PgBouncer is useful, important, and fraught with peril
https://jpcamara.com/2023/04/12/pgbouncer-is-useful.html
https://jpcamara.com/2023/04/12/pgbouncer-is-useful.html
Jpcamara
PgBouncer is useful, important, and fraught with peril
Updated 2024-09-17 to reflect updated PgBouncer support for protocol-level prepared statements 🐘
To start, I want to say that I’m appreciative that PgBouncer exists and the work its open source maintainers put into it. I also love working with PostgreSQL…
To start, I want to say that I’m appreciative that PgBouncer exists and the work its open source maintainers put into it. I also love working with PostgreSQL…
Why is it so hard to measure productivity?
https://www.fractional.work/p/why-is-it-so-hard-to-measure-productivity
https://www.fractional.work/p/why-is-it-so-hard-to-measure-productivity
Docker Desktop 4.23: New Configuration Integrity Check, Plus Updates to Docker Init, Compose, Watch, Quick Search, and More
https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-desktop-4-23/
https://www.docker.com/blog/docker-desktop-4-23/
Docker
Docker Desktop 4.23: Updates to Docker Init, New Configuration Integrity Check, Quick Search Improvements, Performance Enhancements…
Docker Desktop 4.23 is now available and includes numerous enhancements, including ASP.NET support in Docker Init, Configuration Integrity Check to alert on any configuration changes that require attention, and cross-domain identity management. This release…
We built the fastest CI and it failed
https://earthly.dev/blog/shutting-down-earthly-ci/
https://earthly.dev/blog/shutting-down-earthly-ci/
Earthly Blog
We built the fastest CI in the world. It failed. Here's what we learned
Earthly CI, touted as the fastest CI system, is shutting down due to a lack of market demand and difficulty in convincing users to switch from exis...
Boosting Maven: BF and Skipper Algorithm for Faster Dependency Resolution
https://blog.anilgulati.tech/maven-dependency-resolution-the-bf-and-skipper-algorithm
https://blog.anilgulati.tech/maven-dependency-resolution-the-bf-and-skipper-algorithm
Anil Gulati's blog
Maven: BF and Skipper Algorithm for Faster Dependency Resolution
Discover how the BF and Skipper algorithm accelerates Maven's dependency resolution process for faster builds
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Our journey at F5 with Apache Arrow
https://arrow.apache.org/blog/2023/04/11/our-journey-at-f5-with-apache-arrow-part-1/
https://arrow.apache.org/blog/2023/04/11/our-journey-at-f5-with-apache-arrow-part-1/
Apache Arrow
Our journey at F5 with Apache Arrow (part 1)
Apache Arrow is a technology widely adopted in big data, analytics, and machine learning applications. In this article, we share F5’s experience with Arrow, specifically its application to telemetry, and the challenges we encountered while optimizing the…
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How Instagram scaled to 14 million users with only 3 engineers
https://engineercodex.substack.com/p/how-instagram-scaled-to-14-million
https://engineercodex.substack.com/p/how-instagram-scaled-to-14-million
Engineerscodex
How Instagram scaled to 14 million users with only 3 engineers
Instagram's guiding principles and tech stack explained simply
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‘I couldn’t believe the data’: how thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/17/how-learning-thinking-in-a-foreign-language-improves-decision-making
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/17/how-learning-thinking-in-a-foreign-language-improves-decision-making
the Guardian
How thinking in a foreign language improves decision-making
Research shows people who speak another language are more utilitarian and flexible, less risk-averse and egotistical, and better able to cope with traumatic memories
All together now: Spring Boot 3.2, GraalVM native images, Java 21, and virtual threads with Project Loom,
https://spring.io/blog/2023/09/09/all-together-now-spring-boot-3-2-graalvm-native-images-java-21-and-virtual
https://spring.io/blog/2023/09/09/all-together-now-spring-boot-3-2-graalvm-native-images-java-21-and-virtual
All together now: Spring Boot 3.2, GraalVM native images, Java 21, and virtual threads with Project Loom,
Level up your Java code and explore what Spring can do for you.
Comparing Datadog and New Relic's support for OpenTelemetry data
https://signoz.io/blog/is-opentelemetry-a-first-class-citizen-in-your-dashboard-a-datadog-and-newrelic-comparison/
https://signoz.io/blog/is-opentelemetry-a-first-class-citizen-in-your-dashboard-a-datadog-and-newrelic-comparison/
SigNoz
Comparing Datadog and New Relic's support for OpenTelemetry data
we will explore how, in both New Relic and Datadog, OpenTelemetry data is a ‘second class citizen.’
Storing UTC is not a silver bullet (2019)
https://codeblog.jonskeet.uk/2019/03/27/storing-utc-is-not-a-silver-bullet/
https://codeblog.jonskeet.uk/2019/03/27/storing-utc-is-not-a-silver-bullet/
Jon Skeet's coding blog
Storing UTC is not a silver bullet
Note: this is a pretty long post. If you’re not interested in the details, the conclusion at the bottom is intended to be read in a standalone fashion. There’s also a related blog post …
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Inside New Query Engine of MongoDB
https://laplab.me/posts/inside-new-query-engine-of-mongodb/
https://laplab.me/posts/inside-new-query-engine-of-mongodb/
Nikita Lapkov
Inside New Query Engine of MongoDB
Discussion on HackerNews and Lobsters.
MongoDB has recently released a new query engine coming in version 7.0. I was one of the people working on this engine during my 2 years in MongoDB and I would like to share some technical details about it.
Disclaimer:…
MongoDB has recently released a new query engine coming in version 7.0. I was one of the people working on this engine during my 2 years in MongoDB and I would like to share some technical details about it.
Disclaimer:…
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Nerd Fonts - Iconic font aggregator, glyphs/icons collection, & fonts patcher
https://www.nerdfonts.com/
https://www.nerdfonts.com/
Nerd Fonts
Nerd Fonts - Iconic font aggregator, glyphs/icons collection, & fonts patcher
Iconic font aggregator, collection, & patcher: 9,000+ glyph/icons, 60+ patched fonts: Hack, Source Code Pro, more. Popular glyph collections: Font Awesome, Octicons, Material Design Icons, and more
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Kafka with Schema Registry and Avro Serialization
https://howtodoinjava.com/kafka/kafka-with-avro-and-schema-registry/
https://howtodoinjava.com/kafka/kafka-with-avro-and-schema-registry/
HowToDoInJava
Kafka with Schema Registry and Avro Serialization
Learn to integrate Kafka with Apache Avro and Schema Registry to manage the changes in Schema over time, and a demo to test this integration.