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Hyperledger Composer has been put on pause, what are your options now?

Pretty recently the team from Hyperledger Composer posted a relevant note for any software developer creating on top of Composer. Its content could be quite shocking for a lot people in the community, since the project...

Linux Tips And Tricks

It seems that publishing a post of Linux tips & tricks is a rite of passage that all engineers must go through. More importantly, it's a bookmark for my future self to find these eclectic mix of commands easily with...

Python Tutorial for Beginners 16 - Python Dictionary

In this video I am going to show What are Dictionaries and How to use Dictionaries in python. So What are Dictionaries in python?dictionary in python is an associative list or a map.We can think if dictionary as a list of pairs, where the first element of the pair, the key, is used to retrieve the second element, the value.Hence we map a key to a value.Dictionaries are Python’s most powerful data collection. Dictionaries allow us to...

5 Cloud Computing Trends To Prepare For in 2018

The word ‘cloud’ is one of those industry jargon words that doesn’t really say much at all. But for the sake of it, here’s a definition: “Cloud” means an internet-enabled service that allows you to do some...

Kotlin Extensions for Minecraft Spigot

Minecraft server MOD Spigot is useful, but there are a few inconvenient methods. Let's change them using Kotlin Extensions. Drop ItemStack You can drop items in the world using the code below, but that is redundant. val location = player.location location.world.dropItem(location, itemStack) Let's create a Location-based method with the following extensions. LocationExtensions.kt fun Location.dropItem(itemStack:...

Powered by purpose: one man’s quest to change Kuwait

If you see something you’re not happy with, what do you do? Do you complain, or do you do something about it? It’s all too easy to take the first option. It’s an entirely different story, however, to be the person...

Opinion: Why it would be bad for Bitcoin to “find Satoshi”

I recently came across a post seeking crowdfunding to unmask the creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. No, I don’t intend to link to it. But when I last looked, the project had raised nearly half of its desired 15m...

Towards a Fair and Open Election

A demo of the methods involved in this article is here.Our election processes are often archaic, where we still put a cross on a piece of paper and then wait for it to be manually counted. Then we must compile all the...

Introducing Two New Bonus Chapters on Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD for Learn AWS by Using It

Since some of us are lucky to enough to skip work today due to Labor Day I figured it was a great time to announce two new bonus chapters for my Learn AWS By Using It course. I am very excited about this bonus...

Win my ticket to C++ on Sea!

Next year, I'll be keynoting a new C++ conference, C++ on Sea. I'm really looking forward to it. A little while ago, they ran a "tweet why you want to go" contest for a free ticket, and said that if the...

Power Your Business Applications with Elastic Compute Service

This article was originally published on Alibaba Cloud. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. Think you got a better tip for making the best use of Alibaba Cloud services? Tell us about it...

What languages did you learn, in what order?

I once compiled the following list of programming languages and which year I started learning them:1981: Sinclair BASIC (on a ZX81)1983: BBC BASIC (on a BBC Micro)1985: Pascal (installed via ROM)1987: Logo1987: 6502...

Why Less Is More – 15 Minimalist Web Designs

You might think that when it comes to web design, more intricate illustrations, brighter colors, and a lot of moving pictures equals more clicks and visitors spend more time on your website. This can sometimes be true,...

10 ways not to do a big deploy

Ideally, deploys should be small, concise, easily revertible, fast and with a small or nil footprint on the database. However, no matter how awesome you are, sometimes that is just unattainable and you end up needing to...

We want practical solutions!

We want practical solutions! A common problematic demand on the path to equity, inclusion and belonging.There isn’t a day that goes by without someone demanding “practical solutions” to the issue of inclusion....

Crab Update — TypeScript and Routes

I’ve updated my React CLI tool to now fully support any combination of Redux and TypeScript, either in newly scaffolded projects or in created components. Here are the highlights.TypeScript is availableThis was the...

Monday Notes 9–3–18

What I’m ReadingMathematical Logic, Chiswell & Hodges pages 78–96This section of the book covers the remarkable Post’s Theorem, which states that every possible truth table admits at least one formula....

How to build a rock solid app

An overview of different app design optionssource: https://pixabay.com/en/blacksmith-working-metal-hammer-2385628/When we design software, we constantly think about error cases. Errors have a huge impact on the way we...

How to build a rock solid app

An overview of different app design optionsWhen we design software, we constantly think about error cases. Errors have a huge impact on the way we design and architecture a solution. So much so, in fact, that there is a...

A small departure from the book

Slightly technical, but if you’re interested in what we know to be a remarkably effective combination of Clean Language, Cynefin, and Story Mapping as practiced in most Agendashift workshops, read on… Use of Clean...

A basic example app to accompany Fuse's end-to-end tutorial with ES6 implemented.

Darkbladecr/hikr A basic example app to accompany Fuse's end-to-end tutorial with ES6 implemented. Users starred: 5Users forked: 2Users watching: 5Updated at: 2018-09-03 23:14:40 hikr Pronounced "hiker"...

03/09/2018: Biggest Stories in the Cryptosphere

by BlockEx1. China and US Leading Countries In Terms Of Blockchain Patent SubmissionsThe intellectual property media outlet iPR Daily has published a research report outlining how China and the US are leading drivers...

Union Types with Javascript

(Cover image: Lanterns, by Anna Sánchez Inglada. Original picture here) Lately I've been learning Elm and I'm entirely fascinated by its union types. In this article I'll show a way to implement union types in...

When they ask me to work on a doomed project

5 Ways To Improve Your Employee Onboarding Training Process

The perfect onboarding process for new hires combines orientation, training, and mentorship, but coming up with an effective mix of those elements can be difficult. In this article, you'll learn 5 actionable tips to get your onboarding process flow just right. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.