How-Tos

How to create AI agents with Neo4j Aura Agent

Neo4j Aura Agent is an end-to-end platform for creating agents, connecting them to knowledge graphs, and deploying to production using low-code and autogeneration tools. Let’s dive in.

By Zach Blumenfeld

Mar 19, 202610 mins

DatabasesDevelopment ToolsGenerative AI

Introducing the Kubernetes Operator for TiDB

Learn how to use the TiDB Operator to deploy, monitor, and manage the distributed, MySQL-compatible, TiDB database on Kubernetes clusters

By Shuan Deng and Greg Weber

Aug 16, 2018 11 mins

Cloud Computing Databases SQL

How to work with threads in C#

Take advantage of multithreading to perform several tasks simultaneously and improve the responsiveness of your application

By Joydip Kanjilal

Aug 13, 2018 4 mins

C# Small and Medium Business Software Development

Data in, intelligence out: Machine learning pipelines demystified

Data plus algorithms equals machine learning, but how does that all unfold? Let’s lift the lid on the way those pieces fit together, beginning to end

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 8, 2018 12 mins

Machine Learning Software Development

Julia tutorial: Get started with the Julia language

Want the convenience of a dynamic language and the performance of a compiled statically typed language? Try Julia

By Martin Heller

Aug 7, 2018 12 mins

Analytics Data Science Machine Learning

How to use JWT tokens in ASP.Net Core 2

Take advantage of JSON Web Tokens to implement a loosely coupled security model in your ASP.Net Core applications

By Joydip Kanjilal

Aug 6, 2018 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Web Development

Julia tutorial: Get started with the Julia language

Want the convenience of a dynamic language and the performance of a compiled statically typed language? Try Julia.

By Martin Heller

Aug 6, 2018 12 mins

Data Science Machine Learning Programming Languages

How to build stateful streaming applications with Apache Flink

Take advantage of Flink’s DataStream API, ProcessFunctions, and SQL support to build event-driven or streaming analytics applications

By Fabian Hueske

Aug 2, 2018 19 mins

Analytics Data Management Software Development

Get started with Rust, the language for safer code

Here’s how to get your feet wet with using Rust’s tool chain, creating projects, working with third-party code, and managing libraries

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 2, 2018 12 mins

Development Tools Open Source Software Development

GKE tutorial: Get started with Google Kubernetes Engine

Discover how easy it is to create a Kubernetes cluster, add a service, configure autoscaling, and tap other great features of GKE

By Ian Pointer

Jul 30, 2018 8 mins

Cloud Computing PaaS Software Development

How to implement HTTP.sys web server in ASP.Net Core

Learn how to implement HTTP.sys, a Windows-only HTTP server based on the HTTP.sys kernel driver that is mature, secure and scalable in ASP.Net Core

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jul 30, 2018 4 mins

Software Development Web Development

Mastering Spring framework 5, Part 1: Spring MVC

Fast-track Spring-based projects with Spring MVC 5, Spring Boot, and Spring Initializr

By Steven Haines

Jul 26, 2018 26 mins

Design Patterns Java Web Development

How to use Azure Blob storage in ASP.Net Core

Take advantage of Azure Blob storage to store data in the Microsoft cloud from your ASP.Net Core applications

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jul 23, 2018 4 mins

Microsoft Azure Small and Medium Business Web Development

Understand parameter binding in ASP.Net Web API

Learn how to use [FromBody] and [FromUri] to set values for parameters of the Web API controller methods.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jul 16, 2018 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Web Development

How to align test automation with agile and devops

Along with CI/CD’s continuous integration and continuous development, you need continuous testing

By Isaac Sacolick

Jul 12, 2018 8 mins

Agile Development App Testing Build Automation

How to align test automation with agile and devops

Along with CI/CD’s continuous integration and continuous development, you need continuous testing

By Isaac Sacolick

Jul 12, 2018 8 mins

Agile Development App Testing Development Tools

How to use policy-based authorization in ASP.Net Core

Take advantage of policy-based authorization in ASP.Net Core to implement a flexible, extensible, custom security model

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jul 9, 2018 4 mins

Development Tools Small and Medium Business Web Development

MySQL tutorial: Get started with MySQL 8

How to install and configure the latest edition of the popular open source database, plus tips for migrating from MySQL 7

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jul 5, 2018 12 mins

Databases Open Source SQL

How to work with Azure WebJobs in C#

Take advantage of Azure WebJobs to run scheduled background tasks in the Microsoft Azure cloud

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jul 2, 2018 5 mins

C# Microsoft Azure Small and Medium Business

How developers can get the ops team on their side

It shouldn’t be dev vs. ops. Instead, consider the ops team as one of your customers, and make software that it can use

