A developer shares how a single blog post about a Laracasts video led to a job at Spatie and eventually a role as a PHP Developer Advocate at JetBrains.
A macOS utility that reclaims menu bar space by adjusting the spacing between items, offering a simple alternative to apps like Bartender.
A guide to implementing HTML datalist elements in ASP.NET Core applications using custom tag helpers for Razor Pages and MVC.
Analyzing the probability of covering all birthdays in a group and the expected number of people needed, framed as the Coupon Collector's Problem.
A developer shares fun and time-consuming microfeatures implemented on their personal blog, including published/revision dates, quote attribution, and styled notes.
A developer shares 25 years of experience with linters, discussing strategies for configuring them effectively and treating warnings as errors.
Explains why using gzip's --rsyncable flag is crucial for efficient Home Assistant backups with restic, especially for large, static InfluxDB archives.
Explains why typing in the terminal is confusing due to inconsistent text editing across different programs and shares useful tips.
Explores the React useRef hook, detailing its use for DOM elements and non-DOM values like API streams, with practical examples.
Explains the new UUID v7 (GUID) generation in .NET 9, highlighting its sortable timestamp structure and usage.
Positron is a new data science IDE from Posit that combines features from RStudio and VS Code, offering a specialized environment for R and Python.
Explains how to use KQL Graph semantics in Microsoft security tools to identify lateral movement paths between users, computers, and groups.
Explains how Cryptomator, a free open-source tool, provides end-to-end encryption for files stored in cloud services like Google Drive or Dropbox.
A conference speaker and organizer shares tips for preparing and submitting compelling tech talk abstracts, focusing on storytelling and structure.
Explores new variable validation capabilities in Terraform 1.9, allowing dynamic checks using other variables and resources.
Explores methods to make Python's random number generation deterministic for debugging, from mocking to intercepting system calls.
A podcast episode discussing how to write code that becomes manageable legacy code, using a personal game development example.
Explores Microsoft's Graph RAG, an advanced RAG technique using knowledge graphs to answer global questions about datasets, with a hands-on setup guide.
A developer's experience using VS Code Insiders, detailing a bug with Markdown syntax highlighting and the workaround to switch to the stable version.
A review of a biography on John von Neumann, exploring his genius, the von Neumann architecture, and his influence on 20th-century science.
