The networking industry has a somewhat unique relationship with high availability. For compute, storage, and applications, failures are somewhat tolerable because they tend to be more isolated (a single server going down rarely impacts the rest of the servers). However, the network’s central role in connecting resources makes it harder to contain failures. Because of this, availability has been an exercise in driving uptime to near 100 percent.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/high_availability_in_horizontallyscaled_applicati.html
In my continued playing around with meetup data I wanted to plot the number of members who join the Neo4j group over time. I wanted to plot the actual count alongside a rolling average for which I created the following data frame:
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/r_ggplot_plotting_multiple_variables_on_a_line_ch.html
The cloud price wars have reached the shores of Oracle. The company wants to increase its cloud presence and it's willing to get down and dirty on pricing with AWS to get Database as a Service customers.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/oracle_joins_the_cloud_price_wars.html
I have talked about human filters and my plan for digital curation. These items are the fruits of those ideas, the items I deemed worthy from my daily reading. These items are a combination of tech business news, development news and programming tools and techniques. You will note that some of the formatting has changed, and that is due to the change in my process. Formatting, and the information presented, is likely to change a bit as I develop my new process.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/geek_reading_september_29_2014.html
Replication is kinda important to RavenDB. It is the building block for high availability and transparent failover, it is how we do scale out in many cases. I think that you won’t be surprised to hear that we have done a lot of work around that area as well.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/what_changed_in_ravendb_30_replication.html
Load-testing is not trivial. It’s often not just about downloading JMeter or Gatling, recording some scenarios and then running them. It’s good to be reminded of some things that can potentially waste time.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/loadtesting_guidelines.html
Last week we reported on the latest bug, Shellshock, threatening the internet and potentially millions of websites and online devices. While Shellshock is potentially even worse than Heartbleed, which was widely publicized and discussed back in April, there are drastically varying opinions coming out about how bad it will be. As we reported last week, the U.S. governments Department of Homeland Security is rating this bug as a 10, on a scale of 1 to 10. In contrast, Apple has come out stating that while the bug is easy to exploit, most Apple customers do not have to worry and are safe from exposure to this. In their press release on Friday they stated,
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/shellshock_could_be_worse_than_heartbleed.html
When working with ASP.NET Web Api from a .NET client, one of the more confounding things can be handling the case where errors are returned from the Api. Specifically, unwrapping the various types of errors which may be returned from a specific API action method, and translating the error content into meaningful information for use be the client.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/aspnet_web_api_unwrapping_http_error_results_and.html
Selendroid is a test automation framework which drives off the UI of Android native and hybrid applications (apps) and the mobile web. Tests are written using the Selenium 2 client API - that's it!
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/android_mobile_test_automation_with_selendroid.html
Below are some of the popular android third party libraries. Over past few years, the age of mobile development become an fiercely-competitive world of serious money making business.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/android_third_party_libraries_and_sdks.html
In a previous post we learned how to run a Java application in a Gradle project. The Java source file with a main method is part of the project and we use the JavaExec task to run the Java code. We can use the same JavaExec task to run a Groovy script file.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/gradle_goodness_running_groovy_scripts_as_applica.html
Ever since Hadoop’s second generation release in late 2013 brought it closer to enterprise capability acceptance, the blogosphere has been ringing with the sound of commentators proclaiming what was still lacking, and what hurdles that yellow elephant needed to jump in order to truly burst into the mainstream.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/bulletproof_sql_hadoops_real_battleground.html
By ensuring that all objects participating in a transaction are mapped to the same logical partition, we can remove the whole "prepare" phase from the distributed commit protocol, thus converting the standard 2-Phase-Commit into very light weight 1-Phase-Commit transactions.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/onephasecommit_fast_transactions_for_inmemory_cac_2.html
I’m going to try to explain the alternatives for Trunk Based Development (TBD) in terms of branch layout. There’s few different styles, that different types of development organization might try to implement.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/shades_of_trunk_based_development.html
This article presents tips on how to use AngularJS with legacy UI code, which could present challenges such as those described later in this article. Please feel free to leave comment/suggest if I failed to mention one or more important points. Also, sorry for the typos.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/angularjs_how_to_use_angularjs_with_legacy_ui_code_2.html
Whether you’ve made the decision to launch an e-commerce platform in the future or you’re figuring out if your current configuration needs a facelift, choosing the database that will power your site is one of the most important decisions you’ll make.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/three_features_you_need_in_your_database.html
In the first two parts (one, two), we briefly talked about Actors and how messaging works. In this part, let's look at fixing up Logging and Testing our TeacherActor.
