Tag: Programming
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How to tune garbage collection in Java
Posted on April 23, 2019, Level advanced Resource Length medium
If you want to learn more about performance tuning and garbage collection in Java, this article by Tim Ojo is for you.
Tags java programming
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The habit of calm when you're feeling frustrated
Posted on April 20, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length short
This article by Leo Babauta is about how to deal with getting frustrated when they feel overloaded, and then shutting down or lashing out.
Tags miscellaneous how-to programming startups
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How to collect, customize, and centralize Python logs
Posted on April 17, 2019, Level intermediate Resource Length long
This is a detailed guide on hot topic -- how to collect, customize, and centralize Python logs. From pens of Emily Chang and Nils Bunge. this guide will show you how to configure this module to log all the data you need, route it to your desired destinations, and centralize your logs to get deeper insights into your Python applications.
Tags python programming monitoring web-development
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Dependency Injection in Scala -- Guide
Posted on April 17, 2019, Level intermediate Resource Length long
This is well written guide about dependency injection on Scala. Dependency Injection (DI) is a popular pattern which encourages loose coupling between a services' clients and service implementations.
Tags scala programming java oop
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Top 5 reasons why Agile Testing Governance is needed
Posted on April 10, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length medium,
This podcast from Cignity is all about Agile testing and why it is important for Agile not function as a set of principles that operate independently once they are set into motion. It is a process that needs holistic environment management, and the reasons could be quite compelling to know.
Tags agile programming web-development learning
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UX Personas -- What's the point?
Posted on April 9, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length long
Dan Nessler wrote this article focusing on design process and personas. Recently professionals have argued, that personas don't create any real value in the design process and that they are bound to fail.
Tags UX programming web-development how-to
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Agile is not enough
Posted on April 8, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length medium
The interesting piece from pens of Will Poindexter and Steve Berez about addressing architectural rigidity, closing talent gaps, and adopting a product mindset in order to realize Agile's power.
Tags agile programming web-development
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COBOL and the enterprise business programming paradigm
Posted on April 4, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length medium
COBOL is nearly 60 years old. Jonathan Sayles examines how COBOL is still used today and it is not going anywhere soon. Besides that "As many as 75% of all rewrite projects have resulted in failure" and with the redoubtable Reuters reported that when Commonwealth Bank of Australia replaced its core COBOL platform in 2012, it took five years -- and cost $749.9 million.
Tags programming miscellaneous oop performance servers
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How Binary Search Algorithm works -- Java example without recursion
Posted on April 3, 2019, Level intermediate Resource Length medium
This older article on java67.com explores and explains binary search algorithm. The binary search algorithm is one of the fundamental Computer Science Algorithms and used to search an element in a sorted input set.
Tags programming java jvm
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Why isn't your current approach to scaling Agile working?
Posted on March 30, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length long
This lengthy article from the pens of Cesario Ramos and Kurt Bittner adresses the trouble many companies face when trying to sclae their agility. Even organizations who have agile success in isolated pockets have trouble scaling that agility to the broader organization. The challenges express themselves in familiar patterns.
Tags programming miscellaneous agile software
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10 principles for modernizing your company's technology
Posted on March 29, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length long
This article by Leon Cooper and Milan Vyas contains useful advice how to modernize technology in your company. Today's technology platforms are not just new versions of legacy systems. They allow you to design a completely new digital enterprise.
Tags programming miscellaneous how-to
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Which programming languages use the least electricity?
Posted on March 28, 2019, Level beginner Resource Length medium
David Cassel is author of this older but interesting article about university research into energy usage data by various programming languages. Can energy usage data tell us anything about the quality of our programming languages? Six researchers in Portugal from three different universities decided to investigate this question, ultimately releasing a paper titled "Energy Efficiency Across Programming Languages."
Tags programming miscellaneous