Explores new pattern matching for switch expressions (JEP 406) and the deprecation of the Security Manager (JEP 411) in upcoming Java versions.
Diagnosing and fixing Azure App Service backup failures due to a 10GB size limit, with a solution to exclude the database.
A talk on creating web maps using Django and its GeoDjango module, covering geospatial data storage and queries from simple to complex implementations.
Two methods to analyze blob storage tiers (hot, cool, archive) in Azure: using portal metrics or a PowerShell script.
A software engineer explains the benefits of distributed vs. remote work, focusing on asynchronous communication, autonomy, and deep work.
Explores the next era of responsive web design, moving beyond viewport media queries to user preferences, container queries, and component-driven styles.
Visualizing Azure Log Analytics data ingestion costs and anomalies using Microsoft Sentinel's Data collection health monitoring workbook.
A guide to detecting if an iOS device is locked or sleeping using UIApplication.isProtectedDataAvailable and Keychain accessibility in extensions.
An interview with iOS developer Neil Sardesai discussing his journey into programming, early Apple Watch app development, and his current macOS projects.
A beginner's guide to using the new async/await APIs introduced in Swift 5.5 for writing concurrent code, including converting callback-based functions.
A developer's musing on discovering aesthetically pleasing or interesting patterns in Git commit hashes, like sequences and palindromes.
A guide to preventing React warnings by properly cleaning up async side-effects like fetch requests when components unmount.
A guide to running a .NET application as a Linux service using Systemd, including setup and a DNS server example.
A Developer Advocate shares their first three months at Draftbit, detailing their transition from tech writer and the core responsibilities of the role.
Explains how to configure the number of History service shards in Temporal for optimal performance, balancing contention and resource use.
A guide to creating a single, dynamic GitHub Actions workflow for CI/CD that handles both pull requests and main branch merges, reducing duplication.
A Microsoft Certified Trainer shares a hidden browser download option to bypass the problematic Learning Download Manager (LDM) tool.
Troubleshooting guide for joining an Azure VM to Azure AD Domain Services, covering password hash sync and user format issues.
Analysis of Microsoft's decision to use Duende IdentityServer in .NET 6 templates and the push towards cloud authentication services like Azure AD.
A React developer introduces 'Context Injection', a pattern for sharing UI components across pages while providing page-specific context.
