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Excited by the Upcoming CMG imPACt Performance and Capacity Conference

Alex Podelko

I am very excited by the upcoming CMG imPACt performance and capacity conference. This year it would be held on November 6-9, 2017 in New Orleans, LA. It is only such vendor-neutral, 4-day, 5-track conference devoted completely to performance, capacity, scalability, and adjacent topics. It is organized by CMG (Computer Measurement Group) , a not-for-profit, worldwide organization of performance and capacity planning professionals.

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Building A RESTful API With Node.js And Hapi Framework

The Polyglot Developer

Back when I was really getting into the swing of Node.js, I had written about creating a simple RESTful API that made use of the Express framework. Express was, and still is, one of the most popular frameworks for creating web applications with Node.js. However, this doesn’t mean it is the best solution. Recently I’ve been hearing a lot around Hapi for Node.js.

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Break that big ball of mud!

Particular Software

This article was originally published on the NDC 2016 Blog. Have you ever had to deal with a function that had hundreds and hundreds of lines? Code that had duplication all over the place? Chances are you were dealing with legacy code that was written years ago. If you're a Star Wars fan like I am, it's like dealing with the Force. As Yoda would say, “Fear is the path to the dark side.

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Web Components: The Long Game

Alex Russell

Mikeal Rogers reached out last week to talk about Web Components , which surprised me, but his follow-up blog post is essential, timely reading. Dimitri Glazkov , Alex Komoroske , and I started the project that designed and (for many years) iterated on Web Components with a few primary goals in mind: Enhance component portability. Shrink the amount of infrastructure code required over-the-wire and at runtime.

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How to Do a Ping Test

Dotcom-Montior

No computer is an island. We connect to so many different servers throughout the day that. we don’t even think about it. Until we can’t connect. Or the connection lags so much that you start to consider. going offline for a while (gasp!). Maybe you could use a break, but this can be a huge problem if your customers can’t connect to your site or server.

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NativeScript Sidekick For Assisted Project Creation And Cloud Building

The Polyglot Developer

I was recently at NativeScript Developer Days 2017 and I was anxious to learn more about Telerik’s new developer tool called NativeScript Sidekick. I had heard about Sidekick prior to the conference, but I never had the chance to see it in action. After seeing Sidekick in action, I must say, it is wonderful! We’re going to see why Sidekick is so great for NativeScript development and how to get the most out of it for your own Android and iOS projects.

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A Decade of Dynamo: Powering the next wave of high-performance, internet-scale applications

All Things Distributed

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of Amazon's Dynamo whitepaper , a milestone that made me reflect on how much innovation has occurred in the area of databases over the last decade and a good reminder on why taking a customer obsessed approach to solving hard problems can have lasting impact beyond your original expectations. It all started in 2004 when Amazon was running Oracle's enterprise edition with clustering and replication.

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How to Do a Ping Test

Dotcom-Montior

No computer is an island. We connect to so many different servers throughout the day that we don’t even think about it. Until we can’t connect. Or the connection lags so much that you start to consider going offline for a while (gasp!). Maybe you could use a break, but this can be a huge… The post How to Do a Ping Test appeared first on Dotcom-Monitor Web Performance Blog.

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Write Guest Articles On The Polyglot Developer Blog

The Polyglot Developer

Do you find the content on The Polyglot Developer valuable? What if I told you that you could contribute valuable content to other developers as well? I wanted to let you know that I’m currently accepting original guest content, from talented developers like yourself, on a variety of awesome topics. The post Write Guest Articles On The Polyglot Developer Blog appeared first on The Polyglot Developer.