Zstandard compression is coming to .NET 11 with new ZstandardStream, encoder, decoder, and dictionary APIs for faster compression/decompression.
Analysis of AI's role in data sovereignty, focusing on economics, data interaction, and the shift from storage concerns to query visibility.
Analysis of Big Tech sovereignty, trust, and the distinction between consumer and enterprise terms and conditions.
A structured approach to discussing cloud sovereignty concerns, moving from emotion to risk assessment in IT.
Analysis of sovereignty risks in digital infrastructure, focusing on trade-offs between global providers like M365 and local alternatives.
Analysis of Europe's ability to build a hyperscale cloud provider, exploring the history, economics, and technical challenges of competing with global tech giants.
Explores trade-offs between hyperscale and local hosting for sovereignty, focusing on security, dependencies, and risk acceptance in IT infrastructure.
Summary of Azure IaaS and Azure Local updates from April 2026, including sovereign cloud leadership, new Denmark region, and Ephemeral OS Disk preview.
Analysis of why App Store star ratings are flawed, suggesting a thumbs-up/down system and removal of review prompts.
Explains traffic mirroring in Istio/Envoy for safe production testing and observation.
A guide to AOT-friendly DTO mapping in .NET using ElBruno.AotMapper, a Roslyn source-generator that creates compile-time mapping code.
Guide to security hardening the Azure Arc agent for AVD on Azure Local, reducing attack surface and applying least privilege.
Author discusses attending and presenting at SQLBits 2026, focusing on Columnstore Indexes and a cloud panel.
Explores Newton's theorem of diameters for algebraic curves, using elliptic curves as an example.
Daily tech news roundup covering AI, .NET, Visual Studio, Azure, web development, and security updates for April 16, 2026.
A personal story about pursuing a BCS membership for professional recognition in computing.
Explains HotSpot error files (hs err) from JVM crashes and introduces custom tools like a redaction tool and VSCode syntax highlighter.
Analysis of jemalloc usage in major projects after its archival and Meta's takeover, with a survey of who still uses it in 2026.
Deep dive into the VTX5000's 8KB ROM, covering memory paging, Z80 machine code, and trampoline routines for Spectrum integration.
Explores how AI reduces the cost of building personal software tools, enabling 'infrastructure for one' over generic products.
