How to write high-performance SQL for your Postgres database
Ben and Ryan talk with Lukas Fittl, founder and CEO of pganalyze, which provides in-depth Postgres database monitoring and optimization. They talk about why Lukas considers himself a founder-CEO by title but engineer by trade, what’s important to understand about SQL, and the role of AI in database optimization.
Read moreHow to Create CSS Ribbon Shapes with a Single Element
Learn how to use modern CSS tricks to create fancy CSS ribbon shapes with minimal code and hover animations, using just a single element. Continue reading How to Create CSS Ribbon Shapes with a Single Element on SitePoint.
Read moreThe Engineer Bouquet: Making a Team Where People Can Grow
Career ladders are a poor model for personal growth. People don’t take pre-defined steps, and they never go in a straight line.Continue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreHow to Rise From Management to Leadership
Key practices that can help managers leap to the next levelContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreCrafting Mazes
Inspired while creating a maze map for the Wall-E project. Follow this tutorial to explore ways to generate mazes using Graph Theory algorithmicallyPhoto by Ben Mathis Seibel on UnsplashIn my previous article, we delved into pathfinding problems in graphs, which are inherently connected to solving mazes.When I set out to create a
Read moreThe Hidden Potential of Cellular Automata Systems
From simulating life’s patterns to optimizing network traffic flowContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreQuantum Computing: How To Add Two Numbers Using Quantum Circuit
A step-by-step walk-through on how to add two numbers using quantum computing circuitsContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreLlamaIndex: How To Evaluate Your RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) Applications
Classic 10k reports with Australian real estate market reports to demonstrate the end-to-end evaluation processContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreMaster Python GUI Development with Tkinter
Step-by-step guide to building a user-friendly document generator GUI in PythonContinue reading on Better Programming »
Read moreCircular coordinate art
About three years ago I ran across a strange coordinate system in which familiar functions lead to interesting plots. The system is called “circular coordinates” but it is not polar coordinates. This morning I was playing around with this again. Here’s a plot of f(x) = x. And here’s a
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