A developer discusses the risks of external dependencies after the 'left-pad' NPM incident and argues for mirroring critical packages.
A web developer's perspective on handling browser support for new features, advocating for progressive enhancement and strategic use of polyfills.
An introductory guide explaining what Docker is, how containers work, and why they are useful for software development and deployment.
A developer details the hardware and software setup process for integrating a vintage DEC VT220 terminal into their modern Linux workflow for reading email.
Explains when to use strong vs. weak and optional vs. implicitly unwrapped IBOutlets in Swift/iOS development, with practical rules.
Explores the surprising effectiveness and conservative nature of the Bonferroni correction for multiple hypothesis testing, even with many tests.
An invitation for students to join Google's Summer of Code, submit project proposals, and get paid to work with open source communities like KDE and openSUSE.
Troubleshooting the JPS-06514 keystore error during a fresh OBIEE 11.1.1.9 installation, caused by conflicting JDK environment variables.
Explains Swift functions as types, covering named and compound types, function signatures, parameters, and return types.
Explains Swift functions as types, covering named and compound types, and function signatures.
Explains why XA/2PC distributed transactions are not strongly consistent and only provide eventual consistency, debunking a common misconception.
A technical guide on configuring Oracle GoldenGate to replicate data to Kafka and Logstash using BigDataLite 4.4, with troubleshooting tips.
The article critiques the common hiring approach for 'DevOps Engineers,' arguing that DevOps is a culture, not just a role defined by tools.
An overview of Kafka Streams, a new library for building stream processing applications using Apache Kafka, with key concepts and a code example.
A guide for academics with math/physics backgrounds transitioning into data science, covering skills, learning paths, and practical advice.
Explores Hutchinson's randomized trace estimator for efficiently approximating the trace of large matrices, with practical improvements.
Analysis of a cryptographic vulnerability in the Beaker Python library's session encryption due to nonce reuse in AES-CTR mode.
Introduces EasyAzureServiceBus, an open-source .NET library simplifying pub/sub messaging with Service Bus 1.1 for Windows Server.
Guide to deploying a highly-available MariaDB Galera cluster using Docker on CoreOS for self-managed MySQL-compatible databases.
A developer switches from Slideshare to Speakerdeck for hosting presentation slides, citing a cleaner UI and better user experience.
