Smashing Magazine

JUNE 10, 2022

In the first part of this article, we saw that measuring and comparing typefaces is not a simple task. We saw how important it is to keep the typographic design parameters and variables the same to get a more accurate result while testing different typefaces. So what aspects of typefaces could we measure? Thomas Bohm.

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SQL Performance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This article is the eleventh part in a series about table expressions. In this article, I focus on modification considerations. As you probably know, you’re allowed to modify data in base tables indirectly through named table expressions like views. Sample Data. You can control modification permissions against views.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

How We Improved SmashingMag Performance. How We Improved SmashingMag Performance. Yet as time passes by, the excitement slowly fades away, and urgent adjustments, much-needed features, and new business requirements creep in. This is where we started. We had to fix that. That’s Where We Were. Vitaly Friedman.

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SQL Performance

DECEMBER 11, 2019

NULL handling is one of the trickier aspects of data modeling and data manipulation with SQL. Even among people who do have a good grasp of relational theory and SQL, you will hear very strong opinions both in favor and against using NULLs in your database. This article is the first in a series about NULL complexities.

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Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2021

How do we actually know where we stand in terms of performance, and what exactly our performance bottlenecks are? And, most importantly, where do we even start improving performance and how do we establish a performance culture long-term? Get a free trial of LogRocket today. Table Of Contents.

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Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

This is a sponsored article.) How can we avoid getting overwhelmed by the complexity of the task at hand? By automating all the tasks to execute, we will not dread doing the deployment (and having a trembling sweaty finger when pressing the Enter button), indeed we may not be even aware of it. Leonardo Losoviz.

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Smashing Magazine

JULY 29, 2019

This article is part of a series in which I attempt to use the web under various constraints, representing a given demographic of user. I hope to raise the profile of difficulties faced by real people, which are avoidable if we design and develop in a way that is sympathetic to their needs. Just how expensive are we talking?

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