Episode 315: Field of Code

This week we discuss Elasticsearch vs. OpenSearch, Reorgs and Remote Pay. Plus, some thoughts on IKEA and QBRs.
Rundown
This Week in Programming: The ElasticSearch Saga Continues (https://thenewstack.io/this-week-in-programming-the-elasticsearch-saga-continues/)
Elastic amends Elasticsearch Python client so it won't work with forks then blocks comments (https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/09/elasticsearch_python_client_change/)
Twitter Thread on Elasticsearch (https://twitter.com/xeraa/status/1423071203753869313)
Google staff could see pay cut if they opt to work from home (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/12/google-staff-could-see-pay-cut-if-they-opt-to-work-from-home)
Steven Sinosky: Hardcore Software (https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/)
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700,000 lines of code, 20 years, and one developer: How Dwarf Fortress is built (https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/07/28/700000-lines-of-code-20-years-and-one-developer-how-dwarf-fortress-is-built/)
Amazon delays employee office return until 2022 amid COVID-19 surge (https://www.engadget.com/amazon-delays-hq-office-return-until-2022-amid-covid-19-surge-055819058.html)
Red Hat tells U.S. workers they must be vaccinated to come to office (https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2021/08/06/red-hat-announces-vaccine-mandate-for-u-s-workers.html)
Tesla rewrote its own software to survive the chip shortage (https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/26/22595060/tesla-chip-shortage-software-rewriting-ev-processor)
All your DNS were belong to us: AWS and Google Cloud shut down spying vulnerability (https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/06/aws_google_dns/)
The Register just found 300-odd Itanium CPUs on eBay (https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/30/end_of_itanium_shipments/)
Hard Drive Reliability: A Look at HDD and SDD Failure Rates (https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q2-2021/)
Microsoft announces new 'Super Duper Secure Mode' for Edge (https://therecord.media/microsoft-announces-new-super-duper-secure-mode-for-edge/)
Salesforce enters the streaming wars with new video service for professionals (https://www.axios.com/salesforce-streaming-service-professionals-30a58e49-77fc-469d-9ff7-99f866678a98.html)
Amazon cloud executive Charlie Bell is leaving after 23 years as shakeup continues at AWS (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/09/amazon-cloud-exec-charlie-bell-leaving-after-23-years-amid-aws-shakeup.html)
VCs are betting big on Kubernetes: Here are 5 reasons why – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/10/vcs-are-betting-big-on-kubernetes-here-are-5-reasons-why/)
Accenture gets hacked (https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1425420813281505289?s=20)
Why can we not have an explicit statement about 1Password being a subscription-only service (https://1password.community/discussion/comment/601917/#Comment_601917)
The “Cloud MQ” for 2021 is Out! (https://blogs.gartner.com/bob-gill/2021/08/11/the-cloud-mq-for-2021-is-out/)
Reddit Numbers (https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1425774330911277057)
GitHub Codespaces (https://github.com/features/codespaces)
HashiCorp State of Cloud Strategy Survey (https://www.hashicorp.com/state-of-the-cloud?utm_source=social)
Now Microsoft is protesting after Amazon won a $10 billion NSA cloud contract (https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22618764/nsa-10-billion-microsoft-aws-cloud-services-protest)
a16z Infra #6: The Cost of Cloud vs. Repatriation (https://a16z-live.simplecast.com/episodes/a16z-infra-6-the-cost-of-cloud-vs-repatriation-IU1rwMMk)
TriggerMesh Previews Integration Language Based on HCL (https://containerjournal.com/features/triggermesh-previews-integration-language-based-on-hcl/)
Why CAPTCHA Pictures Are So Unbearably Depressing (https://clivethompson.medium.com/why-captcha-pictures-are-so-unbearably-depressing-20679b8cf84a)
Announcing AI21 Studio and Jurassic-1 Language Models (https://www.ai21.com/blog/announcing-ai21-studio-and-jurassic-1)
Nonsense
Cabin fever in "Fortress Australia" due to slow vaccination rate (https://www.axios.com/australia-coronavirus-border-ban-lockdowns-1e58fb57-2666-47b4-bcba-1b305a5b66ab.html)
AMC theaters will start accepting Bitcoin this year (https://www.engadget.com/amc-theaters-bitcoin-tickets-143803440.html)
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This week we discuss Elasticsearch vs. OpenSearch, Reorgs and Remote Pay. Plus, some thoughts on IKEA and QBRs.

Rundown

This Week in Programming: The ElasticSearch Saga Continues
Elastic amends Elasticsearch Python client so it won't work with forks then blocks comments
Twitter Thread on Elasticsearch
Google staff could see pay cut if they opt to work from home
Steven Sinosky: Hardcore Software

Relevant to your interests

700,000 lines of code, 20 years, and one developer: How Dwarf Fortress is built
Amazon delays employee office return until 2022 amid COVID-19 surge
Red Hat tells U.S. workers they must be vaccinated to come to office
Tesla rewrote its own software to survive the chip shortage
All your DNS were belong to us: AWS and Google Cloud shut down spying vulnerability
The Register just found 300-odd Itanium CPUs on eBay
Hard Drive Reliability: A Look at HDD and SDD Failure Rates
Microsoft announces new 'Super Duper Secure Mode' for Edge
Salesforce enters the streaming wars with new video service for professionals
Amazon cloud executive Charlie Bell is leaving after 23 years as shakeup continues at AWS
VCs are betting big on Kubernetes: Here are 5 reasons why – TechCrunch
Accenture gets hacked
Why can we not have an explicit statement about 1Password being a subscription-only service
The “Cloud MQ” for 2021 is Out!
Reddit Numbers
GitHub Codespaces
HashiCorp State of Cloud Strategy Survey
Now Microsoft is protesting after Amazon won a $10 billion NSA cloud contract
a16z Infra #6: The Cost of Cloud vs. Repatriation
TriggerMesh Previews Integration Language Based on HCL
Why CAPTCHA Pictures Are So Unbearably Depressing
Announcing AI21 Studio and Jurassic-1 Language Models

Nonsense

Cabin fever in "Fortress Australia" due to slow vaccination rate
AMC theaters will start accepting Bitcoin this year

Sponsors

strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT
CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt
Clubhouse.io — Project management built specifically for software teams. Sign up at www.clubhouse.io/sdt

Listener Feedback

Jordy wants you to work at as a Senior Software Engineer at Weaveworks

Conferences

SpringOne, Sep 1-2
DevOps Loop | October 4, 2021 - see Coté’s promo video.
THAT Conference comes to Texas January 17-20, 2022
DevOps World by CloudBees September 28-30 (Virtual Event)

SDT news & hype

Join us in Slack.
Send your postal address to [email protected] and we will send you free laptop stickers!
Follow us on Twitch, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Brandon built the Quick Concall iPhone App and he wants you to buy it for $0.99.
Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté’s book, Digital WTF, so $5 total.
Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk!

Recommendations

Brandon: The Suicide Squad
Matt: Uniqlo Fluffy Yarn Fleece Full-Zip Jacket
Coté: PÅHL desk.

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