Symfony2 and Gearman: Parallel Processing and Background Processing
How Symfony2 applications can use Gearman and GearmanBundle to queue background jobs, parallelize database work, and aggregate results from distributed workers.
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Javascript: Using PhantomJS-node with Deferreds
Using PhantomJS-node with Q Deferreds to sequence page creation, URL loading, and screenshot rendering while avoiding deeply nested Node.js callbacks.
Read the postDrupal 7 body content going blank? An obscure PCRE configuration setting may be the culprit.
How adjusting Drupal 7’s PCRE backtrack and recursion limits can restore body content that disappears after saving large edits.
Read the postBitcoin: One vulnerability, two interesting questions
Examining Bitcoin's transaction malleability incidents at Mt. Gox and Silk Road 2.0, and questions about software transparency and irreversible fraud.
Read the postBig Data: Amazon Redshift vs. Hive
Compares Hive and Amazon Redshift, explaining their data models, query workloads, and when unstructured files or relational data suit each platform.
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