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

Intro to Blitz.js: A full-stack framework for Next.js

Blitz.js takes a zero-API approach to connecting your Next.js front end to the back-end datastore. Here's how it works.

By Matthew Tyson

Sep 15, 2022 9 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Software Development

How to create a custom configuration provider in ASP.NET Core 6

ASP.NET Core configuration providers read configuration data from common sources such as JSON files and databases. But you can use other sources by creating custom configuration providers.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Sep 15, 2022 7 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to create Word docs from R or Python with Quarto

It’s easy to automate the creation of Word documents with Quarto, a free, open-source technical publishing system that works with R, Python, and other programming languages.

By Sharon Machlis

Sep 8, 2022 8 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Python R Language

Error tracking with JavaScript, React, and Sentry

Sentry is a full-stack error tracking system for JavaScript applications and more. Let's see how it works.

By Matthew Tyson

Sep 8, 2022 8 mins

Devops JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks

How to use EF Core as an in-memory database in ASP.NET Core 6

Entity Framework Core allows you to store and retrieve data to and from an in-memory database. It’s a quick and easy way to test your ASP.NET Core 6 web applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Sep 8, 2022 9 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to version minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core 6

Follow these steps to implement API versioning in minimal Web API endpoints using ASP.NET Core 6.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Sep 1, 2022 7 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Solana blockchain and the Proof of History

Solana is considered the fastest blockchain and competes with Ethereum for high-throughput, on-chain application development. Get started with Solana and its fast, innovative blockchain architecture.

By Matthew Tyson

Jul 28, 2022 7 mins

Development Tools Software Development

How to test minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core 6

ASP.NET Core 6 allows us to create APIs that include a bare minimum of files, features, and dependencies. Here’s how to test a minimal Web API.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jul 28, 2022 7 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to use the Command pattern in Java

Learn how to use the Command pattern to encapsulate requests as objects, which you can execute alone or in sequence in your Java programs.

By Rafael del Nero

Jul 26, 2022 9 mins

Java Software Development

Intro to Ethereum smart contracts

You might be surprised how well your current programming skills translate to the blockchain and Web3. Let's get started with smart contract development using Ethereum and Solidity.

By Matthew Tyson

Jul 21, 2022 10 mins

Development Tools Software Development

How to use Python dictionaries

Learn how Python's dictionary data structure works as a powerful and versatile way to store and retrieve objects and data in your applications.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Jul 20, 2022 11 mins

Programming Languages Python Software Development

How to work with a priority queue in .NET 6

Take advantage of the PriorityQueue class in .NET 6 to create queues that work based on priority values you assign to the elements.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jul 14, 2022 6 mins

C# Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET

Intro to Pure CSS: Minimal, modular CSS layouts

Pure CSS offers a minimalist, mobile-first approach to CSS layouts in your web pages. Let's get started with this lightweight framework, which you can use as-is or extend with a variety of plugins.

By Matthew Tyson

Jul 14, 2022 8 mins

Development Tools Web Development

How to migrate ASP.NET Core 5 code to ASP.NET Core 6

It’s easy to update your ASP.NET Core 5 code to ASP.NET Core 6. Learn how by following these examples.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jul 7, 2022 6 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to work with trace listeners in ASP.NET Core 6

Take advantage of trace listeners in ASP.NET Core 6 to add performance and debugging instrumentation to your applications with ease.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 23, 2022 7 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to implement IP whitelists in ASP.NET Core 6

Take advantage of middleware in ASP.NET Core 6 to check the remote IP address of every request, and allow requests only from known and trusted addresses.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 16, 2022 6 mins

Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET Web Development

Use logging and DI in minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core 6

How to implement logging, read from the configuration system, and use dependency injection in minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core 6.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jun 2, 2022 5 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to work with String.Create in C#

Take advantage of String.Create to create strings with no allocation overhead and improve the performance of your .NET 6 applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 26, 2022 7 mins

C# Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET

How to compress and decompress strings in C#

Take advantage of the GZip and Brotli compression methods to reduce the size of string data and improve performance in your .NET Core applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

May 12, 2022 7 mins

C# Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET

How to work with Azure Functions in C#

Take advantage of Azure Functions to run small pieces of code that can be triggered by events in the Azure cloud.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Apr 28, 2022 10 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Microsoft Azure

Go serverless with Vercel, SvelteKit, and MongoDB

What do you get when you combine Vercel, SvelteKit, and MongoDB Atlas? A powerful serverless-first development stack that scales massively.

By Matthew Tyson

Apr 21, 2022 11 mins

JavaScript Serverless Computing Web Development

How to enforce architecture rules in C#

Take advantage of the NetArchUnit to enforce architecture rules in your application and ensure consistency of quality and standards.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Apr 14, 2022 7 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Software Development

Intro to Hilla: The full-stack Java framework

Based on Vaadin Fusion, Hilla combines a reactive JavaScript front end with a Spring Java back end for full-stack web development. Let's get started with Hilla.

By Matthew Tyson

Apr 7, 2022 9 mins

Java JavaScript Web Development

How to craft a cloud services catalog entry

A well-crafted cloud services catalog promotes cloud cost optimization, frees up your engineers and architects, and promotes self-service cloud adoption. Here’s how.

By Will Kelly

Mar 17, 2022 6 mins

Cloud Computing Software Development

How to work with disconnected entities in Entity Framework Core

Learn how you can track changes to entities while disconnected from the EF context in Entity Framework Core.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Mar 10, 2022 6 mins

C# Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET

Rust programming for Java developers

No programmers are happier with their language than Rust programmers. And if you know Java, you’ll find Rust relatively easy to learn.

