Charity
A permanent jar for FPV drones for the unit where a guy from my wife’s hometown is serving: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/4WLw91UqFe
A friend of mine is raising money for a Starlink and a couple of power stations for the 5th heavy mechanized brigade and the 33rd mechanized brigade: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/3VEQNLAcia
Time Sensitive
A Security books bundle on HumbleBundle. Available for 2 more weeks as of today.
Python Programming book bundle by Pearson on HumbleBundle. Available for 17 more days.
Digest
One line of malicious npm code led to massive Postmark email heist - a supply-chain attack that took advantage of the growing popularity of MCPs.
AWS API MCP Server v1.0.0 release - a new official MCP from AWS to interact with their API.
AWS Knowledge MCP Server now generally available - another official MCP from AWS to interact with their documentation and blogs (honestly, AWS documentation is very confusing, so an MCP can really help it).
Quiet Influence: A Guide to Nemawashi in Engineering - some Japanese wisdom on how to convey your ideas.
Introducing New Features in KUBE-DC for Enhanced Private Cloud - a short video with the new features of Kube-DC (developed in Ukraine!)
Kube-DC - the official website of the aforementioned Kube-DC with all the information and documentation.
Terraform Actions: Deep-Dive - a new first-class citizen in Terraform to control imperative actions.
Early return and goroutine leak - an example of goroutine leak and how to catch and fix it.
Never start a goroutine without knowing how it will stop - some wisdom from Dave Cheney.
How to Lead in a Room Full of Experts - a great article on the difference between a technical expert (aka senior engineer) and a technical leader.
Availability Models - a nice overview of the different things that people mean when they say: “high availability”.
That’s all for this issue, folks! Here’s a photo from one of the last warm weekends in Berlin.
