Explores the difference between 'tuning' and 'optimising' OBIEE performance, emphasizing proper diagnosis and redesign over quick fixes.
A summary and FAQ on a methodical approach to diagnosing and optimizing performance in OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition).
A technical guide on using the undocumented `addthis_widget` action to integrate AddThis share buttons into a custom WordPress theme.
Introduction to the HTML5 <template> tag, explaining its usage, pros, cons, and comparison with JavaScript template libraries.
A guide to making Python application deployments less painful, covering tools, best practices, and workflows from a 2013 talk.
A guide to creating iOS 6-style toggle switches using only CSS, focusing on accessibility, browser compatibility, and no JavaScript.
Explains the concept of 'Jürgenization,' a code quality assurance process inspired by Spring framework's Jürgen Höller.
How to open a Command Prompt window directly in a specific folder in Windows 7, a built-in feature replacing an old XP PowerToy.
Developer fixes coordinate conversion accuracy in a GeoCoordConversion DLL used for Ordnance Survey data import, releasing an updated version.
Describes a prioritization and planning process used by the Heroku Postgres team to manage their technical roadmap and backlog.
A guide on setting up remote performance profiling for Windows Azure Cloud Services using JetBrains dotTrace, including load balancer configuration.
A critique of a New York Times article's explanation of p-values, clarifying common statistical misinterpretations for a non-technical audience.
A developer releases minimal.iOS, a Winterboard theme for jailbroken iPhones, starting with a lockscreen redesign.
Explains how to use the MultiApplicationBarBehavior from the Cimbalino Toolkit to fix animation glitches in Windows Phone MVVM app bars.
A bug in SQL Server Management Studio's Table Designer can cause filtered unique indexes to lose their WHERE clause when altering a table, leading to duplicate key errors.
A guide to implementing API versioning in ASP.NET Web API using custom media types in the Accept header, with code examples.
Explains how to fix Django's default per-request database connection behavior to improve performance via connection pooling.
A tutorial on automatically overlaying app version, branch, and commit hash onto iOS app icons during Xcode builds using ImageMagick and git.
A technical guide on adding keyboard shortcut support to UIAlertView in iOS for debugging, using private APIs and method swizzling.
A guide to scaling database reads in Rails using replica databases and the ar-octopus gem, avoiding the complexity of full sharding.
