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9 reasons Java is still great

Java has endured radical transformations in the technology landscape and many threats to its prominence. What makes this technology so great, and what does the future hold for Java?

By Matthew Tyson

Mar 19, 202610 mins

Development ToolsJavaOpen Source

5 key new features in SingleStoreDB 8.0

The latest release of the unified database for transactional and analytical processing brings real-time analytics for JSON data, Wasm support, dynamic scaling, and security and UX improvements.

By Shireesh Thota

Feb 2, 2023 4 mins

Analytics Cloud Computing Databases

Server-side rendering is having a moment

React-based frameworks that render web pages on the server could paradoxically be the future of front-end development. Here’s why.

By Ben Vinegar

Jan 31, 2023 8 mins

JavaScript Software Development Web Development

Kill snowflake servers so the cloud can take their place

High-availability, auto-scaling, self-healing cloud infrastructure is as resilient as the many-headed Hydra of Greek myth. Make the most of it by using containers.

By Jeremy Duvall

Jan 30, 2023 7 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

The tip of the data science iceberg

Data science is already a vital element of a successful business. Before long it will be part of every application, and AI will be embedded in every transaction workflow.

By Vipul Baijal and Ram Narasimhan

Jan 26, 2023 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Data Science Machine Learning

What developers should do during a downturn

Six steps you can take to position yourself for the next tech boom, and to keep paying the bills in the meantime. First, don’t despair.

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jan 25, 2023 6 mins

Careers Engineer IT Skills and Training

The mark of a healthy engineering culture

The primary benefit of healthy engineering culture is predictability—the ability to ship high-quality software on time, reliably and repeatedly. It flows from the bottom up.

By Mark Porter

Jan 24, 2023 7 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

8 programming languages we love to hate—but can’t live without

Tools masquerading as languages, maddening syntax, dusty old code that just won’t die—here's what has us shaking our fists.

By Peter Wayner

Jan 23, 2023 13 mins

Java JavaScript Python

What is a compiler? How source code becomes machine code

Find out how source code is compiled for different programming languages and computer architectures, including the evolution from FORTRAN to CLR and JIT compilers.

By Martin Heller

Jan 20, 2023 9 mins

Programming Languages Software Development

Web 3.0 doesn’t need a blockchain revolution

Internet users want control over their data and visibility into how their data is being used. An evolution of today’s web, already mapped out by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, can provide both.

By Osmar Olivo

Jan 19, 2023 8 mins

Emerging Technology Software Development Web Development

How to become a multicloud developer

Cloud spending is on the rise, and more organizations are investing in multicloud strategies. Here's how developers and architects can gain an edge in this rapidly evolving field.

By Bob Violino

Jan 17, 2023 6 mins

Amazon Web Services Google Cloud Platform Microsoft Azure

Compactor: A hidden engine of database performance

The compactor handles critical post-ingestion and pre-query workloads in the background on a separate server, enabling low latency for data ingestion and high performance for queries.

By Nga Tran and Paul Dix

Jan 17, 2023 12 mins

Analytics Databases Software Development

Architecting for SaaSification

The day is coming when companies will be loose combinations of software services with loose coalitions of people delivering on digital promises. Are you ready?

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jan 16, 2023 7 mins

Cloud Computing SaaS Small and Medium Business

Plunge into Python with ‘Python Crash Course 3rd Edition’

This updated version of the respected beginner's guide to Python gives newcomers a whirlwind tour of Python 3.9—from object-oriented programming basics to examples involving data analysis, web development, and more.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 11, 2023 4 mins

Python Software Development

Developing applications that never delete

Updates and deletes remove history that is often desirable to keep. It is not only possible but practical to write a database application that preserves that history.

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jan 11, 2023 4 mins

Databases Software Development

Developer experience will take center stage in 2023

Retaining engineering talent will be a top priority in the coming year. And traditional developer productivity management approaches will be kicked to the curb.

By Hans Dockter

Jan 10, 2023 5 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

5 reasons developers love GraphQL, and 5 reasons they hate it

Developers tend to love GraphQL for API development and querying, or they hate it. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly of this REST alternative on the rise.

