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Avoiding Kotlin Minefields in Apache Beam

Without a doubt, the Java SDK is the most popular and full featured of the languages supported by Apache Beam [https://beam.apache.org/] and if you bring the power of Java's modern, open-source cousin Kotlin [https://kotlinlang.org/] into the fold, you'll find yourself with

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Introducing Apache Beam Katas for Kotlin

Everyone learns differently, especially when it comes to technology. Some folks enjoy reading a book, others like immediately diving in and getting their hands dirty. Being inspired by the folks in the latter half of that statement, I decided to follow the lead of a few other folks that had

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An Education in Streaming

I’m probably one of the few folks out there that love a good technical book. Sure, well written blog posts, tutorials, and exploratory projects are amazing, but if you really want to dig deep, books can be a great resource. Since I’ve fallen in love with streaming data

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The Other Kafka's Metamorphosis

As someone that has been crafting software for the better part of half of my life, it's be a long time since I've been as excited as I have been over the last few months. Since making the jump late last year into the world of

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Happy New ... C# 9 Features!

As one of my languages du jour, I've always had a fondness for C#. It was one of the first high-level languages that I learned in college and it's been part of my daily professional life for the better part of ten years. One of the

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Just Jump into the Stream

I've spent the better part of my ten-year career as a developer in a relatively safe bubble, technology-wise. Falling in love with a programming language or technology is a bit like the software version of having your first real girlfriend/boyfriend. They might change the ways that you

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The Bug That Got Away

One thing that I've always loved hearing about from fellow engineers or reading about on technical blogs are bugs. Nasty ones. Ones that keep you up at night and those that will wake you from a dead sleep. These are the ones that great stories are built upon,

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I Don't Know

Software development is a huge field, I mean huge. You've got front-end folks, back-end folks, database specialists, architects, the engineers, the folks with the people skills to talk to the engineers, and countless others; it's overwhelming. With technology evolving as fast as it does, it'

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Why won't you answer my question?

I've spent more time than I would like to admit on various Q&A sites and forums related to development, where I have answered thousands of questions. Generally, the questions stay within the confines of such forums, however after waking up to my personal inbox being flooded

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My Developer Resolutions for 2017

It's a new year, and with that comes new opportunities for growth, change, and all the other type of things that you read on motivational posters. In the past, I've been pretty good about keeping resolutions, so I thought I would jot down a few and