The Key Differences Between Python 2 and Python 3
If you are new to Python, you might be confused about the different versions that are available. Although Python 3 is the latest generation of the language, many programmers still use Python 2.7, the...
View ArticleComparing PHP 7 vs. HHVM
PHP is one of the most popular scripting languages used for web development. The latest version of PHP, PHP 7 is a new version of the language that is been optimized for fast performance. However, PHP...
View ArticleNode.js & io.js Back Together Again
In purely technical terms, io.js is a fork of Node.js—they are both JavaScript runtime environments that streamline the process of developing server-side applications. However, the relationship between...
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Top 5 Performance Metrics for Node.js Applications
The last couple articles presented an introduction to Application Performance Management (APM) and identified the challenges in effectively implementing an APM strategy. This article builds on these...
View Article10 Popular Oracle Performance Metrics that Every DBA Should Know
Before you jump into creating KPIs for your Oracle database, clearly state and test your assumptions right up front. That has to come first. Otherwise, you’ll go down a blind alley many times trying to...
View ArticleA Newbie Guide to Python
Python is a programming language that is useful for writing quick and simple scripts, but it is also a good language to use for creating large-scale full-blown applications. Even massive operations...
View ArticleInternet of Things (IoT) – A Technical Primer
We are rapidly moving to a brave new world of interconnected smart homes, cars, offices and factories known as the Internet of Things (IoT). Sensors and monitoring devices will touch every part of our...
View ArticlePHP Microframework vs. Full Stack Framework
Think back to the hazy days of early web-page development on the Internet. You saw many pages hand-coded in HTML — dynamic pages that could produce and display different content to customize a...
View ArticleA Practical Guide to Popular Node.js MVC Frameworks
Using any programming framework to the fullest extent possible first requires an understanding of advanced software architecture concepts. While writing a little client-side JavaScript does not...
View Article5 Tricky SQL Database Performance Challenges
There’s a good chance you’ve come across various performance challenges while writing queries and working within SQL if you use it on a regular basis. You might be dealing with slow-moving or...
View ArticleA Technical Deep Dive into Python
Python is a popular high-level programming language used for a wide variety of applications. It emphasizes readability, rapid prototyping, and small, efficient program code bases. In this article, you...
View ArticleWordPress Announces Migration to Node.js
Matt Mullenweg, the CEO of Automattic, the parent corporation of WordPress, generated a lot of excitement when he announced recently that WordPress.com was beginning to migrate away from PHP to...
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Top 6 Database Performance Metrics to Monitor in Enterprise Applications
The previous article presented an introduction SQL and NoSQL. This article builds on these topics by reviewing six of the top performance metrics to capture to assess the health of your database in...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know about PHP 7
PHP 7 is the latest version of the popular programming language PHP. Released in December 2015, PHP 7 offers fast performance for websites and online applications. There are some significant...
View Article7 Ways ES2015 Can Improve Your JavaScript Programming
ES6 is a major update to the JavaScript language, the first since the adoption of ES5 in 2009. The features of ES6 are being incorporated into JavaScript engines around the web right now, and the...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Python Frameworks – Part 1
Python began life in the late 1980s. It was developed by Guido van Rossum at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, a math and computer science research center in Amsterdam Science Park in the...
View ArticleA Quick Primer on Microservices
Microservices are a type of software architecture where large applications are made up of small, self-contained units working together through APIs that are not dependent on a specific language. Each...
View ArticleUsing Microservices as a Business Initiative
For microservices to work in an organization, there must be a business initiative attached to it. Questions arise among IT professionals on whether microservices are suited only for giant Web...
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AppDynamics Database Visibility adds support for MongoDB
AppDynamics is proud to announce support for MongoDB within the Database Visibility module. MongoDB was created in 2007 as a commercial product, switching to open source in 2009. It has grown rapidly...
View ArticlePredicting the Future of PHP Security – Part 3
In some ways security is an infinite game of chess on a board the size of the world. For every move you make, the hackers have a countermove ready. They are highly motivated to take what you have, so...
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