Summary of the TechEd Europe 2014 keynote, highlighting new Windows 10 features, Azure capabilities, and enterprise security announcements.
A developer's method for learning keyboard shortcuts using sticky notes to cover the trackpad, improving workflow efficiency.
A developer describes their ideal workflow, emphasizing code review, CI/CD, and team collaboration for efficient software development.
Explores key concepts of Java serialization, including its extralinguistic nature and customization methods like writeObject and readObject.
Analyzes semiparametric efficiency in two-phase sampling designs, comparing estimators under correctly specified and 'nearly true' models.
A developer's plan to share key takeaways from Microsoft TechEd Europe 2014, covering sessions on Windows Server, SCOM, ASP.NET, and PowerShell.
Introducing Playgrounds for Objective-C, enabling real-time code testing and rapid prototyping similar to Swift's feature.
Explores the design decision behind Java's Optional class not implementing the Serializable interface and the reasoning of its creators.
Using the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) to monitor and diagnose issues in an OBIEE business intelligence system.
Proposes a 'dev-only iPhone' concept to reduce costs for iOS developers needing multiple devices for testing different OS versions and configurations.
Analyzes publication bias in scientific reporting using a humorous example of socks and Bayesian statistics.
The author argues that using intrinsics for high-performance code is unreliable and more work than writing assembly by hand.
Explores the design decisions and expert discussions behind Java 8's Optional type, contrasting them with the author's own views.
A guide to installing and configuring drivers for using an Xbox 360 controller with Mac OS X Yosemite.
How to disable Safari's URL truncation in OSX Yosemite to show the full web address, useful for developers and security.
How to use rlwrap with Apache Hive beeline for enhanced command-line editing, including history search and navigation.
A developer explains implementing a percolation system visualization in JavaScript, covering the Union-Find algorithm and project challenges.
A critique of the 'jet' colormap in data visualization, with a Python function to convert colormaps to grayscale for analysis.
Compares AWS Security Groups to traditional firewalls and outlines best practices for developing an effective security group policy.
Explores the evolution and future capabilities of CSS media queries, moving beyond screen size to adapt to user environment and device features.
