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Z-order indexing for multifaceted queries in Amazon DynamoDB: Part 2 | Amazon Web Services
In a previous AWS Database Blog post, I introduced Z-order indexing, a way in which you can sort your data to efficiently query an Amazon DynamoDB table by using range bounds on multiple attributes. In this post, we explore the process of creating a schema for your index. We look
Don’t panic! A playbook for managing any production incident - Stack Overfl
Go Memory Management Part 3 – Povilas Versockas
Go Memory Management. In this blogpost we will go thru how cgo impacts go virtual memory. We will look at Go Execution Tracer and how to trace system calls.
Go Memory Management Part 2 – Povilas Versockas
Go Memory Management. In this blogpost we will go thru how go uses cgo. We will look at Go DNS resolver implentations, libc & more!
Installing Linux on a Dead Badger: User's Notes
Place badger in center of fireproof surface, making sure ventilation is adequate and all doors are locked.
Scaling up the Prime Video audio/video monitoring service and reducing cost
We create and provide access to world-class entertainment through Amazon Originals, Prime Video, Audible, Amazon Games, Twitch, Amazon Music, Prime Gaming, and more. Amazon’s digital entertainment products enable customers to access the latest apps and games, stream or download m
The Potentially Dangerous Non-Accessibility Of Cookie Notices — Smashing Ma
In this piece, a Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) auditor shares some cookie banner error patterns that can massively hurt a page’s overall conformance. Let’s explore what to look out for with this omnipresent piece of the web interface.
The worst coder in the world tries an AI sidekick - Stack Overflow Blog
Instantly verify your customers online with Open Banking APIs - Stack Overf
Why Performance Matters, Part 3: Tolerance Management — Smashing Magazine
User reaction to a wait online is no different from that in the offline world. Studies based on the analysis of more than a thousand cases identify 14 distinct types of waiting situations on the web. Being dependent on your users' loyalty, you cannot leave them facing a passive w
Why Performance Matters, Part 2: Perception Management — Smashing Magazine
When we talk about the user’s perception of time, we mean psychological time, or brain time. This time is of interest to psychologists, neuroscientists and odd individuals like me. Objective time is dealt with by technical means, and those means have limits that become insurmount
To understand AI sentience, first understand it in animals | Aeon Essays
As the power of AI grows, we need to have evidence of its sentience. That is why we must return to the minds of animals
Introducing Communities on Teams: where domain, practice, and community com
An example of LLM prompting for programming
Generated knowledge and chain of thought prompting of an LLM can generate useful code.
Open source is fueling the future of nuclear physics · GitHub
A look at the open source artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and high performance computing (HPC) tools used in the nuclear fusion ignition breakthrough at Lawerence Livermore Labs.
What’s the difference between software engineering and computer science deg
Are meetings making you less productive? - Stack Overflow Blog
The delusion of Healthy Tensions
Every organisation I’ve ever worked with has suffered from ‘healthy tensions’ between roles turned nasty in one form or another. I’ve seen them lead to interpersonal conflict, team dysfunction, silos and productivity grinding to a halt. In general - bad outcomes all round....
Right-sizing your technology team | Thoughtworks
Managing the scale of your technology teams to accomplish strategic goals can be challenging. How can business leaders get it right?
Balancing Autonomy and Alignment with Accountability | by Richard Lennox |
Autonomous teams that are highly Aligned to purpose, are also explicitly Accountable. By having concrete mechanisms maximising Transparency and improving Commitments you can drive accountabilty.
