Explains SQL Server 2019's new support for creating database snapshots that include in-memory (Hekaton) filegroups, a previously unsupported feature.
Guide on configuring Docker and Docker Compose to access private NuGet feeds from Azure Artifacts during containerized .NET builds.
Explains the new Resumable TDE Scan feature in SQL Server 2019 and Azure SQL Database, detailing its commands and benefits for system availability.
Summary of key new features in SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition, including Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and performance enhancements.
Explores compatibility of Columnstore Indexes with new features in SQL Server 2019, including Approximate Distinct Count and Scalar UDF Inlining.
An analysis and English translation of Jacek Kaczmarski's poem 'The Statues', exploring the legacy of tyranny.
A developer shares their journey learning React, TypeScript, Gatsby, and Python while transitioning from UWP development and contributing to open-source projects.
Explains the inconsistent browser handling of image EXIF orientation and provides a Node.js solution to fix portrait images uploaded from phones.
A guide to using conditional logic and runtime variables in Azure Pipelines YAML configurations to control step execution.
Learn how to automatically schedule and publish articles to the DEV community platform using GitHub Actions and a custom Python script.
The article critiques the overuse and devaluation of the titles 'Engineer' and 'Scientist' in modern IT, focusing on data science and engineering roles.
Explores the evolution of the World Wide Web from a simple 'Web of Documents' to the complex 'Web of Applications' we use today.
A developer reflects on building and shutting down feediary, a privacy-focused RSS reader, due to low conversion to paid subscriptions.
Explores the preview feature of ordered Clustered Columnstore Indexes in Azure SQL Data Warehouse, testing syntax and performance benefits.
Explains why Azure Functions with HTTP triggers are not ideal for building full web APIs and should be used for reactive, message-based logic instead.
An exploration of predictive analytics, its historical roots in human nature, and its modern implementation through data science and AI technologies.
Stack Overflow announces Prashanth Chandrasekar as its new CEO, highlighting his tech background and the company's future goals.
Explains Accelerated Database Recovery (ADR) in SQL Server 2019/Azure SQL, a feature designed to drastically reduce transaction rollback and database recovery times.
A guide to using the GitHub API and PyGithub to automatically filter and close spam pull requests based on keywords.
Explores a simpler alternative to Docker for deploying Python web apps, comparing it to common methods and containers.
