Apache Kafka® has become the de-facto standard for streaming data, helping companies deliver exceptional customer experiences, automate operations, and become software. As companies increase their use of real-time data, we have seen the proliferation of Kafka clusters within many enterprises. Often, siloed application and infrastructure teams set up and manage new clusters to solve new use cases as they arise.

We had a jam-packed week alongside more than 60,000 attendees at Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent, one of the largest hands-on conferences in the cloud computing industry. Engaging with partners and customers — and showcasing what’s new on the Snowflake product front — made for a dynamic time in Las Vegas. Here are highlights from the collaborations, integrations and product enhancements that we were proud to dig in to throughout the week.

In Android app development, creating a smooth, responsive user experience is essential. Kotlin coroutines help developers achieve this by streamlining and speeding up the app’s background operations. Kotlin coroutines significantly simplify the way we write asynchronous code and they allow any Android developer to easily run a background task or an asynchronous task.

New, game-changing technologies have emerged in the ever-changing field of software engineering as a result of the relentless search for efficiency and creativity. Platform engineering, AI coding assistants, and AI-augmented software engineering (AIASE) are predicted to achieve widespread acceptance in the next 2-5 years, according to the Gartner, Inc. Hype Cycle for Software Engineering, 2023. When it comes to Quality Assurance, software testing is one area where Chat GPT is predicted to thrive.