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How to Make Different Types of JavaScript Lists? Four Examples with Webix
Sergey Laptick shows how to create web components to display data in the form of different types of lists using the Webix UI Library. From simple lists, to advanced, interactive lists, Laptick discusses the core concepts behind Webix lists and how to create your own, customized list implementations.
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Teams and the Way They Work
The terms “self-organised” and “cross functional” are often used to describe a team. What does this mean, and how will you recognise if your team has these features? Great teams work with the uniqueness of each person’s skills, experiences and outlook – forging the motivation to achieve a shared goal, within the constraints in which they operate.
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A Security Approach for a Cloudy World: An Interview with Pete Cheslock
Does your approach to application and data center security change when adopting cloud services? To learn more about this topic, InfoQ reached out to Pete Cheslock, head of operations and support teams at Threat Stack.
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In Defence of the Monolith, Part 1
In the age of microservices, "monolith" has become a dirty word. Yet, monoliths, designed with an emphasis on modularity, can be a better solution for complex domains, such as enterprise applications. Part 1 of this 2-part series explores the key differences between microservices and monoliths, highlighting the pros and cons of each approach.
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Monte Carlo Planning Improves Decision Making
De la Maza helped a startup IPO by applying Monte Carlo to a planning problem. Learn how Monte Carlo planning provides a rigorous, quantitative account of what the future may bring. It has advantages over standard average case approaches and you can start with a simple Excel spreadsheet.
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Big Data Processing Using Apache Spark - Part 6: Graph Data Analytics with Spark GraphX
In this article, author Srini Penchikala discusses Apache Spark GraphX library used for graph data processing and analytics. The article includes sample code for graph algorithms like PageRank, Connected Components and Triangle Counting.
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Three Experts on Big Data Engineering
Clemens Szyperski (Microsoft), Martin Petitclerc (IBM), and Roger Barga (Amazon Web Services) answer three questions: What major challenges do you face when building scalable, big data systems? How do you address these challenges? Where should the research community focus its efforts to create tools and approaches for building highly reliable, scalable, big data systems?
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Hit or Miss: Reusing Selenium Scripts in Random Testing
Just like during test execution process using an ‘exploratory’ technique, which is guided by a great deal of solid analytical thinking and a good portion of randomness, we can reuse or automate scripts to achieve similar results. All you need is a well-designed test automation solution and a bit of patience. Read the article to learn how you can use this approach in your testing activities.
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Q&A on the Book Agile Engagement
In the book Agile Engagement, Santiago Jaramillo and Todd Richardson explore the reasons why employees can be disengaged and provide solutions for measuring and driving engagement in organizations. InfoQ interviewed them about the factors that influence the performance of teams and how to measure agile engagement to create an engaging workplace culture.
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Troubleshooting Memory Issues in Java Applications
Troubleshooting Java memory problems can be tricky, but the right approach and proper tools can simplify things substantially. The JVM reports a variety of OutOfMemoryError messages. In this article we address how to read them, and we take a look at a wide range of tools we can use to eradicate them.
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Transcrypt: Anatomy of a Python to JavaScript Compiler
On the web front end, web development is one size fits all: JavaScript. The Transcrypt Python to JavaScript compiler is a relatively new open source project, aiming at executing Python 3.6 at JavaScript speed, with comparable file sizes. In this article, Jacques de Hooge talks about the requirements in building a transpiler and how Transcrypt is built to meet those demands.
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The Triangle of Self Organization
Self-organization is a modern management tool that replaces command & control as a method of creating teams and guiding them to deliver desired outcomes. The Triangle of Self Organization identifies three essential components needed to guide this process – goal, rules & tension - and shows how to choose them consciously to successfully use self-organization as a management tool.