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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
Architecture & Design

Agile Sailors - A Journey from a Monolithic Approach to Microservices

Over the last couple of years eSailors IT solutions has implemented big technological and organisational changes: from functional silos to cross-functional teams, from a work flow that looked like an assembly line to dynamic loops, from a monolithic platform to microservices, from hierarchical command-and-control to leadership as a team sport. This article provides a summary of their journey.

Sigi Kaltenecker Hans Gruber Michael Gruczel
on Nov 11, 2016
Culture & Methods

Q&A with the Author on "Designing the Requirements”, an Alternative Approach

In the book “Designing the Requirements: Building Applications that the User Wants and Needs”, the author Chris Britton proposes an alternative path that goes from understanding the requirements to deliver spot on solutions.

Rui Miguel Ferreira
on Nov 02, 2016
Architecture & Design

But is it Safe?

While it is rare to hear the question, "Is this software safe?", the safety aspects of software are becoming increasingly important. The proliferation of IoT devices increases the widespread impact a small problem can cause. Several techniques exist to help developers analyze and improve the safety of software they create.

Gary K. Evans
on Oct 31, 2016
Architecture & Design

How Ousta Simulates Rides within a Two-Minute Test Cycle

Egyptian ride hailing provider Ousta has two mobile apps which interact with an event driven architecture using microservices. The combination of EDA and microservices facilitated a simulation system for automation, and a rapid development and testing cycle.

Mostafa Saeed
on Oct 30, 2016
Cloud

The Three Generations of AWS

When building a new system on AWS we are faced with three architectural choices around application packaging, runtime service and load balancing service. This article looks at these three options, and concludes that the Amazon EC2 Container Service provides the best architectural option for today's applications.

Noah Zoschke
on Oct 21, 2016

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