There are no shortages of ways to build out infrastructure for the internets of things, or in the protocols proposed. Today, API company Apigee unveiled its offering for developers and device manufactures.…
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Slap fight in Node.js land
Two key contributors to the popular server-side language are disagreeing publicly over the use of gender-specific pronouns in the project.…
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It's a color sensor, a weather station, a gas leak detector, a thermometer for everything around you, and so much more: Check out Node, the ultimate sensor device.…
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Judging by the attendance and conversation at this week's Node Summit in San Francisco, the relatively new open-source programming language Node.js is catching on among developers and notably among enterprise developers. Its stated goal is "to provide an easy way to build scalable network programs." And its claim to fame is that it can handle tens of thousands of concurrent connections. This weekly update discusses why those facts matter and who benefits from this new language.…
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All startups want to find the magic recipe for achieving Facebook scale, but former Twitter engineer Alex Payne says it doesn't exist. And focusing on speed can not only send you in the wrong direction, but leave you high and dry when you need it most.…
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