A developer's 2015 recap focusing on conference overload, MongoDB's evolution with RocksDB, and leaving Parse, highlighting major tech industry shifts.
A tutorial on deploying a Twitter bot built with Node.js to AWS Lambda, covering the handler function, deployment package, and scheduling.
First part of a series on building a Twitter bot using Node.js, covering setup, authentication, and basic search functionality.
Explains why smaller code reviews are more effective and offers practical strategies for splitting large patches into manageable pieces.
Part 3 of a series on building Stack Overflow's tag engine, focusing on implementing complex boolean queries using bitmap indexes and compression.
A technical critique of the Net Reclassification Index (NRI), a statistical measure for evaluating prediction model improvements, highlighting its surprising biases.
SoundCloud's journey from a monolithic architecture to a microservices system using Scala and Finagle, including monitoring with Prometheus.
Exploring Aspect-Oriented Programming in JavaScript to handle cross-cutting concerns like logging, using the aspect.js library.
Explains how to use PowerShell scripts with Pulseway monitoring software to create custom alerts based on system events.
How to configure a static public IP address (ILPIP) on an Azure VM using PowerShell, including a key undocumented parameter.
A guide to visualizing and diagnosing Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) in R, based on a presentation and blog post by Jaime Ashander.
The author announces a self-published book on Python tips, tricks, and patterns, offering an early sign-up for a reduced price.
Critique of outdated government software procurement practices and the need to adopt modern version control and delivery methods.
Explains why simply releasing government source code isn't true open source, which requires licensing, community, and collaboration.
Critique of FedRAMP's cloud security framework, arguing it creates bureaucratic barriers that hinder government adoption of innovative, cost-effective cloud solutions.
The author announces they will be giving their first conference talk on Webscraping in Python at EuroPython 2014.
A practical guide to creating a minimal, functional R package from scratch to streamline code reuse and save development time.
Extends OBIEE performance monitoring by integrating DMS metrics and nqquery.log data into Graphite and visualizing with Grafana.
A developer's entry for the Ludum Dare 29 game jam, detailing their tech stack and preparation using C++ and SFML.
Explains how to resize Docker containers using the Device Mapper storage driver, with notes on outdated methods and modern alternatives.
