Programming
Introducing Swift AWS Lambda Runtime
It is my pleasure to announce a new open source project for the Swift Server ecosystem, Swift AWS Lambda Runtime. Distributed as a Swift package, the Swift AWS Lambda Runtime is designed to help Swift developers build serverless functions for the Amazon Web Services Lambda platform. The project is a group effort that included engineers across the …
Why Choose Rust As Your Next Programming Language
Selecting a programming language can be complicated, but some enterprises are finding that switching to Rust is a relatively easy decision. Choosing a programming language for a project is often a complicated decision, particularly when it involves switching from one language to another. For many programmers, it is not only a technical exercise but also …
Oracle Announces Java 14
Oracle announced the general availability of Java 14 (Oracle JDK 14). Java 14 continues Oracle’s commitment to accelerate innovation by delivering new enhancements to enterprises and the developer community with a new feature release every six months. The latest Java Development Kit (JDK) delivers new features, including two new highly anticipated preview features – Pattern Matching for …
10 Commands Every Linux User Should Know
You may think you’re new to Linux, but you’re really not. There are 3.74 billion global internet users, and all of them use Linux in some way since Linux servers power 90% of the internet. Most modern routers run Linux or Unix, and the TOP500 supercomputers also rely on Linux. If you own an Android smartphone, your operating system …
Guide To Kubernetes Egress Network Policies
A Brief Recap: What are Network Policies? Network policies are used in Kubernetes to specify how groups of pods are allowed to communicate with each other and with external network endpoints. They can be thought of as the Kubernetes equivalent of a firewall. As with most Kubernetes objects, network policies are extremely flexible and powerful …
The Linux Foundation And Harvard’s Lab For Innovation Science Release Census For Open Source Software Security
The Linux Foundation’s Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII), a project that helps support best practices and the security of critical open source software projects, and the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH), announced the release of ‘Vulnerabilities in the Core,’ a Preliminary Report and Census II of Open Source Software.` This Census II analysis and …
Kubernetes Networking Demystified: A Brief Guide
Kubernetes cluster networking can be more than a bit confusing, even for engineers with hands-on experience working with virtual networks and request routing. In this post, we will present an introduction into the complexities of Kubernetes networking by following the journey of an HTTP request to a service running on a basic Kubernetes cluster. We …
What You Need To Know About Rust In 2020
While many programmers have long used Rust for hobby projects, in 2019, the language attracted support from major technology companies. Rust has drawn plenty of attention from programmers on sites like Hacker News for a while. While many have long loved using the language for hobby projects, it didn’t start catching on in industry until 2019, when this …
Here’s What You Need To Know To Get Started With Ansible
Ansible is a software tool that provides simple but powerful automation for cross-platform computer support. It is primarily intended for IT professionals, who use it for application deployment, updates on workstations and servers, cloud provisioning, configuration management, intra-service orchestration, and nearly anything a systems administrator does on a weekly or daily basis. Ansible doesn’t depend on …
How To Install And Configure An FTP(s) Server In CentOS
Overview This guide will show you how to install and configure an FTP(s) server in CentOS. Prerequisites Operating System of (s)FTP server : CentOS 7 Installation 01. Update the system package resources 02. (Optional) Install nano, a simple text editor. Or use the default editor “vi”. 03. Install the SFTP package …