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Cassandra: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition Book Review and Interview

Cassandra: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition book authored by Jeff Carpenter and Eben Hewitt covers the Cassandra NoSQL database version 3.0. Authors discuss several different important topics related to this popular database, including data modeling and Cassandra architecture. InfoQ spoke with Jeff Carpenter about the book and Cassandra database current features and future roadmap.

Srini Penchikala
on Jan 05, 2017
Culture & Methods

How Difficult Can It Be to Integrate Software Development Tools? The Hard Truth

Integrating tools used in software development and delivery is very hard. Getting endpoints to inter-operate is not a purely technical challenge, it’s more of a business problem. While there are a few choices in selecting the technical integration infrastructure (integration via APIs or at the database layer), the real challenges have more to do with friction caused by the dissimilarities.

Betty Zakheim
on Jan 02, 2017
Architecture & Design

Harnessing the Power of Architectural Design Principles

Architecture principles epitomize architecture's function: to clearly define the necessary constraints on a system's design without prescriptively defining all the design details. A good set of principles can provide context and justification for design decisions and can foster team collaboration and communication.

Eoin Woods
on Dec 31, 2016
Architecture & Design

Navigating the Ins and Outs of a Microservice Architecture (MSA)

A microservices architectures (MSA) is increasingly becoming an important way to deliver efficient functionality, but are just one aspect of a much larger picture. A good MSA implementation requires a solid understanding and design of both the inner architecture and the outer architecture of the system.

Asanka Abeysinghe
on Dec 26, 2016
Development

How Zalando Delivers APIs with Radical Agility

InfoQ interviewed Thomas Fraustein, architect at Zalando, about his team’s radical agility development organization that is optimized for an API-first approach. He explains what an API-first approach is, and provides tips on building good APIs for scalable microservice architectures where a large number of services are offered efficiently.

Jerome Louvel
on Dec 24, 2016
Java

Refactoring to Reactive - Anatomy of a JDBC migration

Reactive programming offers built-in solutions for some of the most difficult challenges in programming, including concurrency management and flow control. So you might ask - how do I get there; can I introduce it in phases? In this article we transform a legacy application to a reactive model using RxJava.

Nicolae Marasoiu
on Dec 22, 2016
Architecture & Design

Key Takeaway Points and Lessons Learned from QCon San Francisco 2016

The 10th annual QCon San Francisco was the biggest yet, bringing together over 1500 team leads, architects, project managers, and engineering directors. Over 125 practitioner-speakers presented 92 full-length technical sessions and 32 in-depth tutorials, providing deep insights into real-world architectures and state of the art software development practices from a practitioner’s perspective.

Abel Avram
on Dec 14, 2016
Architecture & Design

Blockchain – The Next Big Thing for Middleware

Blockchain, most well known as the technology behind Bitcoin, has uses far beyond cryptocurrencies. This article explains the use cases and technical concepts behind blockchain, gives an overview about available services, and points out why middleware is a key success factor in this space.

Kai Wähner
on Dec 12, 2016
Web Development

Mobile Development Efficiency with NativeScript and Angular

To meet both consumer demand and expectations, companies must develop for both mobile and web. Developing for both platforms is complex, but with the right tools and framework, the process is a little easier. In this article, TJ VanToll shows how to use NativeScript and Angular to develop cross platform apps.

TJ VanToll
on Dec 07, 2016
Java

Book Review: Learn Apache JMeter by Example

JMeter is an indispensable tool for testing load and functionality of multi-tiered applications comprised of web front ends, JVM servers and a wealth of NoSQL and relational databases. This book is the manual that should have been included to help surmount the learning curve.

Victor Grazi
on Dec 06, 2016
Java

Reactor by Example

Reactor, like RxJava 2, is a fourth generation reactive library launched by Spring custodian Pivotal. It builds on the Reactive Streams specification, Java 8, and the ReactiveX vocabulary. In this article, we’ll draw a parallel between Reactor and RxJava, and showcase the common elements as well as the differences.

Simon Baslé
on Nov 29, 2016
DevOps

The Container Landscape: Docker Alternatives, Orchestration, and Implications for Microservices

The orchestration of containers is key for success, and various technologies are competing for market share. This article examines the current tooling and how this relates to deploying microservices. A key takeaway is that developers should create business logic of their microservices using a vendor -and platform- agnostic approach.

Kai Wähner
on Nov 20, 2016

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