October 2022 Summaries

Temporal's October newsletter highlights the company's activities and updates. They had a successful time at GopherCon and hosted a workshop about developing applications using Temporal and Go on October 26th. The latest releases of Temporal's TypeScript and Go SDKs now encrypt error messages and stack traces, and Scheduled Actions Beta is in place with an entirely reimagined user experience and feature set. Additionally, the blog post mentions upcoming events like DashCon and Temporal's Community Meetup.

Temporal's October newsletter highlights recent events and updates within the company, including their presence at GopherCon 2022 and an upcoming workshop on developing applications with Temporal and Go. The newsletter announces the public beta of the Temporal Cloud UI, enhancements in the Python SDK, and new security features in the TypeScript and Go SDKs. It also introduces the Scheduled Actions Beta, which improves the user experience of Temporal's Cron functionality, and the Batch operation API, designed to handle large-scale resource manipulation. Furthermore, the newsletter notes the addition of support for Elasticsearch 8, the removal of the 30-day retention limit, and updates to the application development guide. Community engagement is emphasized through regular meetups and participation in industry events, such as Strange Loop 2022 and the upcoming DashCon, where Temporal representatives discuss the impact of workflows on distributed systems and user engagement strategies.

When Go developers attended GopherCon in Chicago, they shared their experiences and thoughts on Temporal, a popular language to use with the platform. The conference provided opportunities for learning about various use cases and applications of Temporal, as well as best practices for error handling and failure mitigation. Plushcap showcased Temporal's capabilities by building a 200-line program in a short amount of time during a lightning talk, which resonated with attendees who have faced similar challenges. The event fostered discussions on strategies and patterns for handling distributed system fallacies, including the use of queues, databases, pollers, timers, event sourcing, and key/value stores. By sharing their own experiences and engaging with others, developers gained insights into how to apply Temporal in various contexts, such as building a "Webhooks as a Service" service. The conference concluded with an invitation for attendees to explore the source code from Plushcap's talk on GitHub.

The author recently taught a live hands-on training class on Temporal at Replay conference in Seattle with over 100 attendees. For those who missed it or couldn't attend, an online self-paced version of the Temporal 101 course has been published. This free course assumes no prior knowledge and covers written content, videos, assessments, and hands-on exercises in about two hours. The code examples are presented with explanations to accommodate learners with little or no experience with Go. The course uses a browser-based exercise environment provided through GitPod, requiring only a Web browser and a GitHub account for access.