The CFPB accepted a typo fix from an open-source developer on GitHub, marking the first direct public collaboration on federal government code.
A review of the book 'NumPy 1.5 Beginner's Guide', covering its content, style, and suitability for learning numerical computing with Python.
Troubleshooting guide for Fedora 14 to 15 upgrade errors, focusing on proxy configuration and post-reboot issues.
Oracle's Product Assurance team launches a new technical blog focused on OBIEE configuration, tuning, and detailed implementation guidance.
Explains how to copy NuGet packages between feeds for stability and speed, covering client-side scripts and MyGet's server-side mirroring feature.
Explores issues with DBMS_STATS.COPY_TABLE_STATS in Oracle, focusing on incorrect high/low value propagation for partitioned table statistics.
Explains a common JavaScript closure issue where loops create unexpected behavior and provides solutions using IIFEs and libraries.
Guide to configuring Windows XP Scheduled Tasks to run a process every 15 minutes using advanced repeat options.
Explores the rise of cloud computing, its core concepts, and its imminent impact on federal government IT infrastructure and contracting.
Argues that PyPy, a Python interpreter written in Python, will replace CPython due to superior speed, flexibility, and being a better platform for growth.
A developer builds an FTP server bridge to access and manage Windows Azure Blob Storage, allowing file operations via standard FTP clients.
Explores whether programming languages inherently have performance characteristics by comparing Python and C implementations.
Oracle terminates its official Support Blog and social media presence, silencing direct community communication about support issues.
A programmer argues that innate talent, particularly intelligence, is a significant factor in programming skill, contrasting with the 'hard work over talent' viewpoint.
A positive review of the Python Essential Reference book, highlighting its coverage of syntax, libraries, and debugging tools.
A guide to diagnosing and fixing the ORA-12154 TNS error when OBIEE fails to connect to an Oracle database.
A technical analysis of an OBIEE BI Server hang caused by an init block returning a NULL value, detailing the error codes, symptoms, and fix.
Diagnosing and resolving slow OBIEE login issues caused by cluster controller failover due to network configuration problems.
A guide to compiling the GDB debugger on Windows, covering necessary source code edits and dependencies.
Troubleshooting OBIEE and F5 BIG-IP load balancer configuration issues with port redirects and Apache's UseCanonicalName setting.
