Explores Visual Question Answering (VQA) as an alternative Turing Test, detailing neural network approaches using Python and Keras.
A technical tutorial on recreating the vibrant, blurred Lomography photography aesthetic using CSS filters, blend modes, and gradients.
A developer's summary of key discussions and decisions from the OpenStack Summit Mitaka, focusing on the Telemetry projects (Ceilometer, Gnocchi, Aodh).
A review of top talks from Velocity Europe 2015, focusing on the Physical Web and operations expertise in tech.
Argues against using Slack for FOSS project communication, advocating for IRC due to its open, standardized, and distributed nature.
Explores the debate over using semicolons in JavaScript, arguing it's a matter of preference when proper tooling is in place.
Explores how hardware latency, especially disk vs. network speeds, enables the concept of 'infinite' disaggregated storage in data centers.
Part 3 of a series on building Stack Overflow's tag engine, focusing on implementing complex boolean queries using bitmap indexes and compression.
Analysis of a Microsoft demo showing a Windows NanoServer container base image, discussing its implications for Windows Server 2016 container technology.
A guide on using unit and acceptance tests in Swift to fix bugs, following a TDD approach with practical examples.
Explores using Apache Kafka to create flexible, testable data pipelines, enabling multiple parallel consumers and safe experimentation.
A database professional's travelogue of speaking at SQL Server and tech conferences across Asia, Europe, and America in late 2015.
A guide on evaluating third-party Swift libraries, covering community, maintenance, and other key factors to consider before adding dependencies.
Key factors for choosing third-party Swift libraries, covering community, maintenance, and cost-benefit analysis.
Explains how CSS positioning properties like display, position, and float interact and override each other.
A guide to creating custom @requires annotations in PHPUnit to conditionally skip tests based on environment variables like Travis CI.
A developer builds a prototype hot loader for Angular 2, inspired by React, to update components without a full page refresh.
Analyzes if Java 9's Project Jigsaw will solve JAR hell or create a new 'module hell', focusing on dependency management.
A PowerShell DSC resource module for configuring File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) File Screens, Templates, and Exclusions.
A tutorial on building data pipelines using Microsoft Azure Data Factory, covering ingestion, transformation, and orchestration.
