A personal account of attending the European Common Lisp Meeting 2008, covering technical talks on Lisp applications and development insights.
Analyzes Sun's strategic goals and community challenges with OpenSolaris, contrasting its open-source release with Linux's development model.
A developer compares the Gallery 2 plugin for WordPress with their own b2evolution plugin, analyzing features, code structure, and integration methods.
A guide to using the Unix command-line tools 'less' and 'grep' for efficiently navigating and searching large log files during debugging.
Guide to integrating Zend Studio with Team Foundation Server for PHP development, enabling source control and team collaboration in mixed environments.
The author details recent updates to their tech blog, including new RSS feeds, site navigation improvements, and integrating Twitter.
A candidate shares their detailed experience interviewing for a Microsoft internship, covering phone screening and an in-person technical interview in Warsaw.
Announcing an ASP.Net MVC authentication starter kit with OpenID and Windows Live ID support, providing an alternative to the Membership Starter Kit.
Explains how to use apt pinning in Debian to mix stable, testing, and unstable packages for a balance of stability and new software.
Urgent security alert for BlogEngine.NET users about a vulnerability exposing user credentials, with a patch recommendation.
Argues that being wrong is beneficial for designers and developers, as it fosters growth, learning, and better products through constructive criticism.
A guide to creating effective presentations using LaTeX, Beamer, and KeyJNote for clean design and stylish delivery.
A personal recap of the first official day of ApacheCon Europe 2008, covering technical talks on OSGi, JSF, Comet, and business discussions on open source strategy.
A review of 'Pro JavaScript Design Patterns', a book for advanced developers on applying software design patterns in JavaScript.
A guide to customizing Ubuntu 8.04 after installation, covering font rendering, console fonts, and Emacs configuration.
A developer shares their experience overcoming LaTeX macro limitations while writing a technical specification, detailing a solution for using the \verb command.
A developer shares their experience switching from Cygwin's Mercurial to TortoiseHG on Windows, detailing path compatibility and workflow improvements.
An overview of the MvcMembership project, an ASP.NET MVC starter kit for implementing membership and authentication features with extensible controllers.
Applying the manufacturing 5S methodology (Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain) to software development for cleaner, more maintainable code.
Discusses key differences between mobile devices and desktops for application development, focusing on security, data management, and using the right tool for the job.