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jun 28, 2018 4 mins

App Testing Software Development

How to use the chain of responsibility design pattern in C#

Take advantage of the chain of responsibility design pattern to draw on a chain of objects to handle requests

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 25, 2018 4 mins

C# Software Development

How to present to management: A guide for developers and engineers

Presenting to management is about realizing that you have a busy audience that wants to know the impact, cost, and risk of the plan

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jun 21, 2018 10 mins

Careers Engineer

Kotlin tutorial: Get started with Kotlin

Kotlin can provide huge benefits to developers currently working on Java and Android projects–here’s how

By Martin Heller

Jun 14, 2018 10 mins

Java Software Development Technology Industry

How to write better: A developer’s guide

Developers who can write impactfully tend to advance faster in their careers than those who merely code

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jun 14, 2018 5 mins

Careers Engineer

Kotlin tutorial: Get started with Kotlin

Kotlin can provide huge benefits to developers currently working on Java and Android projects. Here’s how

By Martin Heller

Jun 13, 2018 10 mins

Java Software Development Technology Industry

How to use Brotli for response compression in ASP.Net Core

Take advantage of ASP.Net Core’s support for response compression middleware to get more compression in less time using Brotli

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 11, 2018 4 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Web Development

Data structures and algorithms in Java, Part 5: Doubly-linked lists

Advanced searching and sorting with doubly-linked lists and circular-linked lists and their algorithms

By Jeff Friesen

Jun 8, 2018 11 mins

Java Software Development

How to test developer, data science, and devops job candidates

Even if they can show you code on GitHub, you want your finalists to do a trial project as a real, objective test. Here are the test projects you should use

By Andrew C. Oliver

Jun 7, 2018 5 mins

Careers Data Science Devops

How to create a Microsoft SQL Server failover cluster in the Google Cloud

A step-by-step guide to using SAN-less failover clustering software to support SQL Server’s Always On Failover Clustering in the public cloud

By Dave Bermingham

Jun 6, 2018 10 mins

Cloud Computing Databases SQL

How to use the state design pattern in .Net

Take advantage of the state design pattern to allow an object to change its behavior when its internal state changes

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 4, 2018 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development

How to start your own bug-bounty program

Code vulnerabilities and other entry points for hackers exist in your systems. Why not use hackers to help find and fix them?

By Dan Swinhoe

Jun 1, 2018 7 mins

App Testing Application Security Software Development

Docker tutorial: Get started with Docker networking

Learn about the use cases for each of Docker's networking models, and how to best apply and tune them for your needs

By Serdar Yegulalp

May 31, 2018 6 mins

Cloud Computing Devops Web Development

How to work with HttpClientFactory in ASP.Net Core

Take advantage of HttpClientFactory to manage HttpClient instances efficiently

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 28, 2018 4 mins

Software Development

Demystified: Routing in ASP.NET Core

Learn how routing in ASP.NET Core works to map incoming requests to respective controller actions

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 21, 2018 4 mins

Software Development

How to convert legacy Windows apps to Windows 10

There’s a lot of old Win32s, WinForms, and WPF code out there, and now Microsoft plans to make it easy to bring it to Windows 10’s UWP

By Simon Bisson

May 15, 2018 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

How to use Elmah for error logging in ASP.Net Core

Take advantage of Elmah logging framework and the Elmah.io log monitoring service to manage errors in your ASP.Net Core application

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 14, 2018 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Software Development Web Development

How to work with Azure Service Bus queues in .Net

Take advantage of Azure Service Bus queues for scalable, cloud-based, asynchronous, and reliable messaging in your .Net applications

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 7, 2018 5 mins

Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure PaaS

Big data analytics with Neo4j and Java, Part 2

Write a Java application that connects to Neo4j and executes Cypher queries

By Steven Haines

May 3, 2018 16 mins

Data Management Development Tools Open Source

How to find a developer job after coding bootcamp

If you want a real developer job, a coding bootcamp won’t get you in the door. But if you add some real experience, you’ve got a shot. Here’s how to get that experience

By Andrew C. Oliver

May 3, 2018 4 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

How to use Azure Cosmos DB in .Net

Take advantage of the Azure cloud’s fully managed, schema agnostic, NoSQL database-as-service for your .Net web applications

By Joydip Kanjilal

Apr 30, 2018 6 mins

Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure Technology Industry

Get started with CI/CD: Automating application delivery with CI/CD pipelines

CI/CD automates the application integration and delivery steps and standardizes application configurations. Here’s how to make CI/CD work in your organization.

By Isaac Sacolick

Apr 26, 2018 10 mins

Agile Development App Testing Build Automation