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Enhancing Java Application Logging: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn Java logging best practices: use proper log levels, include unique IDs for trackability, and secure logs to avoid sensitive data exposure.

August 7, 2024

by Otavio Santana

CORE

· 11,540 Views · 9 Likes

Quick Scrum Gains

Learn 10 quick Scrum gains to pull off without asking for permission or budget to prove your contribution to your org’s survival in these challenging times.

August 6, 2024

by Stefan Wolpers

CORE

· 3,582 Views · 4 Likes

Compound Interest in Software

Is it possible to calculate the impact of delivering constant improvements to a software solution against the cost of accrued debt assumed as a result?

August 3, 2024

by Scott Sosna

CORE

· 2,733 Views · 1 Like

Software Testing Errors to Look Out For (With Examples)

Explore the main purposes of software testing, which include identifying errors, deficiencies, or missing requirements with respect to actual requirements.

August 2, 2024

by Amir Ali

· 3,340 Views · 1 Like

Application-Level Tracing: The Good, the Bad, and the Alternative

Traditional app-level tracing was good up until a certain level. For complex troubleshooting, live debugging is taking the first seat in modern observability.

July 29, 2024

by Eran Kinsbruner

· 2,755 Views · 4 Likes

OpenTelemetry: Unifying Application and Infrastructure Observability

Explore how OpenTelemetry is revolutionizing observability by unifying application and infrastructure monitoring and empowering developers with open standards.

July 25, 2024

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 5,230 Views · 2 Likes

Consistency vs Availability: The Eternal Struggle in Distributed Databases

Since the CAP theorem dictates that systems can only guarantee two of the three properties, this article provides strategies to manage the trade-offs.

July 24, 2024

by Ajinkya Ghadge

· 5,738 Views · 9 Likes

From Observability To Architectural Observability: Shifting Left for Resiliency

Architectural Observability allows organizations to shift left for resiliency, focusing on the root of their system problems, not just the symptoms.

July 23, 2024

by John Vester

CORE

· 8,201 Views · 6 Likes

AI vs. Human: Who Detects Bugs Better?

AI-powered bug detection is changing the game by making software testing faster and more accurate. It helps find bugs early, improving product quality and cutting costs.

July 23, 2024

by Abhishek Mishra

· 5,113 Views · 2 Likes

AWS CDK: Infrastructure as Abstract Data Types, Part 2

In part 2 of this journey into the CDK world, explore how to use basic building blocks like constructs by taking advantage of Quarkus features.

July 17, 2024

by Nicolas Duminil

CORE

· 8,682 Views · 4 Likes

Poetry Explained: Perils of the Unpinned Dependencies

Poetry conquers Python's dependency madness with version pinning and conflict resolution, guaranteeing smooth, stable, and hassle-free releases.

July 17, 2024

by Prince Bose

· 6,060 Views · 8 Likes

Enhance IaC Security With Mend Scans

Learn to incorporate Mend into your IaC workflows, improve infrastructure security posture, reduce the risk of misconfigurations, and ensure compliance.

July 5, 2024

by Vidyasagar (Sarath Chandra) Machupalli FBCS

CORE

· 12,908 Views · 8 Likes

How a Project Manager Can Increase Software Quality With Agile Practices

Agile methodologies focus on flexibility, collaboration, and continuous delivery of value. They also promote software quality in a notable way.

July 2, 2024

by Alejandro Oses

· 6,187 Views · 3 Likes

Terraform Tips for Efficient Infrastructure Management

Securely manage your state files, use reusable modules, organize your code, and integrate automation to elevate your Terraform infrastructure management.

July 1, 2024

by Mariusz Michalowski

· 5,988 Views · 3 Likes

Difference Between App Development and IaC CI/CD Pipelines

Read a detailed analysis of how implementing CI/CD pipelines for web application code differs from implementing this methodology for infrastructure code (IaC).

June 27, 2024

by Chase Bolt

· 9,729 Views · 6 Likes

Mastering System Design: A Comprehensive Guide to System Scaling for Millions, Part 2

Distributed caching improves performance and scalability. This article explores strategies like sharding, horizontal scaling, and various caching policies.

June 27, 2024

by Alireza Rahmani Khalili

CORE

· 8,478 Views · 5 Likes

Cypress Debugging Hacks: Tips and Tricks for Speedy Resolution

Debugging Cypress tests can help identify issues in test code and the application under test. Here, learn more about the Cypress debugger and other dev tools.

June 25, 2024

by Kailash Pathak

CORE

· 4,292 Views · 6 Likes

Comprehensive Guide To Troubleshooting IPsec VPN Site-To-Site Connections With PSK on FortiGate Firewalls

Here’s a structured approach to diagnose and resolve common IPsec VPN problems between two sites: "Headquarter" and "Branch".

June 24, 2024

by Sanjay Poddar

· 18,132 Views · 2 Likes

Strategies for Building Self-Healing Software Systems

Self-healing software describes resilient and fault-tolerant components that allow a system to be more autonomous, here are some potential strategies.

June 20, 2024

by Danny Logsdon

· 7,824 Views · 6 Likes

How To Manage Terraform Versions

Tenv is a version manager for Terraform, OpenTofu, Terragrunt, and Atmos. In one command it can detect and install the Terraform version without any actions.

June 19, 2024

by Alexander Sharov

· 4,515 Views · 4 Likes

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