--- title: Best InfoQ posts — July 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted InfoQ posts from July 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2024/07 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2024/07 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best InfoQ posts — July 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted InfoQ posts from July 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of InfoQ — July 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/thinking-like-an-architect-nzzdygrhv "Thinking Like an Architect") Article InfoQ · 2y Thinking Like an Architect Key insights into the role of architects include their function as IQ amplifiers, enhancing team intelligence by simplifying complex concepts and fostering better decision-making. They bridge organizational levels, use metaphors to make technical ideas relatable, and leverage simplified models for effective problem-solving. The ability to see multiple dimensions enables architects to introduce innovative solutions, tackle constraints, and balance standardization with innovation. 47 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/java-virtual-threads-a-case-study-5pewabazh "Java Virtual Threads: A Case Study") Article InfoQ · 2y Java Virtual Threads: A Case Study Java Virtual Threads, introduced in JDK 21, offer a new lightweight, scalable approach to concurrency. However, they do not present clear advantages over Open Liberty's existing autonomic thread pool for typical cloud-native Java workloads. Performance evaluations revealed that while virtual threads ramp up faster, their CPU throughput is generally lower for CPU-intensive tasks. Memory footprint benefits are inconsistent and can be outweighed by other JVM memory usages. Some unexpected performance issues due to interactions with the Linux kernel and ForkJoinPool were also observed. 17 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/ci-cd-beyond-yaml-r4dckmrxc "CI/CD Beyond YAML") Article InfoQ · 2y CI/CD Beyond YAML The post discusses the evolution and scalability issues of using YAML for CI/CD systems, exemplified through the experiences of two entities, Bart and Lisa. Bart's approach with multiple YAML files becomes unwieldy as system complexity grows, leading to developer frustration and inefficiencies. Lisa's approach, presented as a superior method, avoids YAML by using tools like Dagger and focuses on local-first development to improve modularity, speed, and debugging capabilities. Airbyte implemented Lisa's approach, resulting in significant cost and performance improvements while simplifying the CI/CD process. 11 [See all InfoQ archives](/sources/infoq/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2024/07#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2024/07","name":"Best InfoQ Posts — July 2024","description":"The most upvoted InfoQ posts from July 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of/2024/07#items","numberOfItems":3,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/thinking-like-an-architect-nzzdygrhv","name":"Thinking Like an Architect"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/java-virtual-threads-a-case-study-5pewabazh","name":"Java Virtual Threads: A Case Study"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/ci-cd-beyond-yaml-r4dckmrxc","name":"CI/CD Beyond YAML"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"InfoQ","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"July 2024"}]}]} ```