85% of companies have not yet fully adopted Kubernetes and cloud native; Google Play will enable AAB format applications | 思不周刊

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• Nokia responds to "using Hongmeng" rumors: unwavering commitment to provide Android experience
• AirPods 3 is exposed to confirm Q3 release: or add active noise reduction
• GitHub launches AI programming tool: comments can be automatically converted into code
• Google and Microsoft abandon the 6-year armistice agreement
• Huawei Chi Linchun: Huawei will not invest and control any car company
• Google reduces app store fees to 15%, but developers need to make apps for Wear OS
• Rocky Linux's prospects are promising: version 8.4 ushered in 80,000 downloads within 72 hours
• Huawei MatePad 11 will be released on July 6, starting at 2499 yuan
• Byte bounce or cancel the size week in the near future
• Xiaomi's new mobile phone patent exposure: integrate the front camera at the ultra-narrow bezel of the forehead
• Canonical survey: 85% of companies have not yet fully adopted Kubernetes and cloud native
• Google Play will enable AAB format applications, replacing Android APK
• Linkis 1.0.0 officially released
• Android Studio 4.2.2 released
• Deepin 20.2.2 is released, and the new version of the application store is online
• GitLab 14 is officially released

Industry Information

Nokia responds to "using Hongmeng" rumors: unwavering commitment to provide Android experience

In response to the rumors that the new mobile phone X60 may be equipped with Hongmeng operating system, Nokia responded that we know that our users like Nokia phones with Android operating system, and our commitment to providing the best Android experience remains unwavering. Earlier, some media reported that Nokia may launch the new X60 series in the second half of 2021. These two products are likely to be equipped with Huawei's Hongmeng OS system.

AirPods 3 is exposed to confirm Q3 release: or add active noise reduction

Apple’s current wireless headset AirPods 2 was released on March 20, 2019. The diameter has not been updated for more than two years, and the product has exactly the same appearance as the original AirPods launched in 2016, causing users’ Aesthetic fatigue and lagging behind in function.

Some time ago, it was unanimously rumored that Apple will launch a brand-newly designed AirPods 3 generation product this year, which will usher in a major upgrade in function and appearance, which is very anticipated, but it did not appear at the just past WWDC21 conference.

According to the latest news in the supply chain, AirPods 3 has already been supplied to Apple by manufacturers. Not surprisingly, it will be officially released in Q3, which is this summer, and will be released at the same time as the new 16-inch and 14-inch MacBook Pro. Debut.

According to reports, AirPods 3 integrates the design language of AirPods Pro as a whole in terms of appearance and adopts a semi-in-ear solution. The overall shape is more ergonomic and should bring a more comfortable wearing experience.

In addition to the appearance changes, AirPods 3 will also usher in a major functional upgrade. It is reported that it is expected to join the ANC active noise reduction function, but because it does not use a better closed ear design, the noise reduction effect is relatively better. It may be weaker for AirPods Pro.

But this may not be a disadvantage. Thanks to the semi-in-ear design, it has a more comfortable wearing experience than AirPods Pro and is more suitable for long-term use.

In terms of selling price, industry insiders predict that the price of this new AirPods headset may be around 1,500 yuan, which is between AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro, and can effectively fill the gap in the market between the two.

GitHub launches AI programming tool: comments can be automatically converted into code

GitHub recently joined forces with OpenAI to launch a "GitHub Copilot" tool. The official slogan is "Your AI pair programming assistant"... GitHub Copilot has received billions of lines of public code training, which can help users program quickly, not just Code completion... GitHub Copilot can automatically write code according to the context, including docstrings, comments, function names, and code. As long as the user gives a prompt, you can write a complete function, freeing the programmer from repetitive writing

Google and Microsoft abandon the 6-year armistice agreement

According to reports, people familiar with the matter said that Google and Microsoft have ended the 6-year armistice agreement due to fear of being scrutinized by the regulatory authorities.

As early as 2015, Google and Microsoft reached an "armistice agreement" that ended nearly 20 patent infringement lawsuits between the two parties. Subsequently, the two companies promised not to complain about each other to regulators worldwide.

