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ASP.NET Core: Saturating 10GbE at 7+ million request/s | Age of Ascent
7+ Million HTTP requests per second from a single server It’s coming up to 2 years since I last posted about the performance of ASP.NET Core; during its preview, pre version 1.0. As preview 2 of has ASP.NET Core 3.0 has just been to released; it’s time to follow up, and find out how its evolved. ASP.NET Core 2.2 (Current) Looking at the latest run from the TechEmpower Benchmarks continuous results ASP.NET 2.2 is the 3rd fastest webserver (0.046% off the top spot); able to respond to 7 Million HTTP request per second: I recently saw another post; about a different product, where throughput that was measured monthly; so if we use that time period, that’s 18.1 trillion HTTP requests per month. It’s also an extraordinary amount of bandwidth; enough to continuously saturate a 10GBps link. These results are with the webserver and load tester running inside Docker containers, on two different physical Linux machines *; connected with a 10GbE network. All this throughput from a single server! ASP.NET Core is fast on Linux (and on Windows). How does it compare to other well known servers? In these “platform” comparisons that’s: Internet Facing Server ASP.NET Core’s Kestrel Webserver; which is used in these benchmarks, is an edge server so can be used as an internet facing webserver, as explained in the documentation: It doesn’t need a second webserver acting as a reverse-proxy server in front and can go full speed. It also works with reverse-proxies if that fits more with your infrastructure. Data Access Performance I often hear the defeatist argument that performance like this doesn’t matter because “my...
Kivy Vs BeeWare | Python for Mobile App Development
April 06, 2020 A few years back, creating mobile applications using Python was almost a pipedream. But today, even Python has entered into the race that follows the phrase, “Write once, deploy everywhere”. Surprised right? Well, yes, using a few suites of tools it is possible to build mobile applications using Python. Things have shuffled and Python is now capable of delivering Android and iOS platforms. Thanks to the two major python app development frameworks, Kivy, and BeeWare. In this article, we have run a small comparison between Kivy Vs BeeWare that will help you in having a better understanding of both. We can say it was the need of the hour for the Python community to come up with the solution that allows direct deployment of apps on iOS and Android. Millions of Python lovers awaited the release of the frameworks that would allow them to write mobile applications using Python. The two frameworks, Kivy and BeeWare added on to the Python’s strength of This allowed developers to take advantage of Python for mobile applications. These framework libraries play a major role and you can easily build applications using Python’s clear syntax. Let’s have a look at them. Let’s understand the Kivy framework: Kivy is an open-source Python library that can be used to deploy mobile applications across multiple platforms. The framework was released in the year 2011 and extends its support to multitouch events, regular keyboard inputs as well as mouse inputs. Kivy has the potential to act and strengthen with the platform they are deployed on. It is used to create graphical user interfaces that can...
Trump Fired His Cyber Security Chief For Disputing Election Fraud Claims
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any stranger… Donald Trump has fired his cybersecurity chief, Christopher Krebs, after he debunked Trump’s election fraud claims. Trump has been tweeting for angrily for a couple of weeks, about what he perceives to be voter fraud and even claiming he won. He’s also sharing tweets with the information he hopes will reverse the calls for Biden. The Radical Left Democrats, working with their partner, the Fake News Media, are trying to STEAL this Election. We won’t let them! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2020 I won the Election! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2020 Wow! Michigan just refused to certify the election results! Having courage is a beautiful thing. The USA stands proud! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020 Trump then tweeted that he had fired his chief of cybersecurity. In it, he claims that Krebs made a “highly inaccurate” statement, insisting again that there were instances of fraud and improprieties. …votes from Trump to Biden, late voting, and many more. Therefore, effective immediately, Chris Krebs has been terminated as Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2020 Like many of Trump’s tweets of late, Twitter has added a notification stating that his claims are disputed. The tag has turned into a meme over the last few days, of people posting to make their own tweets look disputed. Krebs spoke to NBC News on Tuesday night after the firing: “I’m proud of the work we did at CISA… I’m proud of the teammates I had at CISA. We...
