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Learning eBPF for Better Observability

This article shares insights into learning eBPF as a new cloud-native technology which aims to improve Observability and Security workflows. Learn how to practice using the tools, and dive into your own development. Iterate on your knowledge step-by-step, and follow-up with more advanced use cases later.

Michael Friedrich
on May 19, 2023
Development

Rust Reviewed: the Current Trends and Pitfalls of the Ecosystem

In this article, we share findings and insights about the Rust community and ecosystem and elaborate on the peculiarities and pitfalls of starting new projects with Rust or migrating to Rust from other languages.

Vitaly Bragilevsky
on May 17, 2023
Development

Relearning C++ after C++11

C++ is an old but evolving language. It has been around for a long time, but has changed significantly, particularly since 2011. In this article, we will review a few of its most compelling new features, including ranges, lambdas, range-based for loops, and move semantics, all by practising with a vector.

Frances Buontempo
on May 10, 2023 2
Development

PHP 8 - Arrays, Variables, Operators, Exception Handling and More

In this article, we discuss new features brought by PHP 8 related to arrays, variables, operators, and exception handling. We also discussed some trait-, class-, and function-related features. This article concludes the PHP 8 article series.

Deepak Vohra
on Feb 13, 2023
Development

Designing for Concurrency: the Hilbert’s Hotel Problem in Go

In this article, we want to show how achieving concurrency is the result of an appropriate design. A concurrent solution may turn out to be more elegant and easier to reason about than an equivalent sequential algorithm. To illustrate these concepts we use, as an example, the Hilbert’s Hotel mathematical problem.

Enrico Piccinin
on Feb 03, 2023
Culture & Methods

Your Tech Stack Doesn’t Do What Everyone Needs It To. What Next?

Stack extensibility is an essential trait of well-designed IT ecosystems. Low-code BPA (Business Process Automation) has advantages that puts it at the forefront of approaches to stack extensibility. Learn how low-code software increases process resiliency by empowering business teams with an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand and, most of all, IT-sanctioned set of tools.

Alessio Alionco
on Jan 31, 2023
Development

Article Series: PHP 8.x

PHP continues to be one of the most widely used scripting languages on the web with 77.3% of all the websites whose server-side programming language is known using it according to w3tech. PHP 8 brings many new features and other improvements, which we shall explore in this article series.

Deepak Vohra
on Jan 30, 2023
Development

PHP 8 - Type System Improvements

In this article we will discuss extensions to the PHP type system introduced in PHP 8, 8.1, and 8.2. Those include union, intersection, and mixed types, as well as the static and never return types. Additionally, PHP 8 also brings support for true, null, and false stand-alone types.

Deepak Vohra
on Jan 20, 2023
Development

PHP 8 – Functions and Methods

PHP 8.0 adds support for several functions- and methods-related features, including enhanced callable syntax, named function arguments, and Fibers, which are interruptible functions that add support for multitasking.

Deepak Vohra
on Dec 23, 2022
DevOps

Adopting Low Code/No Code: Six Fitnesses to Look for

When selecting a no-code/low-code platform, six key fitnesses should be examined: purpose fit, cost fit, ops fit, user fit, use-case fit, and organization fit. The IT team should be heavily involved in this decision as they play a pivotal role in helping citizen developers with platform adoption.

Arunkumar Arunachalam
on Dec 05, 2022
Development

PHP 8 - Classes and Enums

In this article, we will review new PHP 8 features related to classes, including enums, used to specify an enumerated list of possible values for a type; the new readonly modifier for a class property, which makes the property unmodifiable after its initialization; and constructor parameter promotion, useful to assign a constructor parameter value to an object property automatically.

Deepak Vohra
on Nov 28, 2022
DevOps

The Future of DevOps is No-Code

The need for high-quality DevOps personnel is skyrocketing, but it is harder than ever to find enough staff. It is possible to augment your DevOps organization using no-code and low-code tooling. Low-code and no-code tools can free up existing developers by reducing the time spent on integrating and administering DevOps toolsets.

Nahla Davies
on Nov 07, 2022 13