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How to Set Up Flutter Code Push With Shorebird and Codemagic

Mobile developers using Javascript-based mobile application development platforms such as Cordova, Ionic and React Native have enjoyed the benefit of being able to push app updates over-the-air without resubmitting their apps to the App Store or Google Play for quite some time. As long as the updates are not compiled code, and don’t change the primary purpose of the application then both Apple and Google allow this.

HDFS Snapshot Best Practices

The snapshots feature of the Apache Hadoop Distributed Filesystem (HDFS) enables you to capture point-in-time copies of the file system and protect your important data against corruption, user-, or application errors. This feature is available in all versions of Cloudera Data Platform (CDP), Cloudera Distribution for Hadoop (CDH) and Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP).

From zero to hero: using SQL databases in Node.js made easy

Despite the growing popularity of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Firebase among JavaScript developers, SQL databases remain a reliable and widely used tool for storing data. This tutorial will show you the basics of SQL databases and how to use them with Node.js.

Why transportation and logistics apps with realtime updates need elasticity

Elasticity is far from a solved problem – especially for transportation and logistics companies providing realtime updates. Prior to 2006, startups finding sudden success had to drive – often in a hurry – to a store like Best Buy to purchase new servers and support an unexpected surge in users.

The QA Tester Guide to the Many Types of Software Testing

Quality Assurance testers play an important role in verifying that company software maintains its functionality and reliability. Because the world of software testing is an expansive one, QA testers should equip themselves with an understanding of which types of software testing will be most relevant to their daily tasks. With so many different types of software testing, it can be overwhelming knowing where to start.

How Marketers Can Leverage Generative AI for Creative Breakthroughs, Scalability, and Speed

The conversation around generative AI naturally veers toward productivity, but people overlook this one, salient benefit: jumpstarting creativity. The best marketing combines data insights and creativity—and that’s where one of the many generative AI opportunities is for marketers.

Load Testing vs. Performance Testing vs. Stress Testing

Just conducting one type of testing is generally not enough. For example, let’s say you decide to perform unit testing only. However, unit tests only verify business logic. Many other types of tests exist to verify the integration between components, such as integration tests. But what if you want to measure the maximum performance of your application? Or what if you want to know how the application behaves under extreme stress?

How to Fix the "List Index Out of Range" Error in Python Split()

One of the most common operations in Python is splitting strings into lists based on a specified delimiter. However, when using split(), you may encounter the error List Index Out of Range. This guide will unpack what this error means, why it occurs, and some common strategies to prevent it.