Obviously, the "cooperation" of the two technology giants has caused market concerns. Eric Goldman, a professor of law at Santa Clara University, said: “When you see direct competitors making private agreements, it’s always a bit puzzling. The'dirty tricks' of Microsoft and Google hurt The entire industry, including Microsoft itself."

But people familiar with the matter said that the agreement expired in mid-April this year, and the two companies have decided not to renew it. The two sides decided to invalidate the "armistice agreement" at a time when regulators around the world stepped up their scrutiny of technology companies.

At present, many national regulatory agencies are seeking to challenge some of the practices of large technology companies. These practices may allow already leading technology companies to continue to consolidate their market positions, thereby hindering fair market competition.

Regarding the "truce agreement," some Microsoft insiders believe that Google has benefited more from it than Microsoft. Although Microsoft moved its firepower away from Google, Google has been scrutinized by more and more regulatory agencies around the world.

In contrast, Microsoft last week became the second largest technology company after Apple, with a market value exceeding $2 trillion, but Microsoft has hardly been subject to any antitrust investigation.

Huawei Chi Linchun: Huawei will not invest in and control any car company

On June 28, at the "New Opportunities and New Ecology-China Automotive Industry Development Summit Forum" jointly organized by the China Electric Vehicle Hundreds Association and Great Wall Motors, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Huawei Smart Vehicle Solutions BU Marketing and Sales Service Department President Chi Linchun said that Huawei has multiple considerations for not building cars.

According to him, Huawei’s ICT business has huge commercial interests in the European market. Among them, Germany is the most important market for Huawei’s ICT business, and Germany’s pillar industry is the automotive industry. If Huawei builds cars, it will compete directly. . In addition, Chi Linchun particularly emphasized that automobiles are very different from mobile phone terminals. Currently, Huawei does not have the strength to build cars, and Huawei will not hold or invest in any automobile companies.

Google reduces app store fees to 15%, but developers need to make apps for Wear OS

Recently, Google has conditionally adjusted its Google Play app store share ratio. If Android app developers agree to add corresponding apps to platforms such as WearOS and Android Auto in their apps, Google can reduce the “raise” ratio.

Like the Apple App Store, Google charges a 30% commission for transactions in the Google Play Store, which is commonly known as a commission. Today, this action can be seen as an action to accelerate the development of their smart watches and car systems. This action is called the "Play Media Experience Program", the Play Store media experience program. Google hopes to encourage Android application developers to support other platforms. It's not just smartphones, it needs to make various types of applications compatible with Google's other platforms.

In addition to the above, the App must also provide a good user experience and a good Google Play rating, have a reputable developer account, and other additional requirements depending on the type of application being produced. These applications also need to have more than 100,000 monthly active installs on Google Play in order to qualify for the reduction of "cash".

Rocky Linux's prospects are promising: version 8.4 ushered in 80,000 downloads within 72 hours

Rocky Linux 8.4, officially released last week, received 80,000 downloads within 72 hours. But Linux users who are concerned about RHEL "clone products" still want to see how bright the prospects of such distributions, such as CentOS and AlmaLinux, are. The Register pointed out that Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux were both designed at the beginning, with binary compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Edition (RHEL) in mind, and they are also free software.

For experienced and skilled users, without RedHat support, Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux can be used to greatly reduce costs.

Although Red Hat’s own CentOS has also played a similar role, the community has instantly become discouraged as the company announced that it will only focus on CentOS Stream in the future.

In late March, AlmaLinux, funded by CloudLinux, released its first stable version. The Rocky Linux project led by CentOS co-founder Greg Kurtzer still needs to wait a longer time.

After all, CloudLinux OS based on CentOS is already in the front, and Rocky Linux needs to be built from scratch. In addition, through the official FAQ page, we learned another main reason for Rocky Linux's postponement.

If you just change the brand and repackage RHEL, Rocky Linux will obviously be able to deliver faster.

But we also know that everyone must figure out how to better keep Rocky Linux in the hands of the community.

Through careful design of relevant strategies, to ensure that Rocky Linux will never encounter the same fate as CentOS.

