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Back-to-Basics Weekend Reading: Deep learning in neural networks

All Things Distributed

In the past few years, we have seen an explosion in the use of Deep Learning as its software platforms mature and the supporting hardware, especially GPUs with larger memories, become widely available. Even though this is a recent development, Deep Learning has deep historical roots, tracing back all the way to the sixties, or maybe even earlier. By reading up on its history, we get a better understanding of the current state of the art of Deep Learning algorithms and the Neural Networks that yo

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Job Hopping

Professor Beekums

Job hopping is not considered an admirable trait, at least by employers. There is not much for them to like about a developer that leaves after a short tenure. Hiring people is an expensive process since it requires the expense of recruiters as well as time spent by the existing development team for interviews. Time spent in interviews is time that could be spent building software.

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Authenticate With JWT In A NativeScript Angular Mobile Application

The Polyglot Developer

Any mobile application that accesses remote data will need authentication at some point in time. There are many different authentication strategies out there, one of which is with Json Web Tokens (JWT) that we explored in one of my previous Node.js articles. With JWT, users can authenticate via username and password, receive a signed token back, and use that token for any future API request rather than continuing to distribute the username and password.

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How to Make a Performance Test Plan

Abstracta

Looking to create a performance test plan? Here are some things to consider before you decide to simulate load. When talking about how to make a performance test plan, I am not referring to a document, but rather what we are going to execute in. The post How to Make a Performance Test Plan appeared first on Abstracta Software Testing Services.

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Animate HTML Components In An Angular Application

The Polyglot Developer

When building a web application, not only do you need amazing features, but you also need a stunning user experience and that can often be managed by making good use of UI components. When I’m using my favorite web applications, the way components are displayed on the screen are sometimes what makes the application so memorable. Designers will often animate components to make them stand out.

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Build A Custom Docker Image For Your Containerized Web Application

The Polyglot Developer

I’ve been working with Docker for a while now and I’ve found that I’m rarely using one of the vanilla images found on Docker Hub. By rarely, I don’t mean never, but in most cases I find that I’m building my own custom Docker image for any web application that I wish to containerize. This allows me to create an image that meets my needs and deploy it anywhere and anytime that I find necessary.