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  • in Coding
  • 9 min read

Developing for Performance

One of the themes which crops up from time to time in Domino application development and beyond is the theme of "performance". It's a topic which makes me grit my teeth because of the basic premise. Most articles start from what, for me, is a narrow terms of reference: performance optimisation being about how quick a specific amount of data can be served to a specific environment. My interpretation of the term "performance" is much wider and that is the reason for my scepticism and concern of how people may interpret or use such articles. There are important points raised, but there are also caveats that need to be borne in mind.

  • in Dev Tools
  • 7 min read

My Development Tools - Part One: Domino and XPages

I've recently had a new laptop. Since I last had an upgrade of hardware a lot has changed. Back then, I think my development tooling was Domino Designer, a Domino server, and possibly SourceTree. Now the software I needed to install was much more significant. So now is a good time to cover that.

  • in Conferences
  • 6 min read

IBM Connect 2017: Embrace Fear

This Is Not a Vendor Pitch

When I began my personal blog last year, I was investigating new technologies beyond the IBM Collaboration Solutions stack. This last week I've been attending and presenting at the conference, including covering one of those new technologies. The experience for me has changed drastically the direction I was heading. But this is not about a vendor's products, this is about the open source technologies I intend to pursue over the next year.

  • in Databases
  • 1 min read

Graph Database News

Last year I blogged about an initiative to take TitanDb to the Apache Foundation as an incubation project. Yesterday, the next step for TitanDb was announced, when the Linux Foundation welcomed JanusGraph, a project which uses TitanDb as its starting point. The current documentation will look familiar to anyone who has investigated TitanDb, but the news will be welcomed by the TitanDb community. So it's worth keeping an eye on the JanusGraph website.