So we saw that Rocky Linux has formulated a special "Community Charter" under the guidance of the Enterprise Software Foundation (RESF).

The official website FAQ page clearly states that Rocky Linux will never be controlled, purchased, or otherwise influenced by a single entity or organization.

As for the AlmaLinux project, a seemingly similar solution was actually proposed. In the AlmaLinux Foundation, there is a board of directors composed of CloudLinux CEO Igor Seletskiy, cPanel's Jesse Acklund, and open source advocate Simon Phipps.

Despite the new arrival, the Rocky Linux project still has quite a high popularity and driving force. It is reported that within 72 hours after the press conference, the Tier0 mirror provided by Fastly ushered in nearly 70,000 downloads, and the number of torrent neutron file downloads will also be about 10,000.

Although the total number of 80,000 is not very strict, Google, as the main sponsor of RESF, also provides a customized Rocky Linux image for its own GCE computing engine.

In addition, AlmaLinux can also be used on the GCE platform, but being a "community supported mirror" means that it is not directly supported by GCE.

Finally, as a contracting partner of RESF, Microsoft will also work hard to ensure the availability of Rocky Linux on the Azure cloud platform.

Huawei MatePad 11 will be released on July 6, starting at 2499 yuan

In terms of core, MatePad 11 will be equipped with Snapdragon 865 processor and pre-installed with HarmonyOS system. This is also the first combination of Qualcomm chips and HarmonyOS.

However, previous revelations showed that the Snapdragon 865 on MatePad 11 does not support 5G networks, or even 4G networks. It can only use WiFi connection and supports the latest WiFi6 technology. This is also the helplessness of Huawei in the current situation. Lift.

It is worth noting that although there is a slight regret in the network configuration, it is reported that the price of the machine will be very competitive. The price shown in Huawei's official applet a few days ago is 2499 yuan. It is expected that this version will provide at least 6GB+ 64GB storage space, very cost-effective.

As for software, MatePad 11 will also be equipped with the just-released HarmonyOS 2.0 system, and support the new Hongmeng desktop, multi-screen collaboration, super terminal, global handwriting and other functions. This is also one of Huawei's core competitiveness.

Byte bounce or cancel the size week in the near future

There are reports that Bytedance may announce the cancellation of size weeks in the near future. Multi-byte beating employees confirmed to Phoenix.com that the company is investigating whether to cancel the week or not, or it will be announced in the near future. An employee of ByteDance said, "The arrow is on the line, but there is no official release yet." Some employees said it would be announced as early as this month.

Xiaomi's new mobile phone patent exposure: integrate the front camera at the ultra-narrow bezel of the forehead

Although there is still no mobile phone equipped with an under-screen camera, Xiaomi has applied for a number of related appearance and technical patents. In the latest patent granted, Xiaomi plans to integrate the front camera into the ultra-narrow bezel of the forehead, and guide the light to the internal front camera through an ultra-small hole for imaging.

This patent was filed by Xiaomi one year ago and was approved for inclusion by the European Patent Office and the US Patent and Trademark Office on June 2 and 3, respectively. The 14-page document entitled "The camera lens behind the display of the mobile terminal is connected to the front through a light guide plate" and describes a Xiaomi smartphone in which the selfie camera is incorporated into the screen frame.

In order to incorporate the camera in the ultra-narrow part of the forehead, Xiaomi used a transparent trend. Therefore, the incident light from the display panel can be illuminated by the translucent element on the camera lens. For light-transmitting elements, optical fibers are used, or prisms can also be used.

One obvious advantage of this type of camera system is that the screen remains undamaged-after all, no punches or bangs are visible in this solution. Although many people think that a punch-hole camera is less distracting than a groove, it is still highly visible.

Canonical survey: 85% of companies have not yet fully adopted Kubernetes and cloud native

A 2021 report on Kubernetes and cloud-native operations released by Canonical pointed out that despite the high adoption rate of cloud-native technologies in recent years, 85% of enterprises have not yet crossed the gap to fully adopt Kubernetes and cloud-native; however, they are moving towards This direction is developing rapidly.