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/akka_notes_logging_and_testing_actors_2.html
The best known project management framework with an Agile approach is Scrum. For something that is relatively simple to understand there is a lot of hype surrounding it. But why?
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/getting_the_best_out_of_scrum.html
In 1968 Melvin Conway pointed out a seemingly inevitable symmetry between organisations and the software systems they construct. Organisations today are more fluid than 40 years ago, with short developer tenure, and frequent migration of individuals between projects and employers. In
from dzone.com: latest front page http://www.dzone.com/links/r/predictive_models_of_development_teams_and_the_sy.html
I'm so stoked about this movie that I may start wearing my spaceman pijamas out of the house. So stoked that, even while I'm always against trailers, I'm glad they keep releasing new material, like the banner above or the barrage of international and TV trailers below.
eBay hari ini secara rasminya mengumumkan yang mana mereka akan membahagikan operasi dan syarikat antara eBay dan PayPal secara berasingan, bermula daripada pertengahan kedua 2015 kelak.
from Amanz http://amanz.my/2014/09/ebay-akan-membahagian-paypal-kepada-syarikat-berasingan-pada-2015/
According to Twitter, Hong Kong's protests have so far generated over 1.3 million tweets from participants, eyewitnesses, and supporters from around the globe.
from Tech in Asia http://www.techinasia.com/hong-kong-protests-generate-over-1-millon-tweets/
To communicate with one another, activists on the city's streets are relying on the free FireChat app to send messages without any cell connection
from New Scientist - Online news http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/10897/s/3efa517d/sc/15/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn262850Ehong0Ekong0Eprotesters0Euse0Ea0Emesh0Enetwork0Eto0Eorganise0Bhtml0Dcmpid0FRSS0QNSNS0Q20A120EGLOBAL0Qonline0Enews/story01.htm
When “Write Once Run Anywhere” is done right it can produce applications that are “better” than native apps by targeting the highest common denominator. Some would claim that native is the best approach, but that looks at existing WORA tools/communities, which mostly target cost saving. In fact, even native Android/iOS tools produce rather bad results […]
from Java Code Geeks http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2014/09/wora-is-better-than-native.html
A picture is worth a thousand words Understanding a software design proposal is so much easier once you can actually visualize it. While writing diagrams might take you an extra effort, the small time investment will pay off when others will require less time understanding your proposal. Software is a means, not a goal We […]
from Java Code Geeks http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2014/09/the-fastest-way-of-drawing-uml-class-diagrams.html
A killer cast, including Joaquin Phoenix, Benecio del Toro, and Reese Witherspoon, appears to be only one of the treats in the stylish, offbeat epic promised by this trailer.
The most surprising thing about New York Times'recent profile of Paul Thomas Anderson, aside from the high sodium in the director's salt-and-pepper beard, is the reference point he gives for his latest film.
During its first five seasons, nearly 400 entrepreneurs have appeared on Shark Tank to pitch their ideas. In honor of the 6th season premiere, I analyzed every single one of them and found key lessons for anyone who wants to be successful.
from Inc.com http://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/10-things-i-learned-by-studying-every-shark-tank-pitch-ever-made.html
Thanks to technology, banks are on the cutting edge of the big data trend, crunching billions of data points per day. But what are banks and financial institutions actually doing with your data?
from Inc.com http://www.inc.com/vince-passione/what-are-banks-really-doing-with-your-personal-information.html
Whether you're taking them to the beach, a tailgate, or just using them to boost your iPad's volume in the kitchen, Bluetooth speakers are incredibly handy, and we've found a couple of highly-rated models for just $30 each today.
