Serdar Yegulalp
Senior Writer
Serdar Yegulalp is a senior writer at InfoWorld, covering software development and operations tools, machine learning, containerization, and reviews of products in those categories. Before joining InfoWorld, Serdar wrote for the original Windows Magazine, InformationWeek, the briefly resurrected Byte, and a slew of other publications. When he's not covering IT, he's writing SF and fantasy published under his own personal imprint, Genji Press.
Microsoft smartens up the ML.Net machine learning API
Microsoft’s TensorFlow-compatible machine learning framework debuts a reworked API for more flexible pipelines and improved prediction performance
PyTorch 1.0 accelerates Python machine learning with native code
The PyTorch 1.0 release candidate introduces Torch Script, a Python subset that can be JIT-compiled into C++ or other high-speed code
Nuitka Python-to-C compiler readies big performance gains
Nuitka 0.6 lays the groundwork for major code optimizations — and faster and more portable Python applications
What’s new in Kubernetes containers
Kubernetes 1.12 adds automated provisioning of TLS client certificates for Kubelets and autoscaling on Microsoft Azure virtual machine scale sets
MariaDB tutorial: Get started with MariaDB
Download, install, and set up a basic instance of the popular open source database with this step-by-step guide
The best open source software for software development
InfoWorld’s 2018 Best of Open Source Software Award winners in software development
The best open source software for cloud computing
InfoWorld’s 2018 Best of Open Source Software Award winners in cloud computing
Azure’s new machine learning features embrace Python
New tools for Azure ML include integration with Python environments and self-tuning training for machine learning models
LLVM 7 improves performance analysis, linking
The compiler framework that powers Rust, Swift, and Clang offers new and revised tools for optimization, linking, and debugging
Python virtualenv and venv do’s and don’ts
Python virtual environments shine for keeping projects and conflicting packages separate. Just keep these do’s and don’ts in mind
LinkedIn open-sources a tool to run TensorFlow on Hadoop
The Tony project uses Hadoop's native scheduler to run TensorFlow jobs, making fault tolerance and GPU usage easier
10 free tools for API design, development, and testing
These full-fledged free-tier services and indispensable utilities will have your API up and running in no time
New Python app profiler uses Rust for speed and safety
The Py-Spy profiler can profile Python applications without modifying source code, and it installs using Python’s native package management
What is Docker? Docker containers explained
A brief introduction to lightweight, portable, flexible Docker containers and why Linux and Windows developers love them
PostgreSQL tutorial: Get started with PostgreSQL 10
Get up and running—and avoid the setup pitfalls—with this enterprise-class, open-source database available for all major platforms
Microsoft adds Python support to Power BI
A preview feature allows Python scripts to be used as data sources and as a way to create visualizations in Power BI Desktop
What’s new in TensorFlow machine learning
Google’s TensorFlow 2.0 beta is expected later this year, with a focus on improving performance and correcting mistakes in compatibility and continuity
Review: 13 Python web frameworks compared
Python programmers have many excellent options for creating web apps and APIs; Django, Weppy, Bottle, and Flask lead the way