This report is based on the data of 1,200 respondents worldwide, covering aspects such as hybrid and multi-cloud operations, Kubernetes, VM, bare metal, goals, advantages, challenges, operators, advanced usage, and edge. At the same time, the report also contains the analysis of 7 industry experts, they are from Amazon, Google, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, WeaveWorks, Cloudbees and HCL Technologies.

The survey reveals the multidimensional nature of today's cloud-native technology landscape, that is, although 45.6% of respondents indicated that they use Kubernetes in production, only 15.7% of respondents exclusively use Kubernetes.

Nearly 30% of applications run on a combination of bare metal, VM and Kubernetes, 15.3% of people mainly run applications on VMs that plan to fully migrate to Kubernetes, and 13.1% of people run on VMs and evaluate the deployment of Kubernetes.

James Strachan, a distinguished engineer at Cloudbees, stated in the report: "I think this clearly shows that we still have a long way to go before we can properly modernize our infrastructure."

Nearly 78% of respondents stated that their organization has at least one hybrid or multi-cloud use case in production. When the team considers SAAS or 3rd party hosting services, this number is even higher.

On the other hand, as the adoption of hybrid cloud and multi-cloud continues to grow, new challenges are emerging, especially in managing the spread of various bare metal, virtual machine, and Kubernetes technologies. Operations are considered to be the next major challenge, and companies are looking for automation through applications rather than configuration management. For this reason, nearly 30% of people say they try operators on their to-do list, 17% are already trying them, and 14% use them in production.

Other findings include:

• The top users of Kubernetes and cloud native technologies are SRE/DevOps engineers, followed by infrastructure architects, back-end developers, and full-stack developers.
• The most important goals of using Kubernetes and cloud native technologies are improved maintenance, monitoring and automation (cited by 64.6% of users), infrastructure modernization (46.4%), and faster time to market (26.5%).
• When asked what they think are the most valuable qualities of these technologies, respondents mentioned cutting-edge features, developer productivity, flexibility and agility, global reach, open source, portability, reduced operating expenses and capital Expenditure, resource optimization and simpler operation.
• The most common use cases for hybrid and multi-cloud are accelerating development and increasing automation (20.7% of respondents), expanding cloud backup options to reduce costs (13.3%), disaster recovery (12.6%), and clustering of mission-critical databases (5.5 %).
• What is the biggest challenge Kubernetes brings to the enterprise? 54.5% of the respondents said that it is a lack of internal skills. Followed by the company's IT structure (37.3%), incompatibility with legacy systems (32.6%), difficulty in user training (29.7%), security and compliance issues (24.7%), and integration of cloud-native applications (19%) ).

Latest technical information

Google Play will enable AAB format applications, replacing Android APK

Foreign media reported that Google Play will undergo subversive changes in August this year, and the App format of the Google App Store will be changed from "APK" to "Android App Bundles" (or "AAB"). Google launched a new format of AAB (AAB is called Android App Bundles" in 2018), saying that this new format will make application files smaller, that is, AAB distributed applications take up 15% less space on average than general apk. More The important thing is that it expands the definition of the application bundle and only contains the necessary code to run the App. That is to say, after a part of it is downloaded, the App can be run directly without waiting for the download to complete and then install it.

Linkis 1.0.0 officially released

As the official version, Linkis 1.0.0 mainly provides Linkis-Orchetrator calculation orchestration, optimizes a large number of "computing governance" architecture codes, adds support for OnceEngineConn one-time operations, used for OLAP operations and Streaming operations, and simplifies Installation and deployment of Linkis.

Through Orchestrator computing orchestration and powerful label management capabilities, Linkis 1.0.0 has provided cross-cluster/cross-IDC fine-grained routing, load balancing, multi-tenancy, flow control, resource control and orchestration strategies, such as active-active, hybrid computing, etc. With the architecture cornerstone with sufficient scalability, the next step is to write conversion rules to realize the capabilities of each computing orchestration.

