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Benchmarking Google Cloud Spanner, CockroachDB, and NuoDB

Take a deep dive into three elastic SQL databases, all of which are pretty promising options that meet the needs of the modern data center.

September 28, 2017

by Boris Bulanov

· 10,588 Views · 4 Likes

How Did MongoDB Get Its Name?

Maybe you use MongoDB daily — but do you even know where the name 'MongoDB' came from? Take a break and learn how your favorite database got its name.

September 27, 2017

by Brian Wheeler

· 5,621 Views · 1 Like

Top 12 AI Tools, Libraries, and Platforms

If you're looking to start an AI project but don't know where to start, check out this article. We've listed the top 12 AI tools, libraries, and platforms, what they are typically used for, what pros and cons they come with, and more!

September 27, 2017

by Sarah Davis

· 37,187 Views · 10 Likes

52 Cloud Terms You Need to Know

Think you know everything about the cloud? Well, check out this list of terms, phrases, tools, and providers to make sure you're on top of your cloud game.

September 20, 2017

by Mike Gates

· 18,534 Views · 11 Likes

Hamcrest vs. AssertJ

Let's compare two of the most popular open Java assertion frameworks out there—Hamcrest and AssertJ—to see what they offer.

September 20, 2017

by Yuri Bushnev

· 36,925 Views · 13 Likes

The Need for Speed: Access Existing Data 1,000x Faster

Learn how you can speed up your analytics database applications by a factor of 1,000 by using standard Java 8 streams and Speedment's In-JVM-Memory accelerator.

September 15, 2017

by Per-Åke Minborg

· 7,879 Views · 7 Likes

What Is a Man Month, Anyway?

A developer responds to the question, 'if a project is estimated at 30 man months, does that mean that 30 people could finish it one month?'

September 13, 2017

by Partha Sarathi Sengupta

· 17,173 Views · 2 Likes

.NET Core vs .NET Framework: How to Pick a .NET Runtime for an Application

So you're looking to build a .NET-based application but with .NET Core now floating around you're not sure which .NET runtime you should be using. In this post, we take a look at the various options and compare them to help you make that decision.

September 13, 2017

by Angela Stringfellow

· 13,499 Views · 16 Likes

Deploying a PHP App to Cloud Foundry

Deploying PHP apps to Cloud Foundry is simple, but fairly involved. Here are the steps to use Cloud Foundry or Bluemix's CLIs for the task.

September 6, 2017

by Rob Allen

· 5,407 Views · 3 Likes

What Are the Keys to a Successful Database Strategy?

There are so many different databases available for applications and verticals. Make sure you have the right database for optimal performance.

September 5, 2017

by Tom Smith

CORE

· 21,169 Views · 4 Likes

API Load Testing With Gatling

In this article, we'll learn how to perform a load test on a REST API endpoint using Gatling and JMeter. Read on for more information!

September 5, 2017

by Grigor Avagyan

· 16,959 Views · 3 Likes

Java Command-Line Interfaces (Part 13): JArgs

JArgs is a solid open source option for those who want basic command line processing that covers code going back to Java SE 1.1.

September 4, 2017

by Dustin Marx

· 8,193 Views · 4 Likes

An Intro to Realtime APIs Using Pushpin

In this article, we briefly introduce Pushpin, a proxy server for creating Realtime APIs and push notifications, and explain how to use it with your web app.

September 1, 2017

by Jeffrey Lee

· 8,081 Views · 6 Likes

JArchitect: A Review

This review of JArchitect covers its use as a software analysis tool, its potential uses, its position within the Java ecosystem, and where it falls short.

September 1, 2017

by Federico Tomassetti

· 13,992 Views · 9 Likes

Backbone.js: Getting Started

Backbone.js is a JS library that provides models with key-value bindings and custom events, views with declarative event handling, and collections with an API.

August 30, 2017

by Prosper Otemuyiwa

· 12,925 Views · 7 Likes

Top 10 Programming Languages in 2017

In this post, we give an overview of today's most popular programming languages. Which language(s) do you prefer to develop in?

August 18, 2017

by Anton Shaleynikov

· 55,716 Views · 19 Likes

Hadoop Distributions: Past, Present, and Future

In a world where open-source software can avoid vendor lock-in, are major Hadoop distributors discarding some of that benefit to the detriment of Hadoop users?

August 15, 2017

by Mark Chopping

· 10,159 Views · 3 Likes

Java Memory Leaks: Tools, Fixes, and More

In the effort to plug up memory leaks, here are ways you can prevent them, tools you can use to detect them, and references to consider.

August 14, 2017

by Angela Stringfellow

· 66,904 Views · 40 Likes

Java Command-Line Interfaces (Part 10): Picocli

As this series on Java CLIs continues, we examine Picocli—the tool's claim to fame being that you can run it without needing to add it as an external dependency.

August 12, 2017

by Dustin Marx

· 17,212 Views · 7 Likes

Hacking Lambda Expressions in Java

Let's dig deep into the bytecode level so you can see how lambda expressions really work, as well as how to combine them with getters, setters, and other tricks.

August 5, 2017

by Evgeniy Kirichenko

· 55,204 Views · 32 Likes

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