The past decade has been an extremely exciting one in all matters related to data. We have had: An ever increasing amount of data produced by social media (once called “Web 2.0”) An ever increasing amount of data produced by devices (a.k.a. the Internet of Things) An ever increasing amount of database vendors that explore … Continue reading 3 Reasons why It’s Okay to Stick with SQL
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Tech Pro: Next Generation Social Content Syndication
Some established content syndicators and discussion platforms include DZone and JCG, my two blog syndication partners. For a content producer like me, such platforms are very interesting, as 10% of their traffic eventually reaches my blog. But there's room for improvement with these syndicators, as their appearance is not up to date with the latest … Continue reading Tech Pro: Next Generation Social Content Syndication
Static, Non-Static. Mockable, Non-Mockable… Instead, Let’s Focus on Real Added Value…
The never ending topic of testability... Dogmatic discussions about stuff being static, non-static. Mockable, non-mockable. Testable, non-testable. Here's an article that was recently syndicated on DZone, about the evilness in making things static: http://java.dzone.com/articles/why-static-bad-and-how-avoid While the article itself is still somewhat focused on simple means of making something mockable through dependency injection, the big lot … Continue reading Static, Non-Static. Mockable, Non-Mockable… Instead, Let’s Focus on Real Added Value…