The new JAX Magazine – Rust 1.0, open-source testing tools and more

What makes a good programmer?

Every developer will give you a different answer. But assuming you already have a combination of talent, education and fortunate social circumstances, what else can guarantee you a bright career in IT? Is there some combination of special ingredients needed for a CV to impress employers?

If you ask Shutterstock’s Director of Engineering, the one thing that really counts is real-life development experience. “To gain real world skills, developers have to create and take control of their own curriculum,” writes Sandeep Chouksey in this latest issue, explaining exactly where it is that straight-out-of-uni programmers can begin finding gems for their CV.

Rust 1.0, open-source testing tools and more

In keeping with this line of thought, we’ve got an especially high amount of IT experiences for you in this JAX Magazine issue. First up, Rust team member Huon Wilson is taking us on a tour of the new release of Rust 1.0, still fresh off the shelves. In the testing section, Claire Fautsch and Daniel Witkowski are walking us through automated end-to-end testing and handy open-source testing tools.

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From the Big Data world, we have Pierre Fricke showing us the new Foreign Data Wrappers in Postgres. If you’re interested in FinTech, Lars Markull is predicting big things for Banking Service Providers. Meanwhile, this issue also takes a look at how to avoid hiccups when moving to a new version of Oracle SOA or a distributed version control system like Git or Mercurial. Finally, we’ve also got an overview of the big JavaScript frameworks for anyone that wants to look beyond the horizon of AngularJS – all in all, plenty of places to continue gaining new experiences.

Inside this issue

1. Why you should take a closer look at Rust 1.0 – Rust 1.0: Safe Systems Programming
   Huon Wilson
2. Taking control of your own curriculum – Finding the best programming experiences
   Sandeep Chouksey
3. How Git and Mercurial can hurt your code review
   Marcin Kuzminski
4. Automated end-to-end testing using Vagrant, Puppet and JBehave
   Dr. Claire Fautsch
5. Improving response time and latency measurements – Open-source tools for better testing
   Daniel Witkowski
6. Disrupting Finance IT with Banking Service Providers – Making it easier to disrupt finance IT
   Lars Markull
7. Siloed data, the new Postgres feature – The data runs through it
   Pierre Fricke
8. 7 tips for a successful Oracle SOA Suite upgrade
   Matt Brasier
9. Choosing the right JavaScript framework – AngularJS, Ember or Backbone
   Amanda Cline
10. Enhancing quality of experience for content-rich sites
    Parvez Ahammad