Explains how oversized VARCHAR columns in SQL Server can negatively impact query performance by inflating memory grant requests.
A technical article discussing debugging tricks for complex statistical models with symmetries, focusing on verification and small-sample testing.
A developer shares practical recommendations and lessons learned from using Terraform to provision Azure PaaS services, based on real-world experience.
A developer's year-end review focusing on the creation, launch, and lessons learned from three web development courses: Mastering Responsive Typography, JavaScript Roadmap, and Learn JavaScript.
A technical guide explaining Linux system calls (fork, execve, pipe) and C library functions for starting and managing processes from within a program.
A technical guide on orchestrating Azure Analysis Services model processing from Azure Data Factory v2 using a Logic App and REST API.
A guide to effectively testing Spring MVC applications, covering test grouping, context setup, and best practices for REST API testing.
A Swift tutorial demonstrating how to download and parse JSON data using the built-in URLSession and Codable protocol, without external dependencies.
Explores ABI stability in Swift, its importance for binary frameworks, and why it's not yet sufficient for shipping them.
A guide to creating multi-colored SVG icon systems using CSS variables, comparing them to icon fonts and explaining setup and styling.
Explores JavaScript decorators for writing cleaner, more efficient code with examples in React and Angular.
A developer shares a productivity tip: asking for help online when stuck on a coding problem, then sleeping, often leads to a solution by morning.
A Firefox security engineer investigates exploit mitigations like Arbitrary Code Guard (ACG) and its feasibility for macOS, focusing on dynamic code generation restrictions.
Practical tips for optimizing Django database interactions, covering aggregation filters, namedtuples, and custom functions.
A tutorial on creating a humorous poop notification component using CSS and minimal JavaScript, built as a CodePen project.
A practical guide to using Go struct embedding to extend API responses with development metadata, avoiding code duplication.
Sway developers challenge GNOME's stance on client-side decorations for Wayland, advocating for a negotiated protocol and server-side options.
An overview of C/C++ libraries for scientific computing, including the GNU Scientific Library (GSL), Blitz++, and the Ch interpreter.
An introduction to fundamental data types, variables, memory addresses, and pointers in the C programming language.
Compares assignment operations and parameter passing in C (copying) vs. CPython (binding), focusing on mutable/immutable data.
