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Ruby on Rails 4.0: Declarative Caching and Turbolinks Performance
Analyzing the features introduced in the Rails 4.0 release previews, focusing on Russian Doll caching and Turbolinks execution models.
LXC Containers and the Early Seeds of dotCloud's Docker Project
An exploration of Linux containers in early 2013. We study cgroups and namespaces, and analyze how dotCloud is standardizing application deployments.
The Responsive Web: Retrospective on Design Standardizations of 2012
A retrospective on responsive web design in late 2012, analyzing CSS layout standardizations, preprocessor adoptions, and mobile growth.
C# 5.0 and .NET 4.5: The Async/Await Revolution is Here
Analyzing the formal release of C# 5.0 and .NET 4.5 in late 2012, focusing on the compiler state machines and async/await implementations.
Continuous Delivery: Moving from Sprint Releases to Daily Deploys
Analyzing DevOps workflows in late 2012. We look at blue-green deployments, automated canary testing, and feature flags.
ASP.NET MVC 4: Bundling, Minification, and Mobile Views
Exploring the features introduced in the ASP.NET MVC 4 release, detailing asset bundling, minification, and mobile view configurations.
OAuth 2.0 RFC 6749: Standardizing Authorization for Web APIs
An architectural review of the finalized OAuth 2.0 authorization framework (RFC 6749) released in October 2012.
Responsive Design Tools: The Emergence of SASS, LESS, and Preprocessors
Exploring the adoption of CSS preprocessors SASS and LESS in late 2012, detailing variables, mixin imports, and CSS compilation.
Real-time Data: Why Apache Spark is Replacing MapReduce Batching
An architectural review of Apache Spark in late 2012, analyzing Resilient Distributed Datasets (RDD) and in-memory processing speeds.
Redis 2.6: Lua Scripting, Server-Side Scripts, and Commands
Exploring the release of Redis 2.6 in late 2012, detailing server-side Lua scripting, transaction security, and cache performance.
TypeScript 0.8: Reviewing Microsoft's Open Source Compiler Preview
A hands-on review of the TypeScript 0.8 compiler preview, examining type safety configurations and JavaScript code compilation.
Windows 8 and Surface RT: Microsoft's Risky Dual-OS Launch
Evaluating Microsoft's Windows 8 and Surface RT announcement, detailing the hardware limitations and developer constraints of Windows RT.
Web Performance: SPDY Protocol and the Foundation of HTTP/2
Exploring the adoption of Google's SPDY protocol in mid-2012, detailing multiplexing and header compression techniques.
Single Page Apps: Why AngularJS v1.0 is the Framework to Watch
Analyzing the landmark release of Google's AngularJS v1.0, detailing how two-way data binding and directives simplify SPA architectures.
Infrastructure Automation: Ansible vs. Puppet and Chef in 2012
Comparing infrastructure orchestration systems following the release of Ansible in 2012, comparing its agentless model against Chef and Puppet.
TypeScript Announcement: static type safety for JavaScript scale
Analyzing Microsoft's announcement of TypeScript in June 2012. We look at static typing abstractions, class architectures, and JavaScript compilation.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean: Project Butter and Butter-Smooth UI
Analyzing the release of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in mid-2012, detailing Google's 'Project Butter' graphics performance improvements.
Polyglot Cloud: Heroku's Expansion into Python and Java Support
An analysis of Heroku's Cedar stack expansion, detailing buildpack execution frameworks that enable multi-language PaaS deployments.
ASP.NET Web API: Designing RESTful APIs for the Modern Web
An architectural guide to the newly released ASP.NET Web API, analyzing routing setups, content negotiation, and RESTful service designs.
Apache Cassandra 1.1: Multi-Data Center Replication for Enterprise
Reviewing Apache Cassandra 1.1 release features, examining gossip communication protocol configurations and multi-datacenter data replication.
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