ACID v BASE
A few thoughts on ACID, transactions, CAP, and BASE. The impact of NoSQL and the requirements of ACID and transactions, the emergence of... more »
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What Makes a Great Conference?
I’ve been asking around on email and on the social networks what makes a conference memorable, special, or amazing. This topic has my... more »
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11 Things to Remember About People in Middle Management Roles
It’s easy to be critical of managers. A few things to remember. Point 0 - Most people in management roles want to do a good job, but may... more »
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"Say Goodbye to Anonymity"
As CBS showed, Intel is already selling software to recognize the rough demographic of an individual in order to deliver more a targeted... more »
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Teaching programming, we have a huge problem
I’ve been a professional programmer now for over a decade, and during this time I’ve met a LOT of excellent programmers. Most of them are... more »
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Does Service Virtualization’s “Shift Left” Burden Developers?
Service virtualization undeniably benefits the development process, but it can be both a blessing & a curse for developers. Learn how... more »
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The Toxic Defense of the Status Quo
If you take anything away from this cautionary tale it is to constantly be on the look out for those that adhere to the status quo. It... more »
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mysql-async and postgresql-async 0.2.2 for Scala released
A newer version of the postgresql-async project has been released and now it also includes MySQL support with the mysql-async project.... more »
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Yahoo Goes Big and Buys Tumblr
Yahoo’s board has approved a billion-dollar-plus layout to buy Tumblr.
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R.I.P. JavaBlogs
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Atlassian shut down JavaBlogs the original go-to blog aggregator for Java.
The Stand Up Desk Rises to the Occasion
Joel Cochran experiments with a few standing desk strategies and settles on a desk that moves up and down. You should check out the pics.... more »
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These Moments are Precious
The moments when excitement builds throughout the whole team at the delight of discovery and creativity are precious. These moments feel... more »
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We're All Born to Blog
After reading Tao of Twitter and Return on Influence written by Mark, and Stanford’s reputation, my expectations were high.
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Do you have architects or senior developers?
Why there are very few good Java Architects? Well, most people will say to me, that this isn’t true, they have Java Architects in their... more »
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5 Reasons Why the Web Platform War is Over: PHP Won with 75% says Google
During Google I/O 2013 event a Google manager said PHP runs on 75% of the Web sites. So they decided to finally support PHP as in their... more »
Five advanced Java Synchronizers you probably don’t know
Besides the common synchronize which is based in the lock bit that every Java object has, you have more sophisticated synchronizers in java
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5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 5-17-13
This week: Netflix CIO Mike Kail on redefining IT, the twisted mind of the software tester and promoting Agile in Waterfall culture.
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Patenting Open Source Software
Patenting FOSS may help in some cases, but the nature of FOSS development itself may mean that patenting some collaboratively developed... more »
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Stupid Questions and n00bs: 10 Intriguing Things You Should Do
It really doesn’t matter how long you’ve been in this industry or which position you hold, understanding generation n00b and the value it... more »
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Data Grids & CAP
This post discussing the CAP properties of JBoss Data Grid depending on both configuration and network condititions.
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5 Steps to Improve E-Commerce Performance for Increased Sales: Introduction
The saying “if it doesn’t exist on the Internet, it doesn’t exist“ is reigning truer every day. Nowadays, it is hard to imagine most... more »
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Learn A New Programming Language Every Year?
As I thought about it I realized that it isn’t important for it to be a language that you learn, it is just important that you learn... more »
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Bad Advice: “Stop Working So Hard”
Would we ever want to live in a world where working harder didn’t amount to anything more, but rather ended up returning you less?
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How to prepare for your first programming interview
A short write up containing a few tips to assist those looking to land their first coding job.
The Sorry State of the Anti-Software Patents Movment
Paul Hammant takes a broad look at the anti-software patent organizations, old and new, and where we are right now in the process of... more »
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