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title: "Issue 83: The latest Web operations, scaling, and performance news"
publication: "StatusCode Weekly"
issue: 83
published_at: "2016-09-14"
canonical_url: "https://weekly.statuscode.com/issues/83"
---

WebOps Weekly 83   . 

The latest Web operations, HTTP, and Web performance news -[Read this on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/83) 

[![WebOps Weekly\](http://webopsweekly.com/images/webops-header.png)](http://webopsweekly.com) Issue 83 — September 14, 2016     

[Using nginScript to Progressively Transition Clients to a New Server](https://www.nginx.com/blog/nginscript-progressively-transition-clients-to-new-server/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial A look at a use case for nginScript, a JavaScript implementation for per-request processing in NGINX. NGINX [Highlights from Facebook's Scale 2016 Conference](https://code.facebook.com/posts/310885679260307/highlights-from-scale-2016?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Hundreds of engineers gathered to discuss building and deploying apps at scale. Lots of interesting bits and pieces in here, including how Facebook reduced round trip times by 15% with HTTP2. Facebook Code [A Look at Windows Nano Server 2016](http://www.infoworld.com/article/3119770/windows-server/down-and-dirty-with-windows-nano-server-2016.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Nano is a purely 64 bit, server-oriented OS ideal for compute hosts and single service hosts within a container or VM-based system. InfoWorld [Find and Fix App Errors Faster (and have fun doing it)](https://rollbar.com/?utm_source=webops_weekly&utm_medium=email-nl&utm_term=webops_weekly_9_14&utm_campaign=nl_sponsorship) Quickly pinpoint what’s broken and why. Get the context and insights to defeat all software application errors. ROLLBARsponsored[![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/d83e498c.png)](https://rollbar.com/?utm_source=webops_weekly&utm_medium=email-nl&utm_term=webops_weekly_9_14&utm_campaign=nl_sponsorship) [Amazon CloudFront Now Supports HTTP/2](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2016/09/amazon-cloudfront-now-supports-http2/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Multiplexing and header compression make HTTP/2 attractive and it’s now enabled by default for all new CloudFront distributions. Amazon Web Services [The Five Principles of Monitoring Microservices](http://thenewstack.io/five-principles-monitoring-microservices/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Monitoring is a critical piece of the control systems behind microservices, as the more complex your software gets, the harder it is to understand its performance and troubleshoot problems. The New Stack [Monitoring Docker Containers with Elasticsearch and cAdvisor](https://blog.codeship.com/monitoring-docker-containers-with-elasticsearch-and-cadvisor/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Here’s how to use Elasticsearch + Kibana + Google’s [cAdvisor](https://github.com/google/cadvisor) for monitoring Docker containers, specifically to analyze and gather metrics and visualize dashboards. Lorenzo Fontana [The Dollar Shave Club Architecture Unilever Bought for $1B](http://highscalability.com/blog/2016/9/13/the-dollar-shave-club-architecture-unilever-bought-for-1-bil.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news A quick bullet-point rundown of Dollar Shave Club’s technology stack and infrastructure, from their director of engineering. Jason Bosco [Scalable and Secure Access with SSH At Facebook](https://code.facebook.com/posts/365787980419535/scalable-and-secure-access-with-ssh/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) story A look at the approach Facebook has taken to control authorization on production systems. Facebook Code [Content Security Policy, Your Future Best Friend](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/09/content-security-policy-your-future-best-friend/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Why Content Security Policy (CSP) is important to your webapp’s security and what you need to be aware of when configuring it. Nicolas Hoffmann [Yahoo Open-Sourcing Pulsar, Pub-Sub Messaging at Scale](https://yahooeng.tumblr.com/post/150078336821/open-sourcing-pulsar-pub-sub-messaging-at-scale?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Pulsar is a highly scalable, low latency pub-sub messaging system running on commodity hardware. It seems to fill a similar niche to Apache Kafka. Yahoo Engineering Jobs [AWS Video Training Author (Freelance, Part-time)](http://go2.pluralsight.com/C0001187) Create and publish AWS-related training videos on Pluralsight.com. Cash in on your teaching skills by sharing your knowledge with a global audience and helping others learn. PLURALSIGHT [Get 5+ Engineering Job Offers in 1 Week](https://hired.com/?