The Polyglot Developer

JULY 29, 2016

When it comes to software development there are many different items to develop for. I’ve spent most of my developer life creating applications for the web, desktop, and mobile, but when it comes to possibilities it doesn’t end there. In recent years the Internet of Things (IoT) has been taking over.

IoT 40

IoT Internet Internet Development 40

Alex Russell

MARCH 9, 2024

Learning to tell the difference is helpful for browser project managers and engineers, but also working web developers who struggle to develop theories of change for affecting browser teams. This developer-enabling flywheel aims to liberate computing from any single OS, supporting an ephemeral services model of computing.

Benchmarking 59

Benchmarking Strategy Internet Internet 59

High Scalability

OCTOBER 24, 2022

What I'm concerned about, as a developer, is the collateral damage such ham-fisted regulation might cause. Each cloud-native evolution is about using the hardware more efficiently. Admittedly, it's a developer focussed argument, but there are more technical arguments against the move. I've read the report. Not that I found.

Cloud 187

Cloud Hardware Infrastructure Innovation 187

Scalegrid

MAY 13, 2020

Greenplum Database is an open-source , hardware-agnostic MPP database for analytics, based on PostgreSQL and developed by Pivotal who was later acquired by VMware. Greenplum uses an MPP database design that can help you develop a scalable, high performance deployment. What Exactly is Greenplum? At a glance – TLDR.

Big Data 321

Big Data Database Artificial Intelligence Open Source 321

DZone

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

As a Software Engineer, the mind is trained to seek optimizations in every aspect of development and ooze out every bit of available CPU Resource to deliver a performing application. One, by researching on the Internet; Two, by developing small programs and benchmarking. These include Python, PHP, Perl, and Ruby.

Java 207

Java C++ Benchmarking Programming 207

Testlodge

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Various testing activities take place throughout the software development lifecycle, including compatibility testing, which is a non-functional testing technique. Results may vary because of factors like resolution, internet speed, and different OS versions.

Testing 78

Testing Hardware Operating System Mobile 78

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Container technology is very powerful as small teams can develop and package their application on laptops and then deploy it anywhere into staging or production environments without having to worry about dependencies, configurations, OS, hardware, and so on. Docker is more than containers, though.

Open Source 307

Open Source Traffic DevOps Cloud 307

Brendan Gregg

JULY 4, 2021

It's an exciting time for developments in computer performance, not just for the BPF technology (which I often [write about]) but also for processors with 3D stacking and cloud vendor CPUs (e.g., This was a chance to talk about other things I've been working on, such as the present and future of hardware performance.

Performance 140

Performance Latency Hardware Storage 140

All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers. s world of Internet services has become incredibly diverse. Managing databases has been a stumbling block for many of our customers, shifting their time away from developing innovative applications to the â??muckâ?? All Things Distributed. By Werner Vogels on 08 May 2012 02:00 PM.

Cloud 116

Cloud Development AWS Servers 116

CSS Wizardry

AUGUST 7, 2019

However, one metric I feel that front-end developers overlook all too quickly is Time to First Byte (TTFB). This is why serving your content from a CDN is so important: even in the internet age, being geographically closer to your customers is advantageous. can all provide valuable insights. Expect closer to 75ms.

Latency 269

Latency Ecommerce Servers Mobile 269

Scalegrid

APRIL 16, 2020

This is why our BYOC pricing is less than our Dedicated Hosting pricing, as the costs listed for BYOC are only what you pay for ScaleGrid and don’t include your hardware costs. These are advanced cloud configurations that allow you to protect your databases from the internet. Where to host your cloud database? Learn more.

Cloud 242

Cloud Azure AWS Database 242

Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Web developers or administrators did not have to worry or even consider the complexity of distributed systems of today. For basic and simple websites, a developer was able to easily automate these checks and fix any problems before a user encountered them. Software and hardware components are autonomous and execute tasks concurrently.

Systems 74

Systems Monitoring Hardware Network 74

Smashing Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Mobile phones are rapidly becoming touchscreens and touchscreen phones are increasingly all-touch, with the largest possible display area and fewer and fewer hardware buttons. Usually today this means internet connectivity, cameras, GPS, and so on, but they are distinct from smartphones.) This is not true.

