Building Personalization with Orleans and Actor Modelling
Explore actor modeling for personalization using Orleans, covering implementation, deployment, and monitoring in Azure. Learn design decisions and practical insights for distributed computing.
War Stories from .NET Team
Karel Zikmund shares deep-dive investigations from the .NET team, covering long-term issues, unexpected bug activations, and surprising root causes. Learn about hardware troubleshooting, minimal reproduction, and balancing innovation with compatibility.
Dev and Test Agility for Your Database with Docker
Containerize SQL Server for agile database development and testing. Learn to use Docker for efficient database management, CI/CD integration, and improved dev workflows.
CompSci and My Day Job
Practical application of computer science concepts in everyday development, from Big-O notation to cryptography, enhancing performance and security in real-world projects.
It's About Time
Navigating time-related challenges in coding: time zones, daylight savings, leap years, and leap seconds. Tips and tricks for effective time handling in applications.
Evolving Compositional User Interfaces
Explore the evolution of compositional user interfaces, examining patterns and architectures for scalable, decoupled frontends using hypermedia and micro-frontends.
Enterprise Transformation - And You Can Too
Discover how Microsoft transformed Azure DevOps from a three-year waterfall cycle to agile three-week iterations, and learn strategies for implementing successful organizational change.
Empower Your Microservices with Istio Service Mesh
Explore Istio service mesh for efficient microservices management, covering core components, traffic control, resiliency, observability, and security on Kubernetes.
Deliberate Architecture
Explore deliberate software architecture focusing on constraints and qualities, avoiding feature distractions for systems that meet stakeholder expectations and withstand evolving demands.
The New Frontier - A Gentle Introduction to Rust
Explore Rust's key features, real-world applications, and adoption strategies in this comprehensive introduction to the popular systems programming language.
Shaving My Head Made Me a Better Programmer
Explore how appearance affects perceptions in tech, learn about unconscious bias and stereotype threat, and discover strategies for creating inclusive engineering teams.
Security Static Analysis - Avoiding an Angry Mob of Engineers
Practical insights on implementing security static analysis tools effectively, avoiding common pitfalls, and gaining engineer buy-in for improved code security without disrupting workflows.
Advanced .NET Debugging Techniques from Real World Investigations
Explore advanced .NET debugging techniques through real-world case studies. Learn to detect issues, use profilers, analyze CLR structures, and automate memory dump analysis for critical problem-solving in large-scale environments.
C++ Concepts for Developers
Explore C++20 concepts: their capabilities, limitations, and applications in improving code quality. Learn how concepts enhance type safety, metaprogramming, and design patterns in C++ development.
Model Based SW Engineering - A Success Story from Development of the Joint Strike Missile
Explore model-based software engineering in missile systems, covering benefits, challenges, and practical implementation from requirements to code generation and reuse in complex projects.
Using Android as OS for a Single Purpose System
Explore using Android as a single-purpose OS for videoconferencing, covering development challenges, security, UX design, and implementation techniques from Cisco Systems' experience.
How to Build Python-C++ Libraries
Explore challenges and solutions for building Python libraries with native code, including automation, CI pipelines, Python-CMake integration, and cross-platform compilation techniques.
HiMake - The Build Tool That Builds the Kongsberg Missile Software
Explore HiMake, an enterprise build tool for missile software, focusing on simplicity, native/cross compilations, and efficient parallel builds. Learn its philosophy and advanced features.
Anchored Metadata
Explore anchored metadata: a technique for associating external metadata with code regions using context-aware anchors, improving code organization and maintainability.
Modern Techniques for Keeping Your Code Dry
Explore modern C++ techniques for creating zero-cost abstractions to eliminate code repetition, improve clarity, and enhance functionality without compromising performance.
C++ Code Smells
Explore C++ code smells and best practices to improve your coding skills, focusing on common pitfalls and how to avoid them for cleaner, more maintainable code.