A critical analysis of the Go programming language's design choices, focusing on syntax, lack of generics, and overhyped features like goroutines.
Analyzing Django's error messages by replicating common typos from a Rails tutorial comparison to see how helpful they are for debugging.
A developer's critical rant about the problematic migration from Oracle Metalink to the new My Oracle Support system, focusing on poor usability and performance.
An update on the progress and remaining challenges for implementing multiple database support in the Django web framework.
A developer's personal thank you to the essential desktop software and web services that power his daily work and life.
A Python tool for writing readable parallel code using map/reduce patterns with an easy switch to serial mode.
Explains an Unladen Swallow optimization for CPython, replacing METH_O/NOARGS with METH_FIXED to speed up calls to built-in functions with fixed arguments.
A developer explains their Python workflow using pip, virtualenv, and virtualenvwrapper to manage project dependencies and isolated environments.
Introduces django-kickass-templatetags, a library offering an object-based syntax for defining Django template tags to reduce boilerplate code.
Guide to configuring Oracle BI Presentation Services Plug-in for load balancing and failover across multiple OBIEE servers.
A tutorial on localizing ASP.NET MVC 2 DataAnnotations validation error messages using resource files instead of hardcoded strings.
A historical look at JavaScript string manipulation, comparing the performance of split/join versus replace() for find-and-replace operations.
Explores a JavaScript technique called 'simplethreading' for handling large data sets asynchronously by batching operations to improve performance.
Extending jQuery with John Resig's micro-templating function for cleaner, nestable JavaScript templates.
A technical article discussing a JavaScript method to dynamically load and manage CSS dependencies in large web applications.
A developer details building a custom, high-performance friend selector UI component for social apps, inspired by Facebook's design.
A PyCon program committee member reflects on the talk selection process, reviewer biases, and shares excitement for upcoming conference talks.
A technical deep dive into refactoring Django's ManyToManyField to eliminate raw SQL and improve code structure for multi-database support.
Explores two key JIT compiler optimizations in Google's Unladen Swallow project for Python, focusing on type feedback and specialized function calls.
Advanced Google search techniques for finding Oracle OBIEE documentation, PDFs, and resources, including using alerts.