By Matthew Tyson

Mar 3, 2022 8 mins

Java Programming Languages Rust

Easier ggplot with ggcharts in R

Create R data visualizations easily with a few lines of simple code using the ggcharts R package. Plus, the resulting charts and graphs are customizable ggplot objects.

By Sharon Machlis

Mar 3, 2022 8 mins

Analytics Data Visualization R Language

A brief intro to the Pants build system

Pants is a fast, remote-friendly, and ergonomic build tool for multiple languages including Python, Go, Java, and Scala. Let’s take a look.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 17, 2022 7 mins

Build Automation Golang Java

How to work with IAsyncDisposable in .NET 6

Take advantage of the IAsyncDisposable interface to dispose of objects in a non-blocking way and make your .NET applications more efficient.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Feb 10, 2022 5 mins

C# Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET

How to create PowerPoint slides from R

Learn how to generate PowerPoint slides straight from an R Markdown document. Plus, create interactive HTML slides in R with the xaringan package.

By Sharon Machlis

Feb 3, 2022 9 mins

Business Intelligence R Language Technology Industry

How to handle Java errors and cleanup without finalize

Java’s finalize method will be deprecated in Java 18 and removed entirely in a future release. Let’s look at the alternatives.

By Matthew Tyson

Feb 3, 2022 9 mins

Java Programming Languages Software Development

Hands-on with React Server Components

Unlike server-side rendering, React Server Components aim to fully replace client-side functionality with work done on the server. Let’s see how this works.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 27, 2022 9 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

Hands-on with GatsbyJS

An introduction to building a website with the friendly and easy-to-use static site generator based on React.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 13, 2022 8 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

Demystifying the Program and Startup classes in ASP.NET Core

Program and Startup are the main classes for configuring .NET applications. Learn how to use them in ASP.NET Core 6.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Jan 6, 2022 6 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

A simple automated build pipeline for Node.js

Even simple and early-stage projects benefit from automated build pipelines. Here’s an easy way to set up CI/CD with Node.js, Jenkins, and Git.

By Matthew Tyson

Jan 6, 2022 12 mins

Build Automation Google Cloud Platform JavaScript

Hands-on with Dropwizard REST APIs

An introduction to the lean REST framework that turns a number of popular Java libraries into a more streamlined alternative to Spring.

By Matthew Tyson

Dec 23, 2021 8 mins

Java Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

Astonishingly easy mapping in R with mapview

Create interactive maps of GIS data with tooltips, hover text, and legends in one short and simple line of code. Plus get extras like side-by-side sliders and multiple maps in sync.

By Sharon Machlis

Dec 20, 2021 12 mins

Analytics R Language Software Development

Hands-on with MarkoJS

A simple, flexible, and fast full-stack framework with the most intuitive component system yet devised, Marko deserves a close look.

By Matthew Tyson

Dec 16, 2021 7 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks Web Development

How to use the minimal hosting model in ASP.NET Core 6

The minimal hosting model in ASP.NET Core 6 means having to write less boilerplate code to get your application up and running.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Dec 16, 2021 5 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Buyer’s guide: How to choose a cloud data warehouse

Modern data warehouses can query structured data and semi-structured data simultaneously, and even combine historical data and streaming live data for analysis.

By Martin Heller

Dec 13, 2021 13 mins

Data Architecture Databases Enterprise Buyer’s Guides

Send Outlook email and Teams messages with R

The Microsoft365R package makes it easy to connect R with Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint. Let’s start with Outlook and Teams.

By Sharon Machlis

Nov 24, 2021 7 mins

Analytics R Language Software Development

How to resolve dependencies in ASP.NET Core

Explore three different ways to resolve dependencies in ASP.NET Core 6, using constructor injection, action method injection, or IServiceProvider instances.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Nov 11, 2021 6 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

How to use Docker for Java development

Take advantage of Docker to ease Java development. Learn how to update a running Java codebase (without restarting the container) and to debug into a remotely running containerized Java app.

By Matthew Tyson

Nov 4, 2021 10 mins

Java Software Development

How to improve StringBuilder performance in C#

Take advantage of best practices for using StringBuilder to reduce memory allocations and improve the performance of your string operations.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Nov 4, 2021 7 mins

C# Libraries and Frameworks Microsoft .NET

Never look up tidyr’s pivot_wider or pivot_longer again!

Love tidyr but can never remember exactly how pivot_wider and pivot_longer work? With RStudio code snippets, you can write a snippet once and always have a fill-in-the-blank code template at your fingertips.

By Sharon Machlis

Oct 21, 2021 4 mins

Analytics R Language Software Development

How to use IDisposable in ASP.NET Core

Learn the different ways to dispose of objects that implement IDisposable in ASP.NET Core.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Oct 21, 2021 5 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Software Development

Continuous integration with Docker and Jenkins

How to pull from Git, build a Docker image, and publish the image to Docker Hub.

By Matthew Tyson

Oct 21, 2021 8 mins

Build Automation Devops Software Development

How to use Simple Injector in ASP.NET Core MVC

Take advantage of the fast, easy, and lightweight Simple Injector inversion of control library to implement dependency injection in your ASP.NET Core MVC applications.

By Joydip Kanjilal

Oct 14, 2021 5 mins

C# Microsoft .NET Web Development

Buyer’s guide: How to choose a cloud IoT platform

Your cloud IoT platform must monitor IoT endpoints and event streams, analyze data at the edge and in the cloud, and enable application development and deployment.

By Martin Heller

Oct 12, 2021 10 mins

Enterprise Buyer’s Guides PaaS Technology Industry

Quarkus: Get started with Kubernetes-native Java

Red Hat’s Quarkus is a full-stack, open-source Java framework designed for containers and cloud environments. See why it’s a worthy alternative to Spring.

By Matthew Tyson

Oct 8, 2021 10 mins

Java Libraries and Frameworks Software Development