F# Type Inference
I’m just starting to look at functional languages from an Object Oriented background. One of the first things I thought...
2015-01-23
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Gavin Draper
Tools For Successful Remote Working
I’ve been asked a few times recently how I find remote working and how well it works so I thought...
2014-10-13
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Entity Framework Fluent API and Indexing
With the release of Entity Framework 6.1 the Fluent API can now be used to create indexes. It’s still pretty...
2014-06-26
144 reads
Rails Continuous Testing
Coming from the .Net world where continuous testing is expensive on both the wallet and processing power seeing what Ruby...
2014-03-11
49 reads
Browser Based Web Notifications
3 of the 4 major browsers now support web notifications (Safari, Firefox, Chrome) and no where near enough sites are...
2014-03-01
46 reads
Cloning a SQL Server Database
The following script will backup and restore a database to the same server with a different name. Tested on SQL...
2014-03-01
45 reads
Using Google Charts With AngularJs
I recently rewrote a small webpage in AngularJs and it was amazing how much lighter and cleaner it made the...
2013-07-30
95 reads
Debugging Issues With Log4Net Not Logging
When you find log4net is not writing anything to your logs it can be a pain to debug as obviously...
2013-07-29
153 reads
ASP.Net MVC Debugging "Internal Server Error 500"
I was recently seeing “Internal Server Error 500” when trying to make an ajax call from an ASP.Net MVC view...
2013-06-22
503 reads
Das Keyboard - First Thoughts
There seems to be a lot of buzz around mechanical keyboard lately as more and more manufacturers have started producing...
2013-06-19
43 reads
Blogs
“We love to debate minutiae”
By Brian Kelley
I am guilty as charged. The quote was in reference to how people argue...
Advice I Like: Knots
By Steve Jones
Learn how to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark. With one hand....
Shifting Mindsets: Why FinOps is Essential for Cloud Efficiency
By HeyMo0sh
As a DevOps practitioner, I’ve always focused on performance, scalability, and automation. But as...
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Question of the Day
Upgrading Admin Queries
I have a query from a former DBA that we run on SQL Server 2025 to check on database metadata. This query references sys.sysaltfiles. I want to refactor this code to be more modern. Which DMV should I reference instead?
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