A guide to automating website deployment using Fabric and Mercurial with BitBucket as an intermediate repository.
Discusses the continued relevance of the Data Access Object (DAO) pattern in modern software development, even when using OR Mappers like JPA.
A review of the book 'ASP.NET 3.5 Social Networking,' focusing on its practical lessons in building scalable, maintainable software using modern design patterns.
Django 1.1 introduces a new admin URL system using standard resolvers, allowing URL reversal and custom URL-providing objects.
A developer explains the reasons for open-sourcing his personal website built with Django, including community contribution and potential benefits.
A request for open-source backup solutions that use a database for tracking incremental backups, avoiding inefficient hard-link directory trees.
Explores a subtle bug in Java's Enum class when using getClass() on enums with methods, and provides a solution using getDeclaringClass().
A developer details rebuilding his personal website from scratch using Django and Python, explaining the technical motivations and migration process.
A screencast tutorial on using jQuery and ASP.NET MVC to check username availability during user registration.
Explains how to use Git and Jekyll for a minimalist, developer-friendly blogging workflow, treating posts as code.
A tutorial on using Microsoft's Pex tool for automated white-box testing and code verification in .NET, including a practical example.
Guide on changing master page for custom list forms in SharePoint to avoid errors.
A developer's top 5 technical blog posts from 2008, focusing on PHPExcel, ASP.NET MVC, and Visual Studio profiling.
A developer's guide to improving Perl skills, covering documentation, CPAN modules, and a review of a Perl testing book.
A developer critiques Lua's design flaws, focusing on the length operator and index metamethods, based on months of experience using it for system configuration.
A reflection on the philosophical conflict between idealism and pragmatism within the Debian project and the broader Free Software movement.
A tutorial on implementing a read-only form field in Django using a custom Field and Widget class, despite it being non-standard architecture.
Explores embedded systems through the lens of Mario Kart, discussing concepts like the 'One-Way Wall' and how programmers can view the world.
A tutorial on creating custom function templatetags in Django's template system to define and call functions within templates.
A review of the book 'ASP.NET 3.5 Application Architecture and Design', covering its content and target audience for developers new to architectural concepts.
