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Review: OmniSci GPU database lifts huge data sets
April 1, 2019
Review: OmniSci GPU database lifts huge data sets
Many of us are awash in data, to the point where conventional databases and conventional BI systems can’t keep up,…
How to eliminate the security risk of redundant data
March 29, 2019
How to eliminate the security risk of redundant data
When you move, you have a few choices of what to do with all the stuff you’ve accumulated. You could…
Mozilla’s WASI takes WebAssembly beyond the browser
March 28, 2019
Mozilla’s WASI takes WebAssembly beyond the browser
Mozilla has announced a new standardization effort to provide a consistent way for WebAssembly applications to interact with any operating…
What’s new in Apple’s Swift 5 language
March 28, 2019
What’s new in Apple’s Swift 5 language
Apple has released its Swift 5 programming language, with a stable application binary interface (ABI) and binary compatibility that Apple…
JavaScript dapps: Public and private data on Blockstack
March 28, 2019
JavaScript dapps: Public and private data on Blockstack
Over the last few weeks we’ve built up a decentralized application with Blockstack that lets you create and save web…
Essential microservices integration patterns
March 27, 2019
Essential microservices integration patterns
A microservices architecture fosters the building of software applications as a suite of independent, fine-grained, and autonomous services. Therefore, when…
Python 2 EOL: How to survive the end of Python 2
March 27, 2019
Python 2 EOL: How to survive the end of Python 2
On January 1, 2020, the 2.x branch of the Python programming language will no longer be supported by its creators,…
This free team collaboration app is changing how teams work together
March 26, 2019
This free team collaboration app is changing how teams work together
Efficiency is the name of the game in today’s fast-paced digital world; and whether you’re leading a team—or an entire…
Programming languages are now driven by corporations: Should we be worried?
March 26, 2019
Programming languages are now driven by corporations: Should we be worried?
There once was a time when a starving PhD student could improvise a new programming language and within a few…
What you should know about serverless computing before you start
March 26, 2019
What you should know about serverless computing before you start
Are you considering serverless computing? So is everyone else in IT. A recent survey released by New Stack reveals that half of…
Serverless computing in Azure: How to build a petition site
March 26, 2019
Serverless computing in Azure: How to build a petition site
The other day, I found myself watching a ticker on a petition site slowly roll over at a million signatures.…
Try out this powerful online meeting solution for free
March 25, 2019
Try out this powerful online meeting solution for free
The conundrum of business meetings: as much as they allow for dispersed teams to connect and hammer out issues and…
Microsoft unveils speedy type checker for Python
March 25, 2019
Microsoft unveils speedy type checker for Python
Microsoft has unveiled Pyright, an open source static-type-checking system for Python that aims to be faster than existing type-checking solutions…
Measure the quality of your .Net code with NDepend
March 25, 2019
Measure the quality of your .Net code with NDepend
Assessing the quality of an application’s code is often a subjective process. This is why we turn to code metrics…
Java and JVM to zero in on GPUs and containers
March 25, 2019
Java and JVM to zero in on GPUs and containers
The development of the Java programming language going forward will emphasize support for modern computing platforms including GPUs and containers,…