Performance comparison showing CSS gradients outperform SVG backgrounds in dynamic effects due to browser rendering overhead.
A guide exploring the immense challenges and technical steps required to create a high-performance Python implementation from scratch.
Explains the concept of 'working set' in databases, its importance for performance, and how to manage it, with examples focused on MongoDB.
Release of MvcSiteMapProvider 3.1.0 RC, a NuGet package for ASP.NET MVC with performance improvements and bug fixes.
A PyPy developer details optimizing Python code for the Computer Language Shootout benchmarks, revealing CPython-specific hacks and cross-implementation challenges.
Analysis of MongoDB v1.8's new write-ahead journaling feature, testing its performance impact on data import speeds.
A recap of the PyPy team's San Francisco tour, including sprints at Noisebridge and tech talks at Google and Mozilla, focusing on performance improvements and compiler discussions.
Explains common pitfalls in JavaScript benchmarking and introduces tools like jsPerf and Benchmark.js to create reliable performance tests.
Web development involves balancing trade-offs like performance, accessibility, and semantics, not treating them as binary choices.
SQL Azure requires a clustered index on every table. This article provides a query to identify tables missing one.
Explains how using setTimeout with a 0ms delay can speed up window.onload by preventing JavaScript from blocking the event.
Advocates for a user-centric approach in tech projects, prioritizing user needs over company goals for better outcomes.
Argues that PyPy, a Python interpreter written in Python, will replace CPython due to superior speed, flexibility, and being a better platform for growth.
Explores the size threshold for using inline scripts/styles vs. external files, considering HTTP overhead, caching, and performance trade-offs.
A presentation overview on writing efficient, high-quality JavaScript code, aimed at developers with a Python background.
Explores whether programming languages inherently have performance characteristics by comparing Python and C implementations.
Analyzes the performance difference between JavaScript's strict (===) and loose (==) equality operators, finding minimal practical impact.
Explores the evolving role of the 'DevBA'—a database developer who incorporates DBA skills like performance tuning and using DMVs to build better systems.
Explores the minimum delay for JavaScript timers like setTimeout, revealing browser-specific limits and implications for accurate timing.
Announcement and preview of SQLBits VI, a free SQL Server conference in London focused on performance and scalability.
