A retrospective on MongoDB's partnership with NYC public schools to teach computer science, examining the challenges and partial successes of the program.
MongoDB's initiative to support computer science education in NYC public schools through teacher fellowships and curriculum development.
Explores unsafe C# techniques to access private fields without reflection, using memory layout and pointers for performance, as a fun educational exercise.
Explains how to create custom argument validation guards using the new extension feature in C# 14 and .NET 10.
A discussion on open source funding, sustainability, and the Open Source Pledge with Chad Whitacre, exploring how companies can support projects they rely on.
A recap of KubeCon NA 2024 highlighting key trends in cloud-native tech: WebAssembly (WASM), Platform Engineering, and Security.
A guide on how to clear various NuGet caches (global packages, HTTP, temp) using the dotnet CLI to free up disk space.
A technical guide for upgrading PostgreSQL from version 16 to 17 on Ubuntu 25.04, including commands and verification steps.
A developer shares their experience and key takeaways from attending and speaking at Cloud Native Security Con 2024 in Seattle.
Explains Go's singleflight package for preventing duplicate work during concurrent requests, improving backend efficiency.
Analyzes Microsoft's inclusion of GitHub Copilot hints in .NET documentation, questioning if it's advertising and discussing its implications.
A deep dive into Kamal, the deployment tool for Rails 8, based on a presentation at Ruby Frankfurt, covering migration from traditional methods.
An article discussing the risks of over-relying on AI for creative work and how it can damage professional credibility and trust.
Explains batch processing fundamentals for data engineering, covering concepts, tools, and its ongoing relevance in data workflows.
Explores how DevOps principles like CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and monitoring are applied to data engineering for reliable, scalable data pipelines.
Analyzes hardware differences between hyperscale cloud providers (AWS, Azure) and smaller cloud providers, focusing on custom silicon and security.
Explains the benefits of SQL Server contained availability groups for simplifying failover and reducing DBA workload, contrasting them with traditional AGs.
A personal guide with practical tips and advice for giving effective and confident technical talks at meetups and conferences.
A technical explanation of the Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) method for causal inference in regression, covering its derivation and variance estimation.
Explores the complexities and pitfalls of converting various values to strings in JavaScript, including Symbols and objects with null prototypes.
