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GoSF: The 1.6 Release Party at Docker HQ
Lightning, thunder, and even hail swept through SF yesterday. But, that didn’t deter hundreds from hustling to Docker’s HQ for the Go 1.6 release party! GoSF received over 470 signups, a nice sum for a relatively young language. Yesterday’s launch party boasted trivia, stuffed gopher giveaways, and a limited run T-shirt from Iron.io’s Bruce Lu. Oh, and…
Read MoreSF Rails: Reduce Complexity and Simplify Code
Last night we swung by the snazzy DevBootCamp offices. Our goal? To learn from the fine folks joining us at the SF Rails meetup. The topics included DCI, a comparison of static site generators to traditional CMS, and how workers are better fit than functional programming for reactive infrastructure. Heady stuff! Keep reading for a preview…
Read MoreSapphire Venture Joins Iron.io Investor Syndicate, Adds Fuel to our Enterprise Rocketship
Today, we’re getting an additional spark that will accelerate our push into the enterprise market. We are excited to announce an extension of our Series A round which now equals $11.5 million; and welcome Sapphire Ventures, to our list of investors – Baseline Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Divergent Ventures, Ignition Partners and Cloud Capital Partners.…
Read MoreThe Next Frontier: Learning Microservices in the Classroom
As a Customer Success engineer here at Iron.io, I’ve been fortunate enough to see people using Iron.io in ways I never thought about. It’s actually one of my favorite parts of my job. Recently, I was chatting with a customer who mentioned his students were using Iron.io in their final project. This peeked my interest,…
Read MoreIs Open Source Eating The World?
Thanks to Dominic Alves for the base image! CC BY 2.0 The phrase, “Software is eating the world,” first showed up in 2011. In 2015, open source took its rightful seat at the table. “If the theory pervades deeper – and software does eat the world – then surely open source software will swallow it,…
Read MoreCase Study: Astro Digital – DropCam for Space
Thanks to Eutelsat_SA for the base image! CC BY 2.0 Space, the final frontier. If only we could take selfies. Wait, what? We can? This is the service Astro Digital provides. A selfie-stick from space is my crude analogy. Turns out, there are better analogues. I had the pleasure of catching up with Bronwyn Agrios,…
Read MoreThe E.T. in ETL
Thanks to JD Hancock for the base image! CC BY 2.0 Anyone who’s ever done ETL knows it can get seriously funky. When I first started working on ETL, I was parsing data for a real estate company. Every once in awhile roofing data would appear in the pool field. “Shingles” isn’t a compelling feature…
Read MoreIntroducing Custom Docker Images, Private Docker Repositories and Environment Variables
We’re happy to announce three awesome new IronWorker features: Custom Docker Images for all and Docker is now the default code packaging mechanism Support for private Docker images on any Docker Registry, including Docker Hub Support for custom environment variables Table of Contents Custom Docker Image for All! Private Docker Repositories Environment Variables That’s it…
Read MoreCase Study: OutCast – A Mobile App for Marine Weather Forecasts
Overview We recently joined the OutCast team to chat about their app! What does it do, how does it work, and why is it so dang popular? OutCast is mobile weather and marine forecast application that is used by boaters, fishermen, divers, and other marine users to stay in touch with local weather and water…
Read MoreBest Practices and Anti-Patterns for Workers and MQs
Thanks to Ruth Hartnup for the base image! CC BY 2.0 If you’ve been programming for a while, it’s probable that someone, somewhere, has recommended the Gang of Four book. The book dissects Object Oriented programming. It lists numerous ways of royally messing things up, but it’s claim to fame is that it also lists…
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