There’s a lot of wishful thinking in “The Value of Open Source in the Cloud Era,” a recent IBM-commissioned O’Reilly Media survey. For example, there’s the finding that 70% of the more than 3,400 respondents “prefer cloud providers based on open source.” This sounds great until you ask, “What does…

If you’re a developer today, odds are you’ve learned Git, the version control system at the heart of modern software workflows. You know the basics — how repositories work, how to create branches and commit changes, and how to merge those changes and pull requests. But now that you know…

More and more companies are turning to Apache Spark to run big SQL databases. Here is what you need to know about it. Apache Spark defined Apache Spark is a data processing framework that can quickly perform processing tasks on very large data sets, and can also distribute data processing tasks across multiple…

From simple shortcuts to expert-level configuration changes, turn to these power tips to get the most out of Microsoft’s open source programming editor. — Even without the oodles of extensions that make Visual Studio Code a power tool for every developer, Microsoft’s open source programming editor is loaded with nifty features by default. However, some of these useful features are not obvious, even to seasoned users. …

With Black History Month in full swing, I thought I would take the opportunity to highlight seven black programers that may not be found in many history texts. These individuals have helped to pave the way for the future of software development and deserve to be praised. John Henry Thompson

Companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google have proven to us that we can trust them with our personal data. Now it’s time to reward that trust by giving them complete control over our computers, coffee makers, and cars. Allow me to introduce you to “edge” computing. Edge is a buzzword…

Sets in Python help to organize collections of unique objects. Learn how to take advantage of this powerful feature in your own code. — Python as some great data types that make is great to use, but sets are often overlooked. Set are a powerful tool that can be used to make orderly code where each object of unique to a collection, while still working at with the efficiency and speed of Python’s dictionaries.

For anybody who has set up Redux in React you know that it is a great state management tool that can be a pain to begin. The boilerplate provided does not provide a clear path for the data flow of your application. …

As I began my journey into software development, I came across Agile manifesto. The manifesto sets out a set of guidelines for developing a sustainable application. The four key components are as follow: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Valuing people above the processes or tools is easy to understand because it is the people who…