--- title: "Issue 24: The latest Web operations, scaling, and performance news" publication: "StatusCode Weekly" issue: 24 published_at: "2015-07-22" canonical_url: "https://weekly.statuscode.com/issues/24" --- WebOps Weekly 24 . The latest Web operations, HTTP, and Web performance news -[Read this on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/24) [![WebOps Weekly\](http://webopsweekly.com/images/webops-header.png)](http://webopsweekly.com) Issue 24 — July 22, 2015 [Kubernetes 1 Released](http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/Kubernetes-V1-Released.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) Google has announced that [Kubernetes](http://kubernetes.io/), the open source container orchestration system, has reached its v1 milestone. [This article](http://www.theplatform.net/2015/07/21/containers-for-the-masses-now-that-kubernetes-is-set-free/) about how Kubernetes will bring 'containers to the masses' provides [all of the background](http://www.theplatform.net/2015/07/21/containers-for-the-masses-now-that-kubernetes-is-set-free/) as to why this release, and Kubernetes itself, is a big deal. Google Cloud Platform Blog [Architecting a Backend for a Social Product](http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/7/22/architecting-backend-for-a-social-product.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) A look at some steps involved in a high level analysis of creating the backend architecture for a heavily used HTTP-based social service. High Scalability [Introductions to HTTPS and Implementing HTTPS](https://18f.gsa.gov/2015/07/16/introduction-to-https-webinar/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) video Two video presentations from 18F and DigitalGov University. The first is a beginner’s level introduction to HTTPS, with the second being more of the gritty implementation details. 19F [Unleash your code with the leading Docker PaaS](https://deis.com/learn) Deis is an open source self service platform that makes it easy to deploy and manage applications on your own servers. Deis builds upon Docker and CoreOs to provide a lightweight PaaS with a flexible workflow. Learn more about Deis! Engineyardsponsored[![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/d90a30be.png)](https://deis.com/learn) [Mobile Page Bloat: The Average Page Served to Mobile Is 3X Bigger Than Four Years Ago](http://www.soasta.com/blog/mobile-web-performance-page-bloat-july-2015/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) According to the Mobile HTTP Archive, the average page served to a mobile device has grown by 203% since 2011. This article looks at six potential problem areas for the effects on mobile performance. Tammy Everts [Exploring Microservices Architecture on Heroku](http://blog.codeship.com/exploring-microservices-architecture-on-heroku/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) Heroku provides a platform that most developers know for simple deployment. Barry writes about how it also dramatically simplifies microservices architecture. Codeship [Under the Hood of Amazon EC2 Container Service](http://www.allthingsdistributed.com/2015/07/under-the-hood-of-the-amazon-ec2-container-service.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) An exploration of the Amazon ECS architecture and what it enables. Werner Vogels [10 Ways to Optimise Images for Better Performance](http://www.creativebloq.com/netmag/10-ways-optimise-images-better-performance-71515792?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) “If you want to speed up your site, images are the first place to start.” Creative Bloq [How The Washington Post Cut Its Page Load Time by 85 Percent](http://digiday.com/publishers/washington-post-cut-page-load-time-85-percent/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) The Washington Post’s site was ‘almost in the E.R. when it came to performance’ said their chief architect. They turned it around by stripping out elements and using WebP for images. Digiday [Benchmarking GitHub Enterprise](http://githubengineering.com/benchmarking-github-enterprise/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion A look at how GitHub stress tested the latest version of the enterprise offering before releasing it to customers. Dirkjan Bussink Jobs [Want to work on new projects? Make more money? Try a new stack? Relocate?](https://hired.com/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=n-q3_15-petercooperpress&utm_content=options) On Hired, we'll bring the options to you. With over 2,000 pre-screened tech companies in 10 cities in the US UK, you'll be sure to find what you're looking for. Join Hired today. Hired.​com In brief [Examining Microsoft Edge Browser Performance](http://www.anandtech.com/show/9458/examining-microsoft-edge-browser-performance?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Some benchmarks showing how the latest version of the Edge browser performs against others. Good news; the Web is only getting faster. Anandtech [HORNET: High-Speed Onion Routing at the Network Layer](http://arxiv.org/abs/1507.05724v1?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Chen, Asoni, et al.​ [Codeship launches Organizations Plans](https://codeship.com/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Organizations) tools news Create teams, set permissions for specific team members, and improve collaboration in your Continuous Delivery workflow. With Codeship's new Organizations plans, you can get centralized control over your organization’s projects and teams. Codeshipsponsored [Block WordPress XML-RPC DDoS Attacks With NGINX](https://javapipe.com/block-wordpress-xml-rpc-ddos-attacks-with-nginx?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Javapipe [5+ Handy HTTP Web Servers for Development](http://www.idiotinside.com/2015/07/19/handy-http-web-servers-for-development/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial How to spin up a quick HTTP server in PHP, Python, Node, and Ruby. Idiot Inside [Tracking down the Villains: Outlier Detection at Netflix](http://techblog.netflix.com/2015/07/tracking-down-villains-outlier.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) “A slow or unhealthy server is worse than a down server” The Netflix Tech Blog [A Look at How the NY Times Uses WebRTC to Gather Local IP Addresses](https://webrtchacks.com/dear-ny-times/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) A look at a clever tactic being used to combat ad fraud that uses WebRTC’s ability to gather the local IP address of a user. Philipp Hancke [Was Amazon Prime Day Intended As A Performance Test in Production?](http://techbeacon.com/was-amazon-prime-day-intended-performance-test-production?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion Some interesting speculation that Amazon may have intended Prime Day to be an extremely high traffic day for testing purposes. Todd DeCapua [High Performance Caching With Readthis](http://sorentwo.com/2015/07/20/high-performance-caching-with-readthis.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) code A look at the motivation behind, and results from, implementing a fast caching library for Ruby built on top of Redis. Parker Selbert [bocker: Docker Implemented in 100 Lines of Bash](https://github.com/p8952/bocker?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) code Taking keeping it simple to a whole new level, this is a Docker-like setup built entirely with a bash script tying the underlying technologies together. Peter Wilmott [Read this issue on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/24) [See our archives](http://webopsweekly.com/issues) [Change your email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*) [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*) Published by [Cooperpress](https://cooperpress.com/) Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK