Recap of VMworld Europe 2016 Day 3 keynote, covering vSphere 6.5, vSAN, NSX, and VMware's container strategy with Photon Platform.
A tutorial on scaling an ASP.NET Core application using Docker Swarm, covering service creation, scaling, and management.
A critique of modern software development, arguing that the rush to release features in the cloud leads to perpetually buggy and poorly documented products.
Discusses the pitfalls of coupling unit tests through shared setup and state, advocating for independent tests for better maintainability.
A developer details the challenges of building a Java tracing agent for distributed systems, focusing on asynchronous execution and its impact on garbage collection.
Explains the 'fixed' keyword in C#, covering its role in unsafe code, how the compiler, JIT, CLR, and GC collaborate, and its use for pinning objects in memory.
A technical guide on generating write-only Shared Access Signature (SAS) keys for Azure Blob Storage using .NET Core.
Explains how to use Open DNS as a resilient DNS resolver during major DNS outages, with configuration instructions.
A guide to implementing the Web Share API to enhance static social sharing links on websites, with a fallback for unsupported browsers.
A reflection on web performance evolution, from Responsive Design to Progressive Web Apps, emphasizing speed and mobile-first principles.
Explains how the .NET Garbage Collector works and provides techniques to reduce memory allocations for faster applications.
Oracle's October 2016 security patches for OBIEE, Big Data Discovery, and ODI, detailing vulnerabilities and required actions.
Explains the importance of consistent hashCode() implementation in Java and the risks of mutable objects in hash-based collections.
A look at IT operations in UK higher education, highlighting unique challenges and how virtualization can provide solutions.
Highlights from VMworld Europe 2016 Day 2, covering key announcements like vSphere 6.5, VSAN 6.5, and the VMware-AWS partnership.
A guide to using Clang's Address Sanitizer for memory error detection in iOS/macOS development, covering Xcode configuration and xcconfig files.
Overview of VMware vSphere 6.5's new features, including the vCenter Server Appliance, migration tools, and native high availability.
A personal reflection on the trade-offs between convenience and privacy in an era of AI, IoT, and pervasive data collection.
A technical guide testing methods to prevent Windows 10 from automatically rebooting after updates, using PowerShell and VMs for validation.
A blog post sharing practical tips for delivering a successful first public talk, based on the author's personal experience.
