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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.

Championing Diversity, Inclusion, and Career Growth in Cybersecurity

Empowering Women in Cybersecurity: Lynn Dohm on Leading WiCyS and Closing the Gender Gap

Lynn Dohm, Executive Director of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), is driving change in security and women in tech by closing the gender gap through mentorship, education, and community support. With ov...

The right processes, tools and culture

Daily Release in Agile: Turning the Dream Into Reality

Daily releases are no longer a far-fetched dream, they are an achievable reality for agile teams with the right processes, tools and culture. Let us apply the learnings above as well as the practices ...

Tips, tools, and common pitfalls and how to avoid them

Beyond the Sprint: Continuous Delivery Pipelines in Agile Teams

Agile teams nowadays find themselves sprinting towards goals, iterating rapidly and repeating the cycles with little room to breathe. But what happens after the sprint?

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.

Unlock Scalability, Resilience, and Improved CI/CD Pipelines & Microservices

The Overlooked Power of Feature Flags in Cloud-Native Development

Feature flags in modern cloud-native development are crucial because they decouple feature deployment from releases, enabling agility, minimizing risks, and streamlining workflows. Yet, they are an underutilized resource, together we will examine how feature flags improve development, testing, and o...

Planning, Execution, and Monitoring

The Agile Team that Ships Daily: How They Do It

Agile teams that achieve daily releases have mastered a unique set of skills and practices to ship software faster and more frequently, with higher confidence. How do teams achieve a high frequency model?

Implementing Server-Side Rendering with Gatsby, Next.js, and Angular

Back to SSR: Mastering Web Performance

Explore the fascinating evolution of web rendering techniques in this comprehensive guide. From Client-Side Rendering (CSR) to Server-Side Rendering (SSR), Static Site Generation (SSG), and Hydration, discover how these approaches impact performance, scalability, and user experience. Learn about the...

You're in the wrong business if you can’t predict the future. (Just kidding).

Pre-Adaptive Into the Future: Developing Innovative Corporate Strategies With Futures Thinking

In a world of uncertainty and constant change, the ability to anticipate and strategically respond to the future is essential. Futures Thinking through Strategic Foresight is a methodical approach to explore possible futures, improve strategic alignment, and prepare organizations for future challeng...

Learn how to apply principles for successful software architecture

Software Architecture: Between Rigid Rules, Chaos, and Principles

Knowing principles is just the first step. True success comes from applying them effectively in different contexts. Discover how principle-driven software development enhances quality, sparks innovati...

Looking at wireframe fidelity level

UX Crash Course: Wireframing

If you’re a developer, you’ve almost certainly seen a wireframe before. Maybe someone showed you one during the design process to get your feedback on it—or maybe it was the deliverable you got handed...

Cybersecurity: Types of impersonation attacks and prevention

5 Types of Impersonation Attacks and Ways to Prevent Them

As businesses expand their digital footprints on communication and social platforms, cybercriminals also find novel ways to infiltrate and swindle them with impersonation attacks. With phishing attack...

Part 2: Introduction to Generative AI and Transformer Architecture

Transformer and Generative AI Concepts

This article delves into the impact of generative AI, highlighting its foundational architecture: the transformer. It highlights its role in revolutionizing technologies and unlocking various opportunities for innovation and collaboration between humans and machines.

Unlocking a Treasure Trove of Information With fastThread in the JVM

Demystifying Thread Dumps: Your Guide to Java Performance Optimization

Thread dumps are vital companions for Java developers navigating the complexities of performance troubleshooting in production applications. When your application experiences sluggishness, freezes, or CPU spikes, thread dumps offer a snapshot of all active threads, including their states and stack t...

Sociotechnology – People and machines

Legacy – A Social Problem?

Legacy software is old, unmaintainable software – obviously it’s a technical problem. However, it’s also worth considering this problem from a social perspective.

(With apologies to Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas…that transform industries by Safi Bahcall)

The Three and Half Deaths and Rebirth of Application Security: From Chainsaws to Application Detection and Response

The transformation of application security from cost centre to value driver isn't just possible – it's imperative for organisations that want to compete and win in today's digital economy. Through ADR, we can finally align security with business objectives, delivering protection while enabling the s...

All about Multimodal AI Agents

What Do Pepperoni Pizza and Autonomous AI Agents Have in Common?

We will examine the main pain points in customer interactions and data management. Next, we will explore what Autonomous AI Agents are and how they function. Then, we will discuss the evolution towards Multimodal AI Agents and how these advanced systems can enhance customer service.