Tag: App development
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Microservices vs APIs: Understanding the difference
Posted on June 25, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
Microservices and APIs are becoming famous everywhere in the software development space with the increasing need to produce scalable, secure, and flexible applications at faster turnaround times. By Durga Prasad Acharya.
Tags restful apis web-development microservices app-development
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Why managed container services help startups and tech companies build smarter
Posted on June 21, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Learning how to install and manage Kubernetes clusters can be a big obstacle between your organization and all the potential magic of a container orchestration platform. You have to consider tasks like provisioning machines, choosing OS and runtime, and setting up networking and security. By Fer De Oliveira @google.
Tags startups app-development cloud management cio
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Automating AWS IAM remediation in Python
Posted on June 20, 2022, Level advanced Resource Length long
Since automating IAM remediation requires recurring parsing of JSON documents, modulating your parsing function(s) will save you time as you work on each control. If you have controls that pertain to trust policies, you will need a separate function to parse those out since the format differs from that of permission policies. By Cody Bench.
Tags python app-development infosec programming cio
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Introduction to Linear Programming in Python
Posted on June 19, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
A guide to mathematical optimization with Google OR-Tools. Linear programming is a technique to optimize any problem with multiple variables and constraints. It's a simple but powerful tool every data scientist should master. By Maxime Labonne.
Tags python app-development programming open-source
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Three myths of open source software risk and the one nobody is discussing
Posted on June 18, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Open source software is being vilified once again and, in some circles, even considered a national security threat. Open source software risk has been a recurring theme: First it was classified as dangerous because anyone could work on it and then it was called insecure because nobody was in charge. By Josh Bressers.
Tags web-development app-development miscellaneous open-source
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New superconductors could make faster Quantum computers
Posted on June 17, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length medium
Practical quantum computers could soon arrive with profound implications for everything from drug discovery to code-breaking. By Sascha Brodsky.
Tags programming cio app-development miscellaneous software-architecture
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Don't mix refactorings with behavior changes
Posted on June 16, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Probably the biggest reason not to mix refactorings with behavior changes is that it makes it too easy to make a mistake. By Jason Swett.
Tags programming code-refactoring software app-development devops
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Ten best practices for refactoring code
Posted on June 15, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
As software developers, we are constantly faced with the need to improve and optimize our code. Whether it's for performance, readability, or maintainability, refactoring code is an essential skill. By Tomek Skupiński.
Tags web-development app-development programming performance code-refactoring
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How to monitor Docker with Telegraf and InfluxDB
Posted on June 14, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
Docker is an increasingly popular choice for businesses dealing with containerized applications. However, as with any new technology, Docker introduces complexities that need to be managed. Some of these complexities relate to infrastructure and application monitoring. Due to the abstraction offered by containers, traditional monitoring solutions might not be suitable for Docker-based workloads. By Cameron Pavey
Tags monitoring docker containers app-development devops
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A beginner's guide to benchmarking with NoSQLBench
Posted on June 13, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
There are several benchmarking tools in the market but most of them require esoteric coding knowledge. NoSQLBench is simple to use while providing sophisticated benchmarking for Cassandra and other NoSQL databases. It provides results within minutes. By Jones-Gilardi.
Tags monitoring tdd nosql app-development devops
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A deep dive into OpenTelemetry metrics
Posted on June 12, 2022, Level intermediate Resource Length long
OpenTelemetry is an open-source observability framework for infrastructure instrumentation hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). The project gained a lot of momentum with contributions from all major cloud providers (AWS, Google, Microsoft) as well as observability vendors (including Timescale) to the point it became the second-highest ranked CNCF project by activity and contributors, only coming second to Kubernetes itself. By James Blackwood-Sewell.
Tags monitoring cloud cio app-development devops
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Guidelines for choosing a Node.js framework
Posted on June 2, 2022, Level beginner Resource Length long
With lots of frameworks to choose from, and all those strong opinions, it's easy to feel a little lost. Comparing frameworks based on the features they list can be a headache, and features are only part of the picture. It would be awesome if you had a clear checklist you could evaluate Node.js frameworks against. By Simon Plenderleith.
Tags javascript how-to app-development learning cio agile management