So when Microsoft acquired Xamarin in 2016 and started integrating the Xamarin Visual Studio plugins more with the standard VS features, I knew I had to try and switch over to take advantage of the powerful IDE and language. Some of the immediate benefits I gained from the switch are:
Phishing can happen to anyone, and hackers know that. What could happen if someone compromised your git repo? How about your email? FIDO security keys are awesome at preventing phishing. This talk explains how they work, how they can protect you, and what you can implement to protect your users.
Keeping up with JavaScript frameworks can be a challenge. There are a lot of them, and seemingly another one every month. How do you know which ones might be right for your project? What are their strengths and weaknesses? How do you get started?
A robust DevOps environment requires having continuous integration for every component of the system. But far too often, the database is omitted from the equation, leading to problems from fragile production releases and inefficient development practices to simply making it harder to onboard new programmers.
In this article, we discuss the unique aspects of databases, both relational and NoSQL, in a successful continuous integration environment.
If you've been a docker user for long time, I think it will take some persuading for you to even consider to switch to different tooling.
This talk covers:
Microsoft says they could remove 700 lines of code using Dapr to switch between RabbitMQ and Azure Service Bus.
When Ruby on Rails, a web application framework written in the Ruby programming language, was first released as open source back in July 2004, it stumbled to rise in the rankings as one of the top programming languages. But in 2006, Apple announced that it would be shipping Ruby on Rails with their Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard” and Ruby soon became known and used by many. So much so, that the TIOBE index, a measure of the popularity of programming languages, named Ruby the “Programming Language of 2006.” However, due to some scalability issues and the release of other exciting new tools, such as Node.js and AngularJS, Ruby started to lose its popularity and by 2008 it seemed as if it was on its way out.
