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What’s Data Compression? Data compression provides a means by which a system can improve I/O performance by shrinking the data being transmitted between stores and processes. Anyone who uses the Internet knows that downloading an immense file takes noticeably longer ... Read More »

Some organizations do not proceed with a project until they have an agreed-upon test plan. Some organizations write them along the way. And some organizations never get around to thinking about them at all. To start, let’s talk about what ... Read More »

This year, Conductor adopted a new method of showcasing engineering accomplishments that promotes interdepartmental communication. Twice a month, we engineers put on our orange t-shirts, and go to the Conductor Café to speak about what our team has worked on ... Read More »

As an engineer who’s responsible for maintaining an automated testing system for continuous integration, building it and making it reliable can be a challenging and time-consuming venture – but one that ultimately pays off. Conductor Searchlight, Conductor’s content intelligence platform, ... Read More »

So you’ve just completed development of your first JavaScript library, and you think it could help the rest of the world. You’ve heard people discuss the “open source movement” or “GitHub profiles,” but you’re still a novice at this whole ... Read More »

Software quality is not the test team’s problem The Test Team at Conductor is small – by design. Quality is not just the Test Team’s problem; everybody is responsible for the quality of our software. The Test Team’s mission is ... Read More »

tl;dr: Use Backbone.Hoard to prevent duplicate server requests. As an application developer at Conductor, I spend a lot of my time developing Searchlight, a web presence management platform that contains all sorts of reports to help our users gain actionable ... Read More »

There are a lot of different kinds of nerds in the world. Some nerds are programming wizards, harnessing the power of arcane languages to create awesome applications. Other nerds fancy themselves more literal wizards, rolling handfuls of polyhedral dice to ... Read More »

You may use stream-oriented systems to parallel process real-time, time-sensitive data.  You might also use data stream processing for bulk operations with time-insensitive operations, like data analysis and persistence operations.  At Conductor, we use Kangaroo for bulk data stream processing, ... Read More »

 “When I think back to the times I was at ease as a programmer… those were some of the hardest-working times!” -Kent Beck Some years ago I worked in tech support. Back in those days it was pretty wild supporting ... Read More »