A developer shares initial impressions of learning Swift and SwiftUI for iOS development, comparing it to Rust and discussing its syntax and features.
A programmer shares initial impressions and learning challenges with the Zig programming language, comparing it to Rust and C.
Exploring TypeScript's 'any' type, its role as a top type, and how 'unknown' provides a safer alternative for type handling.
A talk on leveraging PostgreSQL's advanced features within Django projects, presented at Pyjamas Conf 2021.
A developer-focused guide on password management best practices, including secure storage, length recommendations, and multi-factor authentication.
Explains how using variable web fonts can improve website performance by reducing font file requests and page load times.
A personal recap of the 2021 UK VMware User Group (VMUG) in-person event, covering keynotes, sessions, and the return to live tech conferences.
Explains how to import JSON files directly into ES modules using the JSON modules proposal and import assertions in JavaScript.
Introducing OmicNavigator, an open-source R package and web app for interactive exploration and visualization of omics data analysis results.
Analyzes the drawbacks of using ZIP files for iOS app press kits, focusing on download speed, navigation, content suitability, and update hassles for journalists.
Introduces the OSS Quickstart Archetype, a Maven template for bootstrapping modern, opinionated open-source Java projects with best practices.
Announcing the OSS Quickstart Archetype, a Maven template for bootstrapping modern, opinionated open-source Java projects with best practices.
Explains the role of Tasks in Swift's concurrency system, focusing on bridging synchronous UI code with asynchronous operations and automatic main thread handling.
A technical benchmark comparing the performance of PHP's include() vs file_get_contents() for reading files, with surprising results.
A developer stream log about handling a customer feature request after abandoning a problematic package integration.
A technical walkthrough solving Advent of Code 2021 Day 2 challenges using both R and JavaScript, comparing implementations.
A podcast interview discussing common ML mistakes, quantifying impact, and career growth for machine learning engineers.
Explains the importance of the HTML 'lang' attribute for accessibility, screen readers, and localization.
A creative programming exploration of encoding flag designs into a single 64-bit value using C# enums, bit shifting, and the ImageSharp library.
An introduction to OpenFaaS, a platform for deploying and managing serverless functions on your own infrastructure using Kubernetes or containerd.