React Native vs. Xamarin vs. Ionic vs. Flutter: Which is better?
The Comparison: React Native vs. Xamarin vs. Ionic vs. Flutter 1. The Language Stack Let’s see which framework utilizes which programming languages and offer what benefits: React Native: It utilizes JavaScript which is at present one of the most popular, dynamic and high-level programming language. It combines the advantages of JavaScript and React.JS, and is sponsored by Facebook. The solid side of React Native that makes it best among the other three frameworks in terms of PL is that it allows writing a few components in Swift, Objective-C or Java when developers require them. Utilizing native modules and libraries in React Native applications, you can manage computationally heavy operations like video handling or image editing. Xamarin: It utilizes C# with .net environment to develop Android, iOS and Mac applications. Anything that can be accomplished with native languages, a developer can do in C# utilizing Xamarin. However, developers can’t utilize native open-source libraries accessible for iOS and Android with Xamarin, there is a variety of .net libraries accessible that fills the coveted need. IONIC: It uses HTML5, CSS, and JS to develop and run applications, and requires Cordova wrapper to access native platform controllers. Utilizing IONIC, you can also use TypeScript that improves the quality of the code. Flutter: It utilizes Dart to develop high-quality applications for Android, iOS and the web. Dart is an amazing Programming language that offer plenty of benefits and is based on C/C++ and java. Despite being new, the language is soon expected to take the industry by storm. Dart is one of the reason why is preferred by a number of app developers these...
Reasons to use Flutter for mobile app development
This is the era of living among different mobile technologies. The app market is very dynamic and is growing higher at a rapid pace. In the present time, the concept of cross-platform mobile development is revolutionizing the app development process for developers and businesses as well. Android and Flutter both are managed by Flutter. Native and Cross-platform applications are making android devices more reliable and flexible for users. Android development was started at Android Inc. and Google bought it in 2015. Later the Flutter project began at Google and in 2017, the first Flutter SDK was released. Flutter changed the scenario of native app development. Nowadays, every business association wants to develop an app in less time and low cost. The main reason behind the fact that managers are looking for cross-platform is that native app development requires two different tech stack. It results, the need for two distinct teams and high expenditures. Hence, Flutter is the latest booming technology across the market for cross-platform app development. In this blog, you will get to know the reasons to use Flutter for mobile application development. Let’s have a look – A Plethora of Plugins to choose from Flutter doesn’t fail to impress with its tons of plugins that make development easier. You can simply add the features without having the code written from scratch; it saves huge time and resources incorporate in making app development faster. With all the widgets, plugins, tools and packages that the Flutter offers, you can customize them as per the requirements. When you have so much to choose from, app development becomes exciting and easy....
Linux on the desktop as a web developer | Read the Tea Leaves
I’ve been using Ubuntu as my primary home desktop OS for the past year and a half, so I thought it would be a good time to write up my experiences. Hopefully this will be interesting to other web developers who are currently using Mac or Windows and may be Linux-curious. My basic setup. Dell XPS 13, Kensington trackball mouse (yes I’m a weirdo who likes trackballs), Apple magic keyboard (I still prefer the feel), and a BenQ monitor (because I play some games where display lag matters) Note: in this post, I’m mostly going to be talking about Ubuntu. I’ve played with other Linux distros, but I stick with Ubuntu because if I have a problem, I can Google it and find an answer 99.9% of the time. Some history I first switched to Linux in 2007, when I was at university. At the time I perceived it to be a huge step-up over Windows Vista (so much faster! and better for programmers!), but it also came with plenty of headaches: Around 2012 I switched to Mac – mostly because I noticed that every web developer giving a conference talk was using one. Then I became a dual Windows/Mac user when I joined Microsoft in 2016, and I didn’t consider Linux again until after I left Microsoft in 2018. I’m happy to say that none of my old Linux headaches exist anymore in 2020. On my Dell XPS 13 (which comes with Ubuntu preinstalled), WiFi and multi-monitor work out-of-the-box. And since it seems everything is either an Electron app or a website these days, it’s rare to find...