Mobile 103

Mobile Design Internet Internet 103

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

Defining high availability In general terms, high availability refers to the continuous operation of a system with little to no interruption to end users in the event of hardware or software failures, power outages, or other disruptions. Database downtime can hurt or doom any company with anything to do with the internet.

Availability 104

Availability Database Open Source Hardware 104

All Things Distributed

APRIL 4, 2017

We have also added teams in the Nordics to help customers of all sizes as they move to AWS, including account managers, solutions architects, business developers, partner managers, professional services consultants, technology evangelists, start-up community developers, and more.

AWS 117

AWS Airlines Latency Games 117

ACM Sigarch

OCTOBER 25, 2019

When it comes to hardware support to mitigate software security issues, there is a significant gap between what is available in products today and known solutions. Acceleration—Adding hardware support to reduce the runtime overheads of security features. hardware support for malware detection/prevention).

Hardware 98

Hardware Virtualization Architecture Games 98

The Netflix TechBlog

AUGUST 30, 2021

Complementing the hardware is the software on the RAE and in the cloud, and bridging the software on both ends is a bi-directional control plane. When a new hardware device is connected, the Local Registry detects and collects a set of information about it, such as networking information and ESN.

Latency 213

Latency Traffic Transportation Hardware 213

The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 29, 2019

Content is placed on the network of servers in the Open Connect CDN as close to the end user as possible, improving the streaming experience for our customers and reducing costs for both Netflix and our Internet Service Provider (ISP) partners. data access, fact logging and feature extraction, model evaluation and publishing).

Open Source 279

Open Source Network Infrastructure Big Data 279

KeyCDN

JULY 2, 2020

Web standards are best defined as guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium W3C to promote consistency in design code which makes up a web page. These standards , while not enforceable by law, have a great deal of benefit to both web developers and web surfers alike. Basically, it was boring.

Internet 56

Internet Internet Best Practices Website 56

High Scalability

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Curriculum development, 6. Professional development. Thus, despite both quoting 11 nines of durability against hardware failures, S3 is durable against failures that B2 is not, and is thus better. @sethearley : 7 areas of opportunity for #AI in teaching. Feedback & Scoring, 2. College readiness, 3. Behavior management, 5.

Internet 30

Internet Internet Scalability Education 30

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Mobiles have different models, screen resolutions, operating systems, network types, hardware configurations, etc. Also, how to test the hardware of the mobile phone itself, is it supporting all the software as it should? Let us have a look at the most popular types of mobile testing for applications and hardware.

Mobile 82

Mobile Testing Hardware C++ 82

Testlodge

JUNE 16, 2021

The wide accessibility of the internet around the globe has made it easy for hackers to intrude into an organization’s system in an unethical manner and compromise their security controls to fulfill their harmful goals. Penetration testing is comprehensively performed over a fully-functional system’s software and hardware.

Testing 67

Testing Hardware Open Source Internet 67

Smashing Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2021

When the researcher can see through the user’s eyes, recognizing a usability problem sooner would save the client and developer time and money. Eye-tracking is nothing but new, but recent developments in technology made the methodology accessible to businesses of all sizes. “. For developers who know enough JavaScript to be dangerous.

Mobile 111

Mobile Website Hardware Social Media 111

Adrian Cockcroft

JUNE 2, 2023

Working from home is another tipping point, enabled by widespread deployment of laptops, home internet with capacity to run video (thanks in part to Netflix and other streaming services), and distributed productivity tools, then kicked over the line by the COVID-19 lockdown.

Social Media 98

Social Media Innovation Open Source Entertainment 98

Alex Russell

APRIL 29, 2021

Apple forces developers of competing browsers to use their engine for all browsers on iOS , restricting their ability to deliver a better version of the web platform. They are, pound for pound, some of the best engine developers globally and genuinely want good things for the web. The Compatibility Tax.

