19 articles

12/15/2023 • EN

jOOQ 3.19.0 Released with DuckDB, Trino, Oracle 23c support, join path improvements, an official gradle plugin, commercial maven repositories, policies, UDT paths, trigger meta data, hierarchies, and much more

jOOQ 3.19.0 release adds support for DuckDB, Trino, Oracle 23c, introduces join path improvements, an official Gradle plugin, and commercial Maven repositories.

database Gradle Jooq Maven orm

Lukas Eder

12/14/2023 • EN

Entity Framework - Storing complex objects as JSON

Explains how to store complex objects and lists as JSON in databases using Entity Framework 8 and 7, including configuration and benefits.

c Database Mapping Entity Framework JSON Serialization orm

Steven Giesel

11/19/2023 • EN

Setting up an Alpine Linux workstation

A technical guide detailing the author's specific setup process for installing Alpine Linux on a ThinkPad laptop, including btrfs configuration.

Alpine Linux Btrf Linux Distribution System Administration Workstation Setup

Hugo

11/19/2023 • EN

Exploring a Postgres query plan

A technical deep dive into intercepting and walking PostgreSQL query execution plans to reconstruct SQL and enable custom evaluation.

Database Internals Execution Hooks postgres Query Optimization Query Plan

Phil Eaton

11/19/2023 • EN

On MVPs and Cutting Scope

A developer shares insights on defining a true MVP for a SaaS product by cutting non-essential features and focusing on core value.

Entrepreneurship Lean Startup Minimum Viable Product Saa software development

Tyler A. Young

10/23/2023 • EN

Select element: now with horizontal rules

Chrome 119 and Safari 17 now support adding <hr> elements as visual separators within HTML select dropdowns to improve user experience.

Chrome 119 html Safari 17 select element Web Development

Una Kravets

10/19/2023 • EN

Multiple Load Balancer Support in AWS CodeDeploy

AWS CodeDeploy now supports deploying applications that use multiple Elastic Load Balancers (ELB), including Classic Load Balancers and target groups for ALB/NLB.

AWS Codedeploy aws ec2 Deployment Automation Elastic Load Balancer Load Balancer

Brian Beach

10/19/2023 • EN

io_uring basics: Writing a file to disk

A technical exploration of using Linux's io_uring for asynchronous file writing, comparing implementations in Go and Zig to build intuition.

Asynchronous Io File Io Io_uring linux System Programming

Phil Eaton

8/9/2023 • EN

What's going on with Moq? SponsorLink and burnt soil!

The Moq library faces controversy for using SponsorLink, a tool that checks for GitHub sponsorships during builds, raising privacy and open-source concerns.

.net c Gdpr open source Sponsorship

Steven Giesel

8/2/2023 • EN

UX Diary: Onboarding without onboarding

A developer shares UX insights on implementing subtle, integrated onboarding within an app to guide users without traditional tutorial screens.

Apple Wwdc Ios Development Swiftui User Onboarding ux design

Filip Němeček

7/19/2023 • EN

Blog Writing for Developers

A developer shares motivations for writing and offers advice on how to write effectively for a technical audience, including recommended resources.

blogging communication developer relations software development technical writing

Robin Moffatt

7/8/2023 • EN

Overload resolution in C#

Explains C# overload resolution rules, focusing on implicit conversions and compile-time constant evaluation to determine the best method match.

c compiler Implicit Conversion Overload Resolution Type Conversion

Steven Giesel

7/4/2023 • EN

Hotfixing widgets for iOS 17: containerBackground + padding

A guide to hotfix iOS 17 widget issues: adopting the new containerBackground API and disabling extra padding for compatibility.

Containerbackground Io Ios17 Swiftui Widgetkit

Filip Němeček

6/25/2023 • EN

Missing Stack trace when eliding the await keyword

Explains why eliding the 'await' keyword in C# async methods results in missing stack trace information, with code examples.

async Await c compiler Stack Trace

Steven Giesel

6/19/2023 • EN

WHfB Cloud Kerberos Trust – Fixing config issue: ‘Cloud trust for on-premise auth policy is enabled: No’

Troubleshooting guide for fixing 'Cloud trust for on-premise auth policy is enabled: No' during Windows Hello for Business migration to Cloud Kerberos Trust.

Azure Ad Group Policy Hybrid Identity Kerberos Trust Windows Hello For Business

Ulysses Moreira das Neves

6/19/2023 • EN

Helicopter Management and Other Mistakes

A critique of common management failures in tech and a guide to becoming a supportive, transparent, and people-focused engineering manager.

career growth leadership Management software development Team Culture

Charity Majors

6/19/2023 • EN

Reforming the free software message

A new website aims to make free software philosophy more accessible and practical, offering an alternative to the FSF's complex messaging.

Documentation Free Software Fsf open source Software Licensing

Drew DeVault

6/19/2023 • EN

Metaprogramming in Zig and parsing CSS

A technical guide on using Zig's metaprogramming features, specifically reflection, to parse CSS into typed structs and pretty-print the results.

css metaprogramming parsing reflection Zig

Phil Eaton

6/13/2023 • EN

How does List work under the hood in .NET?

Explains the internal workings of the .NET List<T> class, focusing on its dynamic array implementation, resizing behavior, and performance considerations.

c data structures Dotnet List performance

Steven Giesel