Over on Amazon, Creative Airwave's portable speaker is only $30, today only. That's well below the speaker's normal $40+ range, and a great bargain for what you get. The speaker has an integrated 12 hour battery, NFC for easy pairing with Android devices, and a microphone for placing voice calls.
Head over to Staples, and you'll find the extremely popular Jabra Solemate Mini is also $30 after promo code 86128. The catch is that you'll need a filler item to reach the $40 minimum (this $1 Galaxy S4 case should work), so really you'll be spending $31. The Solemate normally goes for $60 or more around the web, and though it lacks NFC and its battery only lasts 8 hours, reviews indicate that its sound quality is superior to the Creative Airwave's.
Honestly, you can't go wrong either way; just be sure to grab one of these before they sell out.
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When a city runs out of space, why not start building communities in neglected places?
As London struggles to build affordable new housing for a quickly growing population, one designer has a suggestion: New communities could sprout up on rooftops and in place of old parking garages, with architecture inspired by centuries-old local design.
from Co.Exist http://www.fastcoexist.com/3035854/these-neighborhoods-squeeze-onto-empty-rooftops-and-parking-lots-to-help-solve-londons-housi?partner=rss
With world population growing and moving to cities, we're going to need far better rail design than exists today. From driverless trains to ticketless travel, here's a glimpse of how it could look.
With Amtrak continuing to hobble along on less-than-generous funding, the present moment may not feel like a "renaissance" for the railroad in the U.S.. But that's how it looks in much of the world. Countries like China have been investing heavily in trains (including 300 mph Maglevs), and all signs point to the trend continuing. With nine billion people expected on the planet by 2050--and the majority of us living in cities--there's bound to be a need for efficient, environmentally-sensitive transit that doesn't use up too much space.
Upending your mother's favorite argument--there are people starving in this world--for why you should clean your plate (and therefore, overeat).
Americans live with a sad irony: More than 200 million of us are overweight or obese, but another 49 million don't have enough to eat. A new app aims to help with both problems.
In the wake of the uproar that followed last week's purported iPhone 6 Plus pliability problem, some people have apparently taken it upon themselves to go into Apple Stores and bend iPhones. And while it pains us that this even needs to be said, guys, please: Breaking private property doesn't prove anything. Except that you're an asshole.
The most notable case of bandit benders so far comes in the form of a couple of British teens, who tried to stick it to the man by breaking wildly expensive smartphones that they did not pay for. As the Daily Dot notes, in the five-minute video the pair posted online, the kids not only recorded themselves breaking thousands of dollars worth of hardware for all the internet to see, but they round it all off with a solid "I don't even care to be honest, because it's Apple's fault." Except that no, it's not.
Im about to go to the Apple Store and try and bend the iPhone 6*
Apple itself acknowledges that there are confirmed issues with new iPhones bending under some circumstances. But intentionally seeking to destroy an iPhone 6 Plus doesn't mean it was poorly built, any more than walking into Best Buy with a baseball bat and smashing TVs doesn't mean that the TVs should be more shatter-proof. It just means that you're an idiot.
But they're kids, you might say. Kids make mistakes. They sure do! And hopefully these particular teens have been publicly shamed enough that they'll at least make their criminal activity less absurdly indictable in the future. But it's not just kids that are doing this.Full-grown, literate, presumably mentally sound adultsare walking into Apple Stores, bending iPhone 6 Plus floor models, and sharing their abuse of private property under the pretext that this somehow validates people's complaints.
Just stopped in an AT&T store to try and bend a 6+. You have to be kidding me. That is not bendable. $AAPL
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