A visual guide explaining Evolution Strategies (ES) as a gradient-free optimization alternative to reinforcement learning for training neural networks.
An introductory guide to the fundamental concepts of object detection, covering image gradients, HOG, and segmentation, as a precursor to deep learning methods.
Explores solutions for using JSR 305 annotations like @Nonnull with Java 9's module system, addressing split package conflicts.
A guide to using SQL Server's SWITCH operation to quickly modify schema on massive, non-partitioned tables with billions of rows.
An exploration of DotNetAnywhere, a lightweight, alternative .NET runtime, its features, limitations, and use in projects like Blazor.
A curated list of the top 20 open-source Swift libraries for iOS development, covering networking, server-side, reactive programming, and more.
A developer shares their journey into public speaking at tech conferences, from local user groups to international events, and reflects on the reality behind the 'glamour'.
A developer shares a story about patience in open source, detailing a 7-month-old pull request to improve documentation for the freeboard dashboard project.
Announces sway 0.15-rc1 and the upcoming 1.0 release, detailing the migration to the new wlroots library for the Wayland compositor.
A developer shares their experience contributing to an open-source dashboard project, highlighting the patience required in open-source development.
A hands-on tutorial on using the Java module system with code-first examples, from Hello World to modularizing an application.
Explains how to use the Promesa library to implement async/await patterns for handling JavaScript promises in ClojureScript.
Part 2 of a series analyzing gender differences in dating dynamics, focusing on challenges and perspectives for nerds.
A guide to creating custom RStudio code snippets for quickly embedding tweets in blogdown posts using Hugo shortcodes.
Author's schedule and list of Apache Kafka talks at Oracle OpenWorld and Oak Table World 2017 conferences.
Announcement of R 3.4.2 release, detailing bug fixes, performance improvements, and notes on Windows binary maintenance.
A technical guide on implementing ordered and asynchronous event handlers in Spring applications, including code examples.
Explores applying information theory, specifically the Information Bottleneck method, to analyze training phases and learning bounds in deep neural networks.
Author celebrates the 2-year anniversary of their self-published 'Intermediate Python' book, which has reached over 520,000 readers.
Argues that running VMware on AWS is a flawed strategy, missing the true benefits of cloud-native computing.
