A guide on using Terraform to deploy Azure Workbooks, specifically the Orphaned Resources Workbook for cost monitoring.
Explains how to use FusionCache's Backplane feature to synchronize HybridCache instances across multiple application instances in .NET.
Discusses the unsustainable expectation of long-term support for open source software and the necessity of regular updates.
Explains the difference between benchmark and endurance performance testing, and why both are needed for real-world system reliability.
A personal account of reducing dependency on major US tech companies by switching to alternative services like Hetzner, Bunny, and Fastmail.
A guide to setting up the MSVC cl.exe compiler directly in PowerShell by reverse-engineering the Visual Studio environment variables.
Introduces Open Responses, a vendor-neutral JSON API standard for hosted LLMs, based on OpenAI's Responses API and backed by major industry partners.
Introduces Open Responses, a vendor-neutral JSON API standard for hosted LLMs, based on OpenAI's Responses API and backed by major industry partners.
A comprehensive checklist for securing and ensuring high availability of SQL Server database applications, covering deployment, operations, and resilience.
Explores techniques to link to and auto-expand HTML <details> elements, focusing on browser behavior and JavaScript solutions for better UX.
A deep dive into the technical design of Fly.io's Sprites, focusing on their architecture as disposable computers, warm pools, and custom persistence layer.
Explains the technical design of Fly.io's Sprites, focusing on fast provisioning via warm pools and a custom persistence layer using JuiceFS and SQLite.
Analysis of Tailwind CSS layoffs due to AI impact, and the subsequent sponsorship deals from Vercel and Google AI.
Explores methods to iterate over enum values in Delphi, including generic helpers and class helpers, with code examples and compilation notes.
A technical guide on how to iterate over all values of an enumeration type in Delphi using record helpers and sets.
A daily roundup of tech news and articles covering AI, web development, .NET, Visual Studio updates, and software engineering trends.
Azure's free Classic Ping Tests are being retired, potentially causing major cost increases. Learn how to estimate impact and migrate to Standard Web Tests.
Explains how to effectively test web application forms by focusing on interaction with browser controls, not the browser itself.
Raspberry Pi's new AI HAT+ 2 adds an NPU and 8GB RAM for local AI/LLM tasks, but testing shows performance and use-case limitations.
Explains why being an Azure Storage Account Owner doesn't grant data access and how to assign the correct Storage Data roles.
