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How do you choose a PaaS provider?As an application platform in the Cloud, PaaS should facilitate Cloud characteristics (i.e. elastic scale, on-demand self service, resource… Started by Chris Haddad in Java |
0 | Nov 3, 2011 |
Just compiled Apache HTTPD for Android Using Custom ToolchainPretty heady stuff but now you should be able to run a full apache server on your device. Currently requires root access to copy it to exec… Started by Jackie Gleason in Dynamic Languages |
0 | Oct 28, 2011 |
Upgrade to OCP Java SE 7Oracle offers variety of Java Certifications for all Java Editions (Java SE, Java EE and Java ME). Oracle Certified Professional, Java S… Started by Treacy Jane in Java |
0 | Oct 24, 2011 |
Java Swing/Jaxx ability to use css or skins like FlexI switched from Java applet development to Flex about 3 years ago. At this point my Java knowledge is somewhat outdated. I see that Jaxx o… Started by Fred Sells in Java |
0 | Oct 12, 2011 |
JavaOne 2011 highlightsJavaOne 2011 Highlights If you did not get a chance to attend J1/2011 (like me), you may be wondering what are the major happenings?Luckily… Started by Michael Levin in Java |
0 | Oct 5, 2011 |
Sending strings between two computers via ethernetA while ago I asked a question about using RS-232 communication with Java. It seems as though I need to abandon that route because it no l… Started by Paul Stearns in Java |
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Java Certification PreparationMock Exam Questions and Online Training EPractize Labs offers Training Lab (software book) that includes complete study material for all Or… Started by Treacy Jane in Java |
0 | Sep 26, 2011 |
Face problem in "tetris game"Hi to all; I try to program " tetris game " First i did the point about : Cube Block falling to the floor and another one appear then f… Started by beshoy atef william in Java |
0 | Sep 21, 2011 |
Zoo KeeperHi All , I would like to create highly scalable web service using appche cxf and zoo keeper with spring . If any body have any idea please… Started by sony john in Java |
0 | Sep 4, 2011 |
NapsterI just listened to the Napster story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004t1hd Raises points, issues and very cogent talk with founder… Started by Michael Levin in Dynamic Languages |
0 | Aug 12, 2011 |
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Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
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Cloudflare Processes 10M+ Daily Insights with New Security Overview Dashboard
Cloudflare has launched a Security Overview dashboard that consolidates security signals into prioritized action items. It surfaces millions of daily insights, helping teams identify and remediate critical risks faster. Built on distributed checkers and real-time event processing, it integrates analytics workflows to reduce investigation overhead and improve response efficiency.
By Leela KumiliPresentation: The Human Scalability Problem: Why Your Teams Don’t Scale Like Your Code
Charlotte de Jong Schouwenburg discusses the "human bottlenecks" of hyper-growth. While systems scale, human cooperation often breaks down due to communication overload and lost context. She shares proven tools for behavioral scalability - including communication architecture and "engineering trust" - to help leaders maintain high-performing, autonomous teams without sacrificing speed or culture.
By Charlotte de Jong SchouwenburgArticle: From Batch to Micro-Batch Streaming: Lessons Learned the Hard Way in a Delta Index Pipeline
This article describes how a production delta-index pipeline migrated from scheduled batch to micro-batch Spark Structured Streaming. It covers why record-level streaming was rejected, how partition-based watermarks replaced fragile S3 completion markers, overlap-window correctness, and restart-as-design strategies for better predictability in object-store–based ingestion systems.
By Parveen SainiPodcast: Roq: Leveraging Quarkus to Build Static Sites at the Speed of Go
Andy Damevin, a developer who worked on Quarkus for almost a decade, talks about Roq. A project that started as an experiment to try to see if it’s possible to build a static web site generator on top of quarkus. He touches on the rationale for choosing Java and Quarkus, how to migrate to Roq, and the platform's future.
By Andy DamevinDoorDash Used Copilot to Convert Its XCTest-Based iOS Test Suite to Swift Testing
Using Copilot along with strong reliability safeguards, DoorDash migrated their iOS XCTest-based test suite to Swift Testing, thus modernizing a large test suite quickly, safely, and with measurable performance gains, says DoorDash engineer Matheus Gois.
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