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This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-the-heck-is-gizmosql. A brief look at GizmoSQL, a small server that runs DuckDB, with the Arrow Flight SQL protocol wrapped around it so that you can run DuckDB remotely. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #duckdb, #apache-arrow-ecosystem, #columnar-databases, #sql, #gizmosql, #open-source, #gizmosql-explained, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @progrockrec. Learn more about this writer by checking @progrockrec's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. GizmoSQL is an open-source, in-process analytical database engine designed for OLAP workloads. It is a small server that runs DuckDB, with the Arrow Flight SQL protocol wrapped around it so that you can run DuckDB remotely. Gizmo SQL is available for free on Gizmodata.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/code-smell-318-wasting-time-refactoring-dirty-code. Don't waste time refactoring code that never changes; focus on frequently modified problem areas. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #programming, #clean-code, #software-development, #learning-to-code, #code-smells, #common-code-smells, #refactoring, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @mcsee. Learn more about this writer by checking @mcsee's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Don't waste time refactoring code that never changes; focus on frequently modified problem areas.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/javas-growing-graveyard-the-old-apis-being-buriedand-what-replaced-them. The Java “tomb” is filling up. Here’s what’s being buried—and what you should use instead. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #java, #security, #legacy, #nashorn, #securitymanager, #unsafe, #varhandle, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @akiradoko. Learn more about this writer by checking @akiradoko's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. The Java “tomb” is filling up. Here’s what’s being buried—and what you should use instead.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/the-most-dangerous-person-on-your-team-is-dave-and-he-just-quit. Stop letting knowledge walk out the door. Use this system prompt to turn every commit into a well-documented masterpiece. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #software-development, #documentation, #ai-prompt, #productivity, #developer-tools, #ai, #fixing-ai-hack, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @huizhudev. Learn more about this writer by checking @huizhudev's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Most AI-generated documentation is fluff. I built a prompt that forces the LLM to analyze the intent of the code.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/javas-greatest-hits-of-failure-top-10-open-source-errors-of-2025. PVS-Studio’s year-end roundup of the top 10 strangest Java errors found in open-source projects in 2025. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #java, #programming, #minecraft, #catalan, #java-bugs-2025, #open-source-java-errors, #static-analysis, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @akiradoko. Learn more about this writer by checking @akiradoko's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. PVS-Studio’s year-end roundup of the top 10 strangest Java errors found in open-source projects in 2025.