--- title: "Issue 46: The latest Web operations, scaling, and performance news" publication: "StatusCode Weekly" issue: 46 published_at: "2015-12-30" canonical_url: "https://weekly.statuscode.com/issues/46" --- WebOps Weekly 46 . The latest Web operations, HTTP, and Web performance news -[Read this on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/46) [![WebOps Weekly\](http://webopsweekly.com/images/webops-header.png)](http://webopsweekly.com) Issue 46 — December 30, 2015 Welcome A light issue this week due to the holiday season. We hope you had a great Christmas. The world of deployment, HTTP services, servers, and microservices is only getting more interesting over time, so we're looking forward to a fascinating 2016. We can't do it without you, so thanks for reading, and if you're able to encourage anyone else to join us, we'd really appreciate it - thanks! _Peter Cooper, Your humble editor_ [The State of Microservices Today](http://blog.codeship.com/the-state-of-microservices-today/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) A high level look at the state of microservices today. How big is the hype and why are developers seemingly constantly talking about them lately? Gabor Nagy [Hosting Multiple Apps On A Single Domain with Heroku](https://pilot.co/blog/hosting-multiple-heroku-apps-on-a-single-domain/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial A look at how you can put a custom HAProxy instance in front of other Heroku apps to run multiple apps through a single domain. Matt Drozdzynski [Critical Metric: Critical Resources](http://calendar.perfplanet.com/2015/critical-metric-critical-resources/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) A big change in 2015 in the world of Web performance is the shift to metrics that do a better job of measuring the user experience. The best examples of these new UX-focused metrics are Start Render and Speed Index. Steve Souders [Discover 52 tips to improve your .NET performance](http://www.red-gate.com/products/dotnet-development/ants-performance-profiler/entrypage/52-net-performance-tips?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=displayemail&utm_content=52_net_tips&utm_campaign=antsperformanceprofiler&utm_term=email-24159) Your job just became a lot easier. Our new eBook features dozens of tips and tricks to boost .NET performance. With contributions from .NET experts around the world, you’ll have a faster app in no time. [Download your free copy.](http://www.red-gate.com/products/dotnet-development/ants-performance-profiler/entrypage/52-net-performance-tips?utm_source=webopsweekly=displayemail=52_net_tips=antsperformanceprofiler=email-24159) Red Gate Softwaresponsored[![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/12dc814c.gif)](http://www.red-gate.com/products/dotnet-development/ants-performance-profiler/entrypage/52-net-performance-tips?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=displayemail&utm_content=52_net_tips&utm_campaign=antsperformanceprofiler&utm_term=email-24159) ['Security' Panel Debuts in Chrome DevTools](https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/12/security-panel?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Chrome 48 introduces a _Security_ panel to help you work with issues relating to certificates and mixed content. Google [IETF Approves HTTP Error Code 451 for Internet Censorship](https://boingboing.net/2015/12/21/ietf-approves-http-error-code.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Now there’s an error code to send when content is blocked for legal reasons. Cory Doctorow [Cloudcraft: Draw Diagrams of AWS Infrastructure](https://cloudcraft.co/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools Design your cloud architecture in a snap with a rich set of AWS components. Layout your components on a grid and connect them to build your unique architecture. Cloudcraft [A Purpose-Built Global Network: Google's Move to SDN](http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2856460&utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) Software-defined networks (SDNs) are playing an increasing role at Google. Here’s an extensive interview covering how it’s been working out. ACM Jobs [Say goodbye to the job application black hole.](http://www.indeed.com/prime?sid=xp_cooperpress&kw=webops) Indeed Prime is an elite new program from Indeed.com that presents in-demand tech talent like you to top employers. Indeed Prime opens the door to exciting career opportunities with one simple application. Join today. Indeed In brief [Beyond Google, a Search Battle Brews](https://www.theinformation.com/beyond-google-a-search-battle-brews?shared=3d71ec&utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news A look at how companies are switching from Solr to Elasticsearch behind the scenes for their internal search systems. The Information [Security Notice for Ed25519 SSH Host Keys on Hetzner](http://wiki.hetzner.de/index.php/Ed25519/en?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news If you use Hetzner with certain boot images, you may have failed to get a unique SSH host key. Hetzner [Free Webinar: Developing Web Applications with Docker](http://pages.codeship.com/webinars/docker-and-web-apps-introduction/?utm_source=webopsweeklysecondary&utm_medium=email) Join Codeship engineer Laura Frank in this free webinar where she gives an overview of the Docker ecosystem and about how Docker works. At the end you will know how to develop a web application with Docker containers. Codeshipsponsored [Using AWS Lambda Functions to Create Print Ready Files](http://highscalability.com/blog/2015/12/28/using-aws-lambda-functions-to-create-print-ready-files.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial High Scalability [7 Tips for Continuously Deploying Single Page Apps](http://blog.codeship.com/continuously-deploying-single-page-apps/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Parker Selbert [Using WebPageTest with Authenticated Pages](http://calendar.perfplanet.com/2015/using-webpagetest-authentication/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial It supports both ‘Basic’ Authentication and manipulating the DOM to use a normal cookie-driven login mechanism. Rick Viscomi [9 Lessons Learned From The Most Popular Performance Beacon Posts of 2015](http://www.soasta.com/blog/2015-popular-posts-web-performance/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion Tammy Everts [In Search of A Cure for Slow Mobile Downloads](http://www.infoworld.com/article/3016733/application-development/in-search-of-a-cure-for-slow-mobile-downloads.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion InfoWorld [Vagrant 1.8 Released](https://hashicorp.com/blog/vagrant-1-8.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools news The popular tool for building and managing development environments using VMs. HashiCorp [ping.gg: The World's Most Simple Monitoring Service](https://ping.gg/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools Make a simple HTTP request (with curl, for example) to set up a basic monitor with e-mail alerts. ping [Caddy 0.8: Automatic HTTPS for Your Sites](https://caddyserver.com/blog/caddy-0_8-released?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools A Go-based web server that serves sites over HTTPS, automatically, using Let’s Encrypt. 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