Dew Drop – March 20, 2026 (#4629)
A daily tech link roundup covering .NET, AI, web dev, Windows, and software engineering trends, tools, and news.
A daily tech link roundup covering .NET, AI, web dev, Windows, and software engineering trends, tools, and news.
Explores the potential addition of a FullJoin operator to LINQ in .NET 11, detailing the proposed API and its use cases.
A daily tech reading list covering AI agents, cloud services, software engineering trends, and new tools like conversational analytics in BigQuery.
A software architect introduces 'The Law of Collective Amnesia' to explain how system design intent fades over time and offers strategies to defend architecture.
Datasette 1.0a24 release adds file upload support, a new dev environment using uv, and plugin hook enhancements.
Datasette 1.0a24 release adds file upload support, a new dev environment with uv, and a render_cell parameter for plugin hooks.
Explores how AI is transforming Infrastructure as Code (IaC) by enabling standardization, shifting from writing code to describing intent, and automating tasks.
A daily roundup of links and articles covering .NET, AI, web development, Windows, and the latest tech industry news and tutorials.
A critique of the dogmatic adherence to Test-Driven Development (TDD), comparing its 'cult-like' following to trends in software engineering.
A developer details their journey through three load testing approaches for a high-traffic election website, focusing on cost-effective scalability.
Explains how to use Spring Boot's @MatrixVariable annotation for embedding key-value parameters in URL path segments, with practical examples.
Explains API versioning concepts and details the new first-class versioning support introduced in Spring Boot 4 (Spring Framework 7).
A practical guide to implementing essential API security best practices in Spring Boot, including HTTPS, JWT authentication, authorization, and rate limiting.
shot-scraper 1.9 CLI tool released, featuring a new -x option to extract page resources and accessibility command fixes.
D. Richard Hipp discusses SQLite's rigorous aviation-grade testing methodology, contrasting it with PostgreSQL's peer-review approach.
The core challenge of programming is translating ambiguous human thought into precise computational logic, not just writing code.
Explains SQLite's selective contribution process and the required public domain copyright release, with a query showing contributor stats.
A chronological summary of Microsoft's top 60 AI announcements from 2025, covering investments, partnerships, and new divisions.
A critique of perpetual 'improved Git integration' in IDEs, arguing developers should learn core Git instead of waiting for tools.
A technical tutorial on using Azure Arc to centrally manage and monitor AWS EC2 virtual machine instances from within the Azure control plane.