A developer's 2019 learning goals, including Docker, Webpack, GraphQL, CSS Grid, Firebase, Service Workers, and Go.
A reflection on open source philosophy, encouraging users to take ownership and contribute fixes or features to free software projects.
Tips for writing effective conference talk abstracts, focusing on clarity, relevance, and avoiding common pitfalls.
A tutorial on implementing JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication in a Django REST Framework application, covering setup, token usage, and refresh logic.
An overview of key cloud computing trends and the essential skills needed for a career in cloud technology, including serverless, containers, and AI.
Analyzes the evolution of hybrid cloud strategies, contrasting traditional application bursting with modern, consistent deployment models for legacy systems.
Author offers 12 free hours of expert consultation on Columnstore Indexes and Batch Execution Mode in SQL Server throughout 2019.
Announcing a workshop on optimizing ETL processes for SQL Server and Azure SQL at the SQLBits 2019 conference.
A guide to building TypeScript projects using Bazel, Google's open-source build tool, for efficient dependency management and incremental compilation.
Guide to batch inserting data into Azure Cosmos DB using Python and stored procedures, addressing SDK limitations and common errors.
A technical critique of SQL Server 2019's Master Data Services (MDS) database, highlighting poor default configurations like outdated compatibility levels and page verification settings.
Explains how to register a service both as an interface and as its concrete type in ASP.NET Core's built-in dependency injection container.
An update on the svy2lme R package for fitting linear mixed models with complex survey data, including a comparison with Stata.
A guide to using Azure Functions with Java, covering the v2 runtime, local development, and the Java worker for serverless applications.
SQL Server 2019's Master Data Services (MDS) finally replaces the Silverlight-based web interface with a modern, browser-agnostic HTML front-end.
A tutorial on using jmxterm to connect to and inspect JMX MBeans, specifically for monitoring Apache Kafka and KSQL metrics.
Explains the uuid() function in Terraform, covering its usage, purpose, and technical details of RFC 4122 v4 UUID generation.
Discusses why software releases cause incidents and offers strategies to make deployments safer and less stressful for engineering teams.
A guide to implementing and testing Kubernetes Network Policies on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using the kube-router CNI plugin.
A technical guide explaining the formatlist() interpolation function in Terraform, including its syntax, usage examples, and practical applications.
