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Pydoop: Writing Hadoop Programs in Python

Installed as a layer above Hadoop, the open-source Pydoop package enables Python scripts to do big data work easily. - Database

Through A PRISM Darkly

The revelation of secret government eavesdropping is likely to substantially reshape companies' understanding of their data's safety. - Security

Acquiring Big Data Using Apache Flume

Data analysis is only half the battle; getting the data into a Hadoop cluster is the first step in any Big Data deployment. Apache Flume uses an elegant design to make data loading easy and efficient. - Database

Exceeding Supercomputer Performance with Intel Phi

Using MPI on inexpensive clusters of Intel Xeon Phi coprocessors can produce results that exceed the performance of today's high-end supercomputers. - Parallel

Orthodoxy vs. Pragmatism, or How I Became a Better Developer

Few indeed are the practices that can be recommended universally. Wisdom suggests the humility of knowing this and applying it liberally. - Design

Detailed Profiling of SQL Activity in MySQL 5.6

MySQL's latest update to the Performance Schema brings the ability to profile a statement's activity, low-level wait events, and I/O impact. It is the easiest and most detailed way to identify what statements to tune and how. - Database

Reference Counting and Object Harvesting in Delphi

The latest versions of Delphi reclaim unused object and memory automatically. This feature requires a new perspective on calls to Free and to destructors. - Mobile

C++ Reading List

The new C++11 standard has led to a flood of new books and updates to classics. These are the core books you need. - C/C++

So You Want to Write A Mobile App? Place Your Bets!

On top of everything else, you'll have to make big bets on hardware platforms and development approaches. This won't be easy. - Mobile