Explains SQL Server 2019's Froid feature for inlining Scalar T-SQL UDFs to improve performance, with caveats and function type context.
Analysis of cold start durations in Azure Functions, comparing deployment methods and the impact of Application Insights on performance.
Part 3 of a series on AWS serverless mistakes, focusing on cold start performance, language choice, and optimization strategies.
A developer explains the benefits of using older, well-supported hardware for software development and empathizing with users on limited systems.
A deep dive into optimizing WinDbg's DML parser, revealing a performance bottleneck in StringBuilder character access.
A personal review of the author's favorite and most inspiring conference talks from 2018, covering topics like development and security.
Lessons learned from building an enterprise PowerApps application, covering performance, control management, and code organization pitfalls.
Explains how to use lazy properties in Swift to delay object creation, improve performance, and avoid optionals, with practical code examples.
Announcing a workshop on optimizing ETL processes for SQL Server and Azure SQL at the SQLBits 2019 conference.
Analyzes performance issues with Django Admin's paginator on large datasets and explores solutions to eliminate slow row counting queries.
A critique of simplistic performance advice and microbenchmarks, advocating for context-driven analysis and proper measurement in web development.
Explains the Cache-Aside Pattern for performance optimization and demonstrates its implementation in .NET Core using IMemoryCache.
Explains how to use Microsoft R Client for multi-threaded parallel computing to speed up R calculations beyond vanilla R's single-threaded limits.
A guide to optimally configuring HttpClientFactory in ASP.NET Core for performance, resilience, and best practices.
A guide to configuring Entity Framework Core for performance and reliability, covering retries, warnings, logging, and query tracking.
Upgrading to ASP.NET Core 2.1 can deliver serious performance improvements and developer productivity gains, with real-world results.
Explains why focusing on median or average performance metrics is misleading and advocates for analyzing the long-tail of data to improve user experience.
Announcing the second edition of a comprehensive course on Ruby on Rails performance, covering updates, new lessons, and community insights.
Summary of a Perfmatters talk on improving mobile web performance at Etsy through techniques like lazy loading and CSS optimization.
Notes from a Pinterest performance team talk on building a dedicated team, custom metrics, regression fighting, and optimization strategies.
