CALLING NATIVE LIBRARIES FROM JAVA

When you need to call native libraries from Java, there are several approaches available. Let’s explore each option with its pros and cons.

CRYPTO - DIY?

To create your own cryptocurrency, you will need to:

1. Create a blockchain. This is the underlying technology that will support your cryptocurrency. There are many different blockchain platforms available, such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, and EOS.
2. Design your cryptocurrency. This includes deciding on the name, symbol, total supply, and distribution method. You will also need to create a mining algorithm.
3. Create a wallet. This is where your cryptocurrency will be stored. There are many different wallets available, both hardware and software.
4. Mine your cryptocurrency. This is the process of adding new blocks to the blockchain and earning rewards in the form of your cryptocurrency.
5. List your cryptocurrency on an exchange. This will allow people to buy and sell your cryptocurrency.

Here are some of the steps involved in minting your own cryptocurrency:

GOOGLE CLOUD IAM MADNESS

After the recent GCP outage related to IAM, I found some odd behaviour with gsutil/gcloud. A script that had faithfully run for many months stopped working with:

BIGQUERY ML VS VERTEX AI: COMPLETE COMPARISON GUIDE (2024)

Choosing Between BigQuery ML and Vertex AI Generative AI

Making the right choice for your machine learning needs requires understanding the key differences between these powerful Google Cloud services.

CLOUD BILLING BUDGET API IN BETA

You can finally set budgets via the API in GCP. This is a huge relief to all those org admins out there who have had to do this manually.

FLINK KUBERNETES OPERATORS

How I wish these operators had existed a few years ago when I was setting up Flink…

RUNNING FLINK IN PRODUCTION

This is a great watch for those beginning their journey with Flink.

MANAGING GCP PROJECTS WITH TERRAFORM

An invaluable start on how to start managing GCP projects with Terraform. I wish I’d found this a year ago.

TERRAFORM INIT IN THE REAL WORLD

Rather than fully configuring your backend.tf in a file.```

terraform {
backend “gcs” {
bucket = “my-bucket-123”
prefix = “terraform/state”
}

MARKDOWN SYNTAX GUIDE

This article offers a sample of basic Markdown syntax that can be used in Hugo content files, also it shows whether basic HTML elements are decorated with CSS in a Hugo theme.