By Peter Wayner

Jan 9, 2023 7 mins

APIs Development Tools Open Source

What is Cython? Python at the speed of C

A superset of Python that compiles to C, Cython combines the ease of Python with the speed of native code. Here's a quick guide to making the most of Cython in your Python programs.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jan 6, 2023 12 mins

Development Tools Open Source Python

Using deduplication for eventually consistent transactions

Deduplication is an effective alternative to transactions for eventually consistent use cases of a distributed database. Here’s why.

By Nga Tran

Jan 3, 2023 9 mins

Analytics Databases Software Development

4 career paths for software developers on the move

Wondering how to leverage your coding experience to advance to the next stage of your career? The good news is, you have options.

By Bob Violino

Jan 3, 2023 5 mins

Careers Software Development

7 downsides of open source culture

Open source passion fuels developer creativity, learning, and community, but it's no Shangri-La. Here are seven pitfalls to consider before joining an open source project.

By Peter Wayner

Jan 2, 2023 6 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Autonomy, packet size, friction, fanout, and velocity

The fediverse just might strike a healthier balance of those dimensions than previous generations of social software.

By Jon Udell

Dec 27, 2022 3 mins

Software Development Web Development

The fundamentals of Kubernetes cost management

Kubernetes cost management is about more than numbers. Culture and collaboration help bring together the expertise for you to achieve Kubernetes cost savings.

By Will Kelly

Dec 26, 2022 6 mins

Cloud Computing Cloud Management Software Development

Why zero knowledge matters

Zero-knowledge proof is the next big evolution for blockchain and Web3. A recent survey reveals how adopters are using ZKP now and what to expect in the future.

By Matthew Tyson

Dec 22, 2022 6 mins

Security Software Development

How Steampipe enables KPIs as code

CMD Solutions built tools for continuous controls assurance by using open-source Steampipe to define information security performance metrics as SQL statements.

By Jon Udell

Dec 21, 2022 8 mins

APIs Amazon Web Services Cloud Security

Moving IoT data with MQTT

Billions of connected devices need to communicate and move data effectively across networks and cloud platforms. Here’s why MQTT is the standard protocol.

By Georg Held

Dec 20, 2022 6 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Technology Industry

10 databases supporting in-database machine learning

While approaches and capabilities differ, all of these databases allow you to build machine learning models right where your data resides.

By Martin Heller

Dec 19, 2022 10 mins

Analytics Databases Machine Learning

Time series forecasting with ARMA and InfluxDB

Autoregressive moving average models have a number of advantages including simplicity. Here’s how to use an ARMA model with InfluxDB.

By Anais Dotis-Georgiou

Dec 15, 2022 9 mins

Databases Machine Learning Predictive Analytics

3 tiny Kubernetes distributions for compact container management

Small is beautiful, and it could be just the antidote you need for Kubernetes' sprawl. Here are three popular, miniaturized Kubernetes distros for managing containers at scale.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Dec 14, 2022 5 mins

Cloud Computing Development Tools Software Development

Time series forecasting with XGBoost and InfluxDB

XGBoost is a popular open source machine learning library that can be used to solve all kinds of prediction problems. Here’s how to use XGBoost with InfluxDB.

By Anais Dotis-Georgiou

Dec 13, 2022 9 mins

Databases Machine Learning Predictive Analytics

Full-stack engineering is one-third as good

Full-stack engineering sounds like a dream. In fact it’s a recipe for slower development, lower-quality software, soaring technical debt, and overstressed engineers.

By Jeremy Duvall

Dec 12, 2022 9 mins

Software Development

Why Python is catching on with business analysts

Business analysts are running into the limits of BI tools and looking for ways to do more advanced analytics. Python is the way forward.

By Torsten Grabs

Dec 8, 2022 5 mins

Data Science Programming Languages Python

14 hot language projects riding WebAssembly

From blazing-fast web apps to Python data science in the browser, these programming language and compiler projects offer different twists on the promise of WebAssembly.

By Paul Krill

Dec 7, 2022 9 mins

JavaScript Software Development Web Development

10 common PostgreSQL mistakes and how to avoid them

PostgreSQL was built to handle a wide range of use cases, but flexibility also has a flip side. Make sure you’re not making these all-too-common design, configuration, tuning, and other mistakes.

