An in-depth guide to Python's super() function, explaining its capabilities, practical use cases, and best practices for effective inheritance.
A guide to setting up a personal, automated paper-free document system for $220, focusing on scanning, OCR, and secure backup.
Argues against using Oracle's automatic optimizer statistics collection in data warehouses, advocating for manual stats management as part of ETL processes.
A guide to correctly extracting URL hash values in JavaScript, addressing common pitfalls and naive approaches.
Article on optimizing OBIEE performance by pushing data processing to the database layer instead of the application server.
The author questions the term 'mobile' in web design, arguing it's outdated and doesn't reflect today's diverse device landscape and user contexts.
A developer critiques Microsoft's confusing .NET Framework version naming and advocates for simpler, clearer version numbers like .NET 4.1.
A guide to setting up a virtual environment and project structure for Django applications, covering OSX and Ubuntu.
Explains a common JavaScript closure issue where loops create unexpected behavior and provides solutions using IIFEs and libraries.
A technical guide on creating a transparent UITableView with a custom background view and implementing tap gestures to hide/show the table.
Learn how to change the URL hash without causing a distracting page jump using the History API and a fallback for older browsers.
Author announces two upcoming tech conference talks on Mobile Web Performance and the practical use of Media Queries in Responsive Web Design.
A tutorial on using a Glimpse plugin to inspect Windows Identity Foundation (WIF) claims in an ASP.NET application for easier debugging.
Discusses web hosting company Bluehost's legal compliance and trust issues after revealing a customer's identity for a satirical site.
A technical guide on implementing dynamic, MVC-style routing for WCF services to support route parameters like {customerName}.
Developer shares excitement about a summer internship at Quora, focusing on migrating the site to PyPy and performance tuning.
Introducing StronglyTyped, a JavaScript library for adding strongly typed properties and constants using ES5 getters/setters.
A guide to implementing automatic single sign-on for WordPress on IIS7 using Windows Authentication and a custom plugin for Active Directory users.
A developer shares a custom ASP.NET session state store provider backed by MongoDB, including setup, configuration, and usage notes.
A technical deep dive into JavaScript's Strict Mode, covering its invocation, rules, browser support, and practical examples.
