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TornadoVM: Accelerating Java with GPUs and FPGAs
The proliferation of heterogeneous hardware represents a problem for programming languages such as Java that target CPUs. TornadoVM extends the Graal JIT compiler to take advantage of GPUs & FPGAs and provides a flexible, high-level model whilst still enabling high performance and features such as live task migration.
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State at the Edge: an Interview with Peter Bourgon
Building upon topics in his talk at QCon London, Peter Bourgon answers questions about edge computing, distributed data, and the complexity of synchronization.
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Blazor RenderTree Explained
Blazor is a new single page application (SPA) framework from Microsoft that relies on the .NET framework in favor of JavaScript. As part of its component development model, Blazor uses a DOM abstraction called a RenderTree. In this article we’ll learn what exactly a DOM abstraction is, what the RenderTree is used for, and why Blazor developers should know about it.
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Crank, a New Front-End Framework with Baked-In Asynchronous Rendering - Q&A with Brian Kim
Brian Kim introduces Crank.js, a new front-end framework with baked-in asynchronous rendering. The framework orchestrates front-end applications' tasks and rendering with standard asynchronous generators. Crank strives to be Just JavaScript, and reduces the number of concepts that need to be acquired to write a front-end application. Gone are proprietary notions of asynchronous resources.
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Understandability: The Most Important Metric You’re Not Tracking
Understandability is the concept that a system should be presented so that an engineer can easily comprehend it. The more understandable a system is, the easier it will be for engineers to change it in a predictable and safe manner. A system is understandable if it meets the following criteria: complete, concise, clear, and organized.
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Running Axon Server - CQRS and Event Sourcing in Java
Axon Server Standard Edition is an Open Source, purpose-built solution supporting distributed CQRS and Event Sourcing applications written in Java with the Axon Framework. Part one in this series discusses running it locally and explores aspects of Administration/Security and Configuration. It also discusses more advanced features available with the Enterprise Edition - Clustering/Multi-Contexts.
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PHP 7 — Getting Started and OOP Improvements
PHP had almost become a forgotten language, with a lapse of more than 10 years without a new major version after PHP 5.0 in 2004. PHP 7.0 is a major version with several improvements and new features which have brought it to the level of other modern languages. In this series of articles, we shall discuss new features in the various PHP 7.x versions.
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Cloud Based Development - from Dream to Reality
Is it feasible for professional developers to use cloud-based development environments? In this article, Mike Nikles explains his productive setup powered by Eclipse Theia and Gitpod.
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Extensible Effects in JavaScript for Fun and Profit - Q&A with William Heslam
Extensible effects, described by some as the right way to structure programs, are crossing over to JavaScript. Extensible effects at core provide a composable and flexible way to separate concerns, while allowing to redefine the implementation of those concerns at will. William Heslam explained what extensible effects are and the benefit of using them.
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Well-Being with Dr O'Sullivan, Part 2: Tech-Ing Care of Your Own Mental Health
Dr Michelle O’Sullivan, clinical psychologist, provides mental wellbeing advice for technology people, particularly in these difficult pandemic conditions where remote work is the norm. Practical researched tips to help you stay performing to your best.
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Machine Learning in Java with Amazon Deep Java Library
In this article, we demonstrate how Java developers can use the JSR-381 VisRec API to implement image classification or object detection with DJL’s pre-trained models in less than 10 lines of code.
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Adoption of Cloud Native Architecture, Part 2: Stabilization Gaps and Anti-Patterns
In this second part of cloud native adoption article series, the authors discuss the anti-patterns to watch out for when using microservices architecture in your applications. They also discuss how to balance between architecture and technology stability by not reinventing the wheel in every new application and at the same time, avoiding arbitrary reuse of technologies.