Rigor

JUNE 14, 2019

It’s true that what might be considered the “most important” or “best” web performance metrics can vary by industry. For example, a media organization may be interested in tracking Time to Interactive because its site relies on third-party advertising for revenue, while an ecommerce business might want to dig deeper into First Meaningful Paint so it can ensure that customers can quickly take action to purchase an item.

Metrics 101

Metrics Performance Speed Ecommerce 101

DZone

JUNE 14, 2019

Every app is imperfect and generates errors, but do you know how errors affect your users and business? When you look at logs for a large application, you might see thousands of errors per day and not know where to start. Even worse are errors that are not tracked by your application. They could be buttons that stop working, input that isn’t saved, or any number of other issues.

Code 124

Code Development Performance 124

SQL Performance

JUNE 14, 2019

This article is the third installment in a series about T-SQL bugs, pitfalls and best practices. Previously I covered determinism and subqueries. This time I focus on joins. Some of the bugs and best practices that I cover here are a result of a survey I did among fellow MVPs. Thanks Erland Sommarskog, Aaron Bertrand, Alejandro Mesa, Umachandar Jayachandran (UC), Fabiano Neves Amorim, Milos Radivojevic, Simon Sabin, Adam Machanic, Thomas Grohser, Chan Ming Man and Paul White for offering your in

Best Practices 93

Best Practices C++ Database Processing 93

DZone

JUNE 14, 2019

This article shows how to replace the default error page with custom Thymeleaf error page in Spring Boot. By default, a Spring boot application will show the Default Whitelabel Error page, which is good in the beginning but eventually, we might want to show a more suitable Error page with more useful details.

Performance 109

Performance 109

O'Reilly Software

JUNE 14, 2019

Adam Tornhill offers a new perspective on software development that will change how you view code. Continue reading Prioritizing technical debt as if time and money mattered.

Code 71

Code Software Software Development 71

DZone

JUNE 14, 2019

Just published the following video on Youtube, Twitter et al. Sharing here for completeness! Not seeing the results you expected? Debugging complex searches can be a frustrating experience. Don't waste time editing Boolean strings: find and fix errors the visual way. Visualize your search in 2D, switch parts on and off, enable and disable terms.experiment and optimize, then save and share.

Performance 100

Performance 100

O'Reilly Software

JUNE 14, 2019

Michael Feathers explores various scaling strategies in light of research about human cognition and systems cohesion. Continue reading Choices of scale.

Strategy 72

Strategy Systems 72