Developer integrates Python's pycairo with XCB bindings to create XCB surfaces directly, bypassing Xlib dependency.
A developer shares the challenges of starting a new project with Cython and Python 3, detailing a frustrating bug hunt and attempt to get it fixed.
Fixing a specific Oracle OBIEE SELinux error: 'libnnz10.so: cannot restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied'.
Explores integrating semantic web standards like RDFa into content management systems to make web content machine-readable.
Guide to enabling network boot (PXE) on an Acer Veriton N260G by changing a BIOS setting for OS deployment.
A technical guide on configuring Django's FastCGI server to run in the foreground as a specific user using daemontools.
A critical analysis of the CAF migration tool for Oracle BI, discussing its risks and unsupported status in production environments.
Explains a Rhino Mocks unit testing exception and solution for methods requiring a return value.
A guide to diagnosing and fixing connectivity errors between OBIEE Presentation Services (sawserver) and the analytics plugin.
A session recap on cloud computing basics and the Windows Azure Services Platform, covering components and architectural challenges.
A developer recounts attending Microsoft's invite-only Web Development Summit 2009, focusing on dialogue between Microsoft and the PHP community.
A JavaScript developer proposes a shorter, regex-based function for reading browser cookies, criticizing verbose mainstream solutions.
Introducing PHPMEF, a Managed Extensibility Framework for PHP inspired by .NET's MEF, enabling declarative application extensibility.
A developer's critique of Outlook 2007/2010's poor HTML email rendering due to its use of the Word engine, causing major cross-client compatibility issues.
A developer's postmortem analysis of creating 'Jonas IceCream Stand,' a game built in 7 days, covering GUI challenges, art, and gameplay balance.
A retrospective analysis of the alternating public reception of major Windows OS versions, from Windows 95 to Windows 7.
Explains how to use a Python metaclass to solve recursive class definition issues when modeling a C++ API, similar to Django's approach.
Guide to using the Client Object Model in SharePoint 2010 for client-side development with .NET, Silverlight, and JavaScript.
Explores using Unicode characters like ＠ and ․ to hide email addresses from spambots, offering a less common alternative to traditional methods.
A developer explores using Unicode ligatures to shorten tweets, creating a script called 'ligatweet' and analyzing browser support for special characters.
