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Have you ever wondered how Pandora works? Listen to this Swampcast interview with Tom Conrad, CTO as he explains Pandora's music genome project.
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Here's an app you'll like - it's called Omni Fluent and…
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Netbeans is a free integrated development environment and it's not just for Java! You can use it with C++, PHP, JavaScript and Groovy. Check out some of the incredibly cool projects coded using Netbeans…
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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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Introducing React Compiler 1.0, a game-changing tool that automates optimization for React apps, enhancing performance by up to 12% for faster loads and 2.5x quicker interactions. Compatible with major frameworks and battle-tested at Meta, it simplifies builds with integrated diagnostics. Experience seamless improvement without code rewrites, empowering developers to code smarter.
By Daniel Curtis
In a detailed engineering post, Yelp shared how it built a scalable and cost-efficient pipeline for processing Amazon S3 server-access logs (SAL) across its infrastructure, overcoming traditional limitations of raw log storage and querying at high volume.
By Craig Risi
During the recent Microsoft Ignite conference, the cloud provider announced the early preview of Azure HorizonDB, a managed Postgres-compatible database service for enterprise workloads.
By Renato Losio
Google has just released version 1.0 of Magika, a substantial rewrite of its open-source file type detection system. The new version leverages AI to support a broader range of file types and is built in Rust for maximum speed and security.
By Sergio De Simone
Netflix has introduced the Upper metamodel within its Unified Data Architecture (UDA) to standardize domain definitions and generate consistent data container representations. UDA links conceptual models to GraphQL, Avro, SQL, and Java artifacts, supporting projections, mappings, and knowledge graph-based discovery across content, advertising, and operational systems.
By Leela Kumili
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