A developer shares insights on using Oracle's Metalink support portal for troubleshooting and finding documentation related to the Oracle BI stack.
Comparing Oracle JDBC drivers for OBIEE Publisher scheduler, highlighting better error feedback from oracle.bi.jdbc.AnaJdbcDriver.
A tutorial on connecting to and using Windows Azure Blob Storage from PHP, including code examples for basic operations.
Explains the ext4 delayed allocation feature and the data loss risks for applications not using fsync(), addressing a recent Ubuntu bug.
Analyzes the write overhead of ext4 journaling on SSDs, comparing performance with and without a journal and using noatime.
Announcement of Hades 0.4, a DAO library update with Eclipse plugin support and JPA provider auto-detection.
A technical deep dive into improving ext4 filesystem performance by optimizing the allocator to reduce e2fsck pass2 times.
Announcing django-filter, a reusable Django app for creating generic filtering interfaces similar to the Django admin changelist.
A review of Packt's book on software testing using Visual Studio Team System 2008, covering test types, deployment, and reporting.
A 2009 article questioning the activity and relevance of local Linux User Groups (LUGs) in the internet age, asking for reader experiences.
Announcing PHPLinq 0.4.0, a PHP library bringing .NET's LINQ query capabilities to arrays, XML, and databases.
A review of the book 'ASP.NET 3.5 Social Networking,' focusing on its practical lessons in building scalable, maintainable software using modern design patterns.
Django 1.1 introduces a new admin URL system using standard resolvers, allowing URL reversal and custom URL-providing objects.
A review of the book 'ASP.NET 3.5 Application Architecture and Design', covering its content and target audience for developers new to architectural concepts.
Part 4 of a series on migrating an ASP.NET MVC app to Windows Azure, focusing on implementing authentication using Windows Live ID.
Explains how to create an efficient timeline view in Django by merging multiple sorted querysets to minimize database queries.
A discussion on the risks and benefits of using Django's undocumented internal APIs, with advice on managing compatibility.
A startup founder shares key lessons on building a successful tech startup, focusing on business models, hiring, and avoiding excessive VC funding.
A technical guide on creating a generic LazyForeignKey field in Django to simplify foreign key relationships and add custom manager functionality.
Microsoft releases CTP of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 for download.
