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  • Modern Enterprise Performance Analysis Antipatterns

    In this article we present some of the most common performance analysis antipatterns in the enterprise platform, expressed in terms of their basic causes along with remediation strategies.

  • Big Data Analytics for Security

    In this article, authors discuss the role of big data and Hadoop in security analytics space and how to use MapReduce to efficiently process data for security analysis for use cases like Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Fraud Detection.

  • How LinkedIn Uses Apache Samza

    Apache Samza is a stream processor LinkedIn recently open-sourced. In his presentation, Samza: Real-time Stream Processing at LinkedIn, Chris Riccomini discusses Samza's feature set, how Samza integrates with YARN and Kafka, how it's used at LinkedIn, and what's next on the roadmap.

  • Virtual Roundtable: The Future of PaaS in Cloud Computing

    There has been a raging debate about PaaS and whether it is still a valuable part of a cloud portfolio, so InfoQ reached out to four leaders in the cloud domain (cloud advocate Krish Subramanian, cloud developer Dan Turkenkopf, cloud executive JP Morgenthal, and cloud expert James Urquhart) for their opinions on the future of PaaS.

  • Building Applications With Hadoop

    When building applications using Hadoop, it is common to have input data from various sources coming in various formats. In his presentation, “New Tools for Building Applications on Apache Hadoop”, Eli Collins overviews how to build better products with Hadoop and various tools that can help, such as Apache Avro, Apache Crunch, Cloudera ML and the Cloudera Development Kit.

  • ActiveJPA – Active Record Pattern for JPA

    ActiveJPA is a Java implementation of Martin Fowler’s Active Record pattern that wraps around JPA and provides useful abstractions to simplify data access. With ActiveJPA, models themselves act as a DAO and interact with the database without requiring additional code for the DAL. In this article the primary committer discusses ActiveJPA and provides plenty of usage examples.

  • Discover and Diagnose Java Concurrency Problems Using Contemplate's ThreadSafe

    Writing Java software that correctly and safely makes use of concurrency requires careful thought. Software that incorrectly accounts for concurrency can contain intermittent defects that elude even the most rigorous testing regimes. Static analysis tools can analyze source code or compiled bytecode to discover latent bugs hidden within code, long before it is executed.

  • Book Review and Interview: Real World OCaml

    The new book Real World OCaml provides a deep dive into the OCaml programming language. InfoQ caught up with the authors to hear about real world Ocaml users, its unique features, and much more.

  • Preparing for Your First MongoDB Deployment: Backup and Security

    This article we focuses on the database backup tools and security policies when deploying MongoDB NoSQL databases. Topics like cloud backups with MongoDB Management Service (MMS), authentication, and authorization are covered.

  • Durandal: Quick Start

    Durandal is a lightweight JavaScript framework designed to make building Single Page Applications (SPAs) simple and elegant. It has strong support for MVC, MVP and MVVM so that no matter what type of front end architecture you prefer, Durandal can handle the task.

  • Pragmatic Techniques for Maintaining a Legacy Application

    Maintaining a legacy application can make you feel like mice in a maze. In this article Ping Chen shares her experiences on how to pragmatically maintain a large legacy application. "Pragmatic” is the operative word; since a legacy application can have lots of technical debt, one has to be strategic in choosing the right battles.

  • I’d Rather Be Coding – Writing Things Down

    For lots of reasons, most developers hate writing down anything that isn’t code. The Agile Manifesto deemphasizes documentation, but there are times on a project when a little documentation can go a long way. In this article, we will explore why collaboration over comprehensive documentation shouldn’t mean “NO” documentation – and when you should stop coding and start writing things down.

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