Dev

FoundationDB, Apple’s [distributed datastore](https://www.foundationdb.org/ blog/foundationdb-is-open-source/) is also now open source.
Ballerina – a new programming language where microservices, APIs, and streams are first-class constructs. It’s build system is also able to generate Docker and Kubernetes artefacts directly.
[How to Use Git Merge (the Correct Way):](https://dev.to/neshaz/ how-to-use-git-merge-the-correctway-25pd) from preparation to dealing with merge conflicts.

Ops

GraalVM is a universal virtual machine for running applications written in a range of languages, from Java to Python, and C++ to Ruby. Some interesting interop opportunities and performance improvements.
[Terratest](https://blog.gruntwork.io/ open-sourcing-terratest-a-swiss-army-knife-for-testing-infrastructure-code-5d883336fcd5) is a new project for testing infrastructure. It provides a set of Go packages and several packages for Terraform, Docker, Packer, AWS and more.
[Why Docker?](https://dev.to//abiodunjames/ why-docker-creating-a-multi-container-application-with-docker–1gpb) Creating a multi-container application with docker – what docker is and a step-by-step walkthrough of composing multi-container applications with docker-compose.