Software Development
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Your DI framework is killing your code
I read a really interesting post recently looking at the difference between typical OO code and a more functional style. There’s a…
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R: Querying a 20 million line CSV file – data.table vs data frame
As I mentioned in a couple of blog posts already, I’ve been exploring the Land Registry price paid data set…
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Introductory NoSQL stuff
While some of you might be NoSQL gurus, there is often a lack of solid knowledge about NoSQL in general…
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The GO Portfolio Roadmap
Summary Products don’t exist in isolation. Instead, they are often related to other products, which they help sell or they…
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The (slightly tongue in cheek) role of the database administrator
As a former DBA, I find a disturbing trend toward a value proposition that is almost nonexistent among a recent…
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Docker Machine, Compose & Swarm: How They Work Together
During the past year, Docker has been hard at work creating simple to use tools to set up container hosts…
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Help Professional Developers Survive
A developer’s life is not simple. Developers need to contend with adding new software features, quickly, from different customers, while…
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SparkR: Add new column to data frame by concatenating other columns
Continuing with my exploration of the Land Registry open data set using SparkR I wanted to see which road in…
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Agile vs. Architecture
There is a misconception that Architecture has no place in Agile methodology or Agilists don’t do Architecture. In my view…
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