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Software Development
R: Scraping Neo4j release dates with rvest
As part of my log analysis I wanted to get the Neo4j release dates which are accessible from the release…
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Enterprise Java
How to monitor a Java EE DataSource
Introduction FlexyPool is an open-source framework that can monitor a DataSource connection usage. This tool come out of necessity, since…
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Core Java
Motivation And Goals Of Project Jigsaw
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how Project Jigsaw may break existing code. So what do we get…
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DevOps
Long-term log analysis with AWS Redshift
You will aggregate a lot of logs over the lifetime of your product and codebase, so it’s important to be…
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Software Development
Tech Lead – Circles of Responsibility
One of my projects this year is a training program for developing Tech Leads. In preparation for the course, I…
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Software Development
Cloud Application Design Considerations
When designing applications for the cloud, irrespective of the chosen platform, I have often found it useful to consider four…
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Enterprise Java
Types of JMSContext in JMS 2.0
If you follow Java EE, the simplified API components in JMS 2.0 (Java EE 7) will not be unknown to…
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Software Development
The inevitable imbalance in pair programming
At some point throughout a developers career, no matter their experience, they will most likely find themselves in a situation…
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Agile
Trust, Accountability, and Where Does the Time Go?
As more of my clients transition to agile, many of them have a fascinating question: How do I assess who…
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