Pixar for All: RenderMan Made Free to Everyone
Render me excited. Following the announcement that Pixar will be making available a non-commercial version of its 3D visual effects and rendering software, there’s...
DevOps: An Evolution and a Revolution
Are we DevOps now? The system-wide software development methodology that breaks down the problematic divide between development and operations is still in that stage...
Virtual Reality and Social E-Commerce: a Rift between Worlds?
It’s doubtful many remember Nintendo’s failed games console, the Virtual Boy, which was one of the worst commercial nose dives for a games console...
Why Gamification is Changing Everything
'Must keep streak going'. That is the sound of someone on a twenty plus kill streak on Titanfall (probably me). It's also the sound...
5 Go Libraries, Frameworks, and Tools You Need to Know
Golang is an exciting new language seeing rapid adoption in an increasing number of high profile domains. Its flexibility, simplicity, and performance makes it...
You Want a Job in Publishing? Please Set Fire to this Unicorn in C#.
Total immersion in a tech puzzle that's over your head.
That's part of the Packt induction policy. Even those in an editorial role are expected...
Things to Consider When Migrating to the Cloud
After the decision is made to make use of a cloud solution like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure, there is one main question...
Buying versus Renting: The Pros and Cons of Moving to the Cloud
Convenience
One major benefit of the IaaS model is the promise of elasticity to support unforeseen demand. This means that the Cloud vendor will provide...
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I was privileged enough recently to be at a preview of Chris Chabot’s talk on the future of mobile technology. It was a little...
Top 5 Newish JavaScript Libraries (That Aren’t AngularJS…)
AngularJS is, like, so 2014. Already the rumblings have started that there are better ways of doing things. I thought it prudent to look...
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Understanding the Foundation of Protocol-oriented Design
When Apple announced Swift 2 at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2016, they also declared that Swift was the world’s first protocol-oriented...
