A Distributed Tracing Adventure in Apache Beam
Distributed systems are hard, and things can often get much more difficult when problems arise. This is only exacerbated by the fact that many of these »
Avoiding Kotlin Minefields in Apache Beam
Without a doubt, the Java SDK is the most popular and full featured of the languages supported by Apache Beam and if you bring the power »
Introducing Apache Beam Katas for Kotlin
Everyone learns differently, especially when it comes to technology. Some folks enjoy reading a book, others like immediately diving in and getting their hands dirty. Being »
An Education in Streaming
I’m probably one of the few folks out there that love a good technical book. Sure, well written blog posts, tutorials, and exploratory projects are »
No, You Aren't Alone.
This situation sucks. My heart goes out to all of those affected by this terrible pandemic across the globe. With our lives flipped upside-down for the »
When Containers Become Trashcans
Containers are so awesome. Prior to containers, if you wanted to experiment with some new technology, you had to go through the ringer to configure and »
Putting the Fun in C# Local Functions
Many popular languages support the use of local functions and in C# 7, support for them was announced with relatively little fanfare. As someone that would »
The Other Kafka's Metamorphosis
As someone that has been crafting software for the better part of half of my life, it's be a long time since I've been as excited »
How I Haven't Become an Amorphous Blob While Working Remotely
With it being February, I’m sure quite a few folks out there are still trying to keep their New Year's resolutions intact. Since I’d »
Glyphfriend 2019 Released!
With a new year just beginning, it's always nice to start things out on the right foot and open-source is no exception. Several years ago, I »