Introduction to using Windows PowerShell Scheduled Jobs for task automation, covering creation and benefits over traditional scheduled tasks.
A technical tutorial on using Apache Kafka, KSQL, and Elasticsearch to analyze network event data, detect anomalies, and set up automated alerts.
Author shares excitement about being selected to speak at PASS Summit 2018 on SQL Server Columnstore index selection.
Explains why focusing on median or average performance metrics is misleading and advocates for analyzing the long-tail of data to improve user experience.
A technical guide on using diff and patch commands to recursively apply configuration changes between software versions.
An in-depth look at CoreRT, a .NET runtime designed for Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation, comparing it to existing .NET AOT solutions.
An introduction to the Node.js Security Working Group, its role in securing Node.js core and modules, and how to get involved.
A developer details solving a UWP Toolkit issue by downloading and caching internet images for local use in toast notifications via PowerShell.
Explains the decision to replace the wlc library with wlroots for building Wayland compositors, detailing technical limitations and the new design.
The author praises Joe Obbish's blog for its original, critical analysis of the SQL Server Query Optimizer, declaring it the Data Platform blog of 2017.
Explains the timestamp requirement for stream-table joins in KSQL, where table messages must exist before stream events for a successful join.
A developer explains how to automate social media reposts by creating a custom workflow using Azure Functions and the Buffer API.
Introduces README Driven Development (RDD), a method for starting projects by writing a detailed README before code to define goals and features.
A technical guide on implementing Markov chains in Swift to generate realistic but nonsensical text from a given corpus.
An overview of Microsoft Application Insights features for developers, highlighting its SDK support, free tier, and dependency tracking capabilities.
A tutorial on deploying and hosting an ASP.NET Core 2 web application on a Raspberry Pi, including setup and nginx reverse proxy configuration.
A guide to manually updating System76 firmware on Arch Linux, addressing silent errors and display issues with the official updater.
A guide to migrating a local PHP 7.2 development environment on macOS to the new Homebrew v1.5 structure, covering installation and troubleshooting.
A deep dive into SQL Server Columnstore Index wait types, explaining their groups and providing setup for analysis.
An engineering manager shares their personal Manager README, outlining their philosophies on team leadership, feedback, and software development processes.
