Software Development
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Swift for the Java guy: Part 1 – Getting Started
It’s been a while since I had to look at the Apple development Eco-system. In fact the last time I…
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Scalable Microservices through Messaging
Microservices are everywhere nowadays, and so is the idea of using service choreography (instead of service orchestration) for microservices interactions. In…
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A simple TDD environment in Haskell
I recently implemented the bowling kata in Haskell. In the process, I found out how set up my environment to…
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Apache Spark, Cassandra and Game of Thrones
Apache Spark with Cassandra is a powerful combination in data processing pipelines. In this post, we will build a Scala…
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Correlated Subqueries are Evil and Slow. Or are They?
A common myth in SQL is the idea that correlated subqueries are evil and slow. For example, this query here:…
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The Building Blocks of Your First Bot
The world of bots who can intelligently converse continues to build momentum. We’ve seen the opening up of the Facebook…
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Modelling Microservice Patterns in Code
Service Interactions There is a number of simple interactions a service can support. Which pattern is best for your application…
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Try and Catch in Golang
Golang as opposed to Java does not have exceptions, try/catch/finally blocks. It has strict error handling, functions called panic and…
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How to Use the XML Plugin for Apache Drill
A few months ago, I created the first XML plugin for Apache Drill. The idea behind the plugin is simple:…
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