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Super Charge the Module Aware Service Loader in Java 11

Uday Tatiraju describes the service loading mechanism in Java and the changes made to it in order to support the native Java module system. Tatiraju also discusses an experimental library called Susel that can assist developers in building modular and extensible applications that leverage the native Java module system. The library removes the boilerplate code required to locate and load services.

Uday Tatiraju
on Jan 06, 2019
.NET

Article Series - .NET Core - 2nd Series

In this series, we explore some of the benefits .NET Core and how it can help traditional .NET developers and all technologists who need to bring robust, performant and economical solutions to market

Chris Woodruff
on Jan 06, 2019
Culture & Methods

How to Slow Down to Go Faster Than Ever in Software Development

Going fast without control could be the biggest enemy of software development. By slowing down on people, we improve professionalism and craftsmanship. By slowing down on process, we improve adaptation and efficiency. And by slowing down on product, we improve automation and quality. When we focus on these areas, we start to cultivate a development culture enabling software development fast.

Lemi Orhan Ergin
on Jan 05, 2019
AI, ML & Data Engineering

Conquering the Challenges of Data Preparation for Predictive Maintenance

Predictive maintenance (PdM) applications aim to apply machine learning (ML) on IIoT datasets in order to reduce occupational hazards, machine downtime, and other costs. In this article, the author addresses some of the data preparation challenges faced by the industrial practitioners of ML and the solutions for data ingest and feature engineering related to PdM.

Ian Downard
on Jan 04, 2019
Culture & Methods

Space as an Enabler - Coworking as a Mindset

Coworking is a mindset that describes the future of work. The coworking manifesto provides a framework of values to create sustainable communities based on trust, where businesses, entrepreneurs, governmental and non-governmental and technical communities can work together.

Ben Linders Dina Sierralta
on Jan 02, 2019
Java

Book Review: Optimizing Java

InfoQ reviewed the book Optimizing Java, a comprehensive in-depth look at performance tuning in the Java programming language written by Java industry experts, Ben Evans, James Gough and Chris Newland. InfoQ spoke to the authors for more insights on their experiences, learnings and obstacles in authoring this book.

Michael Redlich
on Dec 31, 2018
Culture & Methods

Q&A on the Book "Lean Product Management"

The book “Lean Product Management” by Mangalam Nandakumar is about finding the smartest way to build an Impact Driven Product that can deliver value to customers and meet business outcomes when operating under internal and external constraints.

Rui Miguel Ferreira
on Dec 30, 2018
.NET

How to Test ASP.NET Core Web API

In this article, we will investigate testing your ASP.NET Core 2.0 Web API solutions. We will look at internal testing with Unit Testing and externally testing your solution with a new testing framework in ASP.NET Core called Integration Testing.

Chris Woodruff
on Dec 29, 2018
Cloud

Building a VPC with CloudFormation - Part 2

If you're building separate Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) templates for each infrastructure use case, you can make existing templates more flexible by using Parameters, Conditions, Mappings, and Outputs.

Ken Krueger
on Dec 28, 2018
Culture & Methods

Q&A on the Book Digital Transformation at Scale

The book Digital Transformation at Scale by Andrew Greenway, Ben Terrett, Mike Bracken and Tom Loosemore, explores what governmental and other large organizations can do to make a digital transformation happen. It is based on the authors’ experience designing and helping to deliver the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS).

Andrew Greenway Ben Linders
on Dec 27, 2018
Development

Key Takeaway Points and Lessons Learned from QCon San Francisco 2018

This year around 1,600 attendees descended on the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco for the twelfth annual QCon. Software engineers, architects, and project managers from a wide range of industries including some prominent Bay-area companies - attended 99 technical sessions across 6 concurrent tracks, 13 ask me anything sessions with speakers, 18 in-depth workshops, and 8 facilitated open spaces.

Abel Avram
on Dec 26, 2018
Java

Understanding Blockchain Basics and Use Cases

We discuss the two main types of blockchain solution, and some of the major variants deployed today. Use cases for the different solutions are also explored.

Ben Evans
on Dec 24, 2018