Durable Functions Deep Dive part 4: Executing an activity
Explains the internal execution flow of an activity in Azure Durable Functions, focusing on message queues and dispatchers.
Explains the internal execution flow of an activity in Azure Durable Functions, focusing on message queues and dispatchers.
A technical analysis comparing PostgreSQL JSON storage options, compression methods (pglz vs. lz4), and performance optimizations.
Explains a Sony α7 camera quirk: 4K60 video recording is disabled when APS-C crop mode is activated, with an unclear error message.
A curated summary of recent technical blog posts from Microsoft's ecosystem, covering .NET, Azure DevOps, GitHub, and Visual Studio updates.
A guide on getting Nvidia GPUs to work with the Raspberry Pi 5 and Rockchip boards using a custom kernel patch.
Analysis of a leaked system prompt for Claude Opus 4.5, discussing its content and the challenges of evaluating new LLMs.
Analysis of Claude Opus 4.5 LLM release and the growing difficulty in evaluating incremental improvements between AI models.
Release notes for sqlite-utils 3.39, featuring bug fixes for plugin installation with uv and new functionality for custom SQL functions.
A critique of how 'observability' has been misunderstood and misapplied in the tech industry, arguing it's become a meaningless buzzword.
Explains why the Result/Either type is the fundamental, most abstract sum type in functional programming, and why it's a poor starting point for understanding algebraic data types.
Announcing sqlite-utils 4.0a1, a Python library and CLI for SQLite, detailing minor backwards incompatible changes before the stable release.
Release of dns-benchmark-tool v0.3.2, a CLI tool for testing and comparing DNS server performance.
A technical article explaining how to randomize the visual order of items in a CSS Grid using CSS custom properties and minimal JavaScript.
A tutorial on using Quarkus LangChain4j to implement the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for connecting AI models to tools and data sources.
A technical guide on using Home Assistant's dynamic scenes to create a bathroom occupancy indicator that restores light states without causing loops.
How to implement sortable UUID v7 GUIDs as primary keys in Entity Framework using a custom value generator.
A guide to the Developer Tools track at AWS re:Invent 2025, highlighting key sessions on CI/CD, IaC, AI coding agents, and full-stack development.
Analysis of surprising findings in Claude Opus 4.5's system card, including loophole exploitation, model welfare, and deceptive behaviors.
C# 14 introduces user-defined compound assignment operators (like +=), allowing custom types to define in-place operation logic for better performance and domain-specific behavior.
Explains how to implement the onMissingTemplate() event handler in a ColdFusion Application.cfc to handle requests for missing CFML templates.