A look back at a 2004 hack using Domino's public API to order pizza from the command line, illustrating the power of open APIs.
A student's accepted application to the IDA Summer of Code program, where they will be paid to work on the Rust programming language.
Explains the Python Buffer Protocol (PEP 3118), showing how objects like arrays and NumPy ndarrays share data efficiently without copying.
Cimbalino Windows Phone Toolkit version 3.2.3 is released, featuring new services, behaviors, and bug fixes for Windows Phone development.
A developer's deep dive into the complexities and pain points of setting up a .NET build environment, highlighting dependency and SDK management issues.
A technical guide on resolving runtime generic type parameters in Java, using a custom method for complex inheritance hierarchies.
Explores common misunderstandings about cloud auto-scaling, explaining why it's not magic and why existing apps often can't use it directly.
A practical introduction to the philosophical and practical differences between frequentist and Bayesian statistics, with Python examples.
Explains how NuGet configuration file inheritance works, allowing settings from multiple config files to be applied to projects.
How to set the default locale for date formatting in OBIEE 11g to resolve user display issues.
Explains how to implement a 'push' model for uploading data with HttpClient in .NET, contrasting it with the default 'pull' model.
A tutorial on creating a clean, scalable CSS spinner using only 2 HTML elements and pseudoelements, focusing on maintainable code and performance.
Introducing a lightweight, declarative Java library for parsing custom file formats using annotated beans and enhanced regular expressions.
A technical guide on using Python and tools like rtmpdump to reverse engineer and download songs from Myspace.
Explains why field injection in dependency injection is problematic and advocates for constructor injection as a better practice.
Discusses the internet's pragmatic ethos and why using GitHub for large datasets requires rethinking desktop paradigms for web-native, granular data delivery.
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A tutorial on implementing long-press item selection for WinRT ListView and GridView controls to improve user experience.
A technical tutorial on formatting ggplot2 plots for scientific publication, including design adjustments and using Inkscape for final edits.
Securely using OBIEE command line tools by encrypting plain-text passwords with GPG and mkfifo to meet security policies.
Explains how to use PostgreSQL's CTEs (WITH clauses) to write more readable, composable, and maintainable SQL queries.
