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What Is Election Software? Types, Features and a Buyer's Guide
What is election software, what types exist, and how do you choose the right election results platform for a news site? Features, data sources and a g
SoftwareHow to Add Election Results to a News Site
Three ways to add election results to your news site: build your own, agency feed, or a hosted platform. Live results, embedding, election-night traff
SoftwareWhere to Get Election Results Data (YSK and Sources)
Where does election results data come from in Turkey? YSK result service, open data portal, ballot result sharing system, agency feeds, formats and ve
SoftwareWhat Is VoltDB?
What is VoltDB and how does it work? We explain the architecture, partitioning model, and use cases of this in-memory, distributed, ACID-compliant New
SoftwareWhat Is Vertica?
What is Vertica, how does it work and where is it used? A guide to the column-oriented MPP analytical database, its projections, compression and Eon M
SoftwareWhat Is Sybase (SAP ASE)?
What is Sybase (SAP ASE), where did it come from, and how does it share history with Microsoft SQL Server? T-SQL, architecture, locking and uses.
SoftwareWhat Is SQLite?
What is SQLite and how does it work? A guide to its serverless design, single-file structure, type affinity, WAL mode, ACID transactions, and when to
SoftwareWhat Is SAP HANA?
What is SAP HANA, how do its in-memory and columnar architecture work, how does it relate to S/4HANA, and how is it different from other databases?
SoftwareWhat Is Ruby?
What is Ruby, how does it work, and where is it used? A balanced guide to its syntax, object model, the Rails ecosystem, gems, and a practical learnin
SoftwareWhat Is Python?
What is Python, how does it work, and where is it used? A clear, comprehensive guide covering syntax, data types, libraries, and the language's streng
SoftwareWhat Is PostgreSQL?
What is PostgreSQL, how does it work, and where is it used? This guide covers the open-source object-relational database, ACID, MVCC, JSONB, and exten
SoftwareWhat Is PHP?
What is PHP, how does it work, and where is it used? A clear look at this server-side scripting language: syntax, versions, frameworks, and security.
SoftwareWhat Is Percona Server for MySQL?
What Percona Server for MySQL is, how it differs from MySQL, plus XtraDB and MyRocks engines, XtraBackup, and XtraDB Cluster in one guide.
SoftwareWhat Is Oracle TimesTen?
What is Oracle TimesTen and how does it work? A guide to the in-memory relational database, checkpoint durability, Scaleout, and Oracle caching.
SoftwareWhat Is Oracle Database?
What is Oracle Database and how does it work? Instance/database architecture, CDB-PDB, PL/SQL, editions, RAC, Data Guard, and licensing in a balanced
SoftwareWhat Is OpenOffice Base?
What OpenOffice Base is, how the .odb file and embedded HSQLDB work, connecting to external databases, SQL examples, and a comparison with Access.
SoftwareWhat Is OceanBase?
What is OceanBase and how does it work? We explain the distributed relational database's Paxos, LSM-tree, MySQL/Oracle compatibility, and HTAP feature
SoftwareWhat Is Node.js?
What is Node.js, how does it work, and where is it used? A balanced guide to the event loop, async model, the npm ecosystem, and its strengths and lim
SoftwareWhat Is MySQL?
What is MySQL and how does it work? Relational database architecture, the InnoDB storage engine, SQL examples, indexes, replication, and alternatives.
SoftwareWhat Is Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)?
What is Microsoft SQL Server (MS SQL)? A balanced guide to its architecture, the T-SQL language, editions, security and high-availability features.
SoftwareWhat Is Microsoft Access?
What is Microsoft Access and how does it work? A full guide to tables, queries, forms, .accdb, VBA, the 2 GB limit, and upsizing to SQL Server.
SoftwareWhat Is MariaDB?
What MariaDB is, how it differs from MySQL, plus storage engines, replication, and Galera in this open-source relational database guide.
SoftwareWhat Is JavaScript?
What is JavaScript, how does it work, and where is it used? Engines, the DOM, async, Node.js, and the ecosystem in a clear, neutral guide.
SoftwareWhat Is Java?
