Explains Terraform's title() function, its behavior, and its limitations for capitalizing strings.
A discussion on CSS specificity and the cascade, sparked by a Twitter poll, highlighting the importance of fundamental CSS knowledge.
Introduces the 'sabre' R package for quantitatively comparing two categorical maps or regionalizations to measure spatial similarity.
A guide to getting started with the QEMU virtualization tool, covering basic setup and command-line options for running a Linux VM.
A technical tutorial on creating Python scripts with Scapy to send and sniff fake WiFi beacon frames for network testing.
A guide on using confd to dynamically generate Tomcat configuration files and eliminate hardcoded passwords in Docker containers.
Explains the substr() function in Terraform for extracting substrings, including examples and use cases.
Explains the Terraform timestamp() function, its usage, and important considerations like ignoring changes.
Explains Chrome's NOSCRIPT intervention, which disables JavaScript on slow networks, and details how to test its behavior.
A developer reflects on their open source career, from learning C++ and Qt to becoming an engineering manager, emphasizing community and passion over money.
A proposal to replace conference t-shirts with reusable, high-quality shirts featuring Velcro-attachable event logos to reduce waste.
Explains the Terraform split() function, its syntax, use cases, and provides practical examples for splitting strings into lists.
A technical guide on using kafkacat to send multiline messages to Apache Kafka topics with custom delimiters.
A critique of modern web bloat and a case for conservative web development principles like minimal JavaScript and optimized assets.
A guide to implementing custom model binders in ASP.NET Core to handle multipart requests containing both JSON data and file uploads.
Explains the Terraform sort() function, its syntax, usage examples, and limitations for sorting lists in lexicographical order.
Explains changes to window timestamp handling in KSQL aggregations and how to integrate them with Elasticsearch for visualization.
Explains a workaround for creating private properties in Swift protocols to hide implementation details from conforming types.
Explains .NET Core shared frameworks, comparing framework-dependent vs. self-contained deployments and detailing how the host loads dependencies.
Explains Terraform's sha1(), sha256(), and sha512() hash functions, their usage, and security considerations.
