Happy Developers. It is Possible.

There are a lot of unhappy developers and this shouldn’t be the case. These are the strategies I use to foster a happy and productive developer team. Differentiate between urgent vs. important The human mind is reactive by nature. We often react quickly without thinking whether what we did was the best thing to do. … Read more

Link Shorteners: Yet Another White Spot in Data Collection

In the context of global digitalization, governments have implemented various legislations on data privacy. However, some companies make minimal changes to their operations to formally comply with requirements or even ignore them if there are no precedents of sanctions. Moreover, violations can happen involuntarily. Using link shorteners is a common practice. You can create whatever … Read more

Merit Circle’s Q1 2024 Treasury Report Reveals $94M Growth, Setting New Standards in GameFi

Merit Circle’s Q1 2024 treasury report unveiled a robust financial growth of over $94 million, with a total asset accumulation of $201 million. Beyond only making financial investments, Merit Circle wants to utilise blockchain technology to transform the gaming industry. The attempt to combine gaming with blockchain technology is a creative method to provide a … Read more

Performance Best Practices Using Java and AWS Lambda: Initial Application

:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license. Authors: (1) Juan Mera Men´endez; (2) Martin Bartlett. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Initial Application Performance Tests Best Practices and Techniques Combinations Discussion Related Work Conclusion and References II. INITIAL APPLICATION A common use case for AWS Lambda is to … Read more

Performance Best Practices Using Java and AWS Lambda: Abstract and Introduction

:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license. Authors: (1) Juan Mera Men´endez; (2) Martin Bartlett. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Initial Application Performance Tests Best Practices and Techniques Combinations Discussion Related Work Conclusion and References Abstract Despite its already widespread popularity, it continues to gain adoption. More … Read more

Four Use-Cases for AI Automation in 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer in many industries. Predictive AI technology has helped reshape age-old processes, saving organizations time, money, and frustration. A litany of different organizations have leveraged AI solutions to streamline their operations and ultimately drive productivity, changing industries ranging from art to finance. While some have bemoaned the rise … Read more

Building Effective Modern Data Architectures with Iceberg, Tabular and MinIO

The modern data landscape demands a new breed of infrastructure – one that seamlessly integrates structured and unstructured data, scales effortlessly, and empowers efficient AI/ML workloads. This is where modern datalakes come in, providing a central hub for all your data needs. However, building and managing an effective data lake can be complex. This blog post dives … Read more

2000+ Researchers Predict the Future of AI

The pace of Artificial Intelligence development has reached a natural crescendo. Tools such as GPT-4, Gemini, Claude, etc., and their makers all claim to soon be able to change every facet of society, from healthcare and education to finance and entertainment. This rapid evolution raises evermore critical questions about AI’s trajectory: the technology’s benefits, yes, but also (mostly!) … Read more