A 5-step tutorial on converting Markdown to HTML with Python, adding syntax highlighting for code blocks using Python-Markdown and Pygments.
A guide to setting up global package managers (RVM, NPM, Homebrew) on a new OS X development machine for managing system and app dependencies.
Part 3 of a guide on setting up an OS X dev machine, focusing on managing configuration files (dotfiles) and custom SSH settings.
A technical comparison of static map solutions from Google, OpenStreetMap, Nokia HERE, and Yandex for web performance optimization.
Using R to create a Google Calendar with sunset times and travel alerts for a personal viewing spot.
Explains a workflow using Berkshelf and GitHub to manage and test interdependent Chef cookbooks during development.
How to use Grunt.js's built-in file copy utility to rename files by changing their extensions, avoiding the need for a dedicated rename plugin.
A guide to setting up core files and customizing the terminal environment (Zsh/OhMyZsh) on a new OS X development machine.
A Python developer proposes objective metrics and a schedule to measure the success of Python 3 adoption, moving beyond subjective debates.
Explains the differences between Compass and Autoprefixer, two tools for handling CSS vendor prefixes and authoring.
Guide to publishing Office 365 apps to Windows Azure Web Sites for production use.
A guide to writing unit tests for Node.js applications using the Mocha test framework, Chai assertion library, and Sinon mocking library.
Explores using PhantomCSS for visual regression testing of OBIEE front ends, addressing limitations of traditional tools like Selenium.
A guide on setting up a Laravel queue worker with Beanstalkd using Laravel Forge, including a warning about environment detection.
A primer on PostgreSQL connection pooling, covering framework-level and standalone poolers to optimize database performance and manage connections.
A guide to configuring Vagrant networking with bridged interfaces and static IPs for internet-accessible virtual machines.
Explores the statistical power of monotonicity vs. smoothness assumptions in modeling, analyzing their asymptotic and finite-sample impacts.
Introduces grunt-perfbudget, a Grunt.js plugin that enforces web performance budgets using WebPageTest metrics.
A developer shares solutions to common iOS KeychainItemWrapper issues, including ARC compatibility and error code -25299, with a tip to reset the simulator.
A developer shares struggles and solutions for using iOS KeychainItemWrapper with ARC, error codes, and simulator resets.