What is Java, how does it work, and where is it used? A balanced technical guide covering the JVM, bytecode, JDK/JRE, sample code, and trade-offs.
SoftwareWhat Is InterBase?
What InterBase is: its multi-generational architecture, editions, relationship to Firebird, and typical use cases. A thorough look at this embedded RD
SoftwareWhat Is IBM Informix?
What is IBM Informix? A thorough guide to its architecture, data model, JSON/NoSQL, time series, high availability, editions, and use cases.
SoftwareWhat Is IBM Db2?
What is IBM Db2, where does it run and why is it used? A thorough guide to the Db2 product family, architecture, SQL support and typical use cases.
SoftwareWhat Is Google Cloud Spanner?
What is Google Cloud Spanner and how does it work? A guide to the distributed relational database, TrueTime, strong consistency, and horizontal scalin
SoftwareWhat Is Go (Golang)?
What is Go (Golang)? A balanced look at this Google-born compiled language - its concurrency model, static types, standard library and where it fits b
SoftwareWhat Is Firebird?
What is Firebird and how does it work? A guide to the open-source database: its InterBase roots, architecture, MVCC, PSQL, embedded use, and admin too
SoftwareWhat Is FileMaker?
What is FileMaker (Claris FileMaker)? We explain the low-code database and app platform: its architecture, components, SQL links and real use cases.
SoftwareWhat Is DuckDB?
What is DuckDB and how does it work? A guide to its in-process analytical engine, columnar storage, vectorized execution, file querying, and use cases
SoftwareWhat Is C#?
What is C#, how does it work, and where is it used? A balanced guide to its relationship with .NET, strengths and limits, core features, and learning
SoftwareWhat Is Berkeley DB?
What is Berkeley DB and how does it work? An embedded key-value database: access methods, ACID transactions, replication, and how it differs from SQLi
SoftwareWhat Are RSS and XML Feeds?
A clear guide to what RSS and XML feeds are, how RSS differs from Atom, what a feed looks like inside, and why they matter for news websites.
SoftwareWhat Are Push Notifications? How Web Push Works
What push notifications are and how browser-based web push works step by step: Service Workers, permission handling, VAPID security, and news-site tip
SoftwareProgramming Languages Guide: Web and Server Languages
Popular web and server programming languages: a comprehensive guide to JavaScript, Node.js, PHP, Python, Java, C#, Go and Ruby grouped by use.
SoftwareHow to Build a Fast Database Layer
How to build a fast database layer: schema design, indexing, query tuning, connection pooling, caching, and scaling explained with practical, real-wor
SoftwareDatabase Types Guide: Relational, NoSQL and In-Memory
A comprehensive guide comparing relational, NoSQL, in-memory and analytical database types, introducing popular products and how to choose the right o
SoftwareCloud Database Services: Cloud SQL, Azure SQL, Amazon RDS
Compare Cloud SQL, Azure SQL, and Amazon RDS: the managed database model, engines, high availability, security, and the cost items that matter.
SoftwareMagazine Website Software
Magazine publishing differs from news publishing in one fundamental way: a magazine produces issues, a news site produces a flow.
SoftwareWeb TV Website Software
As with radio, two different things go by the same name. This guide is about the second: a video-first news site system carrying the live stream.
SoftwareRadio Station Website Software
“Radio software” means two different things: the streaming server that carries the audio, and the station’s website.
SoftwareNewspaper Website Software
Newspaper software does not mean the desktop program you lay out pages in.
SoftwareNews Publishing Software: The Complete Guide
News software is the system that carries a newsroom’s daily work. This guide covers it from end to end: what it does, performance and data architectur
SoftwareNews Site Scripts and Ready-Made News Sites: What to Know
Someone searching for a “news site script” usually wants one thing: a news site live tomorrow. Three separate products answer that.
SoftwareWhat Is URL Encoding? Percent-Encoding and the encodeURIComponent Difference
What is URL encoding (percent-encoding) and how does it work? The difference between encodeURI and encodeURIComponent, when to use which.
SoftwareHow Are Two Texts Compared? The Diff Algorithm (LCS) Explained
A technical guide to the LCS logic behind the diff algorithm that finds the difference between two texts.
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