C++ (/ˌsiːˌplʌsˈplʌs/) is a general-purpose programming language created by Danish computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup as an extension of the C programming ...

Abstract: One of the newest forms of serverless computing is Function-as-a-Service (FaaS). FaaS provides a framework to execute modular pieces of code in response to events (e.g., clicking a link in a ...

Mostly, our functions work fine. However sometimes we have unpredictable failures. In this case, it's not clear whether all our events are processed or not (we miss some events or don't). Exception: ...

UPDATE: In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, we’re re-publishing this popular infographic, which was originally published April 16th, 2012. From the “starchitect” to “architecture for the ...

A reader of my last post agreed with the points made about self-regulation failure, but noted, “When the [procrastination] habit has been 'cemented,' things are not so simple.” Another reader wrote, ...

In the database world, the raw physical data model is at the center of the universe, and queries freely assume intimate details of the data representation (indexes, statistics, metadata). This ...