways, you'll see why they're key to effective API management. They, for example, can extend legacy apps and connect cloud-native microservices. (SearchMicroservices.com)   How does Ballerina stack up as a cloud-native programming language? Ballerina, a self-styled cloud-native programming language, has gained gradual adoption since its 2018 rollout. We looked into where developers stand on the new language. (SearchMicroservices.com)   How to visualize and triage troublesome dependencies Software can bind to dependencies with various levels of interconnectedness -- sometimes to deleterious effect. Here's how to approach dependency management. (SearchSoftwareQuality.com)   Encrypted computing approaches practical app development Homomorphic encryption could make it easier to write applications that don't have to decrypt data and, therefore, improve security. Yet, be aware of these concerns. (TheServerSide.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Application Development Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Application Development Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.