Technology Commentary

To handle the evolving nature of phishing threats, Message Query Language (MQL) was created to gain visibility into email attack patterns and give defenders control of their email environment.

Back when I was coding in 2007, my stack was straightforward. I had a shared hosting provider that cost me about 2 dollars per month (which I paid for a

Modeling is hard

Handling dates and times in code can be tricky. Understanding that there are three types of time —  and knowing which one you’re dealing…

Paying humans for their labor is usually more cost-effective than buying into new artificial intelligence technology, an MIT study found.

Every scientist needs a whiteboard!

Microsoft Graveyard is the virtual graveyard for all products killed by Microsoft; a free and open source collection of dead Microsoft products built by a passionate and nostalgic community.

Upgrades to BackBox’s automation platform are aimed at making it easier for network teams to implement zero-trust security functions, including privileged access management and vulnerability management.

Embracing a platform approach to secure networking ensures IT leaders have the flexibility to chart their organization’s path to convergence based on its unique functional requirements, preferred consumption models, and business objectives.

Managing complex C++ projects across multiple platforms often ends up being afrustrating and time-consuming task.However, this common challenge faced also by the most experienced softwaredevelopers doesn’t have to be an inevitable struggle.Imagine a world where cross-compilation is not just feasible, but also efficientand less cumbersome.I have noticed in several past friendly discussions with other engineers thatmany are not at all familiar with the type of Separation of Concerns that Nixdidn’t invent but also uses.

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Taking a simplified look at the costs of running workloads on common AWS compute services. TL;DR? “It depends”.

A deepdive into developer productivity metrics used by Google, LinkedIn, Peloton, Amplitude, Intercom, Notion, Postman, and 10 other tech companies

What if every single read and every single write from your software to your database becomes a standard API purpose-built for your data model?

Locating data and AI models close to the point of interaction is key to developing AI-powered apps that are always fast and always on.

Deeper financial analysis and earlier strategic thinking will result in a hybrid cloud deployment that delivers clearer ROI.

If we don’t have these honest conversations around risk today, tomorrow will have us all focused on the wrong thing.

President Bob Guenser sums up the history of Signature Plastics, creator and manufacturer of keycap profiles like SA and DSA, on occasion of preparing for retirement and searching for buyer candida…

The X-Forwarded-For (XFF) HTTP header provides crucial insight into the origin of web requests. The header works as a mechanism for…

Google appears to hide away an key feature from its search engine—an easily accessible cache of search results. (It’s still there, if you know where to look.)

Overture to our small Lisp to x86-64 compiler

Reading Ben Thompson’s coverage of Google’s earnings call this week,  one thing jumps out, and simply can’t be ignored: Google CEO Sundar Pichai was asked a simple question, and, …

Because moral progress is real (we improve our morality over time) new generations will inevitably see moral deficiencies in previous generations. To some degree we can guess and anticipate what they will find embarrassing about us today, but it will … Continue reading →

How are populations distributed if you roll up zip code regions to just the first two digits? What about just the first digit?

Yet Another Software Engineer's Blog

Microservices might simplify coordination and collaboration at scale, but transform all your hard work into costs that line someone else’s pocket.

The development of trolls appears to be the internet’s version of carcinization.

Will app developers get on board?

Project Tapestry will make a universal, chronological timeline of the public web.