Explores the unique value and targeting strategies of social network advertising compared to traditional search-based ads.
Analyzes the similar business tactics of Microsoft and Apple, questioning why public perception differs despite both limiting features for future revenue.
A critique of outdated web development education in colleges and suggestions for curriculum reform to align with industry standards.
ASP.NET MVC Preview 4 integrates community-contributed features like error handling filters, output caching, and membership functionality.
Google's Protocol Buffers open-source release for cross-language object serialization, with a Java/Python test example.
A comparison of early social aggregators FriendFeed and Socialthing, analyzing their strengths for tech conversations versus personal social updates.
Analyzes Facebook's platform evolution, focusing on user engagement, app quality, and the need for better third-party integration tools.
A guide to creating a simple JavaScript interpreter with an importjs function for loading external scripts, similar to Python's interactive mode.
Author's article on ASP.NET MVC framework published in a Dutch .NET magazine, with updated code examples available online.
A developer discusses a pragmatic approach to bug fixing using test cases, emphasizing the importance of verifiable bug reproduction in version control.
A technical guide on extending ASP.NET MVC's OutputCache to support dynamic content substitution within cached pages, similar to classic ASP.NET.
A developer shares their experience converting their laptop to use the ext4 filesystem, noting a minor bug and plans for wider testing.
A developer shares their experience at a Python-focused onsen retreat, detailing collaborative work on a JSON schema validator for a Google App Engine project.
A tutorial on implementing a custom OutputCache ActionFilterAttribute for server and client-side caching in ASP.NET MVC applications.
An interview with Liran Tal, lead developer of daloRADIUS, discussing the project's origins, community support, and its role in managing RADIUS deployments.
A developer shares a Scrabble tournament result and announces an upcoming tech talk on error handling and Murphy's Law in programming.
A brief look at the history of programming languages, highlighting the convergence of OO and functional paradigms over time.
Analysis of Twitter's frontend code, noting use of multiple JavaScript libraries and asset hosting strategies for high-traffic sites.
An overview of Ohloh, an open-source community site that aggregates project data, tracks developer contributions, and analyzes licensing from source code.
Developer discusses rewriting a Java GUI client for Poliqarp, focusing on code cleanup and new protocol integration.
