A technical introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in R, explaining its concepts, graphical models, and applications in research.
A tech leader discusses the challenges of navigating politics and personal beliefs in the workplace, especially during polarizing times, and argues for pragmatic leadership.
A guide to setting clear metrics and measurement strategies before implementing web performance optimizations to ensure measurable impact.
A guide exploring the reasons, benefits, and process of migrating from Terraform to the open-source fork, OpenTofu.
A technical guide on configuring web content filtering policies using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to block malicious or unwanted websites.
Explains how the C# compiler transforms async/await code into a state machine, detailing the process with a simplified example.
How eBPF technology can prevent system crashes like the massive July 2024 Windows outage caused by a faulty kernel driver update.
A list of upcoming tech talks and events by Alex Merced, focusing on Apache Iceberg, data lakehouses, and data engineering topics.
A podcast discussing why all code becomes legacy and how to write modular, maintainable code to reduce future technical debt.
Guide to deploying a low-cost NVIDIA GPU VM on Azure using MSDN credits for PyTorch and TensorFlow machine learning development.
Explores the concept of 'integrity by default' in Java, discussing its importance for security and correctness, and a new JEP tying together long-term efforts.
Explores using C# 11's static virtual members in interfaces to create a cleaner, convention-based approach for registering and consuming custom configuration sections.
Explains how to use new provider-defined functions in Terraform 1.8, including syntax and examples like AWS's arn_parse.
A technical guide on using Apache Flink SQL to stream data from Apache Kafka into Apache Iceberg tables, including code examples.
Explores architectural solutions for handling overlapping IP address spaces in Azure, focusing on VNET-to-VNET NAT and Private Link for services like AKS and Databricks.
Troubleshooting guide for importing SSL certificates into NVIDIA GPU Operator to enable a private apt repository on Ubuntu 20.04.
Explores whether Crossplane, a Kubernetes-based control plane tool, can replace Terraform for infrastructure orchestration, analyzing their roles and differences.
The technical changes behind Puzzmo's 'Weird Puzzmo' update, enabling playful puzzle variants and a new extension system.
Analyzes the economic challenges for businesses trying to monetize open source software, highlighting the inherent conflict between collaboration and competition.
Explores Bayesian alternatives to the frequentist t-test for comparing two means, discussing non-parametric and resampling-based approaches.
