SQL Performance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Recently someone at work asked for more space to accommodate a rapidly growing table. At the time it had 3.75 billion rows, presented on 143 million pages, and occupying ~1.14TB. Of course we can always throw more disk at a table, but I wanted to see if we could scale this more efficiently than the current linear trend. Sounds like a great job for compression, right?

Database 70

Database Storage Hardware Efficiency 70

Tasktop

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Today we’re heading to Nashville to meet our Senior Manager of Technical Account Management, Lori! She discusses how she works across multiple time zones, her love for working with customers on their integration journeys, and where to get the best lunch in Austin. How do you start your day before work? I start my day by making sure my teenagers have had breakfast, have all their electronics (preferably fully charged), have their backpacks, and make it out the door on time with my husband to head

Software Engineering 75

Software Engineering Traffic Virtualization Engineering 75

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 27, 2019

The Web Almanac by HTTP Archive is a free, open-source collaborations featuring input from over 80 contributors. It is one of the most complete “state of the web” reports currently available. Offering 20 chapters with insights into Page Content, User Experience, Content Publishing, and Content Distribution, it can also be overwhelming, so we’ll be summarizing the web performance section in an easy-to-understand manner.

Performance 52

Performance Speed Website Mobile 52

The Polyglot Developer

DECEMBER 27, 2019

While working on a bug in one of my projects recently, I found an issue that I could only recreate on an Android device. However, due to some cross-origin resource sharing (CORS) issues on my server, I had to serve my development environment from a changed hostfile that had a specific subdomain of my project. With the ability to use a remote Chrome debugger from your desktop to a mobile device, you can use an emulator and still have your full Chrome debugging capabilities.

Mobile 40

Mobile Servers Development 40

Addy Osmani

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Tip: Break tasks you procrastinate into smaller, low-energy ones. It helps.

Energy 40

Energy 40

TechBeacon Testing

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Many organizations that have implemented agile development practices are struggling to derive full value from them because of a variety of factors, including a slowness to jettison conventional approaches and a failure to adopt best practices.

Best Practices 11

Best Practices Testing Development Open Source 11

Testsigma

DECEMBER 27, 2019

When you are delivering a web-based or mobile-based software in the competitive market, you need to ensure your website functions smoothly on every type of environment as intended. We do ‘ Cross Browser Testing ’ to meet the end user expectations across different web browsers. If your application is compatible enough, it will definitely help in obtaining a good business.

Testing 54

Testing Testing Tools Operating System Mobile 54