A developer reflects on launching a task journaling app, conducting user interviews, and earning passive income from side projects.
A personal review of the Zachtronics book, exploring the developer's creative process and the intersection of programming games, curiosity, and multidisciplinary work.
A technical guide on automating the restart of failed Kafka Connect tasks using bash scripts and the REST API.
Microsoft's Insider Dev Tour London event focused on building Microsoft 365 experiences and the new Edge browser for developers.
Analysis of Microsoft's rumored 'Lite OS' and its potential to replace Windows for consumers, focusing on Microsoft's shift to services.
npm registry hits 1 million packages. Analysis of top packages, vulnerabilities, and download statistics.
A tutorial on implementing a simple anonymous authentication flow in Flutter using FirebaseAuth and StreamBuilder in under 100 lines of code.
Announcing aerc 0.1.0, a terminal-based email client with vim-like keybindings, embedded terminal, and developer-focused features.
Explains App Thinning for iOS developers to reduce app size via bitcode and asset catalogs, optimizing downloads per device.
A tutorial on scaling Kubernetes deployments programmatically using a .NET Core API and the KubernetesClient library.
A veteran's guide to preparing for and navigating Apple's WWDC, covering essential gear, travel tips, and event strategy for first-time attendees.
A developer argues that adopting product management skills like communication and big-picture thinking makes developers more effective and influential.
Explores key traits of a strong web performance culture in tech organizations, based on industry experience and Google I/O insights.
Learn how to speed up Python I/O-bound tasks like downloading multiple URLs using the ThreadPoolExecutor for multithreading.
Analyzes the operational cost of using DynamoDB TTL for serverless scheduling, comparing it to AWS EventBridge Scheduler.
Analyzes the delay between DynamoDB TTL expiration and actual deletion, showing how table size impacts the delay.
A serverless method to schedule irregular AWS Lambda executions using DynamoDB TTL attributes and streams, with accuracy caveats.
Explains how to use Maven's new ${revision}, ${sha1}, and ${changelist} properties for simplified, centralized versioning in projects.
Explores efficient state representations for robots to accelerate Reinforcement Learning training, comparing pixel-based and model-based approaches.
A guide to supercharging search and global replace functionality in Vim using plugins and built-in tools for maximum speed.
