An experiment testing if Windows 10 VMs can avoid forced reboots after updates, with results after three weeks.
A tutorial on adding HTTPS support and Dockerizing an ASP.NET Core application, including generating a self-signed certificate.
A guide to effectively testing Java repository layers, focusing on database setup, using H2 and PostgreSQL, and ensuring production-like environments.
An analysis of the decline and potential resurgence of Kenyan-made mobile apps, discussing market growth and cultural factors.
A developer explains the challenges of using PHLivePhotoView with Auto Layout and the solution to fix ambiguous content size issues.
A developer's 2016 retrospective on open source contributions, speaking at tech conferences, and maintaining the MEAN.JS framework.
Argues that web browsers should actively warn against and eventually block performance-harming and inaccessible web development practices.
Guide on configuring Oracle Data Visualization Desktop to connect with Google Analytics and Google Drive using Google Cloud APIs.
A tutorial on using Apache Drill to query and analyze JSON files with SQL, using blog analytics as a practical example.
Recap of VMworld Europe 2016 Day 3 keynote, covering vSphere 6.5, vSAN, NSX, and VMware's container strategy with Photon Platform.
A GitHub engineer shares eight key lessons for new hires, focusing on shipping early, learning workflows, and adapting to the company's unique culture.
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.
How to disable Xcode's verbose OS-level debug console logging using an environment variable.
Learn how to disable Xcode's verbose OS-level debug logging using an environment variable for a cleaner console.
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.
