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Media Query Source: Part 10

The responses I provided to a media outlet on January 30, 2018: Media: What is likely to happen with open source in the coming years? This coming week we'll be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Open Source, which is officially celebrated on February 3rd. It has come a

New Book Review: "Spring Boot Messaging"

New book review for Spring Boot Messaging: Messaging APIs for Enterprise and Integration Solutions, by Felipe Gutierrez, Apress, 2017, reposted here: When I first ran across this text, I debated whether it would make sense to acquire a copy for a recent client project of mine. As a relatively early

New Book Review: "RabbitMQ in Depth"

New book review for RabbitMQ in Depth, by Gavin M. Roy, Manning Publications, 2018, reposted here: The bottom line: this book is one of the best organized, succinctly written technology texts I have ever run across, with a phenomenal mix of text, diagrams, and code. So if you are looking

Media Query Source: Part 7

The responses I provided to a media outlet on August 8, 2017: Media: How to Explain Microservices in Plain English. My responses addressed the more detailed questions as follows: Media: How do you define microservices succinctly? Gfesser: A microservice can be described as an independently running application that is responsible

New Book Review: "Spring Microservices"

New book review for Spring Microservices, by Rajesh RV, Packt Publishing, 2016, reposted here: The mix of theory and practice that this book provides is among the best I have ever run across, although those looking to potentially work through this book should be aware that a number of issues

Ubuntu on Windows: Part 2

About 3 months ago, I posted about my move to Windows 10 with the new laptop I received (Dell 5510 32GB RAM), configuring it for dual boot mode with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS after contemplating installation of Cygwin on another machine yet again, prior to my recollection of a Microsoft

Media Query Source: Part 4

The responses I provided to a media outlet on May 3, 2017: Media: The place of databases in DevOps. My responses addressed the more detailed questions as follows: Media: How often is the database being changed? Gfesser: The frequency of database changes will vary. As a general rule, there will

Media Query Source: Part 3

The responses I provided to a media outlet on April 11, 2017: Media: How should companies choose new technologies to add to their tech stack? My responses addressed the more detailed questions as follows: Media: How can companies effectively choose the right tools and resist adding technologies just for the

Media Query Source: Part 2

The responses I provided to a media outlet on November 17, 2016: My responses ended up being included in an article by a small private college in San Diego alongside business owners and other consultants within the software industry. Extent of quote highlighted in orange. Above image from cited article.

Media Query Source: Part 1

The responses I provided to a media outlet on June 14, 2016: Media: What are the main reasons you participate in open source projects? Gfesser: I'm a heavy user of open source software and libraries. Documentation can be light or inconsistent, especially projects which move quickly from release