Uber Engineering Moving from Postgres to MySQL and RebuttalInfoQ.comUber's main problem stems from the write amplification issue in Postgres. The write amplification happens because an update to a single row that touches indexes needs to update all ind …

Caitie McCaffrey on Engineering Effectiveness, Diversity, & Verification of Distributed SystemsInfoQ.comIn this week's podcast, QCon chair Wes Reisz and Werner Schuster talk to Caitie McCaffrey. McCaffrey works on distributed systems with the engin …

New Bern Sun JournalJoint effort engineering an education in youthNew Bern Sun JournalN.C. State University and Craven Community College teamed up for its middle school engineering camp last week for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders, and the Eastern Car …

Stop Over-Engineering, Build What the Customer Really NeedsInfoQ.comAfter working with many different teams Greg Young have found that they often are drastically over-engineering in their projects. Teams start to work on 9 month projects but by thinking on …

InfoQ.comSecuring Code Through Social EngineeringInfoQ.comChristina Camilleri explores what software developers are overlooking and the processes and technical controls that can be used to achieve a strong social engineering defense. Camilleri turns the ta …

University is cream of the crop in sustainable agricultural engineeringDaily IlliniResearchers in the University's department of agricultural and biological engineering will use a recently awarded grant to better nutritional security around the world b …

Netflix' Principles of Chaos EngineeringInfoQ.comNetflix defines Chaos Engineering as the “discipline of experimenting on a distributed system in order to build confidence in the system's capability to withstand turbulent conditions in production.” …

McGill ReporterMechanical engineering student wins CEMF scholarshipMcGill ReporterDa-Eun Kim, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at McGill has been selected as one of five recipients of a 2015 CEMF Undergraduate Women in Engineering Scholarship. …

PE-backed Jensen Hughes buys Nexus as an add-onThomson Reuters' peHUB (press release)Jensen Hughes Inc, a portfolio company of Huron Capital Partners LLC, has acquired Nexus Technical Services Corp as an add-on. No financial terms were disclosed. Nexus is …

Allianz Engineering in UK Appoints Kelly as Senior Technical ManagerInsurance JournalIn his new role, Kelly will be responsible for delivering profitable growth by overseeing the development of Allianz's engineering propositions as well as supporting t …