Android Studio 4.2.2 released

Android Studio 4.2.2 stable version is officially released. This update includes fixes for some issues, such as Android Gradle plug-in, Issue #187353303: AGP 4.2.0 generates test APKs with missing classes, which may result in a mixed java/kotlin source set, all new features and updates of the relevant version , You can check the official release notes: https://developer.android.com/studio/releases;

Deepin 20.2.2 is released, and the new version of the application store is online

Deepin 20.2.2 is now released. The official announcement pointed out that 20.2.2 launched a new application store, fresh visual design, simplified interaction, rich functions, support for the use of Android applications, and bring better application management and user experience. The system supports safe startup to ensure that the device guides trusted software to escort the system's safety. Follow the upstream to upgrade the kernel version, adapt to more GPU models and graphics cards, and improve system stability and compatibility. Update the Deepin Family Bucket application, optimize and repair more functions, and improve the overall user experience.

Brand new application store

The new version of the app store is online! The refreshing visual design and the simplified interaction bring an improvement in the overall user experience. Visual content presentation, more reasonable application classification, and support for sorting according to application ratings, downloads, and update time dimensions, making it easier to obtain different types of applications. Support batch installation of applications, one-click to install a variety of applications, saving installation time. Launch Android container functions and Android applications to enrich the community ecology and meet the needs of use in office, learning, gaming and other scenarios.

Note: Android containers use Android applications, and currently only support Kernel 5.10 (LTS) kernel, the use of Kernel 5.12 (Stable) kernel is still being processed, so stay tuned!

system supports secure boot

In order to more comprehensively ensure the safety of equipment use, deepin has obtained a secure boot certificate, becoming the first Linux distribution in China to obtain this certificate. After selecting Secure Boot in the BIOS (UEFI-BIOS only) interface, only the signed kernel will be booted when the system is installed. At the same time, it is ensured that the device boot only uses software trusted by the original equipment manufacturer to install and use the system Escort. The first domestic Linux distribution to obtain a secure boot certificate.

More powerful kernel version

Stable kernel is upgraded to Kernel 5.12 version, LTS kernel Kernel 5.10 is also updated with the upstream minor version, system stability and compatibility are further improved. Deepin supports the selection of dual cores for installation, and also supports manual upgrade of the core version.

GitLab 14 is officially released

GitLab recently released a major version update-GitLab 14 (currently the latest version is 14.0.1). The official announcement reads: "GitLab 14 is a complete DevOps platform. Its security is embedded in its DNA. Its single data storage achieves visibility and insight, while providing a seamless experience and a scalable system. Therefore, both end users and enterprises can get the benefits of speed and efficiency."

GitLab 14 main changes :

Epic Boards

Epic Boards adjusts the team and organization by continuously communicating Epic status. It visualizes and optimizes all Epic in a unified place. Using a customizable drag-and-drop interface, any user can easily understand and collaborate.

Epic Boards is also a game changer for managing and visualizing ideal Epic workflows, such as authoring workflow status (draft, writing, completion), DevOps workflow status (for example, planning, development, and production), or any other mutually exclusive instructions. Use scope tags for modeling. Visualizing workflows through Epic Boards enables greater predictability and efficiency.

Built-in Terraform module registry

The Terraform module plays a central role in building standard infrastructure components for the entire organization. Users can use GitLab's built-in Terraform module registry to discover Terraform modules with semantic version control support to support upgrades and maintenance. In addition, you can easily publish modules using GitLab CI/CD.

simplified top navigation menu

GitLab 14.0 introduces a new and streamlined top navigation menu to help users get to their destinations faster. The new merged menu provides comprehensive functions of previous items, groups and more menus. Users can access project, group, and instance level functions with just one click. In addition, the new responsive design improves the navigation experience on the small screen.

Support merge request comments in VS Code

Developers usually spend most of their time in the local development environment. When they are assigned a PR for review, they need to leave the editor and perform the review within GitLab. When performing an audit in GitLab, you may also need to use a local editor to get more background information about the proposed changes.

GitLab Workflow 3.21.0 for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) now supports a complete PR review process. Select the GitLab icon in VS Code to open the sidebar to display the PR under review, and select the PR overview to view the full details and discussion of the PR.

Redesign the sidebar navigation

GitLab 14 redesigned and refactored the left sidebar to improve usability, consistency, and discoverability.

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