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Deep Learning in Information Retrieval. Part I: Introduction and Sparse Retrieval
Information Retrieval (IR) is an important field of research in computer science. It is not only about building big search engines like…
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SAST: how code analysis tools look for security flaws
Here we'll discuss how SAST solutions find security flaws.
The pragmatic guide to React network programming
Network programming can be challenging, especially when you have to maintain UI states. I’m reveal some patterns in this article.
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You Don’t Need Microservices
Microservices are very much in vogue for web software architecture. For most teams though, the monolith should remain the default choice.
The secret of successfully using multi window WebGL Canvas
Rendering a Canvas node with a WebGL content and moving it into different windows without reloading dependencies like D3, keeping the…
Go Does Not Need a Java Style GC
Modern languages such as Go, Julia and Rust don’t need complex garbage collectors like the ones use by Java C#. But why? To explain why, we need to get into how garbage collectors work and how…
Constructs for Run Time Network Data Management & Analysis; a Data- Centric Approach
Approaches and applications toward managing the network data at run time in a data-centric way
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