DevToolsDigest: Issue #310
This week's digest includes news and resources from WalkMe, Recorded Future, and more.
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The Week in Developer Tools
New ChatGPT Model Tested: The Strawberry Has Landed!
The new o1 model (formerly codenamed Strawberry or Q*) uses step-by-step reasoning - rather than relying mostly on simple “next token” logic. To that end, OpenAI claims it scores dramatically better on certain benchmarks than any other model.
Libations: Tailscale on the Rocks
Some time ago, Tailscale released a Go library named tsnet. Rather than using the universal TUN/TAP driver in the Linux kernel, tsnet instead uses a userspace TCP/IP networking stack, which enables the process embedding it to make direct connections to other devices on your tailnet as if it were “just another machine”.
Industry Research
Redefining CNAPP: A Complete Guide To the Future of Cloud Security
This report provides a holistic view of cloud security's evolution, tracing its major milestones, a detailed breakdown of the key vendors today, and evolving market shifts. It presents a new framework for redefining Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP), addressing its limitations and contradictions while offering a comprehensive roadmap to navigate the future of cloud security.
How to Interview API Product Managers
"Good API Product Managers are hard to find. As a VP of Product, I’ve interviewed hundreds." In this post, Emmanuel Paraskakis shares the questions he'd ask for a mid-level position regarding prioritization, stakeholder management, customer conversations & discovery, interface with Sales & Marketing, but with a API focus.
Developer Venture News
SAP to Acquire Digital Adoption Platform WalkMe for $1.5B
Founded out of Israel in 2011, WalkMe was initially designed to simplify website navigation by providing real-time, on-screen guidance. Over the years, the company moved its headquarters to San Francisco and bolstered its platform with more features, focusing more on both consumer and enterprise applications — for instance, to guide users through new features or to onboard new employees.
Mastercard Buys Recorded Future for $2.65B
The deal could be the first of many by large financial services companies looking to add threat detection and fraud-related cybersecurity features with the rise of new technologies like AI upping the risk of cyber threats.