TEDx Manchester: AI & The Future of WorkVolker Hirsch
TEDx Manchester talk on artificial intelligence (AI) and how the ascent of AI and robotics impacts our future work environments.
The video of the talk is now also available here: https://youtu.be/dRw4d2Si8LA
Schema Agnostic Indexing with Azure DocumentDBDharma Shukla
- DocumentDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service that provides automatic indexing of JSON documents without requiring schemas (schema agnostic).
- It uses a logical index that maps JSON paths to postings lists containing document identifiers. This index is implemented using a physical write-optimized architecture with blind updates and value merging to support high write volumes.
- The physical index uses a log-structured storage approach with delta records, mapping tables, and page stubs to allow for highly concurrent updates while minimizing I/O overhead during index maintenance.
This document discusses REST and how it relates to Ruby and Rails. Some key points:
- REST is an architectural style for building web applications. It focuses on addressability of resources and stateless connections between systems.
- Ruby and Rails are well-suited for building RESTful applications due to features like routing and the ability to easily expose resources and links through URIs.
- While Rails makes routing and linking resources simple, the code structure can be dependent on the routing. True REST principles emphasize designing applications around resources and links rather than implementation details.