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

All about Java class loaders

Here's a quick look at the three types of class loaders and everything you need to know to work with them in your Java programs.

By Rafael del Nero

Jun 29, 2023 12 mins

Java Programming Languages

How to work with Azure Key Vault in .NET Core

Azure Key Vault is a safe and secure place to store the tokens, keys, passwords, certificates, and other sensitive data used in your .NET Core applications. Here’s how to work with it in C#.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 29, 2023 6 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to use EventCounters in .NET Core

Take advantage of EventCounters in .NET Core to gain insights into your application’s performance in real time.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 22, 2023 6 mins

C# Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET

Bundling with the Bun.js bundler

Bun.js is the drop-in replacement for Node that now comes with a blazingly-fast bundler. Here's a first look at bundling with Bun.js.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 21, 2023 8 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Software Development

How to avoid spaghetti code in C#

Spaghetti is good eating but bad programming. Follow these 10 best practices to keep your C# code clean, lean, and easy to maintain.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 15, 2023 5 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET Software Development

Intro to GitPod: A cloud development environment

GitPod is a full-fledged development environment like VS Code, but you can access it from any web browser. Let's take a look.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 14, 2023 9 mins

Cloud Computing Development Tools

Composition vs. inheritance in OOP and C#

Understand the key concepts behind composition and inheritance that allow you to build reusable and flexible types in your .NET applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 8, 2023 6 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Automating CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Get a quick and gentle introduction to GitHub Actions, the native CI/CD framework for GitHub.

By Matthew Tyson

Jun 7, 2023 8 mins

Development Tools Open Source Version Control Systems

How to use advanced Dapper features in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of stored procedures, query pagination, query caching, and other advanced Dapper feature to simplify data access and ensure high performance.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 1, 2023 7 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Interactive Java consoles with JLine and ConsoleUI

Get inside the Java shell, with this hands-on demonstration of building advanced UI consoles and REPLs in Java.

By Matthew Tyson

May 31, 2023 12 mins

Development Tools Java Software Development

When the rubber duck talks back

The real value of AI coding assistants isn’t any particular piece of code they get ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ but the process of collaborating with them.

By Jon Udell

May 29, 2023 6 mins

APIs SQL Web Development

How to use factory-based middleware activation in ASP.NET Coreresponse compression

Factory-based middleware activation is a more flexible and dynamic approach to configuring and activating middleware components. Here’s how to take advantage of it in ASP.NET Core 7.

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 25, 2023 5 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Build a Java application to talk to ChatGPT

Build your own Java-based chatbot and get a feel for interacting with the ChatGPT API in a Java client.

By Matthew Tyson

May 24, 2023 9 mins

Artificial Intelligence Java

How to use the rate limiting algorithms in ASP.NET Core

Learn how to use the fixed window, sliding window, token bucket, and concurrency algorithms in ASP.NET Core 7 to protect your applications and APIs against malicious attacks or overuse.

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 18, 2023 8 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Hands-on with MicroStream: A fresh approach to Java persistence

MicroStream abstracts the Java persistence layer so you can think about data persistence in an object-oriented way. Here's a hands-on introduction.

By Matthew Tyson

May 17, 2023 8 mins

Development Tools Java Libraries and Frameworks

How to use response compression in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of response compression middleware in ASP.NET Core to reduce bandwidth requirements and improve the responsiveness of your apps.

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 11, 2023 7 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

R tutorials: Learn R programming for data science

Search for R tutorials by task, topic, or package. Many include videos

By Sharon Machlis

May 4, 2023 8 mins

Analytics Business Intelligence R Language

How to use ForkJoinPool in Java

Use ForkJoinPool to break down computationally intensive tasks and execute them in parallel for better Java application performance.

By Rafael del Nero

May 4, 2023 9 mins

Devops Java Programming Languages

JavaScript callbacks, promises, and async/await explained

Callbacks work fine for handling asynchronous code in JavaScript, but promises and the async and await keywords are cleaner and more flexible.

By Matthew Tyson

May 3, 2023 7 mins

JavaScript Programming Languages Software Development

Do more with R: RStudio addins and keyboard shortcuts

Speed up your R programming workflow with RStudio addins and customized keyboard shortcuts

By Sharon Machlis

May 2, 2023 3 mins

Analytics R Language Software Development

Create a free data dictionary with R

Have data sets scattered all over the place? Here's how to pull them into a single, robust catalog with the pointblank R package and a Quarto document.

By Sharon Machlis

Apr 27, 2023 20 mins

Data Management R Language

How to use request decompression in ASP.NET Core 7

Take advantage of the request decompression middleware in ASP.NET Core 7 to enable your API endpoints to accept requests that contain compressed content.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Apr 27, 2023 5 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to use async and await in JavaScript

JavaScript’s async and await functions make for readable and maintainable asynchronous code. Just watch out for their downsides.

By Matthew Tyson

Apr 26, 2023 7 mins

JavaScript Software Development

7 steps to take before developing digital twins

Digital twins have enormous potential for bridging IT and OT, but developing them is not cheap. Here's how to ensure a successful rollout.

By Isaac Sacolick

Apr 24, 2023 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

Applying the DRY, KISS, and YAGNI principles in C#

If you don’t repeat yourself, keep it simple, and implement only the functionality you really truly need, your C# code will be cleaner, simpler, and much easier to maintain.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Apr 20, 2023 8 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Software Development

Migrating Mastodon lists

If you move from one Mastodon server to another and you want to migrate the people on your lists, you have few options. Here’s a way to do it with Steampipe and SQL.

