Introducing MultiBindingBehavior in the Cimbalino Toolkit, enabling WPF-like multi-binding for Windows Phone app UI development.
A developer details the technical process and reasoning behind migrating their static blog from Ruby-based Octopress to Python-based Pelican.
A reflection on key elements that make a tech conference great, focusing on talk quality, speaker selection methods, and attendee experience.
A guide to using PostgreSQL's array_agg function to efficiently aggregate and format data, avoiding manual application-level processing.
Explores the new experimental socket API in Google App Engine 1.7.7 pre-release, demonstrating its use in Python applications.
A technical guide comparing in-place and out-of-place upgrade methods for OBIEE 11.1.1.7, including steps and considerations.
How to open a Command Prompt window directly in a specific folder in Windows 7, a built-in feature replacing an old XP PowerToy.
Explains how to fix Django's default per-request database connection behavior to improve performance via connection pooling.
Announcement of a temporary takeover of the @msdnbelux Twitter account to share content on ASP.NET, JavaScript, and Azure.
Critique of tech firms that specialize in only one tool or language, arguing for problem-solving over rigid specialization.
Announcing the free, global Windows Azure Bootcamp on April 27, 2013, offering hands-on development training in over 50 locations.
A bug fix patch for Drupal Commons 3's Radioactivity module has been officially committed to the project.
A developer's workaround for a random NuGet package restore error (exit code -1073741819) by modifying the MSBuild target to retry failed attempts.
A curated list of interesting and useful web tools, resources, and discoveries for developers and tech enthusiasts.
Argues that SQL databases are inherently non-scalable, questioning the effectiveness of traditional scaling techniques like caching and sharding.
A presentation and tutorial on using the `plyr` package in R for data manipulation, summarization, and automated statistical analysis.
A technical guide to resizing a Windows Azure virtual disk without downloading/uploading, by manipulating the VHD file format directly in blob storage.
A developer details a persistent bug in Windows Phone 8's PhoneApplicationFrame.CanGoBack property after using RemoveBackEntry.
A guide to tools and best practices for collaborating on projects using the R programming language, including version control and community engagement.
Introducing JekyllBot, a tool that automatically generates JSON APIs for Jekyll sites hosted on GitHub Pages, bypassing plugin restrictions.
