[Video] Office Hours, Standing in the Ocean Edition
A Q&A video covering SQL Server topics like stats maintenance, XE, certifications, upgrades, and database management.
A Q&A video covering SQL Server topics like stats maintenance, XE, certifications, upgrades, and database management.
A daily tech link roundup covering .NET, AI, web dev, Windows, and software engineering news and tutorials.
Explores when to choose stateless vs. stateful system design, discussing trade-offs for scalability, complexity, and use cases like shopping carts.
Explains how to use Named Values in Azure API Management to centralize configuration and avoid hardcoding in policies.
Reflects on common Azure deployment mistakes like missing landing zones and network strategy, offering advice for improvement.
A developer troubleshoots server stability issues caused by overnight traffic spikes and configures Apache and MariaDB to auto-restart.
An essay on how using the 'wrong' computer can spark creativity and learning, using the MacBook Neo as a starting point.
Shopify CEO uses AI coding agent to achieve 53% faster parse+render and 61% fewer allocations in the Liquid template engine.
Shopify CEO uses AI coding agent to achieve 53% faster parse+render and 61% fewer allocations in the Liquid template engine.
Argues that functions which modify data, like Python's random.shuffle(), should return new values instead of changing them in-place.
Explores advanced uses of CSS contrast-color() with color-mix() and style queries to create accessible, tinted text colors.
Explains the difference between high availability and high resiliency in system design, and why both are crucial.
Exploration of the Prism VTX5000 modem for ZX Spectrum, covering teletext, Prestel, and viewdata history.
A deep dive into the history of the VTX5000 modem for the ZX Spectrum, exploring Teletext, Prestel, and their impact on online communities.
Microsoft Entra ID now allows restricting multi-tenant apps to specific authorized tenants, enhancing security for SaaS applications.
Explains why traditional database encryption is insufficient in 2026, highlighting new threats and the need for advanced data-in-use protection.
A daily tech reading list covering AI productivity, developer tools, cloud security, and industry trends from sources like Google Cloud and Replit.
Explores how LLMs and AI challenge traditional definitions of privacy, analyzing the ethical implications of machine vs. human data observation.
A review of 'The Rust Programming Handbook', highlighting its practical examples, coverage of core concepts like Ownership, and its role as a supplementary guide.
Extends an AI diagramming skill to generate AWS architecture diagrams using Draw.io MCP, improving on generic tools for clarity and reliability.