By Hamid Akhtar

Dec 6, 2022 15 mins

Cloud Computing Databases Software Development

5 things developers love about their work, and 5 things they don’t

No job is perfect, not even in software development. We asked 13 developers what they love and hate about coding for a living. Here's what they told us.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Dec 5, 2022 11 mins

Careers Software Development Technology Industry

What is DevSecOps? Securing devops pipelines

DevSecOps evolves devops concepts with tools and practices that embed security in every layer of the software development life cycle. Here's why more companies are embracing DevSecOps.

By Bob Violino

Dec 2, 2022 6 mins

Application Security Careers Devops

Where Microsoft’s open source policy went wrong

Instead of restricting which open source software can be sold, Microsoft should eliminate ambiguity in its Microsoft Store policy and reaffirm the rights of developers to sell their work.

By Josep Prat

Nov 30, 2022 5 mins

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

3 key features in EDB PostgreSQL 15

Thoroughly tested on PostgreSQL 15.1, EDB’s new tools optimize performance, scalability, reliability, and operability. Here are the highlights.

By Adam Wright

Nov 29, 2022 8 mins

Databases Open Source Software Development

IT career roadmap: Web developer

Web development is among the top IT jobs and a frequent entry-level role for developers who are starting out. Here's how one web developer parlayed her programming career into a tech consultancy.

By Bob Violino

Nov 29, 2022 7 mins

Careers Web Development

5 operations every cloud architect should automate

If there’s one defining characteristic of the cloud, or one characteristic that distinguishes the cloud from the traditional data center, it’s automation. Take advantage of it.

By Lee Atchison

Nov 28, 2022 7 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing Devops

What is the JRE? Introduction to the Java Runtime Environment

The JRE creates the JVM and ensures dependencies are available to your Java programs. It plays a vital role in devops and cloud configurations.

By Matthew Tyson

Nov 23, 2022 10 mins

Development Tools Devops Java

How to beat the Kubernetes skills shortage

While Kubernetes container management is key to digital transformation, Kubernetes talent is in short supply. Follow these 4 strategies of successful companies to fill the gap.

By Janae Lee

Nov 22, 2022 5 mins

Software Development

The best new features in Next.js 13

Next.js 13 brings a slew of new features, including the new Turbopack bundler, support for React Server Components, and more. Let's get started with Next.js 13.

By Matthew Tyson

Nov 17, 2022 11 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Web Development

How to identify and solve web-scale problems

The storied history of web-scale problems offers lessons for operators of increasingly complex IT environments.

By Scott McCarty

Nov 16, 2022 8 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development Web Development

How vectorization improves database performance

Although a serious engineering challenge, database vectorization delivers orders-of-magnitude performance boosts for a real-time analytics engine such as StarRocks. Here’s how we did it.

By James Li and Kaisen Kang

Nov 15, 2022 14 mins

Analytics Business Intelligence Databases

Beyond C++: The promise of Rust, Carbon, and Cppfront

There's light on the horizon for C/C++ developers looking for a change. Rust, Carbon, and Cppfront are all promising alternatives to the legacy languages programmers love to hate.

By Martin Heller

Nov 14, 2022 11 mins

C Language C++ Rust

10 more essential MySQL performance tuning tips

Schema design, indexes, queries, configs, I/O… what could go wrong? Follow these 10 essential tips to keep your MySQL servers humming.

By Tibor Köröcz and Francisco Bordenave

Nov 7, 2022 14 mins

Databases Software Development

Why Wasm is the future of cloud computing

Whether on the server or on the edge, Wasm lets you create custom logic that runs much closer to the data than it could before. And you can do it securely, efficiently, and with greater flexibility.

By Peter Vetere

Nov 1, 2022 8 mins

Cloud Computing Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

9 dark secrets of the federated web

The federated web, free of centralized control and walled gardens, is an ideal with deep roots in high-tech. So why is it so hard to bring this dream to life?

By Peter Wayner

Oct 31, 2022 7 mins

Technology Industry Web Development