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Enterprise Data Workflows with Cascading

Enterprise Data Workflows with Cascading

Streamlined Enterprise Data Management and Analysis

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On Oct 14, 2014 Jason Armstrong wrote: Review of Enterprise Data Workflows with Cascading
Enterprise Data Workflows with Cascading by Paco Nathan (O’Reilly Media) is a great summarization of using the Cascading API. Paco spends a sufficient amount of time providing a solid overview of Cascading along with an explanation of related extensions such as Pattern and Lingual. Test cases provided allow a novice user to quickly understand the basics of Cascading though some of the test cases followed along the same flows as the Cascading online documentation site. Full Review >

Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard

Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard

Using Digital Forensics and Investigative Techniques to Identify Cybercrime Suspects

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On Aug 6, 2013 Jason Armstrong wrote:
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Metasploit

Metasploit

The Penetration Tester's Guide

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On Jul 11, 2013 Jason Armstrong wrote:
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MongoDB Applied Design Patterns

MongoDB Applied Design Patterns

Practical Use Cases with the Leading NoSQL Database

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On May 28, 2013 Jason Armstrong wrote:
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Developing with Couchbase Server

Developing with Couchbase Server

Building Scalable, Flexible Database-Based Applications

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 3.0

On Mar 15, 2013 Jason Armstrong wrote:
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MapReduce Design Patterns

MapReduce Design Patterns

Building Effective Algorithms and Analytics for Hadoop and Other Systems

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On Feb 10, 2013 Jason Armstrong wrote:
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Hadoop Operations

Hadoop Operations

A Guide for Developers and Administrators

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 5.0

On Nov 25, 2012 Jason Armstrong wrote:
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Learning Rails 3

Learning Rails 3

Rails from the Outside In

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On Nov 13, 2012 Jason Armstrong wrote: Review: Learning Rails 3
Learning Rails 3 by Simon St. Laurent, Edd Dumbill, and Eric J Gruber (O’Reilly Media) is a great opening guide for developers that are new to Ruby on Rails development.  The book does assume some basic background from the reader … Continue reading → Full Review >

Version Control with Git

Version Control with Git

Powerful tools and techniques for collaborative software development

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On Sep 18, 2012 Jason Armstrong wrote: Review: Version Control with Git
Already having a background in advanced usage of ClearCase, CVS, and SVN, I picked up Version Control with Git by Jon Loeliger and Matthew McCullough (O’Reilly publisher) to understand how Git could help me solve some of the feature challenges … Continue reading → Full Review >

Introducing Regular Expressions

Introducing Regular Expressions

Unraveling Regular Expressions, Step-by-Step

Jason's rating: StarStarStarStarStar 4.0

On Sep 9, 2012 Jason Armstrong wrote: Review: Introducing Regular Expressions
I read Introducing Regular Expressions by Michael Fitzgerald (O’Reilly Media) to gather deeper insights into the details behind regular expressions.  Fitzgerald does not disappoint.  The reader should sit back and prepare to drink from the fire hose as Fitzgerald drives through … Continue reading → Full Review >

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