Explores how AI prompts have evolved from simple text strings into critical, reusable system components with logic, and the challenges this creates.
A developer explains their decision to join the Static Quest webring to connect with the indie web and other static site enthusiasts.
An overview of the new calendar and date types introduced in C++20's std::chrono library for expressive and type-safe date manipulation.
A developer reflects on the anxiety and impact of using Large Language Models (LLMs) in programming, balancing skepticism with practical utility.
A guide for engineers on when to challenge technical decisions and when to accept and support them for team cohesion.
An analysis of the performance optimizations in uv, a fast Python package installer, focusing on HTTP range requests and compact version representation.
A critical review of a research paper proposing Raft optimizations for faster reads/writes while preserving linearizability in distributed systems.
Rob Pike's angry reaction to receiving an AI-generated 'thank you' email from the 'AI Village' project, sparking debate about AI ethics and spam.
Dell's GB10 mini workstation review, focusing on its AI development features, high-speed networking, and Arm CPU performance.
The author compares building a Blue Brixx advent calendar to modern software development, highlighting issues like poor documentation and fragile assemblies.
Introduces claude-code-transcripts, a Python CLI tool for converting Claude Code sessions into detailed, shareable HTML transcripts.
Explores the integration of new Vector data types and Vector Indexes with Columnstore Indexes in SQL Server 2025 for similarity search and RAG.
Explains the mystery of hidden tags in Azure, how they work, and their use cases for automation and management.
A demonstration of different uv init command options for Python project setup, with examples hosted on GitHub.
FrankenPHP 1.11 release introduces hot reload for PHP development, structured logging, and performance improvements.
A developer builds a complete FIRE calculator web app using GitHub Copilot's agent mode in VS Code in just 30 minutes.
Discusses the importance of validating AI and automated systems, covering methods like consistency checks, certificates, and formal verification.
Fixing a Content Understanding Studio error when adding a Microsoft Foundry resource by manually calling a PATCH endpoint.
A tech professional's 2025 review covering a focused cloud platform project, the impact of context switching, and community growth metrics.
A custom BizTalk pipeline component that extracts metadata from incoming filenames for routing and tracking, part of an open-source utility pack.
