We at Flickr are not ones to back down from a challenge. Especially when that challenge comes in webcomic form. And especially when that webcomic is xkcd. So, when we saw this xkcd comic we thought, “we’ve got to do that”: In fact, we already had the technology in place to do these things.
Print out the maximum depth of recursion allowedKarl Seguin tweeted the following earlier this week: "An interview question I sometimes ask: Write code that prints out the maximum depth of recursion allowed." This question is interesting for a couple of reasons.
Performance Series - How poor performance of HttpContent.ReadAsAsync can affect your API/siteThis has been a revelation - what I am about to reveal here, deeply surprised me - it might surprise you too. This post is mainly about consuming restful APIs using HttpClient and when the payload is JSON.
You Too May Be A Victim Of DeveloparalysisDear developers: Do you feel insecure because you’re only fluent in a mere eight programming languages used across three families of devices? Does exposure to yet another JavaScript framework make you shudder and wince? Have you postponed a pet project because you couldn’t figure out which cloud
Beware of Productivity Tools by Mark SeemannThis article discusses developer productivity tools. Once in a while I get into a heated discussion about the merits and demerits of ReSharper. As these discussions usually happen on Twitter, the 140 character limit isn't conducive to a nuanced debate. That's what I want to start here, not a rant.
ffs sslI just set up SSLTLS on my web site. Everything can be had via https://wingolog.org/, and things appear to work. However the process of transitioning even a simple web site to SSL is so clownshoes bad that it's amazing anyone ever does it.
Sweet AlertSweet Alert A beautiful replacement for Javascript's "Alert" So... What does it do? Here’s a comparison of a standard error message. The first one uses the built-in alert-function, while the second is using sweetAlert. Normal alert Code: alert("Oops...
Four excellent articles on designing, developing, and maintaining complete software systems.We suffer from an embarrassment of riches when it comes to programming idioms and tactics from the level of a single line of code up to an individual object in isolation.
Here’s Why Public Wifi is a Public Health Hazard — Matter — MediumIn his backpack, Wouter Slotboom, 34, carries around a small black device, slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes, with an antenna on it. I meet Wouter by chance at a random cafe in the center of Amsterdam. It is a sunny day and almost all the tables are occupied.
Don't get HadoopedI have seen many companies that are interested in improving their analytical capabilities, and I noticed a disconcerting pattern: in many cases, companies are drawn to Hadoop (or Spark, or similar solutions) not because it solves a real problem they have, but because it is a shiny, trendy piece of
This Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.
This list is compiled from my Pocket list.