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29 Jun 2021

28 Jun 2021

David Walsh 1 min read

scp ~/Downloads/NestedT.png root@64.207.144.103:/var/www/vhosts/davidwalsh.name/httpdocs/demo My preference for daily work is usually GUI applications, like Visual Studio Code for text editing and Cyberduck for remote file server management. I’m also a huge fan of automation, so I do try to learn the command line equivalents of UI functions. My latest desire was wanting to know how to upload a file via SSH…

25 Jun 2021

24 Jun 2021

lukaseder 1 min read

jbang is a relatively new utility that … … lets students, educators and professional developers create, edit and run self-contained source-only Java programs with unprecedented ease. Sounds exciting. How does it work with jOOQ? Very easy! Set it up like this (other installation options here): curl -Ls https://sh.jbang.dev | bash -s - app setup And … Continue reading Quickly Trying…

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Ginnie Goodman 1 min read

Like most events, RSA was held remotely this year. And while we’re all very accustomed to virtual events by now, I dearly missed seeing my colleagues, friends in the industry and especially our wonderful customers. And we didn’t get the chance to remark “wow, there’s even more security vendors at RSA than last year!” The […] The post Cisco Umbrella…

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The last time I changed something big on my site was 3+ years ago. I was really into gradient rainbow text and IBM Plex Mono. It was a mild increment over whatever I had before, which was just a cleaned up and colourful version of Left from like 6 years prior. Anyway, what I’m saying is: this website had hella…

23 Jun 2021

22 Jun 2021

Luciano Mammino 12 min read

The boto3 Python SDK allows intercepting requests before they are sent to AWS through an event handler system. This article shows how to use it to gzip the payload of PutMetricData requests sent to CloudWatch.

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Negisa Taymourian 1 min read

As we collectively work through the pandemic, it’s clear that more and more organizations are embracing “hybrid work” as their future – where some employees work in the office, others work from home, and some work fully remote. While remote and hybrid work will play out differently at every organization, there is one key theme that […] The post Announcing…

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21 Jun 2021

David Walsh 1 min read

While I enjoy small details that make user interfaces more elegant, I also believe that less is more, especially when it comes to native behavior. One native behavior I dislike is that <input type="number" /> elements only show the increment and decrement arrows when the input is focused. It’s a needless focus change — just show those controls all the…

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It’s true, I did. I also wrote a blog post about it because tbh I did a good job on it, and it’s a good read. As two ladies of leisure, Frances and I went to the MOMA on a weekday to see the new Nam June Paik exhibition. I didn’t love all of it, but the bits I really…

20 Jun 2021

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17 Jun 2021

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Learn about the 8 common fallacies of distributed computing that can lead to critical system design flaws. Understand the realities of network reliability, latency, bandwidth, security, topology, administration, transport costs, and network homogeneity for building robust and scalable distributed systems.

16 Jun 2021

15 Jun 2021

Henrik Warne 4 min read

I used to think that I didn’t need comments if I wrote self-documenting code. However, I have realized that I do write comments, and that I find them really useful. To see how many comments I write, and what kind … Continue reading →

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14 Jun 2021

Jeffrey Mew 5 min read

We are pleased to announce that the June 2021 release of the Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. If you are working with Python, we recommend downloading the Python extension from the Marketplace, or installing it directly from the extension gallery in Visual Studio Code. If you already have the Python extension installed, […] The post Jupyter…

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David Walsh 2 min read

Most websites and mobile apps collect all sorts of data to try to gain insights into what users are doing, not doing, and to gain insight into what users may want. Those metrics are useful but there’s a more valuable way to get information: direct feedback from users. Userwell is an awesome service that makes gathering, implementing, and delivering direct…