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 »
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 »
Happy New ... C# 9 Features!
As one of my languages du jour, I've always had a fondness for C#. It was one of the first high-level languages that I learned in »
Just Jump into the Stream
I've spent the better part of my ten-year career as a developer in a relatively safe bubble, technology-wise. Falling in love with a programming language or »
The Bug That Got Away
One thing that I've always loved hearing about from fellow engineers or reading about on technical blogs are bugs. Nasty ones. Ones that keep you up »
I Don't Know
Software development is a huge field, I mean huge. You've got front-end folks, back-end folks, database specialists, architects, the engineers, the folks with the people skills »
Why won't you answer my question?
I've spent more time than I would like to admit on various Q&A sites and forums related to development, where I have answered thousands »
My Developer Resolutions for 2017
It's a new year, and with that comes new opportunities for growth, change, and all the other type of things that you read on motivational posters. »