A collection of technical blog posts from October focused on Microsoft Azure deployment, management, and troubleshooting.
Introduction to using Kibana and Elasticsearch with Hadoop for visualizing and analyzing big data from web logs, tweets, and blog metadata.
A method to automate unit testing for null argument validation, reducing repetitive test code for methods with multiple parameters.
A technical deep-dive into building a tag engine similar to Stack Overflow's, covering data processing, memory usage, and performance.
A developer explains the technical drawbacks of icon fonts and details their workflow for replacing them with inline SVG for better rendering and maintainability.
Introduces Shoestring, a lightweight JavaScript DOM utility that helps reduce code bloat by offering a modular, jQuery-like alternative.
A critique of Twitter's design flaws, arguing its broadcast model enables harassment and discourages meaningful community and conversation.
Highlights from a TechEd Europe 2014 foundational session on optimizing datacenters with Windows Server, System Center, and Microsoft Azure.
A summary of key SQL Server management takeaways from a TechEd Europe 2014 session, covering backups, TempDB, and indexing.
Summary of the TechEd Europe 2014 keynote, highlighting new Windows 10 features, Azure capabilities, and enterprise security announcements.
A developer describes their ideal workflow, emphasizing code review, CI/CD, and team collaboration for efficient software development.
Analyzes semiparametric efficiency in two-phase sampling designs, comparing estimators under correctly specified and 'nearly true' models.
A developer's plan to share key takeaways from Microsoft TechEd Europe 2014, covering sessions on Windows Server, SCOM, ASP.NET, and PowerShell.
Using the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) to monitor and diagnose issues in an OBIEE business intelligence system.
Proposes a 'dev-only iPhone' concept to reduce costs for iOS developers needing multiple devices for testing different OS versions and configurations.
Analyzes publication bias in scientific reporting using a humorous example of socks and Bayesian statistics.
A guide to installing and configuring drivers for using an Xbox 360 controller with Mac OS X Yosemite.
How to use rlwrap with Apache Hive beeline for enhanced command-line editing, including history search and navigation.
A critique of the 'jet' colormap in data visualization, with a Python function to convert colormaps to grayscale for analysis.
Compares AWS Security Groups to traditional firewalls and outlines best practices for developing an effective security group policy.