What I learned from looking at 200 machine learning tools
To better understand the landscape of available tools for machine learning production, I decided to look up every AI/ML tool I could find. The resources I used include: Various lists of top AI startups by the media Responses to my tweet and LinkedIn post People (friends, strangers, VCs) share with me their lists After filtering out applications companies (e.g. companies that use ML to provide business analytics), tools that aren’t being actively developed, and tools that nobody uses, I got 202 tools. See the full list. Please let me know if there are tools you think I should include but aren’t on the list yet! Disclaimer This list was made in November 2019, and the market must have changed in the last 6 months. Some tech companies just have a set of tools so large that I can’t enumerate them all. For example, Amazon Web Services offer over 165 fully featured services. There are many stealth startups that I’m not aware of, and many that died before I heard of them. This post consists of 6 parts: I. Overview II. The landscape over time III. The landscape is under-developed IV. Problems facing MLOps V. Open source and open-core VI. Conclusion I. Overview In one way to generalize the ML production flow that I agreed with, it consists of 4 steps: Project setup Data pipeline Modeling & training Serving I categorize the tools based on which step of the workflow that it supports. I don’t include Project setup since it requires project management tools, not ML tools. This isn’t always straightforward since one tool might help with more than one...
Intro to Mobile App Development with NativeScript-Vue | Tighten
If you’re a web developer accustomed to the simplicity of Vue.js, learning a whole new language (or two) to develop native mobile apps for iOS and Android may seem daunting. While you can use React Native to develop for mobile using JavaScript, there will still be a steep learning curve unless you’re already familiar with React. Enter NativeScript: it’s another open source framework for native mobile app development using JavaScript (or TypeScript), with support for Vue and Angular syntax. The apps you build with it aren’t web-based imitations; NativeScript uses JavaScript Virtual Machines on Android and iOS to run your app, and provides access to native APIs through its core modules, translating your JavaScript code into Java for Android, and Objective-C for iOS. If you’re already familiar with Vue, you’ll get to take advantage of your existing Vue knowledge and experience when working with NativeScript-Vue. Your templates will look a little different—there’s no div element in NativeScript, for example—but generally, you’ll build your app using very familiar Vue syntax, and with plugins like Vuex. It’s even possible to share some code between web and mobile platforms in the same codebase. In this post, we’ll configure our environment for NativeScript development on iOS, and create a basic NativeScript-Vue app using Tailwind CSS that can be deployed to iOS and Android devices. Installing NativeScript Prerequisites: Note that iOS apps can only be built on macOS machines, but if you work on Windows or Linux, NativeScript provides a cloud-based platform called Sidekick that can get you up and running. To install the necessary dependencies, run the commands below (more detailed instructions are...
10 Things Every Good Web Developer Should Know (A Checklist) | Jon Raasch’s Blog
My favorite thing about web development is the wide variety of skills it uses. Being a good developer means staying on your toes and always learning, because there are so many important skills and these are constantly changing. Here’s a checklist of 10 skills that are some of the most important for good web developers to have. These focus a bit on front-end skills, but they apply to all developers: 1. Regular expressions Regular expressions are used to parse strings, basically to find and replace bits of text. While this may seem trivial, the versatility of regex makes it quite powerful. There are a wide variety of methods for optimizing a regex string, which can mean huge performance differences for your app. Regular expressions can be used with just about any language, they work great with Javascript’s and PHP’s to name a few. They are also great for Apache rewrites. It’s surprising how few web devs use regex considering how useful it is. So if you haven’t already, make sure to learn regular expressions. 2. Basic SEO A knowledge of basic SEO is essential for any good web developer. While you can leave keyword research to your clients, a developer should have sound strategies for targeting those keywords on the page. This means clean markup and good use of <title>, <meta>, <h1> and <h2> tags on the front-end, as well as solid link and directory structure organization on the back-end. The best resources I’ve found for learning SEO are the Beginner’s Guide to Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Ranking Factors v2, both from SEOmoz. 3. A good Javascript...
