Explains the benefits and technical reasons for using the Windows Azure Content Delivery Network (CDN) to improve web application performance.
Discusses the challenges of serving high-resolution images to new iPads on low-bandwidth connections and criticizes Apple's approach.
A critique of AWS based on a Sydney event, focusing on documentation gaps, lack of public roadmap, and suggestions for smaller customers.
A follow-up to an iPhone programming presentation, providing slides and a sample Xcode project demonstrating gesture-based temperature conversion.
Explains why checking native byte order in code is usually wrong and demonstrates portable, endianness-agnostic data extraction techniques.
An argument for why developers should sometimes write their own code instead of always using existing libraries, focusing on performance and maintainability.
A critique of poor mobile web practices, arguing against forced redirects to stripped-down mobile sites and intrusive app download prompts.
A developer details migrating their blog to Jekyll on GitHub, discussing the benefits and their technical workflow for writing and publishing.
A programmer's reflection on favorite languages, arguing for learning diverse programming languages to become a better developer.
Automating OBIEE 11g startup/shutdown on Linux using an improved Ant-based script from Oracle's Windows version.
A developer announces their participation in Ludum Dare 22, outlining their tech stack (C++, SFML, sfxr, LMMS) for the game jam.
![[Entity Framework v4] Identity map pattern](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-7bc5cda01785-full-5636e833.webp)
Explains the Identity Map pattern in Entity Framework v4, a key ORM concept for preventing duplicate object instances and ensuring data consistency.
Guide on using JDeveloper to create a Web Service Proxy for accessing BI Publisher 11g Web Services from Java applications.
A technical guide on integrating BI Publisher 11g web services into a BPEL process within Oracle's SOA Suite.
Overview of new web services in BI Publisher 11g, including their uses, implementation, and WSDL details.
A 2011 presentation on using WordPress plugins to integrate social media, encourage sharing, and boost visitor engagement.
WP Document Revisions plugin now integrates with Edit Flow, adding advanced workflow features like email notifications, custom metadata, and team chat.
A developer shares six recommended programming books covering Cocoa design, sockets in C, Quartz graphics, and classic programming texts.
![[WPF 4.5] Subscribing to an event using a markup extension](https://alldevblogs.blob.core.windows.net/thumbs/article-c8fc84a34a89-full-ef12251a.webp)
Explores a new WPF 4.5 feature allowing event subscription via markup extensions, with a focus on MVVM pattern integration.
