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Linux being secure is a common misconception
Linux being secure is a common misconception in the security and privacy realm. Linux is thought to be secure primarily because of its source model, popular usage in servers, small userbase and confusion about its security features. This article is intended to debunk these misunderstandings by demonstrating the lack…
Git's Little Bundle of Joy
Le magazine vous livre gratuitement le meilleur de l'actualité, des conseils et astuces, des informations générales, des articles sur l'actualité régionale, etc.
Scaling on EC2 - WebMynd's experiences (YC Winter '08)
Being an extension on the Recommended List brings explosive growth. This is an overview of some the things we’ve done to contain that expansion.
App Engine: Multi-tenancy, High Performance Image Serving, Increased Quotas
Today marks the 1.3.6 release of App Engine for Java and Python. In this release we have made available several exciting new features, relax...
Tracking Every Release
We spend a lot of time gathering metrics for our network, servers, and many things going on within the code that drives Etsy....
Announcing Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: The Lucid Lynx
Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
Snowflake Server
a bliki entry for Snowflake Server
Cloud Computing Without Containers: Hello Isolates
We have a cloud computing platform called Workers. Unlike essentially every other cloud computing platform I know of, it doesn’t use containers or virtual machines. We believe that is the future of Serverless and cloud computing in general, and I’ll try to convince you why.
Scaling to exabytes and beyond
Dash knows your context, your team, and your work, so your team can stay organized, easily find and share knowledge, and keep projects secure, all from one place.
Feature Toggles
Feature Flags can be categorized into several buckets; manage each appropriately. Smart implementation can help constrain complexity.
High Performance at Massive Scale: Lessons Learned at Facebook
Recently, we were fortunate to host Jeff Rothschild, the Vice President of Technology at Facebook, for a visit for the CNS lecture series. Jeff’s talk, “High Performance at Massive Sca…
Using /usr/local
Technologist, podcaster, and inventor. Founder of the 5by5 podcast network and Fireside.
App Engine can finally receive mail. [bonus: delete your app as well]
The App Engine team is psyched to present version 1.2.6 of our SDK for both runtimes, Python and Java. This releases contains plenty of imp...