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The adage about proving a negative applies. We can generate a list of code that is exercised, or identify code that isn’t being exercised.

The FDA may have just cancelled a whole category of over-the-counter drugs. Has the FDA removed cold medications from the market like this?

Real time is still very much a work in progress.

Making NixOS modules for fun and (hopefully) profit - Xe's Blog

Turns out, dedicating a webpage to your site detailing what you are working on right now can change your perspective on things.

To achieve software resilience, you must design in security, and treat it as part of software quality. In episode of the Scaling Tech Podcast, author and security expert Kelly Shortridge shares exactly how to do that - covering topics such as the philosophy of software resilience, Evaluation and Experimentation, Self Serve Security, and what it means to be "Safe to Fail."

Visualizing complex behavior with websockets

FinOps focuses on optimizing cloud spend — but this optimization doesn’t necessarily translate to environmental advantages. Fortunately, today there are organizations that also want to prioritize sustainability in their cloud decision-making.

How a real-life attempt to charge online services for using the phone line became an infamous internet legend. The “modem tax” was a chain-mail boogeyman.

When your product model is well defined and not tightly enmeshed with certain technologies, experienced developers can work properly.

In today’s tech-driven world, being a software developer means more than just writing code. It means taking on the responsibility of ensuring that our creations not only work well but also do good. Let’s dive into some key ethical considerations for developers:

This is my new About page. Please let me know what you think, what questions are left unanswered, what would make it clearer, & how you feel about it if you feel some kind of way. I’m Kent Beck & my mission is to help geeks feel safe in the world. Help. I can’t make anyone else feel anything but I can help.

A parable by a triggered GenXer.

Programming and writing

Loading links to Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Substack takes far longer than to other sites. We built a tool so you can check any domain you like

Create a generative AI policy that helps guide engineers in what to do — and not to do — with ChatGPT, Copilot or any other chatbot.

Observability tools have evolved beyond the model of linear price increases as complexity and data scales (more data is being generated).

Storing the vast amounts of data needed for real-time analytics poses big and expensive challenges. Here's how the latest version of InfluxDB can help improve performance and cut costs.

A robust observability strategy can preemptively detect anomalies and potential issues—before they become full-blown outages.

The future of software innovation depends on unlocking every developer's and engineer's creativity by removing infrastructure burdens.