Home page Have you ever wondered how Particular Software makes NServiceBus? At NSBCon 2015, David Boike outlines the systems, tools, and methods used in Particular to manage a large number of Github repositories, along with the techniques that make sure all of their releases follow semantic versioning.
Read moreThe Moore's Law party is over. We cannot make processors more powerful by making them faster. We have no choice but to embrace multiple processors, multi-core processors, and multiple threads in our code. But how do you do this? In his session at NSBCon 2015, Andrew Skotzko introduces us to message-based programming with the actor model and Akka.NET. Andrew shows how immutable messages, combined with the actor behaving as a unit of concurrency, make taking advantage of all those processors and cores much easier.
Read moreNot all NServiceBus implementations are on-premises. More and more people are releasing applications into the cloud. Jonathan Matheus speaks at NSBCon 2015 about the challenges and rewards of working in the cloud. As the official cloud hosting provider for RavenDB, RavenHQ uses NServiceBus to handle database provisioning and usage-based billing.
Read moreUdi Dahan opens NSBCon 2015 by summarizing the current state of the NServiceBus ecosystem. He outlines the foundation of our practices over the last year by comparing Particular Software to a duck on water: it looks calm on the surface, but below the waterline, it's paddling like hell. This ethos of continually working to stay ahead of the issues that NServiceBus users encounter sets the stage for a discussion on the current and future state of the platform. Udi explains the [retirement of ServiceMatrix](http://particular.net/blog/beyond-servicematrix), new features in ServiceInsight, and the future of NServiceBus with the coming release of v6.
Read moreDealing with legacy systems is difficult. Complete rewrites take time. Components and functionality need to be migrated in stages while the remainder of the application stays operational. There's also the issue of integrating with third party systems and the impact that these can have on any system you're trying to improve. Jimmy Bogard deals with these types of legacy system problems on a daily basis. Most of his work is rescuing rewrite projects, some of which are the second or even third attempt to get rid of a legacy system. At NSBCon 2015, he talks about various integration patterns he uses in his projects and explains how NServiceBus helped him solve a few typical challenges.
Read moreIn his presentation at NSBCon 2015, Gary Stonerock II talks about transforming a tightly-coupled synchronous process into an SOA/messaging-based solution using NServiceBus. Gary's team recently finished a rebuild of their clinical trial platform, and he shares with us some of the challenges, such as establishing stronger encapsulation and isolation, that they faced and how they overcame them.
Read moreKnowing which NServiceBus transport is best for your application is not easy. There are many factors involved in selecting a message transport; distributed transactions, legacy integration, cross-platform capabilities, and cloud deployments are a few that might be considered. At NSBCon 2015 Andreas Öhlund outlines the different transports that are available for NServiceBus. He covers the highlights and lowlights of each. Rather than telling you which transport is the right one, Andreas provides you with the tools to make that decision yourself, within the context of your project.
Read moreIn our house, cleaning out the dishwasher is a shared chore. My son starts the unloading process by removing a dish or utensil from the dishwasher. If he can put it away, then he does. If the proper location for the dish is out of his reach, then he passes it to his mother. She then goes through the same process; put the dish away if she can, or pass it off to the next person in line, which is me. When I get handed a dish I will put it away and, since I'm 6'4" (1.92m) tall, I can reach all of our cupboard space which means that the process ends with me.
Read moreI can’t draw to save my life, but I love comics, especially ones that capture the essence of what it’s like to be a software developer. They capture the shared pain we all go through and temper it with humor. Luckily, I no longer work for large corporations, so it’s easier now to read Dilbert and laugh without also wincing.
Read moreIt all began so innocently. Through a friend, I found a job at a small, young, high-tech company. It was a perfect fit for work-life balance—work from home and flexible hours. This job was completely in English, which was a major plus for one who chose to move overseas and, 10 years later, still struggles with a new language! As a bonus, there was a growing human resources component to the job, tapping into my original career choice years ago before I stepped off the corporate ladder to be home with my kids.
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