Testing v. informal reasoning
A critique arguing that testing is essential for complex systems, countering the claim that informal reasoning is superior.
A critique arguing that testing is essential for complex systems, countering the claim that informal reasoning is superior.
Compares cache eviction policies like LRU and Random, analyzing their performance using SPEC CPU benchmarks and miss rate data.
The author argues that using intrinsics for high-performance code is unreliable and more work than writing assembly by hand.
Explains how Laravel 5.0 simplifies environment detection using PHP dotenv and the .env file for configuration management.
Explains the new Middleware feature in Laravel 5.0, which replaces the traditional filter-style architecture for handling HTTP requests.
Explores the now-removed Event Annotations feature in Laravel 5.0, which allowed binding event listeners using code annotations.
A blogger shares their personal recommendations for the best Python IDEs, including Sublime Text and PyCharm, based on their experience.
Explains the removed Route Annotations feature in Laravel 5.0, which allowed defining routes via PHP DocBlock comments in controllers.
An introduction to Naive Bayes classifiers, focusing on their theory and application in text classification tasks like spam filtering.
Explores a technique for nesting Sass @imports within BEM methodology to generate contextual CSS classes.
Explains method injection in Laravel 5.0, a feature allowing dependency injection directly into controller methods.
Laravel 5.0 introduces cloud file drivers for S3 and Rackspace, allowing seamless file operations across different storage systems.
Laravel Forge introduces Global Recipes and a fix for a breaking Nginx update that caused PHP white screens on servers.
How to fix the CVE-2014-6271 Bash vulnerability on Laravel Forge-managed servers, including manual update commands.
Explains Laravel 5.0's route caching feature, a performance optimization for faster route registration in PHP applications.
A guide to using the HTML <small> element for legal disclaimers and fine print, not for presentation.
A guide to removing Byte Order Marks (BOM) from files using a simple PHP code snippet.
A JavaScript tutorial on dynamically calling functions with variable parameters using apply() and slice().
Laravel Forge introduces Circles for team server access and a new Forge Plus plan with unlimited servers and team management features.
A guide to performing nonlinear dimensionality reduction using RBF Kernel PCA, including theory, implementation, and examples.