How to connect to SAP HANA using JDBC

Recently I had to connect a Java application to SAP HANA and I made some notes along the way: The first step is to get the SAP HANA JDBC driver, a file called ngdbc.jar. The quickest way is to download the SAP Hana Cloud Platform SDK from here: https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/#cloud Choose the latest “Java Web Tomcat 8”… Continue reading How to connect to SAP HANA using JDBC

Linear optimization with or-tools: containerizing a gunicorn web application

Previously, we left our app working with our local python+gunicorn+nginx installation. In order to get there we had to do quite a bit of configuration and if we wanted to deploy this in a server or send it to a friend, we would have to go through a very error-prone process subject to version changes… Continue reading Linear optimization with or-tools: containerizing a gunicorn web application

10 things I learned while setting up five masternodes

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been experimenting with masternodes as alternatives/replacements to traditional crypto mining rigs. Like with many other crypto-related things, I was surprised to find such a huge community and wealth of options. It’s akin to opening a window into another world. What interests me the most is to learn to what… Continue reading 10 things I learned while setting up five masternodes