Compares how Oracle and PostgreSQL uniquely identify SQL queries and execution plans, focusing on SQL_ID vs query_id and PLAN_HASH_VALUE vs query_hash.
Explains how to implement the GC handle marking phase for a custom .NET garbage collector written in C#, focusing on handle storage design.
AI cost management shifts from infrastructure to architectural decisions, making context a primary design concern.
A developer explains their daily window management needs and why they chose the niri tiling window manager for a more efficient workflow.
Guide to configuring and using agentic coding tools like Codex and Claude in Xcode 26.3, including setup and integration tips.
A personal tribute to statistician John Fox, recalling his mentorship and impact on the R community through tools like Rcmdr and car.
A personal tribute to Fritz Leisch, creator of Sweave, reflecting on his impact on reproducible research and the R ecosystem.
Explains the three key growth curves—exponential, linear, and logarithmic—that define a scalable software business and an engineer's role in building long-term assets.
A developer reflects on how AI coding tools have shifted their role from writing code to steering and architecting systems, viewing it as a natural evolution.
Discusses the deprecation and removal of ThreadPoolExecutor.finalize() in JDK 27, highlighting source-incompatible changes and migration guidance.
A research paper analyzes LLM performance on SQL generation tasks using different structured data formats and large schemas, comparing frontier and open-source models.
Research paper analyzes LLM performance on large SQL schemas, comparing 11 models across 4 data formats for structured context engineering in agentic systems.
Martin Fowler reflects on the future of software development with AI, discussing cognitive debt, the role of LLMs, and how they might change programming.
A study finds AI tools increase cognitive load and work intensity, leading to potential burnout despite productivity gains.
A study finds AI tools increase cognitive load and work intensity, leading to potential burnout, despite feeling more productive.
Explains enhancing a poetry app's share links with Myers Diff algorithm to show granular differences between poem snapshots and live edits.
Explores the concept of 'skills' in agentic AI, comparing them to 'magic numbers' in programming and discussing their inconsistent, opaque nature.
Lecture on control theory, exploring PID controllers and their role in taming complex systems, from steam engines to modern robotics.
A compiler engineer shares practical tips for generating C code, focusing on static inline functions and avoiding implicit integer conversions.
Explores using lenses in Haskell to simplify test assertions for nested data structures, improving test readability and precision.
