A conceptual guide to abstraction, one of the four fundamental pillars of object-oriented programming. Learn how abstraction simplifies complex systems by hiding implementation details and exposing only the essential features.
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A look back at the defining technology trends of 2018. From the massive performance gains in .NET Core 2.1 to the developer-friendly features in Python 3.7, we review a year defined by a focus on performance and developer productivity.
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A beginner's guide to Amazon API Gateway, the fully managed service for creating, publishing, and securing APIs at any scale. Learn how it acts as the 'front door' for your backend services, especially for serverless applications.
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A beginner's guide to unit testing in .NET Core using the popular xUnit.net framework. Learn how to set up a test project, write your first tests with Facts and Theories, and follow the Arrange-Act-Assert pattern.
Read moreA conceptual guide to polymorphism, one of the four fundamental pillars of object-oriented programming. Learn how polymorphism allows objects of different classes to be treated as objects of a common superclass.
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A guide to the major new features in Python 3.7. We take a deep dive into the new @dataclass decorator, which dramatically reduces boilerplate, and explore other improvements like built-in breakpoint() and asyncio enhancements.
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A beginner's guide to Docker, the world's leading containerization platform. Learn the fundamental concepts of images and containers, and walk through building and running your first containerized application.
Read moreA look at the small but useful new features introduced in C# 7.3, including tuple equality, enum constraints, and performance improvements for working with `in` parameters.
Read moreA foundational guide to the set, Python's data structure for storing unordered collections of unique elements. Learn how to create sets and perform common mathematical set operations like union and intersection.
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A beginner's guide to the core principles of REST (Representational State Transfer). Learn what an API is, what makes an API 'RESTful', and understand the key concepts of resources, HTTP verbs, and statelessness.
Read moreAn overview of the major new features and improvements in .NET Core 2.1, a landmark Long-Term Support (LTS) release. We explore the massive performance gains, the introduction of global tools, and new features like SignalR.
Read moreA foundational guide to arrays in C#. Learn how to use this fundamental data structure to store a fixed-size, sequential collection of elements of the same type.
Read moreA beginner's guide to Git, the most popular version control system in the world. Learn the fundamental concepts of repositories, commits, branches, and how to use the basic commands to track your code.
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An introduction to the microservices architectural style. Learn what microservices are, how they compare to traditional monolithic applications, and understand their key benefits and challenges.
Read moreA beginner's guide to asynchronous programming in Python with async and await. Learn how the asyncio library enables cooperative multitasking to build high-performance, I/O-bound applications.
Read moreA foundational guide to the string (str) data type in Python. Learn how strings are used to represent text, their immutable nature, and some of the most common operations you can perform on them.
Read moreA beginner's guide to .NET Core, Microsoft's open-source, cross-platform successor to the .NET Framework. Learn about its key design principles and why it's the future of .NET development.
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