Another year passes. I was hoping to write more articles instead of just these end-of-the-year screeds, but I almost died in the spring semester, and it sucked up my time. Nevertheless, I will go ...

Communicating with Apache NiFi can be done using the Site-to-Site protocol. More information on configuring it in MiNiFi C++ can be found in the Site-to-Site documentation. The NOTICE file lists all ...

Confluent is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure focused on data in motion. This article shows data engineers how to use PyIceberg, a lightweight and powerful Python library ...

In today's data-driven landscape, event streaming platforms have become essential for building real-time applications and data pipelines. Apache Kafka and Microsoft Azure Event Hubs stand out as two ...

What's an Azure cloud dev to do for messaging in that fancy new app? From messages to events, from streams to publish and subscribe, the options seem overwhelming. What's an Event Grid? How does that ...

Choosing a Java framework is not about which one is best, it's about accepting their tradeoffs of stability, flexibility and complexity. Here's how to evaluate each vs. your needs. Continue Reading ...

Vibe coding, or using AI agents to create application code, is all the rage today. This video tutorial shows how it works using popular AI tools Replit and GitHub Copilot. Continue Reading ...