Software Design and Architecture Resources

With API-driven development having API as the fulcrum, your app is will not just survive but also thrive in this connected world.

January 10, 2017

by Karthick Viswanathan

· 60,316 Views · 7 Likes

Working With RequireJS in Oracle JET

The latest article in a series of tutorials on Oracle JET, this time focused on what RequireJS can bring to the table.

Updated January 9, 2017

by Chris Muir

· 14,704 Views · 7 Likes

Redis Users Rejoice! The JCache API Is Here

If you've been waiting for Redisson's JCache API implementation, then wait no more.

Updated January 6, 2017

by Nikita Koksharov

· 37,161 Views · 7 Likes

Kafka Avro Scala Example

Learn how to write and read messages in Avro format to/from Kafka. Read on to understand how to produce messages encoded with Avro, how to send them into Kafka, and how to consume with consumer and finally how to decode them.

January 6, 2017

by Sushil Kumar Singh

· 424,469 Views · 11 Likes

Generating Your GCM Sender ID and Server Key for Chrome Push

Firebase, Google's cloud-based tool suite, can help add flexibility and user friendliness to apps. This guide walks you through setting up push notifications.

January 6, 2017

by Ruchika Sharma

· 18,837 Views · 1 Like

Minideb: A Minimalist, Debian-Based Docker Image

Alpine Linux-based Docker images are small, but they can still bloat up quickly. If you're concerned about image size, search for alternatives, like Minideb.

January 6, 2017

by Sebastien Goasguen

· 62,966 Views · 3 Likes

Microservices vs. SOA

If you have worked with SOA before, you might wonder what is the difference between SOA and Microservices. Here I have explained both architectures and compared them in details.

Updated January 4, 2017

by Ima Miri

· 215,052 Views · 52 Likes

An Introduction to Load Testing With Gatling

A new open source weapon for load testing has emerged, (Gatling) guns blazing!

Updated January 4, 2017

by Sree Tejaswi

· 29,540 Views · 22 Likes

Documenting Architecture

Much like there is not one definition around what an architect does, there is not one standard precise way of documenting architecture.

January 4, 2017

by Yogeshwar Srikrishnan

· 44,951 Views · 33 Likes

Generating Maps With Mapnik and Docker

I've used OpenStreetMap to render maps, but ran into a problem with my Retina MacBook Pro. I needed special tiles rendered with a big scale factor to make them sharp.

January 4, 2017

by Dmitry Pokidov

· 11,004 Views · 3 Likes

Protobuf Alternative to REST for Microservices

When JSON appears to be inefficient, Protocol Buffers can be a viable option...but how viable, exactly?

January 4, 2017

by Mike Ensor

· 17,002 Views · 17 Likes

Architectural Shift in Web Applications

Let's jump right into this series with a look at architectural shifts that have occurred recently in web application.

January 4, 2017

by Amit Rathi

· 35,795 Views · 64 Likes

Configure a SQL Server JDBC Driver for Splunk

This blog outlines the need for a powerful SQL Server JDBC Driver to make the most of Splunk DB Connect while importing data into Splunk.

January 3, 2017

by Saikrishna Teja Bobba

· 9,531 Views · 1 Like

How to Install Percona Monitoring and Management on Google Container Engine

Since GKE runs on Kubernetes, we had to do some interesting changes to the server install instructions to use GKE to manage the Docker container pmm-server uses.

January 3, 2017

by Manjot Singh

· 6,424 Views · 1 Like

A Comparison of Two Large CSV Files in MuleSoft

One file is 5 MB and the other is 1 MB. How can we deal with such large files without setting aside a huge amount of time?

January 2, 2017

by Ujjawal Kant

· 9,960 Views · 4 Likes

13 Software Failures of 2016 That Testing Could Have Prevented

As businesses continue to migrate to digital platforms, it becomes absolutely critical to conduct rigorous software testing before the launching of a product.

January 2, 2017

by Hiren Tanna

· 28,161 Views · 2 Likes