Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2019

You may not think about it often, but the Internet uses a colossal amount of electricity. This, in turn, means that the Internet’s carbon footprint has grown to the point where it may have eclipsed global air travel , and this makes the Internet the largest coal-fired machine on Earth. Do we have a carousel of images?

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O'Reilly

MAY 25, 2021

GPT-3 is essentially an auto-complete bot whose underlying Machine Learning (ML) model has been trained on vast quantities of text available on the Internet. Indeed, Google recently announced LaMDA , a model at GPT-3 scale that is designed to participate in conversations. Targeted Manipulation at Scale. Prompt Engineering.

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Alex Russell

JUNE 22, 2022

Nobody frames it precisely this way; instead they'll say, if WebKit weren't mandated, Chromium would take over , or Google would dominate the web if not for the WebKit restriction. The New York Times reported in late 2020 that Google now pays Apple between $8-12 billion per year , up from $1 billion in 2014. And that's a choice. "WebKit

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Jos

JUNE 2, 2018

Google’s Lighthouse is one of them, which shows information about PWA, SEO and more. presented in Google IO 2018 ( source ) These tools make it easier to determine where we need to put emphasis to improve our sites. Also, the speed of my internet connection is humongous and I’m close to data centres located in Stockholm and London.

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Percona

DECEMBER 14, 2023

I played a bit with ChatGPT in February to see how it would respond to random database-related inquiries, and I found it pretty impressive and annoying at the same time. significantly enhanced downgrade compatibility by introducing changes that make it easier for downgraded databases to interoperate with older MongoDB versions.

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Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 21, 2022

We had specializations in hardware, operating systems, databases, graphics, etc. I’d been using the Internet since about 1984, for email and newsgroups, sharing files like my white papers via ftp sites, but in the early 1990’s the world wide web came along, and Sun was a very early adopter.

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MachMetrics

DECEMBER 27, 2019

TTFB is typically reduced via server-side optimizations, such as enabling caching and database indexes. Per Google’s Page Speed Insights, a fast First Input Delay is below 100ms. Page weight has recently become an area that is overlooked, thanks to high speed internet and powerful mobile devices. First Input Delay.

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Testsigma

JULY 6, 2021

Usually, for data-driven testing data is fed into the application from data sources such as Excel sheets, database tables, JSON files etc. An interesting presentation by Google about their internal tests says that 84% of the test transition from Pass to Fail was due to flaky tests. We cannot imagine doing it manually.

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High Scalability

AUGUST 3, 2018

Paco Nathan : Frankly, I’d feel a lot more comfortable sending my kids off to school in a self-driving bus if the machine learning models hadn’t been trained solely by Google’s proprietary data. Alok Pathak : While both (Multi-AZ and Read replica) maintain a copy of database but they are different in nature.

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All Things Distributed

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The choice for the search box from Bing was driven by that it was very easy to setup and it was free, where Google Site Search asked for $100/year. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications. Job Openings in AWS - Senior Leader in Database Services. Amazon DynamoDB â??

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High Scalability

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Whether it’s database or message queues it’s a really weird combo of licenses and features for hostage. Don't miss all that the Internet has to say on Scalability, click below and become eventually consistent with all scalability knowledge (which means this post has many more items to read so please keep on reading).

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Internet Internet Scalability Serverless 137

High Scalability

JUNE 29, 2018

jedberg : Despite being a strong advocate for AWS, this is where I will say Google completely outshines Amazon. Google's approach to pricing is, "do it as efficiently and quickly as possible, and we'll make sure that's the cheapest option". Google applies bulk discounts after the fact, AWS makes you ask for them ahead of time.

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Jos

JUNE 2, 2018

Google’s Lighthouse is one of them, which shows information about PWA, SEO and more. presented in Google IO 2018 ( source ). Also, the speed of my internet connection is humongous and I’m close to data centres located in Stockholm and London. They can be run as a one-off or integrated in our development and deployment pipelines.

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High Scalability

JUNE 15, 2018

1.6x : better deep learning cluster scheduling on k8s; 100,000 : Large-scale Diverse Driving Video Database; 3rd : reddit popularity in the US; 50% : increase in Neural Information Processing System papers, AI bubble? They'll love you even more. Domain Specific Architectures are getting 20x and 40x improvements, not just 5-10%.

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Internet Internet Scalability Blockchain 113

KeyCDN

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

We also recommend using a free program like KeePass or KeePassX which allow you to generate secure passwords and store them in a database locally on your computer. KeyCDN uses Google Authenticator to provide an authentication code which is used to log in. Bad Bot Protection There is a multitude of bots who crawl the Internet every day.

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Transportation Website Google Infrastructure 47

CSS Wizardry

JULY 23, 2023

Google’s Core Web Vitals initiative was launched in May of 2020 and, since then, its role in Search has morphed and evolved as roll-outs have been made and feedback has been received. However, to this day, messaging from Google can seem somewhat unclear and, in places, even contradictory. Don’t have time to read 5,500+ words?

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Engineering Google Speed Mobile 246

High Scalability

JULY 26, 2018

143 billion : daily words Google Translated; 73% : less face-to-face interaction in open offices; 10 billion : Uber trips; 131M : data breach by Exactis; $123 billion : Facebook value loss is 4 Twitters and 7 snapchats; $9.1B : spent on digital gaming across all platforms; 20-km : width of lake on mars; 1 billion : Google Drive users; $32.7

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Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Just as people use Xerox as shorthand for paper copies and say “Google” instead of internet search, Docker has become synonymous with containers. Initially developed by Google, it’s now available in many distributions and widely supported by all public cloud vendors. What is Docker?

