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05 Jul 2026 edition

6 articles · 5 sources ·

Top topics: Java · OCaml · Python

Java

From CloudFormation to CDK with Java - airhacks.fm podcast

Subscribe to airhacks.fm podcast via: spotify| iTunes The #404 airhacks.fm episode with Thorsten Hoeger (@hoegertn) about: discussion about CloudFormation as underlying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using JSON/YAML to…

Source: Adam Bien Blog
Java

Two nasty surprises in Home Assistant's config

Last year, I motorized the rolling shutters on the southern façade of my apartment. My idea was to manage them via Home Assistant. I had a couple of automations in mind: In the evening, roll down the shutters of my…

Source: A Java geek
OCaml

Notes from week 27

The week 26 summary worked well, so I’m doing it again. This is really a nine-day week as the last weekly post was on 26 June.

Source: OCaml Planet Mark Elvers
OCaml

Introduction to Dune

A command-first tour of the OCaml build system: history, libraries, opam, flags, flambda.

Source: OCaml Planet The Functional Programmer
Python

Core Dispatch #7

Welcome back to Core Dispatch! This edition covers June 19 through July 5, 2026. Python 3.15.0 beta 3 landed on June 23, and beta 4 is up next on July 18, with 3.13.15 and 3.14.7 following on August 4. Last edition, we…

Source: Core Dispatch
DevOps

Best Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Tools for 2026

The best infrastructure as code (IaC) tools in 2026 are Pulumi, Terraform, OpenTofu, AWS CDK, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM, Azure Bicep, Google Cloud Infrastructure Manager, Kubernetes YAML, and Crossplane. Each takes…

Source: Pulumi Blog Isaac Harris