A critique of speakers who cancel free tech events, arguing they disrespect attendees' time and organizers' resources despite no ticket revenue.
Explains the Terraform keys() function, which extracts and sorts keys from a map, with practical examples.
Explains the Terraform length() function for counting characters, list items, and map entries in infrastructure code.
An organizer explains the hidden costs behind free IT community events, from venue and food to materials and sponsor expectations.
A reflection on the challenges and principles of organizing a truly independent tech conference, focusing on community over self-promotion.
Introduces a .NET Core package for simplifying plugin system development by handling complex assembly loading and dependency management.
A technical guide explaining the jsonencode() function in Terraform, including examples and use cases for JSON data formatting.
Explains how to use GeoPAT 2 software to measure changes in landscape patterns over time using spatial analysis techniques.
A guide on using PowerShell to copy Office 365 user license configurations between accounts, addressing a common administrative challenge.
Explains the Terraform join() function, showing how to combine list elements into a string with a delimiter.
Argues that Git is already decentralized via email, and new forges should embrace email-based collaboration instead of building separate ActivityPub systems.
Explains the Terraform index() function, which finds the position of a value in a list, with examples and usage notes.
A technical guide explaining the indent() interpolation function in Terraform, including its syntax, usage, and a practical example.
A guide to implementing asynchronous initialization in ASP.NET Core using custom middleware, addressing scoped service limitations.
A guide to implementing and testing Kubernetes Network Policies on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using the kube-router CNI plugin.
A technical tutorial on generating color palettes in R using various packages, inspired by movie posters and applied to Archer TV show artwork.
A technical guide explaining the formatlist() interpolation function in Terraform, including its syntax, usage examples, and practical applications.
Explains the Terraform format() function, its syntax, and provides examples for formatting strings, integers, and floats.
Explains the flexible but complex input handling system in the wlroots library for Wayland compositors and input abstraction.
A guide on creating a Power BI Push Dataset using Power BI Desktop and the PowerBIPS.Tools module to simplify API dataset creation.
