Articles by Jeffrey Cogswell

• Comparing the C++ Standard and Boost

  [caption id="attachment_8510" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Wait, wrong kind of library.[/caption] In March 2011, the ISO C++ committee approved the final draft of the newest C++ standard. The…
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  Why My Team Went with DynamoDB Over MongoDB

  My team and I were hired by a non-profit organization to build a highly customized content system, one that would allow the client to store tens of thousands of articles in the cloud and publish…
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  Java vs. C#: Which Performs Better in the 'Real World'?

  Let’s compare Java and C#, two programming languages with large numbers of ardent fans and equally virulent detractors. Despite all the buzzing online (“I’m about to rant. Who else hates working…
• Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word: An Even Matchup?

  [caption id="attachment_6747" align="aligncenter" width="500"] In a lot of ways, document creation was a lot simpler a couple decades ago.[/caption] About a year ago, I decided to migrate my docu…
• Pentaho and Jaspersoft: Good Alternates to Bigger-Name Software?

  If you believe the hype, the business-intelligence tools offered by some of the world’s largest software companies also pack a substantial punch. But these systems are often difficult to install…
• A Gentle Rant About Software Development and Installers

  [caption id="attachment_6081" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Buried somewhere in these 500 pages is the solution to your current issue.[/caption] This is the story of the comparison that just w…
• RightScale, Scalr, enStratus: Comparing the APIs

  Back in May, I took a look at three cloud management platforms: RightScale, Scalr, and enStratus. Perhaps the biggest surprise was that people from two of those companies—RightScale and Scalr—too…
• Microsoft Azure vs. Amazon Web Services: Which is Best For You?

  [caption id="attachment_3630" align="aligncenter" width="550"] Whether programming with Microsoft's platform (seen here) for Amazon's, various issues lurk, including the possibility of vendor loc…
• An Overview of Java Cloud Options

  Business managers might not need to keep up on the nuts and bolts of technologies, but they should stay aware of the different technologies available to their IT teams. One decision to be made du…
• SQL vs. NoSQL: Which Is Better?

  [caption id="attachment_2564" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Not too long ago, this was the only data-storage device most companies needed. Those days are over.[/caption] For the past 40-some y…