7 Benefits of Outsourcing Mobile App Development to India – You Must Know – SoftwareFirms
Developing a mobile application is no longer restricted to renowned companies. Enterprises of all sizes need to establish a mobile application as a necessity. It allows them to retain their customers because mobile users are increasing at a fast rate. In the contemporary world, we are living in a dynamic world with constant technological advancements. Their impacts are changing the way humans live and bringing a constant revolution in a global society. No one can escape this inevitable change in the current age as mobile and tablet technology is ruling worldwide. The number of internet users is rising exponentially! This makes enterprises to explore this technology to gain huge profits. Read More: Key Benefits to Using Mobile App Deep Links vs. Traditional Links Are you are at a confused state wondering whether you should offshore your top mobile application development or not? Here are seven that would clear your confusion and help you in making up your mind for top outsourcing mobile app development: 1. Reach to an Ocean of Talent Spread Across the World Access to the internet provides information about everything. You can visit websites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and plenty of job portals to have an open discussion with professionals about your project. There is so much talent available there from where you can select the most appropriate one. The dependence on in-house employees decreases drastically because now you will have access to a lot of talent. If you involve your in-house employees for top mobile app development, then you will have to utilize your resources and divert their minds from another task. If you outsource...
This is not theatre | Tableau D’Hôte Theatre
For a few years now, the actions from Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) have resolutely turned towards digital technology. While the theatre community recognizes the undeniable value of these tools when it comes to production and outreach, it is quite a different matter when it comes to creation. Since the beginning of the crisis, an optimistic discourse, although unfortunately misleading, is gaining momentum: that the survival of the arts will require they move online. It is true that virtual spaces of togetherness comfort us. We want to believe that they will adequately replace live arts, if not how can we possibly envision the months, or perhaps years, to come? However, to better participate in the current transformation of the world, we must first be honest: the direct nature of the performing arts is, in general, incompatible with digital arts. Perhaps it is the stunning prospect of a lasting no man’s land of live performance that has caused so many voices to emerge to sing the praises of our digital salvation. Liza Frulla and Louise Beaudoin, two strong advocates for arts and culture, said in an interview with Radio-Canada that the artistic community was going to have to reinvent itself through digital technology. In a blog post published on April 19th in La Presse, Simon Brault, director of the CCA, invites us “to consider the future with a real desire to experiment and innovate” and encourages “the rapid and widespread adoption of digital tools.” He reiterated his position, still in La Presse, insisting on the fact that “we need to encourage the conversation about the digital […].” The CCA...
Pros and Cons of Laravel PHP Framework for web app Development | DDI Development
The success of any business is closely tied to time. The faster you act, the higher your chances of success. We do not have time to wait for our competitors to get ahead of us, do we? We need first-class solutions to speed up time to market. And here comes the challenge of having a framework that can withstand the high speed with which we intend to work. One such framework is Laravel. Let’s go deeper into what Laravel is and why businesses choose it. What is the Laravel framework? It is difficult to put into words the description of the Laravel framework in such a way that it is correctly understood not only by a technical specialist but also by a non-tech savvy person. We can go into detail and sugarcoat our article with terms and figures, but this will not make the article more valuable for readers. Instead, our aim is to explain to you in simple language, the meaning of the Laravel framework and answer the question of why you should choose it when you need to launch a web application quickly. Laravel is an MVC-based (Model-View-Controller principle) PHP framework. It is an open-source, intuitive, easy-to-manage, and scalable framework providing advanced multifunctional applications and enterprise systems. The core of the Laravel mindset is the belief that the development process must be as smooth and enjoyable as a high-quality application use. To this end, the Laravel framework is packed with developer-friendly features that allow experts to focus on the fundamentals without being distracted by writing code from scratch. Laravel helps create applications using various elements of many...
