A developer shares experiences from the Maven and Lucene meetups at ApacheCon, discussing tools, plugins, and large-scale Solr usage.
A reflection on a SXSW panel about developer passion and the importance of continuous skill improvement in tech careers.
A developer's anticipation and plans for attending the Java Posse Roundup 2009, an unconference focused on Java and geek activities.
A developer's preview of attending the Devoxx conference, including plans to present on the Hades project and share daily updates.
A guide on setting up and running the Django test suite for development and patch testing.
A discussion on the risks and benefits of using Django's undocumented internal APIs, with advice on managing compatibility.
A programmer reflects on how coding shapes problem-solving skills and offers a unique perspective on understanding complex systems, using analogies from programming.
A Microsoft intern shares highlights from their summer, including team work, access to software builds, and meeting tech legends.
A critique of traditional 'business requirements' gathering in software development, arguing it's an ineffective approach for building products.
Analyzes Facebook's platform evolution, focusing on user engagement, app quality, and the need for better third-party integration tools.
A brief look at the history of programming languages, highlighting the convergence of OO and functional paradigms over time.
A critique of the tech industry's hiring mantra "Smart, and Gets Things Done," exploring its flaws and the Dunning-Kruger effect.
A developer details creating a custom Visual Studio Team System check-in policy to run solution-specific unit tests, addressing a multi-solution project challenge.
Discusses the pitfalls of short-term, quarterly-focused business strategies in tech companies and the advantages of long-term planning.
A review of Douglas Crockford's book 'Javascript: The Good Parts', analyzing its focus on the language's best features and advanced concepts.
An analysis of 'sympathy crunch' and work-life balance issues at video game developer Bioware, based on archived forum posts and employee accounts.
A reflection on the balance between consuming and creating content in the tech industry, and how information accessibility changes expertise.
A transcribed talk defending dynamic languages, discussing their performance, tools, history, and evolution in software development.
Analyzes the distinction between 'organic' and 'non-organic' open source development models, using examples like Apache and MySQL.
Analyzes the differences between 'organic' open-source projects with community contributions and 'non-organic' ones driven by a single company.
