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Hard-Disk Drives: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
New drive technologies and increased capacities create new categories of failure modes that will influence system designs.
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Debugging AJAX in Production
Lacking proper browser support, what steps can we take to debug production AJAX code?
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Security in the Browser
Users with no security training download Web browsers from the Internet without precaution, and demand that they be fast and easy to use. What can be done to make ...
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ORM in Dynamic Languages
Dynamic languages offer a taste of object-relational mapping that eases application code.
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Erlang For Concurrent Programming
Designed for concurrency from the ground up, the Erlang language can be a valuable tool to help solve concurrent problems.
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Better Scripts, Better Games
Smarter, more powerful scripting languages will improve game performance while making gameplay development more efficient.
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Eventually Consistent
Building reliable distributed systems at a worldwide scale demands trade-offs between consistency and availability.
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CTO Virtualization Roundtable: Part II
When it comes to virtualization platforms, experts say focus first on the services to be delivered.
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Real-World Concurrency
What does the proliferation of concurrency mean for the software you develop?
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CTO Roundtable on Virtualization: Part I
Virtualization technology is hot again, but for the right reasons?
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Document Design Matters
How do we apply the concept of resource orientation by designing representations to support interactions?
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Powering Down
Smart power management is all about doing more with the resources we have.
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CTO Storage Roundtable, Part Two
Leaders in the storage industry ponder upcoming technologies and trends.
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CTO Storage Roundtable: Part I
Leaders in the storage world offer valuable advice for making more effective architecture and technology decisions.
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Scaling in Games and Virtual Worlds
Online games and virtual worlds have familiar scaling requirements, but don't be fooled: Everything you know is wrong.
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XML Fever
Don't let delusions about XML develop into a virulent strain of XML fever.
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