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Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The service workers enable the offline usage of the PWA by fetching cached data or informing the user about the absence of an Internet connection. The following qualities are considered great additions to the basic PWA by Google developers. Adaptive loading illustration by Google. Service Workers. Application shell architecture.

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KeyCDN

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Subjects like version control, crowdfunding, database selection and code editor choices are essential to efficient modern workflows, and this is a good place to start learning about them. SitePoint SitePoint’s straightforward tutorial layout makes it among the most-trafficked web development blogs on the internet.

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Smashing Magazine

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Hence, they can’t be promoted separately or found by users who’ve input a search query in Google. As shown on the screenshots below, the product page of the store can be found via Google. PWAs don’t require installation from the App Store or Google Play to the device to be used (like native apps do). You need a site for that.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 29, 2022

Public cloud refers to on-demand infrastructure and services provided by a third party over the public internet. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Anthos : Users can run applications on-premises, in GCP, or with other major public cloud providers like AWS and Microsoft Azure. With public clouds, multiple organizations share resources.

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Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s the set of computational tasks that cloud systems perform, such as hosting databases, enabling collaboration tools, or running compute-intensive algorithms. Examples include associations with Google Docs, Facebook chat group interactions, streaming live forex market feeds, and managing trading notices. Additionally.

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Percona

APRIL 26, 2023

Watch the “Using Open Source Software to Optimize and Troubleshoot Your MySQL Environment” video sessions Open source software powers the Internet. Open source databases, like MySQL and PostgreSQL, are among the most widely used and popular databases for workloads large and small. These licenses are well-understood.

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O'Reilly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If we asked whether their companies were using databases or web servers, no doubt 100% of the respondents would have said “yes.” And there are tools for archiving and indexing prompts for reuse, vector databases for retrieving documents that an AI can use to answer a question, and much more. But they may back off on AI development.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cloud-native architecture is a structural approach to planning and implementing an environment for software development and deployment that uses resources and processes common with public clouds like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. Microservices. The time to productivity is faster. Trust nothing.

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High Scalability

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

MrTonyD : I was writing production code over 30 years ago (C, OS, database). vl : I have a hilarious story about this from Google: I wanted second 30" monitor, so I filed a ticket. billion increase in pure-play foundry market; Quotable Quotes: WhatsApp cofounder : I am a sellout. I acknowledge that. There more.

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Internet Internet Scalability Blockchain 35

O'Reilly

MARCH 23, 2023

LaMDA Developed by Google; few people have access to it, though its capabilities appear to be very similar to ChatGPT. Notorious for having led one Google employee to believe that it was sentient. PaLM Also developed by Google. Google has announced an API for PaLM, but at this point, there is only a waiting list.

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Percona

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As businesses and applications increasingly rely on MySQL databases to manage their critical data, ensuring data reliability and availability becomes paramount. Learn more: Discover six of the most common causes of poor database performance in our free eBook. DataCenter Failure : power outage or internet provider issues.

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Scalegrid

JUNE 11, 2019

Ready to transition from a commercial database to open source, and want to know which databases are most popular in 2019? Wondering whether an on-premise vs. public cloud vs. hybrid cloud infrastructure is best for your database strategy? Polyglot Persistence Trends : Number of Databases Used & Top Combinations.

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Enprowess

JANUARY 12, 2022

Internet of Things (IoT). Besides that, these apps do well in areas with a slow internet connection. So it is convenient for all to use irrespective of internet speed and it works offline using cached data. The most preferred single-page applications are Gmail, Google Drive, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Smart cities.

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Blockchain IoT Development Serverless 59

Alex Russell

APRIL 29, 2021

In almost every area, Apple's low-quality implementation of features WebKit already supports requires workarounds not necessary for Firefox (Gecko) or Chrome/Edge/Brave/Samsung Internet (Blink). It's possible that Amazon Luna , NVIDIA GeForce Go , Google Stadia , and Microsoft xCloud could have been built years earlier. Trusted Types.

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O'Reilly

JULY 25, 2023

Lastly, I tried not to search for help on Google, Stack Overflow, or other websites, which is what I would normally be doing while programming. For a few years now Google has been transitioning developers to v3 , which I didn’t know about since I had no prior experience with Chrome extensions. And ChatGPT didn’t warn me about this.

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KeyCDN

MARCH 14, 2019

Major cloud providers like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud all support serverless services. Low Code, Less Problems Low code development platforms like Google App Maker and Microsoft PowerApps have lowered the entry bar for novice web designers by streamlining the development process.

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Testsigma

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Internet presence today is more than necessary (if there is any such thing) in post covid times. Alternatives today such as Google Meet do not even require an installation hence there is no trouble in switching from A to B. Stable online presence. Using another application is just one email away in such cases.

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Smashing Magazine

JUNE 25, 2020

Part 3 : Models, Admin, And Harnessing The Relational Database. These strategies often involve spinning up and down numerous servers and using tools like load balancers and managed databases. Imagine a professional networking site with a database of users. Previous Parts In The Series: Part 1 : User Models And Authentication.

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Dotcom-Montior

AUGUST 18, 2016

The “hug of death” as some internet users call an accidental stress test can theoretically hit a website at any time due to a number of causes such as content going viral. Headless browsers will request the download of elements but they cannot replicate additional calls made by such interactive elements on a page.

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