My Workflow
A developer explains their Python workflow using pip, virtualenv, and virtualenvwrapper to manage project dependencies and isolated environments.
A developer explains their Python workflow using pip, virtualenv, and virtualenvwrapper to manage project dependencies and isolated environments.
Guide to configuring Oracle BI Presentation Services Plug-in for load balancing and failover across multiple OBIEE servers.
Introduces django-kickass-templatetags, a library offering an object-based syntax for defining Django template tags to reduce boilerplate code.
A tutorial on localizing ASP.NET MVC 2 DataAnnotations validation error messages using resource files instead of hardcoded strings.
A PyCon program committee member reflects on the talk selection process, reviewer biases, and shares excitement for upcoming conference talks.
A technical deep dive into refactoring Django's ManyToManyField to eliminate raw SQL and improve code structure for multi-database support.
Advanced Google search techniques for finding Oracle OBIEE documentation, PDFs, and resources, including using alerts.
Explores two key JIT compiler optimizations in Google's Unladen Swallow project for Python, focusing on type feedback and specialized function calls.
An introduction to Unladen Swallow, a Google-funded project to speed up CPython using a JIT compiler built on LLVM.
A blogger announces a month-long daily blogging challenge focusing on advanced Django, HTTP push tech, and some political content.
An analysis of the declining Oracle BI Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) online community, citing beginner-dominated forums and poor user etiquette.
Fixes for xVal.WebForms validation issues: suppressing duplicate validation calls and ensuring complete validator script options.
Announcing the official release of Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse, a plugin for PHP developers to build, debug, and deploy applications to Azure.
A developer details patching xVal.WebForms to support ASP.Net-style Validation Groups and CausesValidation behavior with jQuery Validate.
Visual Studio 2010 beta 2 adds binding support to WPF InputBindings, simplifying MVVM development by allowing direct command binding.
Announcing an updated version of rgba.php, a server-side script for cross-browser RGBA color support, with new features and bug fixes.
Announcing upcoming tech sessions on Azure, PHP, and ASP.NET, including cloud migration and PHP-Microsoft integration.
A guide to diagnosing and fixing the ORA-12154 TNS error when OBIEE fails to connect to an Oracle database.
Analysis of Oracle's October Critical Patch Update, focusing on the OBIEE vulnerability CVE-2009-1990 and its patch details.
Explains how CSLA.NET 3.8 Beta integrates DataAnnotations for validation, eliminating the need for duplicate rule enforcement in business layers.