An argument for why developers should sometimes write their own code instead of always using existing libraries, focusing on performance and maintainability.
A web developer discusses the inherent limitations of testing websites across all browsers, screen sizes, connection speeds, and real-world user conditions.
A guide to creating a custom plugin for Spring Insight to monitor and analyze performance of Hippo CMS HST queries using AspectJ.
Explains how to instrument OBIEE database connections for improved performance diagnostics and user session tracking.
A technical analysis comparing the performance of Python sets versus list comprehensions for finding list intersections, demonstrating a significant speed advantage.
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.
Explains how sampling frequency affects I/O throughput data accuracy in Oracle performance analysis, using a humorous analogy.
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.
Guide to SharePoint 2010 performance: disposal patterns for SPWeb and SPSite objects to avoid memory leaks.
Guide on logging in SharePoint 2010 applications, covering ULS Logs reading and writing for performance monitoring.
Explores caching techniques in SharePoint 2010 for performance optimization, including output and object caching.
Explains common pitfalls in JavaScript benchmarking and introduces tools like jsPerf and Benchmark.js to create reliable performance tests.
Guide to using SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard for performance optimization in development.
Web development involves balancing trade-offs like performance, accessibility, and semantics, not treating them as binary choices.
A technical guide on using gnuplot to visualize OBIEE performance monitoring data captured from JMX metrics.