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=petercooperpress&utm_campaign=q3-16-webopsweekly) With Hired, companies apply to hire you - get salary and equity offers before you interview from companies like Facebook, Postmates, & Square Hired.​com In brief [Don't Use 'docker' in GitHub Repo Names or Twitter Handles](https://www.andreas-jung.com/contents/dont-use-docker-in-github-repo-names-or-as-twitter-handle?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news The strict trademark guidelines of Docker Inc. can easily be turned into a case against any project using “docker” as a repository name. Andreas Jung [GCHQ Planning UK-Wide DNS ‘Firewall’](https://thestack.com/security/2016/09/14/gchq-planning-uk-wide-dns-firewall/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Is also using DMARC to prevent malicious emails spoofing the UK government. The Stack [HashiCorp Drives to Expand the Scope Beyond Developer Tools](http://thenewstack.io/hashicorp-drives-to-expand-the-scope-beyond-developer-tools/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news The New Stack [Join Google for Polymer Summit 2016 in London, UK on 17-18 October 2016](https://www.polymer-project.org/summit?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) news Two full days of talks and codelabs from the Polymer team and major companies using Polymer and Web Components. Google, Inc.​ sponsored [Using webpack with the Amazon Cognito Identity SDK for JavaScript](https://mobile.awsblog.com/post/Tx1A84CLMDJ744T/Using-webpack-with-the-Amazon-Cognito-Identity-SDK-for-JavaScript?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Amazon Web Services [A Noob's Guide to Hosting .NET Core on Linux with Docker](http://blog.scottlogic.com/2016/09/05/hosting-netcore-on-linux-with-docker.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Nick describes his experience upgrading a basic RESTful API from .NET Core RC1 to .NET Core 1.0, using Docker to host it on Linux. Nick Soper [Service Discovery Inside A Docker Swarm Cluster](https://technologyconversations.com/2016/09/13/service-discovery-inside-a-swarm-cluster/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Viktor Farcic [4 Tips for An Effective Docker-Based CI/CD Workflow](https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/4-tips-for-an-effective-docker-based-workflow?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tutorial Adrian Mouat [A WebSocket Shootout: Clojure, C++, Elixir, Go, Node, and Ruby](https://hashrocket.com/blog/posts/websocket-shootout?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion Compares a simple websocket server implemented idiomatically in Clojure, C++, Elixir, Go, Node.js, and Ruby. Jack Christensen [Lessons from Working with Elasticsearch at Scale](https://www.exratione.com/2016/09/lessons-from-working-with-elasticsearch-at-scale/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) story Ex Ratione [Why Kubernetes Is Winning The Container War](http://www.infoworld.com/article/3118345/cloud-computing/why-kubernetes-is-winning-the-container-war.html?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion 15-plus years of Google R&D helps. Matt Asay [How to Avoid Trouble When Deploying Apps to Multiple Clouds](http://devops.com/2016/09/12/avoid-trouble-deploying-apps-multiple-clouds/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion Brian Wheeler [Why Enterprises Are Embracing Microservices and Node.js](http://thenewstack.io/enterprises-embracing-microservices-node-js/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) opinion Peter Marton [email_evolved](http://www.launchbit.com/taz/11160-6590-111) tools Better email delivery for higher ROI. Spend Less. Deliver More. Guaranteed. SparkPostsponsored [GeoScreenshot: Test Your Site from Multiple GeoIP Locations Worldwide](https://www.geoscreenshot.com/?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools geoscreenshot.​com [s3_disk_util: Like Unix's 'du' for S3](https://github.com/owocki/s3_disk_util?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) tools A tool that allows a user to visualize which S3 buckets are using the most data storage. Kevin Owocki [AsmBB: A Web Forum Implemented in x86 Assembly](http://asm32.info/fossil/repo/asmbb/index?utm_source=webopsweekly&utm_medium=email) code Uses FastCGI and SQLite behind the scenes. Demo. asm32.​info    [Read this issue on the Web](http://webopsweekly.com/issues/83) [See our archives](http://webopsweekly.com/issues) [Change your email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*)  [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*)  

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