BlogHide Resteemsavarmaavarma (25)in patterns • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Architectural Patterns for Overcoming Reduced ( LIMITED ) Network BandwidthMore often than not, an n-Tier has a tier that needs to communicate across a network. More often than not, network latency issues are beyond the control of the software development team. However…avarmaavarma (25)in physics • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Problem Books for Advanced Math (and Physics) StudentsHow often have you stared at a math (or physics) problem, unsure of where to begin? Most math books are unusually pedantic and dull – all in an attempt to be more ‘rigorous’. Screw rigor, I say.…avarmaavarma (25)in math • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Some Cool Proofs (Books and Resources) in MathAlso see my – Problem Books for Pure Math, Physics and Mathematical Physics If you are looking for some of the most important, yet elegant math proofs, look no further than these two books. The…avarmaavarma (25)in microservices • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Microservices – There's a new Buzzword in town...Imagine that your new, shiny web app is to handle a voluminous load – and at the same time maintain state (session) for that voluminous load. For session storage, in a traditional asp.net (or J2ee)…avarmaavarma (25)in bloating • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Recovering from severe bloating and constipation (Usually After Antibiotics)Antibiotics – especially an overdose of – may cure your immediate bacterial infection. However, it will leave you without any friendly bacteria (in your digestive tract – starting from your mouth –…avarmaavarma (25)in artificial-intelligence • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Why Artificial Intelligence is just that…Artificial….A simple chess problem Consider the chess board layout shown below (entirely possible in a real chess game). This layout was presented to Deep Thought in 1993. Deep Thought (aka Deep Blue) was an…avarmaavarma (25)in relativity • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Twin Paradox - Once and For AllCheck out also – Problems In Advanced Math and Physics and Rare Finds in Special and General RelativityEvery science buff has heard of the Twin Paradox. Movies have been made, books have been…avarmaavarma (25)in finger • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Finger Tendonitis, Recovering from finger pain from TypingA severe tennis elbow (in both arms) caused my hands and fingers to weaken considerably. Instead of fully resting the elbow, I continued with computer work (typing, mousing) – which led to a…avarmaavarma (25)in failover • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Ridonculous Failover Strategies in AWSLet us define a few terms before we get started: STANDBY environment – means an active, functioning environment, ready to take over instantly and automatically BACKUP environment – means a…avarmaavarma (25)in tennis • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Recovering from a (Baaaaaaad) Tennis ElbowTennis Elbow (severe) – is something I would not wish on anyone. It is one of the hardest things I have had to recover from. While the site of injury is obviously the elbow, the loss of strength one…avarmaavarma (25)in failover • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.RIDONCULOUS FAILOVER STRATEGIES IN AWSLet us define a few terms before we get started: STANDBY environment – means an active, functioning environment, ready to take over instantly and automatically BACKUP environment – means a…avarmaavarma (25)in nosql • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.NoSQL is complementary to SQL (not NoSQL versus SQL)Normalization and De-Normalization Relational databases, through a process called Normalization, help eliminate data duplication (and consequently, errors related to duplication – for e.g. – having…avarmaavarma (25)in soap • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Is SOAP obsolete?RESTFul versus SOAP - the debate continues REST is obviously taking over the world of web services and APIs.REST doesn't require a complex interface description language (like SOAP requires WSDL)…avarmaavarma (25)in hipbend • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The All Important Hip BendAn earlier post discusses this fundamental aspect of the golf setup. Without this bend, it is impossible to TURN correctly away from the ball. In this post, I discuss some of the things that can go…avarmaavarma (25)in backswing • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Backswing Secrets of the ProsEver watched a pro play? Did you get the feeling that he/she was merely stretching lazily on the backswing – without expending any effort whatsoever? There’s a reason almost all pro swings look…avarmaavarma (25)in golf • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Simplest Golf Training Device, The 'Gate' to GolfThis post is about a simple training device – known as ‘the Gate’ – which consists of nothing more than two tees placed on the ground. Placed in a specific manner, so that they form a ‘gate’…avarmaavarma (25)in disaster • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Traditional Disaster Recovery versus D.R. in the cloud - Three Common Scenarios, Netflix's Simian ArmyDisaster Recovery has never been a fun thing to plan – and even less of a fun thing to successfully test. Especially around those mission critical apps that would really benefit from a comprehensive…avarmaavarma (25)in enterpriseservicebus • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Enterprise Service Bus vs. Message Brokers vs. EAI vs. SOAA Sample Use Case Say you have an ‘Account Creation’ Service that creates both Savings accounts and Mortgage/Loan Accounts. For users who want to create a new Savings account, you offer a…avarmaavarma (25)in golf • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Keep the right foot planted in the full golf swingGOLF IS PLAYED BETWEEN THE FEET You may have heard that golf is played between the ears – illustrating just how mentally demanding this game is. However, it is also true that golf is played between…avarmaavarma (25)in iot • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.IoT and BigData - The coming $2 Trillion TsunamiYour car is no longer just a transportation device. It is an internet endpoint. As is your toaster, your microwave and your refrigator. And don't even get me started on your television; it was…