Healthcare Mobile App Development: Types, Market Size, Tech Stack | RiseApps.co
The healthcare market has undergone major changes. We would like to outline two of the major spheres that changed significantly: patients and the health care model. According to the Accenture 2019 Digital Consumer survey, convenience becomes the top factor when seeking medical treatment. People are also paying attention to affordability and reputation of a medical provider. Even three years ago it was enough for a provider to offer additional digital solutions, e.g. online appointment scheduling, sending notifications, etc., to be in the top, today such services are the must just to be in the game. The global health market is worth almost $10 tn in both private and governmental sectors. In 2018 the USA digital health market was valued at USD 86.4 bln as reported by Global Digital Market research. According to various estimations, the global market size is to increase, exceeding $118 bln in 2021 to more than $504 bln in 2025 due to the adoption of advanced technologies. These expectations are not accidental, as the younger generation is in demand for such services. As demand is changing, healthcare market players are in need to shift accordingly, by taking advantage of emerging opportunities to establish more direct and personal relationships with the patients. Digital health market today is becoming interconnected and patient-centered. As Research2Guidance 2018 states, an app has become a center of the digital healthcare ecosystem. Being in the center of this new model apps are the bridge between hospitals and the patients. They are filling the patient’s demand for convenience in their fingertips and help medical institutions establish more personal and direct relationships with their patients...
Machine Learning AI Casts Henry Cavill as the Next James Bond
The first ever AI-assisted casting process has determined Henry Cavill should be the next James Bond. Daniel Craig has played the iconic spy since 2006’s Casino Royale and has since put in five performances in total. His final outing as 007, No Time to Die, was scheduled for release in April, but the coronavirus pandemic delayed it. Currently, No Time to Die is slated for November 20, and a new trailer will arrive online tomorrow. The film will pick up with Bond after he’s left active service, though a request from an old friend brings him back in to the fray. Beyond No Time to Die, the biggest question on fans’ minds is: Who will be the next Bond? As the James Bond franchise has existed for decades, it’s inevitable that a new actor will be brought in for the next generation of films. However, it remains to be seen who will take the reins from Craig. There have been a number of names thrown around by fans, from Idris Elba to Richard Madden. One thing is certain though: The next Bond won’t be a woman, as producers said earlier this year. If AI casting had its way, however, Cavill would be James Bond. In a new study conducted by Largo.ai, AI software was used to compare an actor’s attributes and Bond’s attributes in order to best assess which performer would earn the most positive audience reactions. When it comes to British actors, Cavill won with a score of 92.3%, followed by Richard Armitage (The Hobbit films, 92%) and Elba (90.9%). When expanding the study to international actors, star Karl Urban topped the list with a whopping 96.7%,...Mobile App Development Company Dubai | Mobile App Developers Dubai – AjathInfotech Technologies LLC
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Amy Jantzer, Web Developer – NASEF | High School Esports Clubs
For this edition of Careers in Esports, we’re taking a look at some of the more technical aspects of esports, Web Development. It’s not as flashy as a coach or a shoutcaster, but it’s certainly just as important. Without a doubt, fans will interact with a Web Developer’s work every day. We talked to Amy Janzter, a Lead Product Manager for Web Development at Blizzard Entertainment. She oversees the Hearthstone esports webpages for Blizzard and walks us through what it takes to build up the entire ecosystem that you see today. What was your first job in esports? So back in 2015-ish, I used to run in the Orlando, Florida area. So casual meetups for players to play Hearthstone. The first couple that I hosted we were just kind of casually getting together, but then players that were attending started asking if I would host tournaments for them to play in. I think some of them were very competitive. We had a lot of Legend players, so they were looking to kind of flex some of those kills. So in 2016, I started to run more tournaments for people to come to, which eventually led to us participating in a program that Blizzard used to do, the Tavern Hero Qualifiers. The Tavern Hero Qualifiers were the grassroots seated qualifiers to get players into the Hearthstone Championship Tour, which was the flagship program at that point for Hearthstone. So that was kind of my first. As that progressed into the Tavern Hero Qualifiers, it progressed into me hosting actual HTC preliminaries and playoffs at my location. That’s when it turned...
Big Data Hadoop Training – Hadoop Certification Course – Intellipaat
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