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A Journey Through Gaming Graphics Evolution

Google Distinguished Engineer Russ Cox, tech lead for the Go programming language, has promised that “there will not […]

Software security should start at the beginning of the SDLC, making sure even your containers are secure, Don MacVittie advises.

When systems are designed with observability and explainability in mind, adapting and troubleshooting software becomes more effective.

The pursuit of massively distributed databases that can scale horizontally into infinity has led to an explosion of specialized databases, with literally dozens of differing data models and entire products released for hyper-specific use cases.

System Initiative is making the digital twin tool it developed to manage DevOps workflows available under an open source Apache 2.0 license.

Shifting from tedious denormalization jobs and allowing data to be queried directly can significantly improve efficiency and flexibility.

It’s time to regain control over your alerting chaos. We’re going to talk about alerting principles and practices that can help you achieve a well-organized, healthy, and efficient alerting system for your projects!

Despite their questionable utility, terminal multiplexers have skyrocketed to fame in the tech world over the last decade.

Secure GitHub Actions with new research showing high-risk practices and get expert tips to prevent overly permissive workflows in your CI/CD pipeline.

Design this bad should sicken developers – but it's the rest of us who end up feeling queasy

Analysis of the usability of WebTV, including user interface guidelines for designing cross-platform Web pages that are considerate of WebTV users

Comparing the nature of the Web as a medium when accessed through television sets and when accessed through computers, concluding that the level of user engagement is a main differentiator

The tale of the just-departed Rodriguez is a story of technology and culture shaping a musician’s life. And we’re all a little better that it did.

AI-engineered tools can be an incredibly useful tool to improve the SRE incident management pillar of practice.

A cloud native architecture brings many benefits, but the complexity makes it hard to maintain performance, and security and diagnose problems when they arise.

Welcome to our second episode of short stories all about what may be the original designed object: the trail. If you haven’t heard the first episode yet you should totally go back and listen. It’s a lot of fun. 99% Invisible Trail Mix Episode 548 Trail Mix PlayPause Add to QueueRemove from Queue Download We’re

Bluetooth-enabled location trackers such as Tiles and AirTags aren’t just a helpful way to find missing luggage or a misplaced wallet—they can also be easily slipped surreptitiously into a bag or car, allowing stalkers and abusers unprecedented access to a person’s location without their knowledge...

The Web is a cognitive medium; the user owns the navigation and won't wait for emotional brand messages. Product sites and classifieds have value; most ads get puny click-through and few customers

Keeping old content alive will more than double the value of a site and only cost a small investment in content gardening. Removed pages equal lost users.

Many modern browser features were actually introduced back in the 1990s in ways that'll surely surprise you.

New technology and conventions have led to several new classes of usability problems in Web design.

I was reading this list of the 10 biggest web design mistakes in 1999, and it was a good read on what drove people crazy back then, and considering how those sins have changed over time. Let's take a look at a few choice quotes. Don't pollute my screen with

The evolution of Apache Arrow — a popular open source, multilanguage toolbox for faster data interchange and in-memory processing — creates new opportunities for improved real-time analytics.