Matthew Tyson
Software Architect
Matthew Tyson is a founder of Dark Horse Group, Inc. He believes in people-first technology. When not playing guitar, Matt explores the backcountry and the philosophical hinterlands. He has written for JavaWorld since 2007.
How blockchain is evolving
Ethereum and other ‘compute blockchains’ promise to create a whole new, programmable layer of interaction and data processing on the internet.
InfoWorld’s 2022 Technology of the Year Award winners
InfoWorld celebrates the year’s best products in software development, cloud computing, data analytics, and machine learning.
Intro to Hilla: The full-stack Java framework
Based on Vaadin Fusion, Hilla combines a reactive JavaScript front end with a Spring Java back end for full-stack web development. Let's get started with Hilla.
A quick guide to blockchain
A blockchain is a distributed system that achieves security through cryptography and consensus, without relying on trust. It’s a breathtaking innovation.
Intro to Lit: A JavaScript framework
Lit is a fast, lightweight, reactive framework for building web components that work just about anywhere. Let's get started with Lit.
Vercel CEO: Deployment should be instantaneous
Vercel CEO and founder Guillermo Rauch discusses his company’s push to bring streamlined workflows, continuous deployment, optimized frameworks, and infinite scale to every developer.
Project Loom: Understand the new Java concurrency model
Project Loom introduces lightweight and efficient virtual threads called fibers, massively increasing resource efficiency while preserving the same simple thread abstraction for developers.
Rust programming for Java developers
No programmers are happier with their language than Rust programmers. And if you know Java, you’ll find Rust relatively easy to learn.
Understand the RSA encryption algorithm
The RSA algorithm is a feast of genius that combines theoretical math and practical coding into working asymmetric cryptography. Here’s how it works.
A brief intro to the Pants build system
Pants is a fast, remote-friendly, and ergonomic build tool for multiple languages including Python, Go, Java, and Scala. Let’s take a look.
8 new JavaScript features you might have missed
It’s not easy keeping up with all the new features the ECMAScript spec brings us every year. Let’s catch up with the highlights from ES11.
Builder CEO: Where JavaScript is headed is super interesting
Builder CEO Steve Sewell discusses the challenges web developers face today and how the latest innovations in the JavaScript community are solving them.
How to handle Java errors and cleanup without finalize
Java’s finalize method will be deprecated in Java 18 and removed entirely in a future release. Let’s look at the alternatives.
Hands-on with React Server Components
Unlike server-side rendering, React Server Components aim to fully replace client-side functionality with work done on the server. Let’s see how this works.
Understand Diffie-Hellman key exchange
The Diffie-Hellman algorithm was a stunning breakthrough in cryptography that showed cryptographic keys could be securely exchanged in plain sight. Here’s how it works.
Hands-on with GatsbyJS
An introduction to building a website with the friendly and easy-to-use static site generator based on React.
A simple automated build pipeline for Node.js
Even simple and early-stage projects benefit from automated build pipelines. Here’s an easy way to set up CI/CD with Node.js, Jenkins, and Git.
Hands-on with Dropwizard REST APIs
An introduction to the lean REST framework that turns a number of popular Java libraries into a more streamlined alternative to Spring.
Hands-on with MarkoJS
A simple, flexible, and fast full-stack framework with the most intuitive component system yet devised, Marko deserves a close look.