Explains the difference between OBIEE's 'Act As' and 'Impersonate' features for user account access.
Discover five lesser-known Emmet.io shortcuts for HTML and CSS that can significantly boost your coding productivity.
A guide to automatically download the latest SQL database backup daily using shell scripts and cron jobs on Unix systems.
The author argues Java's bloated toolchain creates a high barrier to entry for casual FOSS contributors, based on personal experience.
A roundup of Python news from October 2013, covering NHS tech changes, Microsoft's IPython donation, PyCharm updates, and conference announcements.
A guide to using SQL queries and a simple Ruby script to send personalized, data-driven emails to users, avoiding complex marketing tools.
Analyzing MongoDB query performance using $exists operator and the impact of indexes on large datasets.
An analysis of the concept of meritocracy in open source and tech communities, questioning its validity and potential negative effects.
A security-focused session at SQL Rally Amsterdam demonstrating privilege elevation and DoS attacks via SQL Injection on SQL Server.
A guide to setting up and developing server-side logic for Windows Azure Mobile Services using Node.js and WebStorm.
A web developer argues that content is the fundamental core of the web, more important than marketing, design, or development trends.
An explanation of Python decorators, covering how functions are objects and can be passed as arguments or returned.
A tutorial on creating a configuration settings file for a Drupal 8 module, covering the YAML structure and schema.
A personal recap of the 2013 Digital Visions conference in Vienna, covering talks on front-end development and UX.
Part 2 of a Susy CSS framework tutorial, covering margin/padding mixins and responsive design techniques.
Explains how to access and gather CPU, memory, I/O, and network usage metrics from Linux control groups (cgroups) for LXC and Docker containers.
A community-driven AngularJS style guide and best practices repository for developers.
How to use the policy-rc.d script on Debian/Ubuntu to prevent services from starting automatically during package installation or upgrade.
Explores non-transitivity in games like rock-paper-scissors, its history, and connections to statistics, evolution, and voting systems.
A developer's plan to deepen their technical knowledge by asking 'How?' and 'Why?' about iOS development tools like Xcode and CocoaPods.
