Five Software Development Trends for 2018: Developers Needed
By Ben Putano
Being wanted is the best feeling in the world.
Cheap Trick said it best:
I want you to want me
I need you to need me
Well, my developer friends, 2018 is your year. Businesses in practically
every industry have a fever. And the only prescription?
You.
I know, I know. The demand for developers is nothing new. But 2018 is
different. 2018 is the year where we see some of this decade's most exciting
technologies become commercially viable, and others finally go mainstream.
We'll see new forms of immersive entertainment, and inanimate objects will
come alive in ways that really feel real. Trying to undermine this progress
are intelligent and dangerous threats that must be outsmarted and outworked.
There's endless opportunity and danger ahead, and who is society going to
call on to help us navigate... (more)
A Practical Guide to Java Remote Debugging
By Eugen Paraschiv
Introduction to Debugging
Troubleshooting a problem on a remote server, especially in production, is
not an easy task. Sometimes it involves debugging the application code
directly on the server.
But the production servers are usually run in a strict environment, where not
all convenient developer tools are available.
In this article, you'll discover how to configure a running web server and
debug your application using standard facilities provided by the Java
platform.
Caveats
First off, if you try to connect to a rem... (more)
Build It, Buy It, or Open Source: The Software Dilemma
By Matt Watson
One problem that all developers and companies struggle with is trying to
decide if they should "build it" or "buy it". Software developers love to
build things. That is what we do! Their natural reaction tends to lean
towards building things. We are also always up for a new challenge.
How do you know when you should build software or buy it?
There are very good reasons for building or buying software. There are also
good reasons to use open source projects, which is a third option!
Some things you never want to b... (more)
The Top 21 Cloud Monitoring Tools for 2018
By Ben Putano
Let's do a visualization exercise. Imagine it's December 31, 2018, and you're
ringing in the New Year with your friends and family. You think back on
everything that you accomplished in the last year: your company's revenue is
through the roof thanks to the success of your product, and you were promoted
to Lead Developer. 2019 is poised to be an even bigger year for your company
because you have the tools and insight to scale as quickly as demand
requires. You're a happy human, and it's not just because of the bubbly in
yo... (more)
A Deep Dive into the Core Metrics of the Java Virtual Machine
By Eugen Paraschiv
Overview of JVM Metrics
In this article, we'll cover how you can monitor an application that runs on
the Java Virtual Machine by going over some of the critical metrics you need
to track. And, as a monitoring tool, we'll use Stackify Retrace, a full APM
solution.
The application we'll monitor to exemplify these metrics is a real-world Java
web application built using the Spring framework. Users can register, login,
connect their Reddit account and schedule their posts to Reddit.
How JVM Memory Works... (more)
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