Software Development
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CAP is not just for your head
Today i like to write about an important theorem in distributed computer systems. I’m sure you notice the subject of…
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What is a software quality?
If any of you have heard me speak in a training session or conference you’ll know I am found of…
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When is Enough, Enough?
This summer, I had the pleasure of chatting with a distant cousin who was traveling through town. He is a…
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Systems that Run Forever Self-heal and Scale
I recently saw a great presentation by Joe Armstrong called “Systems that run forever self-heal and scale” . Joe Armstrong…
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Is Java Riskier than C/C++?
Lately, I’ve heard a number of folks discussing whether Java development is riskier than development in C/C++ (from here on…
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CouchDB – Relax
Introduction Apache CouchDB, commonly referred to as CouchDB, is an open source database that focuses on ease of use and…
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Personal Behavior-Driven Development
This year I was fortunate enough to attend the KCDC conference here in lovely Kansas City. One of the sessions I…
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Creating a price model using k-Nearest Neighbours + Genetic Algorithm
Chapter 8 of Programming Collective Intelligence (PCI) explains the usage and implementation of the k-Nearest Neighbours algorithm. (k-NN). Simply put: k-NN is…
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10 More Common Mistakes Java Developers Make when Writing SQL
I was positively surprised to see how popular my recent listing about 10 Common Mistakes Java Developers Make when Writing SQL was, both…
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