Thoughts and commentary on the latest internet technologies
Six Steps for Stress Free Software Delivery
From selecting a team through to ensuring the delivery of a quality product, the challenges of software development can be reduced by following some common sense rules.
Remote Deployment of Java Web Applications with Tomcat
In this article we dive into the details of deploying Java WAR files using the various alternative methods available.
When Engineers Embrace Marketing
There was a time when engineers looked down their noses at marketing, and many still do, but others embrace the idea of promoting their products and services. Those that are interested in doing business, and put their interest into action, will get positive results.
Introduction to Vaadin for Business Applications
Vaadin is a Java web application framework which can be used to efficiently build bespoke web applications. This article explores why Vaadin may be the right technology for your next business specific web application. We give an overview of the notable aspects of the Vaadin framework and address some of the benefits and limitations.
Google Compute Engine – Preemptible Instance Considerations
Preemptible Instances on GCP differ from Spot Instances on AWS in that there is no concept of a “spot price” or bidding for the resources. This approach is much simpler than the Spot Instances concept, and can also be cheaper in certain scenarios, but comes with additional considerations which we cover in this article.
Software Environment Naming
A standard pattern for software environment naming and usage, to provide clarity and consistency when planning software development infrastructure.
Implementing Model-View-Presenter on Android – Part 1
In this article we describe an opinionated approach to Model-View-Presenter development on Android.
Deploying Magnolia CMS to Cloud Infrastructure
This article provides an overview of how to implement Magnolia CMS on an auto-scaling cloud platform.
Magnolia CMS – Multi-Language and Translations
In this blog article we have a look at some of the options available for applying translations in Magnolia.
Learnings from the AWS S3 Outage 28 Feb 2017
Amazon's S3 service suffered a significant outage on 28th February 2017. We analyse the factors behind the outage and the learnings that apply in general.