The article critiques the use of SSNs as both a secret and a universal ID, arguing it's a core problem behind data breaches like Equifax.
Overview of Azure Data Factory V2 Preview's new features, including SSIS package execution, Integration Runtimes, and enhanced orchestration capabilities.
Announces the official RStudio cheat sheet for the purrr package and compiles a list of community tutorials and resources for using purrr in R.
A presentation summary on the latest Xamarin.Forms updates, covering performance improvements like Fast Renderers and Layout Compression.
Analysis of RNDR, a decentralized GPU-cloud rendering token for AR/VR and media, exploring its efficiency and security mechanisms.
A PowerShell function to test if the current date matches complex recurrence patterns, like 'third Wednesday of the month,' for script scheduling.
A guide to programmatically creating new AWS accounts within an AWS Organization using the AWS CLI, covering setup and automation.
A speaker recounts presenting Eclipse Hono, an open-source IoT platform, at the Eclipse Day Milan 2017 conference.
The developer of the M2Mqtt library announces a community-driven future for the GnatMQ MQTT broker, moving it to an open-source organization.
Explains the implementation details and changes to weak references in Swift 4, comparing the old and new runtime behavior.
Explains how to earn the Stack Exchange Association Bonus to gain 100 reputation points on Stack Overflow by participating in other SE sites.
Explores Bayesian inference when data strongly contradicts prior expectations, analyzing how heavy-tailed priors and likelihoods affect posterior beliefs.
A retrospective on the 10-year history of the Go programming language, from its initial design discussions at Google to its open-source launch and key contributors.
A quick reference cheat sheet for common .NET Core CLI and MSBUILD commands used in daily development workflows.
A curated collection of resources and tools for learning and using Regular Expressions (RegEx) in the R programming language.
An overview of Java 9 features and resources, including a demo repository showcasing Java 9-16 capabilities and community expert insights.
A list of 19 Apache Kafka-related technical sessions at Oracle OpenWorld, JavaOne, and Oak Table World 2017 conferences.
Explains how to use Consumer-Driven Contracts for scalable integration testing in microservices, avoiding full environment deployment in CI.
A software engineer shares advice on preparing for job interviews, including researching companies and asking insightful questions to uncover potential workplace issues.
A guide to monitoring and managing PostgreSQL database connections, including interpreting connection states and using timeouts.
