“We are sorry. Our servers are under heavy load at present. Please try again in a few minutes.” We have all seen messages like this when a service is struggling to cope with the load. But how can you test how well your website will cope under load? … Read more
Backend
The Backend Developer is a programmer who creates the logical back-end and core computational logic of a website, software or information system. The main activities usually concern the three functional aspects of the back-end:
Programming: he has the knowledge of different programming languages like Java, JavaScript (NodeJS), PHP and the knowledge of methodologies and Frameworks such as Spring and
Hibernate. It is also able to work on more structured languages such as Ruby and Python.
Database Designing: a Back-end Developer has expertise in database management such as Oracle, MySQL or MongoDB.
Web Tool: is essential to be familiar with SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and REST (Representational State Transfer) for integration with different infrastructures.
Naturally born reactive systems
Modern applications are required to do many tasks at the same time, in the optimal way, and be very quick to respond to consumers’ input and expectations. Moreover, software needs to adapt to changing scenarios, in a consistent and resilient … Read more
How JSR 385 could have saved the Mars Climate Orbiter… and your job
Numbers are normally treated as straight entities, but they often are not that straight. Most numbers, indeed, carry with them a dimensional aspect: money is in of some currency, while in physics speed is in meters per second, fluids are in liter and … Read more
Interview with Elton Stoneman
There aren’t many Eltons working in the Docker space, but if there were, Mr Stoneman would still be making a name for himself. As a developer advocate, his job is to go out into the community and spread the word about the virtues of Docker and what … Read more
Interview with Danilo Poccia
Danilo Poccia works with startups and companies of any size to support their innovation. In his role as Evangelist at Amazon Web Services, he leverages his experience to help people bring their ideas to life, focusing on serverless architectures and … Read more
Interview with David Steiman
Software architect for KTEL Communications GmbH, David Steiman describes himself as an open source activist. David generously shared his time and expertise to the audience at Codemotion Berlin 2018 with his talk, Getting serious with private … Read more
The Path of Becoming A Tech Leader
Codemotion Rome 2019 included several talks about soft skills, such as communication and leadership. A particularly interesting event was the round table titled "The Path of Becoming a Tech Leader", attended by: Emanuele di Saverio - Frog, … Read more
Interview with Sebastian Porsdam Mann
What has philosophy got to do with cryptocurrency? As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School, with a Cambridge degree in philosophy, psychology and neuroscience, Sebastian Porsdam Mann's theory is probably worth a listen. At … Read more
Interview with Dave Farley
Dave Farley’s not a politician. But he is best-known as the author of the Reactive Manifesto, published in 2014. Dave is still answering questions about the book many years later, which shows it remains relevant in these constantly evolving … Read more
npm: from its conception to its future
npm is a dependency manager for the NodeJS ecosystem, composed of two main elements: a registry with all the packages that can be installed in a NodeJS projectthe npm CLI, which provides the ability to workout which dependencies are required for … Read more
Algorand and the solution to the blockchain trilemma: security, scalability, and decentralization
If you’re into blockchain technology or follow cryptocurrencies you may have heard of Algorand, the new blockchain platform founded by Turing Award winner, MIT teacher and zero-knowledge proof creator, Silvio Micali. Algorand is a Boston-based … Read more
Interview: Antimo Musone – Build Blockchain
Interview with ANTIMO MUSONE About the Talk "BUILD BLOCKCHAIN" Presented to the IBM CLOUD ITALIA community On 19/03/2018 Hi Antimo. Tell us who you are and which communities you belong to. Hi everyone. My name is Antimo, I'm a computer engineer and … Read more
Nexi Dev Training Program: XPay backoffice API
Scopri di più sul programma e iscriviti gratuitamente! Uno dei grandi vantaggi di utilizzare un gateway di pagamento rispetto a interfacciarsi con I singoli provider è la possibilità di avere un meccanismo di gestione comune e condiviso. Il sistema … Read more
Algorand, Silvio Micali’s instant blockchain consensus over a crypto-empowered protocol
“The blockchain does not exist!” This kicked off the beginning of the conference held by Silvio Micali, the mind behind the Algorand proposal, at the Data Driven Innovation Conference in Rome, on May 10, 2019. Silvio Micali on stage at Data Driven … Read more
Audrey Chaing – A Woman in Blockchain
Blockchain. BitCoins. CryptoCurrency. All words we are hearing more and more about. A new Industry getting stronger and stronger. Startups popping up from the States to Asia, more and more values traded every day, more and more traders, more and more … Read more
The Lightning Network: from seven to 7,000 transactions per second
The Lightning Network is a path to improve Blockchain’s speed capabilities. One of the networking meetings proposed by Codemotion is the Aperitech event. At Codemotion Rome 2019, the event structure was different than usual, due to time constraints … Read more
How to Become A Good Tech Lead
Sometimes you hope a meetup will be special but instead it ends up being magical. Our latest Codemotion meetup was such a night to remember. Instead of having speakers who shared their stories and insights, we organized a panel on a very interesting … Read more
[Podcast] Developer evolution: what’s rockin’ roles in IT?
This article written by Bob Rhubart, Architect Community Manager at Oracle, was originally published on Oracle Developers Portal. The good news is that the US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 24% growth in software developer jobs through 2026. … Read more
Akka and Kubernetes – Technologies give their best when combined
The tech world is an explosive one. So many different products are available out there - and new ones see the light every day. Each tool serves a purpose in a certain area. Be that decision-making, test automation, code analysis, performance metrics, … Read more
Java wasn’t designed to run in the cloud… so we added Buildpacks, Schedulers, and Services
It's not that Java can't run in the cloud, of course it can, it's just that it was never really designed that way from the beginning. When Java was first brought to market it was mostly intended as a new way to build ‘run-anywhere’ desktop … Read more