A developer shares a personal project from 2001-2003: Goal4D, a now-obsolete Java 3D engine, and considers open-sourcing it.
A look at integrating multitouch capabilities into VTK-based scientific visualization software like MedINRIA and Mayavi.
A humorous take on machine learning concepts like overfitting and algorithm comparisons, using Python's scikit-learn library as an example.
Using AspectJ to add Hibernate statistics for criteria queries, a missing feature, without patching the core library.
Announcement for a free, online Windows Azure conference with three technical tracks covering high-level concepts to deep technical sessions.
Explains how using setTimeout with a 0ms delay can speed up window.onload by preventing JavaScript from blocking the event.
Discusses the confusion around HTML5 and CSS3 definitions, using a viral article's inaccuracies as a case study for constructive tech discourse.
Explains why average I/O throughput metrics from AWR snapshots can be misleading for capacity planning, using real database examples.
A developer's solution to Oracle's fragmented OBIEE 11g documentation: an offline, searchable PDF collection.
Introducing WP Resume, a WordPress plugin for easily creating and managing an online resume using custom post types and a familiar interface.
A proposal to allow CSS attr() values inside calc() functions for more dynamic styling and semantic HTML integration.
The author shares their upcoming speaking schedule at tech conferences like WebAppDays, GearConf, and Devoxx, focusing on Java, Spring, and developer tools.
A technical guide on implementing and testing Oracle Database Resource Manager for CPU allocation and performance monitoring in a data warehouse environment.
A developer shares their experience reducing comment spam on a BlogEngine.NET blog by configuring built-in spam filters like Akismet and StopForumSpam.
A review of the book 'Refactoring with Visual Studio 2010', focusing on its practical coverage of design patterns and OOP principles.
A developer creates an Emacs extension to integrate weather forecasts into the Org agenda using a custom Google Weather API.
The author details the technical process of setting up a personal website and server on a home network, learning various web technologies.
Announcement for the upcoming scikit-learn coding sprint in Paris, including dates, location, remote participation details, and planned tasks.
A guide to integrating OfflineIMAP email synchronization with Emacs using a custom extension for offline mail reading.
A technical analysis of how an expired database password caused Informatica to spawn excessive connections, crashing an Oracle server.
