Stack Overflow's co-founder Joel Spolsky announces he is stepping down as CEO and moving to Chairman of the Board, reflecting on the company's growth.
Explains the role of the META-INF/spring.factories file in enabling Spring Boot's auto-configuration and modular design.
Analysis of cold start durations in Azure Functions, comparing deployment methods and the impact of Application Insights on performance.
An analysis of Cohesity's evolution from a backup appliance vendor to a data aggregator, using aggregation theory to explain its cloud strategy.
A guide to terminating all running KSQL queries and dropping streams/tables using curl, jq, and xargs commands.
Analyzes the limitations of tip jars and platforms like Patreon for sustainable open source funding, arguing they create a precarious gig economy for maintainers.
Overview of new developer features in Java 12, including Switch Expressions (preview) and new String methods like indent and transform.
Argues Rust is a poor replacement for C due to its rapid feature growth and complexity, contrasting it with C's stability and portability.
Explores concurrency and isolation models in AWS Lambda and other serverless platforms, analyzing trade-offs for different workloads.
Explains high availability concepts and SLAs for Azure App Service and Azure Function Apps, including regional deployment and redundancy strategies.
Key dates and registration details for VMware's VMworld 2019 conferences in the US and Europe, including CFP deadlines and early bird pricing.
A tutorial on deploying a Python Flask application to Azure App Service on Linux using GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation.
A delegate previews NGINX's role in cloud computing ahead of Cloud Field Day, covering its products and recent acquisition by F5.
A technical analysis of a Windows Disk Cleanup bug that consumes disk space instead of freeing it, with a deep dive into the process.
Explains how this blog uses Hugo and IPFS to handle massive traffic spikes with no performance impact.
Learn how to navigate files in Vim instantly using fuzzy finders, moving beyond traditional file trees for greater speed in large projects.
A developer advocate shares concise, opinionated advice for creating effective slide decks for tech conference talks, focusing on visual aids over content.
Explains how to override hostname, port, and path when generating URLs in ASP.NET Core MVC, beyond the standard scheme.
Practical advice for first-time tech conference attendees on networking, engaging with speakers, and making the most of the event agenda.
Step-by-step guide to setting up a MySQL database instance on Oracle Cloud and connecting to it using MySQL Workbench.