Media 145

Media Games Education Engineering 145

Alex Russell

JANUARY 30, 2024

HTML, CSS, images, and fonts can all be parsed and run at near wire speeds on low-end hardware, but JavaScript is at least three times more expensive, byte-for-byte. Many critiques are possible, both of the target (five seconds for first load), the sample population (worldwide internet users), and of the methodology (informed reckons).

Performance 90

Performance Network Mobile Speed 90

Brendan Gregg

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

At USENIX SREcon22 APAC I gave the opening keynote on the future of computer performance, rounding up the latest developments and making predictions of where I see things heading. This talk originated from my updates to [Systems Performance 2nd Edition], and this was the first time I've given this talk in person!

Performance 110

Performance Latency Cache Virtualization 110

All Things Distributed

MARCH 11, 2015

For example many of the Internet of Things innovations that we have seen come to life in the past years on AWS all have a significant analytics components to it. In the past analytics within an organization was the pinnacle of old style IT: a centralized data warehouse running on specialized hardware.

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Analytics Cloud Healthcare Retail 136

The Polyglot Developer

AUGUST 24, 2016

I’m going to show you three quick, easy, and cheap ways to get WiFi internet on your Raspberry Pi Zero IoT device, none of which will require any soldering or advanced hardware knowledge. The post Three Simple Ways To Get Online With A Raspberry Pi Zero IoT Device appeared first on The Polyglot Developer.

IoT 52

IoT Hardware Internet Internet 52

Brendan Gregg

JULY 4, 2021

It's an exciting time for developments in computer performance, not just for the BPF technology (which I often [write about]) but also for processors with 3D stacking and cloud vendor CPUs (e.g., This was a chance to talk about other things I've been working on, such as the present and future of hardware performance.

Performance 52

Performance Latency Hardware Storage 52

Sutter's Mill

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

” This contains updated and new material that reflects the latest C++ standards and compilers, with a focus to using modern C++11/14/17 effectively on modern hardware and memory architectures. On April 25-27, I’ll be in Stockholm (Kista) giving a three-day seminar on “High-Performance and Low-Latency C++.”

Latency 51

Latency C++ Hardware Performance 51

Alex Russell

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Pre-publication gates were valuable when better answers weren't available, but commentators should update their priors to account for hardware and software progress of the past 13 years. The idea that preventing browser innovation is pro-user is particularly risible, leading to entirely avoidable catch-22 scenarios for developers and users.

Hardware 64

Hardware Mobile Java Programming 64

Testsigma

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you’re a developer, a web designer, or a QA manager, you would want to ensure that your product delivers as promised. Once you have chosen your target devices, consider the architectural aspect of your hardware. Internet and Power Supply. Today’s customers expect the highest standards of user experience. Conclusion.

Mobile 52

Mobile Testing Hardware DevOps 52

VoltDB

JUNE 1, 2017

Hardware Optimizers” want to get the maximum utilization out of hardware. These systems were designed to have a lifetime of half a decade or more, and rapidly changing hardware meant that the initial deployment had to be sized for 5-7 years out. Bear in mind that the internet currently takes 4ms from New York to Philadelphia.

Hardware 56

Hardware Latency Virtualization Cloud 56

The Polyglot Developer

MARCH 5, 2017

The recent Amazon S3 outage that took down much of the internet inspired me to talk about alternatives. The great thing about Minio is it shares the same APIs as AWS S3, but can be deployed to your own hardware, eliminating Amazon as a dependency. And Multer appeared first on The Polyglot Developer.

Storage 40

Storage Cloud Hardware Open Source 40

Percona

JUNE 20, 2023

I tried to search for details related to segmentation fault on the internet and found many articles; however, it failed to quench my thirst as none of them had the answer I was looking for. It is the responsibility of software developers to build debug symbols. At present, this is in the development phase.

Programming 81

Programming C++ Database Virtualization 81

All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Today, I’m thrilled to announce several major features that significantly enhance the development experience on DynamoDB. These improvements have been sought by many applications developers, and we are happy to be bringing them to you. JSON has become the accepted medium for interchange between numerous Internet services.

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Availability Performance Scalability AWS 145