Automated Firewall Testing
Explore efficient automated firewall testing using FreeBSD network stack virtualization, enabling rapid test setup and execution without additional hardware requirements.
Toolmaking
Explore toolmaking techniques to enhance operational efficiency, from simple shell pipelines to advanced query systems. Learn scaling strategies and best practices for continuous improvement.
Keeping the Balance - Load Balancing Demystified
Comprehensive overview of load balancing techniques across network layers, exploring various approaches, use cases, and design patterns for high-availability services. Provides evaluation criteria and decision-making framework.
Reliable Linux Kernel Crash Dump with Micro-Controller Assistance
Explore a robust framework for guaranteed Linux kernel and OPAL firmware crash dump capture using PowerPC Processing Elements, enhancing reliability beyond standard kdump mechanisms.
How Much Do You Trust That Package? Understanding the Software Supply Chain
Explore software supply chain security risks, including package vulnerabilities and malicious code injection. Learn strategies to mitigate these risks in modern software development.
Zen and the Art of Learning Assembler in the 21st Century
Explore the benefits of learning assembly language for deep understanding of machine architecture, enhancing programming skills across all levels, and meeting modern software challenges.
The Bus Plan - Junior Staff Training
Explores the impact of automation on junior staff learning, proposing strategies to balance efficiency with skill development in IT infrastructure and operations.
Through the Looking Glass - How User Testing Can Give Technical Writers Better Perspective
Explore how user testing enhances technical writing, providing insights into user experiences and improving documentation. Learn techniques to convert test results into better, more user-focused content.
How to Disappear Completely
Explore urban camouflage techniques to evade facial recognition, delving into the technology, ethics, and legislation surrounding biometric identification.
Mixed Reality and Art - The Quest for the Shiny
Exploring the intersection of mixed reality and art, this talk delves into the potential and challenges of AR and VR in artistic expression, emphasizing meaningful content over technological gimmicks.
XArray - One Data Structure to Rule Them All
Explore XArray, a versatile data structure in Linux 4.21 that replaces Radix Tree and IDR. Learn its current uses and potential future applications in replacing various data structures.
Patching Through the Snow - Decentralised Kernel CI on Every Patch
Explore decentralized kernel CI using snowpatch and Patchwork for rapid feedback on Linux kernel patches, improving development efficiency and collaboration across diverse testing environments.
My Year on the Front Line - Cleaning Infected Sites
Insights from a year cleaning infected WordPress sites: memorable cases, favorite malware, persistent attackers, and tips to protect your site from compromise.
JIT Learning - It's Great Until It Isn't
Explore the pros and cons of just-in-time learning in software development through real-world experiences. Uncover assumptions, pitfalls, and solutions for this popular learning approach.
We Are Not Waiting - How Open Source Is Changing Healthcare
Explore how open source technology is revolutionizing healthcare, empowering patients, and driving innovation in medical devices and treatment approaches.
How to Avoid Meetings
Strategies for effective remote collaboration: embracing diversity, resolving conflicts, and fostering participation across international teams without relying on excessive meetings.
Creating Ubuntu and Debian Container Base Images - The Old and Simple Way
Learn to create custom Ubuntu and Debian container base images using simple tools like debootstrap and multistrap, gaining insights into container building and debugging.
Disaster Recovery Book
Learn to create effective operational runbooks for software development teams, covering industry standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing, maintaining, and utilizing these essential tools for incident response and support.
Noisefloor - Are Web Technologies Ready for Real Time Audio?
Explore the viability of web technologies for real-time audio processing, focusing on a module synthesizer implemented in Golang and transpiled to JavaScript, discussing challenges and solutions.
Finding Your Tribe - Choosing Open Source Communities
Discover strategies for finding welcoming open source communities that value your contributions and support your growth as a developer, while avoiding toxic environments.
When Agile Doesn't Work Anymore - Managing a Large Documentation Project
Learn strategies for overhauling and maintaining large documentation suites, including planning, execution, and convincing stakeholders of the need for a comprehensive approach.