Analyzes SQL Server locking behavior for tables on READONLY filegroups vs. READONLY databases, debunking common myths.
Explores JavaScript's unusual syntax and semantics, focusing on Immediately-Invoked Function Expressions (IIFEs) and other peculiar language features.
A guide to customizing and enhancing the PostgreSQL command-line interface (psql) for improved productivity and workflow.
A technical guide exploring and comparing three methods to center content within a UIScrollView in iOS, highlighting their pitfalls and presenting a recommended solution.
A guide on setting up Git for TFS projects and creating folder hierarchies using command-line Git tools within Visual Studio.
A critique of the German govdata.de portal's API design, arguing for hypermedia principles in web APIs and questioning the separation between websites and APIs.
Updated solution for reducing Windows 8/Phone 8 app package size by removing unnecessary XML documentation files from the build output.
Hippo's monthly 'Hippo Fridays' for developers lead to new features in the upcoming Hippo CMS 7.8 release, including HTML5 History API and scripting support.
Announcing the free, global Windows Azure Bootcamp on April 27, 2013, offering hands-on development training in over 50 locations.
A developer shares additional long-term goals: creating their own programming language and writing a programming book.
A tutorial on creating a 3D animation of the chaotic Lorenz system using Python, matplotlib, and SciPy.
A technical analysis of migrating from BSON to msgpack by examining serialization formats to ensure data can be unambiguously interpreted.
Guide to removing unnecessary XML documentation files from Windows Phone 8 and Windows Store app packages to reduce XAP/APPX file size.
A developer shares his preferred method for working with PostgreSQL, advocating for the psql command-line tool and sharing key tips and configurations.
Porting Ubuntu's cloud utilities (cloud-init, cloud-utils) to Debian to enable automatic instance configuration and disk resizing on cloud platforms.
Explains how to properly implement UIAppearance for custom iOS views, covering common pitfalls and internal mechanisms.
A transcript of Kara Swisher's 2019 Twitter interview with Jack Dorsey, focusing on Twitter's progress and responsibility.
A developer describes a .NET project to import personal Twitter archive data into ElasticSearch for better search and analysis.
Announcing django-db-tools, a lightweight Django utility for enabling read-only or GET-only modes during large database migrations.
