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The new crwlr library

Web Crawling and Scraping with PHP

The crwlr/crawler Composer Package is a kind of small web crawling framework that saves you a lot of boilerplate code, implements sensible crawler behavior, and is very economical with memory.

User-Centered Design for Better Applications with Miro, HubSpot, and Semrush

Personas in Software Development

This article sheds light on the role of personas in software development and how they can be successfully integrated into the development process. In modern software development, the focus is on the u...

Leveraging Java Domain-driven Apps with Apache Causeway & Spring Boot

Escaping the Box: Extending Your Apache Causeway App

Apache Causeway is a framework for “rapidly developing domain-driven apps in Java, built upon the Spring Boot platform”. Causeway offers various extension points and other mechanisms to provide more f...

Unleashing new opportunities for DevOps Plus

DevOps Plus: More Open Source, AI-Enabled, Next Generation Services

We will assess how the massively popular movement of DevOps will continue to contribute to the software ecosystem in years to come and instill new progressive ideas for the uninterrupted growth of the...

Hybrid cloud solutions with Azure Arc - Part 1

The Bridge to the Cloud

Microsoft has both software and hardware solutions that help companies operate a hybrid cloud. This makes creating a hybrid cloud infrastructure comparatively easy.

Agile improvements for a stronger team and better retrospectives

From Team to True Squad: Building Synergy in Scrum

Building a high-performing Scrum team is less about following rigid frameworks and more about nurturing relationships, creating trust and creating a shared vision & sense of purpose. I’ll share strategies to help your team transform into a cohesive squad, backed by a few lessons I’ve learned firstha...

Essential Features and Commands

Node.js Cheat Sheet

Looking to master node.js? This cheat sheet teaches you the essential features and commands, all at a glance, for all your JavaScript needs.

Part 3: How Machine Learning and DevOps are Transforming IT Operations

Going Beyond RAG and Fine-Tuning

Discover how RAG integrates real-time data into the generation process, while fine-tuning adapts models for specific tasks. Explore the synergistic potential of these approaches, along with other innovative methods like GPT with APIs and T5 with retrieval-based augmentation, to unlock new levels of ...

Expanding the developer community in the Netherlands

Software & Support Media acquires a majority stake in NLJUG B.V.

Software & Support Media acquires a majority stake in the Dutch company NLJUG B.V., which has been successfully organizing events and communities around Java, .NET and Web Development in the Netherlands for many years, including J-Spring, J-Fall, Future Tech, TEQnation and Frontmania. With this acqu...

Build the right system, build the system right

Testing Your Apache Causeway App

This article looks at the support that Apache Causeway provides for writing unit tests and for writing integration tests. See how the fixture script framework makes it easy to set up the system under ...

How platform engineering empowers developers by removing infrastructure friction

Reducing Developer Cognitive Load with Platform Engineering

Let's look at one of the pressing issues that development teams are facing today, the cognitive load of managing infrastructure, and how Platform Engineering can help alleviate this burden.

Containerized Test Automation in Node.js

A Practical Comparison of Docker Compose and Test Containers for Test Automation

This article will explore two approaches for running integration tests in containerized environments: Docker Compose and Test Containers. We'll compare them from a practical standpoint with examples i...

A Comparison of REST, GraphQL, tRPC, and Server Components in React

A Deep Dive into Frontend-Backend Communication in React

Let’s explore four popular methods in modern React and Next.js environments: REST, GraphQL, tRPC, and Server Components. We’ll cover the pros, cons, typical use cases, and best practices of each approach. By the end of the article, you’ll have a clear side-by-side comparison to help you choose the b...

Start Small, Go Large or Just Right?

Building GenAI Applications: Large Language Models or Small Language Models?

In this article, Dom Couldwell, Head of Field Engineering EMEA, DataStax, discusses what you should keep in mind when receiving a request to build generative AI. Learn what generative AI tools you should use, how to determine if your application needs an LLM or different option like an SLM, and what...

Part 2: Key principles for successful software development

Continuous Architecture: From Project to Product

In the second article of our series, we explore the principle of designing products instead of merely delivering solutions for individual projects. We show why architectural work should be more product-focused and how this approach enhances team collaboration and user-centricity.

Streamline AI agent-driven workflows and enhance decision-making

Agentic AI: The Future of Business Process Automation

This article explores how Agentic AI revolutionizes the business process layer, enabling companies to achieve greater efficiency, adaptability, and competitive advantage. We will uncover how enterprises can transition towards self-optimizing, AI-driven workflows by examining its foundational princip...

Handling bits and bytes in Java

Signed vs. Unsigned Byte Values

Distinguishing between signed and unsigned byte values can be confusing in Java. When working with hardware, such as using a Raspberry Pi with Pi4J, the correct interpretation of bits and bytes plays a crucial role. This article explains the basics of binary representation, shows how Java handles ...