A Microsoft MVP reflects on receiving his 18th award, his career shift to focus on his Azure training company, and his work in Azure networking.
A developer explains how to create a custom router proxy in the CFWheels framework to handle form submissions more intuitively.
Ben Nadel introduces a JavaScript utility for generating sequences of values using template literals, useful for CSS classes or test data.
A guide to implementing a hub-and-spoke network architecture using Azure Virtual Network Manager for connectivity, security, and standardization.
An update on the performance fix for ToListAsync in Entity Framework Core, addressing slow queries and high allocations when fetching large data.
A developer builds an automated bot using Puppeteer, Bun, and ChatGPT to intelligently search and apply for jobs on LinkedIn.
A technical guide on using Kafka Connect to write data from Kafka topics to Apache Iceberg tables stored on AWS S3, using the Glue Data Catalog.
Explains why Java 25 is not an LTS version, clarifying JDK support models and vendor responsibilities in the Java ecosystem.
A bug in Adobe ColdFusion prevents closures from working correctly inside custom tags, causing scoping errors.
A developer shares controversial C++ engineering decisions in the SumatraPDF codebase, focusing on performance, simplicity, and maintainability.
Explores integrating ColdFusion custom tags into the CFWheels framework to create UI abstractions and access framework functions.
Explains how to add descriptive names to data-driven test cases in xUnit by overriding the ToString() method in test data records.
A guide to creating and implementing Service Objects within the CFWheels framework to bridge the gap between Models and Controllers.
A technical exploration of creating compact pixel art using Alpine.js, focusing on data encoding and URL representation.
Announcing a new zine explaining the hidden rules and inconsistencies of the terminal, based on 20 years of experience.
A guide for Oracle DBAs on PostgreSQL query tuning, covering the pg_stat_statements extension and the PostgreSQL planner's cost model.
A technical guide on using Flink SQL to write data to Apache Iceberg tables stored on AWS S3, with metadata managed by the AWS Glue Data Catalog.
A guide to building configurable, collaborative AI agents using the OpenAI Agents SDK, covering agent factories, tool registries, and collaboration patterns.
Explains how Envoy Proxy enables Zero Trust Architecture in cloud-native environments through mTLS, RBAC, and centralized traffic control.
Explains a specific edge case where switch expressions fail in Blazor due to parsing conflicts with HTML/razor syntax.