By Jon Udell

Apr 13, 2023 10 mins

APIs SQL Web Development

Hands-on with Java and Wasm

Compiling Java code to WebAssembly is an efficient way to get it running in a web browser, and you get a serious performance boost. Let's check it out.

By Matthew Tyson

Apr 12, 2023 9 mins

Java JavaScript Web Development

The Mastodon plugin is now available on the Steampipe Hub

The fediverse offers an opportunity to reboot the social web and gain control of our information diets. Steampipe and its Mastodon plugin can help you seize it.

By Jon Udell

Apr 6, 2023 10 mins

APIs SQL Web Development

How to use the unit of work pattern in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of the unit of work design pattern to build flexible, extensible, and reusable data access layers in your ASP.NET Core applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Apr 6, 2023 8 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Intro to tRPC: Integrated, full-stack TypeScript

The tRPC project brings together strong typing with server-side JavaScript capabilities in a single client-server interaction protocol. Let's see how it works.

By Matthew Tyson

Mar 30, 2023 8 mins

JavaScript Software Development

Get started with the rate limiting middleware in ASP.NET Core 7

Take advantage of the new rate limiting middleware in ASP.NET Core 7 to protect against malicious attacks on your applications and ensure equitable use of server resources.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Mar 30, 2023 5 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Regex: Processing patterns in text

Regular expressions are built into many programming languages and used to match, search, and transform patterns of text in your programs. Get started with Regex.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Mar 29, 2023 8 mins

Programming Languages Software Development

Intro to Tauri: The Electron alternative

Build cross-platform native applications using virtually any web framework and a Rust back end. Here's a look at Tauri under the hood.

By Matthew Tyson

Mar 23, 2023 7 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

How to work with EF Core migrations in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of migrations in EF Core to manage database schema changes over time and keep them in sync with the data models of your ASP.NET Core applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Mar 23, 2023 6 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Civet: A better TypeScript?

Get early access to ECMAScript proposals and slick added features with this modern superset of TypeScript.

By Matthew Tyson

Mar 16, 2023 8 mins

JavaScript Programming Languages Software Development

How to handle errors in minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core

How to use the exception handling middleware in ASP.NET Core to handle errors gracefully in your minimal API applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Mar 16, 2023 6 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Mastodon timelines for teams

Using Steampipe and SQL to pool Mastodon timelines and point queries and dashboards at the combined histories of teams or groups.

By Jon Udell

Mar 16, 2023 5 mins

APIs SQL Web Development

Visualizing Mastodon server moderation

Which Mastodon servers are blocking other Mastodon servers, and which servers are being blocked? We can discover them using Steampipe’s relationship graphs.

By Jon Udell

Mar 9, 2023 5 mins

APIs SQL Web Development

How to send emails using SendGrid in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of SendGrid to integrate reliable and scalable email into your ASP.NET Core applications. Here’s how.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Mar 2, 2023 7 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Mapping people and tags on Mastodon

How Steampipe’s API queries and relationship graphs enable maps that select what is helpful and omit what isn’t.

By Jon Udell

Mar 1, 2023 5 mins

APIs SQL Web Development

How to use callbacks in Java

Learn how to use synchronous and asynchronous callbacks in Java—including callbacks with lambda expressions, CompletableFuture, and more.

By Rafael del Nero

Feb 28, 2023 7 mins

Java Software Development

How to use parameter binding in minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core

Take advantage of parameter binding in ASP.NET Core 7 to convert request data to strongly typed parameters, improving both application performance and code maintainability.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Feb 23, 2023 8 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Explore Bun.js: The all-in-one JavaScript runtime

Bun is an ambitious project that is quickly emerging as a drop-in replacement and faster alternative to Node.js. Here's a look at how Bun works and how to use it for your server-side JavaScript applications.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 23, 2023 9 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Software Development

News in the fediverse

The fediverse is our chance to reboot the social web and gain control of our information diets. Let’s make it trivial for anyone to turn on a rule like ‘news only on lists, not timelines.’

By Jon Udell

Feb 22, 2023 3 mins

APIs SQL Web Development

How to write Python extensions in Rust with PyO3

Py03 lets you combine Rust's speed and memory safety with Python's ease of use. Get started writing Rust extensions for Python that work just like regular Python modules.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Feb 22, 2023 10 mins

Programming Languages Python Rust

Orchestration and choreography in .NET microservices

Orchestration takes a centralized approach, and choreography a decentralized approach, to coordinating the interactions of microservices. Understand the differences.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Feb 16, 2023 8 mins

Microsoft .NET Software Development

Protocols, APIs, and conventions

We’re in one of those internet moments of rapid innovation, when new conventions can unlock emergent behaviors. Enjoy it!

By Jon Udell

Feb 15, 2023 5 mins

APIs SQL Web Development

The best new features in ASP.NET Core 7

The latest version of Microsoft’s web application development framework brings excellent new capabilities to middleware, minimal API apps, and more. Here are the highlights.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Feb 9, 2023 8 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Intro to Remix: A leader in full-stack evolution

Remix is a full-stack JavaScript framework in the style of Next.js—and so much more. Find out what makes Remix stand out among JavaScript frameworks, then try it out with a quick example app.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 9, 2023 10 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Software Development