A Year of Open Source (2016)
A developer's 2016 retrospective on open source contributions, speaking at tech conferences, and maintaining the MEAN.JS framework.
A developer's 2016 retrospective on open source contributions, speaking at tech conferences, and maintaining the MEAN.JS framework.
Argues that web browsers should actively warn against and eventually block performance-harming and inaccessible web development practices.
A developer shares essential Chrome-based tools for testing and improving website accessibility, including extensions and APIs.
A hands-on guide to building a microservices application using Azure Service Fabric's Reliable Services API, integrating Twitter and sentiment analysis.
Swift programming guide on initializing arrays and dictionaries using literals and shorthand syntax for cleaner code.
A developer's journey from advocating for the AVA testing framework to migrating to Jest due to performance issues and limitations.
A guide to organizing Redux state using 'state keys' to reduce clutter and create predictable, dynamic substates for features like loading and errors.
Recap of VMworld Europe 2016 Day 3 keynote, covering vSphere 6.5, vSAN, NSX, and VMware's container strategy with Photon Platform.
A GitHub engineer shares eight key lessons for new hires, focusing on shipping early, learning workflows, and adapting to the company's unique culture.
A tutorial on scaling an ASP.NET Core application using Docker Swarm, covering service creation, scaling, and management.
A critique of modern software development, arguing that the rush to release features in the cloud leads to perpetually buggy and poorly documented products.
Discusses the pitfalls of coupling unit tests through shared setup and state, advocating for independent tests for better maintainability.
A developer details the challenges of building a Java tracing agent for distributed systems, focusing on asynchronous execution and its impact on garbage collection.
A front-end developer announces his blog to document his learning journey, focusing on JavaScript, Flexbox, and other web technologies.
Practical recommendations for effective code reviews based on 18 months of experience and 1500+ reviews, focusing on speed, scope, and process.
Explains the 'fixed' keyword in C#, covering its role in unsafe code, how the compiler, JIT, CLR, and GC collaborate, and its use for pinning objects in memory.
How to free up log disk space on a vCenter Server Appliance by identifying and removing old Support Bundle files.
Announcing Script'17, a new JavaScript conference created to provide an exciting and inspiring event for the community.
A technical guide on designing robust Django models for a bank account system, covering constraints, logging, and best practices.
A PHP meetup organizer shares practical tips and lessons learned from running a local tech community group for four years.