A developer shares their journey solving an extremely challenging JavaScript code golf puzzle with strict line and character limits.
A personal reflection on the first six months of running a tech-focused content creation company, covering podcast growth and industry events.
A CSS Grid trick to create a contact list where all items share the width of the longest item, with alternative solutions using inline-block and inline-flex.
Episode two covers Microsoft Ignite announcements for Azure API Management, App Service, Container Registry, and a Visual Studio Online demo.
A developer's update on open-source projects including Sourcehut's anniversary, Wayland XR compositor work, Sway improvements, and aerc/ctools updates.
A technical guide explaining how to update a forked GitHub repository using git rebase commands.
A developer shares their experience using GitLab Pages for hosting, discussing its pros, cons, and comparison to alternatives like GitHub Pages.
Explores a meta-learning method using the Implicit Function Theorem to efficiently optimize millions of hyperparameters via implicit differentiation.
A curated, living list of essential resources for Azure DevOps, including documentation, tools, APIs, and community links.
A preview of the 2019 UK VMware User Group conference, highlighting keynotes, community talks, vendor expo, and networking events.
Exploring the role of a senior developer beyond coding, focusing on impact, mentorship, and business context.
A talk on using Python to efficiently process and analyze large datasets from mass spectrometry, presented at a Python Frederick event.
An interview discussing the importance of PostgreSQL extensions and how they transform it from a relational database into a versatile data platform.
Argues that overly clever code is harmful in production environments, using Project Euler examples to contrast with maintainable code.
A comprehensive guide to using the React useState() hook, covering initialization, reading, updating state, common pitfalls, and best practices.
Explains how ASP.NET Core integrates with React, Angular, and VueJS for SPA development, covering project structure, hot reload, and build processes.
Explains the internal workings of SQL databases, covering data structures like tables, indexes, rows, and pages for both storage and querying.
A guide to deploying a custom Kafka Connect worker in Docker on Google Cloud Platform, for use with Confluent Cloud.
A tutorial on setting up a minimal Django REST API microservice using Docker, PostgreSQL, and Gunicorn for development.
A guide to evaluating and choosing deployment tools for serverless applications, covering infrastructure-as-code, declarative vs. procedural approaches, and key criteria.
