Analyzes the three major challenges hindering government IT: change aversion, lack of technocratic leadership, and non-scalable processes.
Explains the statistical concept of 'double robust' estimation, where using two models for outcome and exposure improves reliability.
A developer's experience purchasing and setting up the special edition Octocat Yubico U2F security key for GitHub two-factor authentication.
Announcing Hyper-h2 v1.0.0, a new Python library project providing foundational tools for building HTTP/2 implementations.
A reflection on programmer stereotypes from the essay 'The Little Printf', discussing common traits like chasing new tech and collecting unread books.
Highlights from VMworld Europe 2015 Day 2, covering VMware's hybrid cloud, Virtual SAN, NSX, and the Software Defined Data Center.
Guide on configuring Azure Web Apps to use a private npm registry for installing Node.js dependencies during deployment.
A technical guide on using Karma and jasmine-jquery to load JSON files for mocking HTTP responses in AngularJS unit tests.
Using Apache Kafka as a transport layer for centralizing and processing application logs with Logstash and ELK stack.
Encourages open source contributions by emphasizing that even small fixes like typos are valuable and appreciated by project maintainers.
A personal recap of the first day at VMworld Europe 2015, covering sessions on the evolving IT admin role and hybrid cloud.
Cimbalino Toolkit 2.0.0 is now production ready, adding support for Universal Windows Platform (UWP) development.
The article discusses the AMP Project, an open-source framework for building fast mobile web pages, using a story about misaligned incentives as an analogy.
How to use ccache to dramatically speed up compile times for large C++/Objective-C projects, with setup instructions for Xcode.
Practical tips for IT professionals attending tech conferences, covering travel, sessions, vendor areas, and networking.
A user's experience configuring and troubleshooting Amazon S3 backups from a WD My Cloud EX2 NAS, including cost-saving lifecycle policies.
A guide to AngularJS best practices and style conventions, referencing John Papa's popular style guide and related tools.
Explores strategies for launching sharing-economy and platform startups by bootstrapping and 'faking it til you make it' to solve the two-sided market problem.
Explores the reasons for choosing TypeScript over ES6, including type safety, tooling, and support for older browsers.
Exploring the use of TypeScript with AngularJS 1.x, including benefits for Java developers and tools for integration.
