A summary and analysis of Google's SRE book, contrasting traditional sysadmin roles with Google's Site Reliability Engineering approach.
An analysis of hiring biases in tech, where experienced candidates are rejected for not fitting a 'trendy' profile from elite schools.
Explains how to configure MySQL strict mode and custom SQL modes in Laravel 5.2, enabling or disabling it via database configuration.
A review of the Topconf Linz 2016 software conference, covering its organization, speaker lineup, and attendee feedback.
A historical look back at the 1997 browser wars between Microsoft and Netscape, based on a conference talk.
Explains why sampling profilers fail at debugging tail latency and introduces Google's event tracing framework as a solution.
Guide to disabling MySQL strict mode on Laravel Forge/Ubuntu servers to fix application compatibility issues.
Analyzes the debate between working at a startup vs. a big tech company, challenging common claims about earnings and career growth.
Explains why desktop apps corrupt files and the technical challenges of ensuring crash consistency when saving data.
A rebuttal to arguments against using ECC memory, using Google's historical hardware decisions as a case study.
An analysis of Butler Lampson's 1999 predictions on computer science, comparing what worked then to the state of technology in 2015.
Explains how Intel's cache partitioning technology enables higher server utilization by isolating workloads, based on Google's research.
Analysis of how 'limping' or slow hardware nodes can severely degrade distributed system performance, based on academic research.
A deep-dive technical guide into Laravel Spark, an alpha-release tool for quickly building SaaS applications with Laravel.
A tutorial on JavaScript arrays covering creation, properties like length, and methods like push, concat, and join.
An analysis of Steve Yegge's surprisingly accurate tech predictions, including the rise of JavaScript and cloud hosting.
A glowing review of Lea Verou's 'CSS Secrets', a book for advanced developers offering 47 CSS solutions and techniques.
Analysis of SourceForge injecting adware and Slashdot's censorship of the story, eroding user trust in both platforms.
Explores how websites blocking non-Google crawlers in robots.txt files can harm web archives and create a search engine monopoly.
Explains why power efficiency is critical for datacenters, detailing the significant costs of power delivery and cooling infrastructure.
