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BrandPost: For Mission-Critical Systems, Consider Modernizing Rather than Replacing
February 12, 2019
BrandPost: For Mission-Critical Systems, Consider Modernizing Rather than Replacing
Modernization with COBOL might not be the most popular topic in tech circles, but with the 60-year-old programming language still…
How to use Azure Data Explorer for large-scale data analysis
February 12, 2019
How to use Azure Data Explorer for large-scale data analysis
One of the big issues facing anyone building a data-driven devops practice is, quite simply, the scale of the data…
3 reasons you shouldn’t use chatbots
February 12, 2019
3 reasons you shouldn’t use chatbots
Cloud-based chatbots are almost old technology now; they’ve been around for four years. And reception has been decidedly mixed. Last…
Groovy gets a comeback in popularity
February 11, 2019
Groovy gets a comeback in popularity
Groovy, a programming language on the JVM, has found its way back into the Top 20 in this month’s Tiobe…
PyPy 7 speeds up Python 2.7, Python 3.5, and Python 3.6 alike
February 11, 2019
PyPy 7 speeds up Python 2.7, Python 3.5, and Python 3.6 alike
PyPy, the Python runtime that uses just-in-time compilation to achieve major performance improvements over the stock CPython distribution, is now…
How to bypass security in integration tests in ASP.Net Core
February 11, 2019
How to bypass security in integration tests in ASP.Net Core
Integration tests are used to check if the different parts of the application work as expected when they are assembled…
Full-stack developer: What it is, and how you can become one
February 11, 2019
Full-stack developer: What it is, and how you can become one
A full-stack developer is a jack of all trades and a highly sought-after job candidate. The title implies a breadth…
Why IBM/Red Hat just might become a cloud powerhouse
February 11, 2019
Why IBM/Red Hat just might become a cloud powerhouse
Amazon Web Services is the clear cloud winner, sitting on a run rate of $27 billion and continuing to grow…
Why cloud computing suddenly seems so hard and expensive
February 8, 2019
Why cloud computing suddenly seems so hard and expensive
A survey of 100 IT decision-makers in companies with 500 or more employees conducted by NetEnrich found that 85 percent…
BrandPost: ‘Many Devices, One API’ and the OpenVINO Toolkit
February 8, 2019
BrandPost: ‘Many Devices, One API’ and the OpenVINO Toolkit
Vision as an input is everywhere—and with many accelerators available to assist us. Now there is an optimized toolkit from…
What’s new in Gradle 5.2
February 8, 2019
What’s new in Gradle 5.2
Gradle 5.2, the latest version of the Java and Android build tool, offers plugin enhancements for Java and C++. Where…
Get TotalAV Essential AntiVirus for $19.99 (80% off)
February 7, 2019
Get TotalAV Essential AntiVirus for $19.99 (80% off)
The term “computer virus” calls to mind imagery of pathogenic creepy-crawlies bringing down a device’s operating system, their flagella wriggling…
Parcel bundler: Testing Parcel’s asset support
February 7, 2019
Parcel bundler: Testing Parcel’s asset support
Last week I recorded my first impressions with Parcel, the zero-configuration web application bundler. The initial experience was great, and…
Python 3 and data science top Python developer survey
February 6, 2019
Python 3 and data science top Python developer survey
JetBrains, maker of the PyCharm IDE for Python, have released the results of the company’s Python Developers Survey for 2018, a…
The top 3 serverless problems and how to solve them
February 6, 2019
The top 3 serverless problems and how to solve them
Serverless computing is all the rage. Everyone who is anyone is either investigating it or has already deployed on it.…