It was another slow news day but there is still plenty of good reading. On Java Code Geeks, we get a good post on using TF-IDF in practice. This is one of the main indexing methods behind libraries like Lucene, so if you are interested in document searches or indexing in general, it is a… Read More Geek Reading July 6, 2016 #1142
Starting our day, we get an interesting launch from Microsoft, their new Planner tool. It is not meant to replace Project, but it does look similar to tools like Trello. It is part of Office 365 which means many people will have access to it, giving it a very simple entry into the market. Adrien… Read More Geek Reading June 8, 2016 #1123
There are a lot of good development articles to start the week. First, On DZone Java we get a “getting started” guide for Kotlin. I have started to see a lot more interest in Kotlin this year, so it seems to be a language to watch. On Java Code Geeks we have a beginner’s guide… Read More Geek Reading April 25, 2016 #1091
Today we have a mixed bag of articles. On DZone Agile, we get a good post on how to describe accomplishments on a resume. If you have ever been on the hiring side of an interview, you know that geeks have a terribly difficult time with this. At Machine Learning Mastery, we have an excellent… Read More Geek Reading April 11, 2016 #1081
Another security issue leads our day. Arstechnica reports on a bunch of stolen certificates that allow hackers to bypass code-signing. It is an interesting story and makes you wonder about the real benefits of code-signing. On Amazon Big Data we get a great post about analyzing time series data in real-time with AWS Lambda, Amazon… Read More Geek Reading March 18, 2016 #1066
It was a fairly slow news day, but there is still plenty of good reading. On DZone Agile, we can read about the “Recruiter Manifesto”. At Code As Craft, they talk about leveling up your organization with system reviews. If you are not reviewing what you are doing, how are you learning how to improve?… Read More Geek Reading December 23, 2015
Dan Luu starts our week with an excellent post about big company and startup work and compensation. There are a lot of trade-offs when trying to decide between the two and you really do need to look at the differences. Paul Hammant gives us his take on the “iron triangle” and how he thinks it… Read More Geek Reading December 21, 2015
Ernie Miller starts our day with a rant on “market rate” for programmers. Basically, he pokes holes in the Buffer salary information, not from the openness perspective, but concerns about employee value and other issues. Kent Beck also has a post about “pricing” programmers, more from the idea that he does not know what is… Read More Geek Reading December 8, 2015
Leading our day is a post on Conversation Agent, where Valeria Maltoni talks about what happens when technology fails to fade into the background. The post focuses on many healthcare systems, which can be amazingly bad, but every application needs to look at their user experience and design. Simplicity is hard, but it makes user… Read More Geek Reading November 17, 2015
We start our day with an interesting look at software outsourcing from yegor256.com. Rackspace announces Carina, their container service powered by Docker Swarm. Another interesting post can be found on Java Code Geeks, where they talk about the process of choosing a data management solution. This one is interesting because it really does look like… Read More Geek Reading October 29, 2015
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