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From Google Analytics to Kafka & OTel
Architectural analysis of the evolution of real-time web telemetry: from Google Analytics Real-Time to session…
Mastering GORM & Hibernate: Cascading Persistence, Association Traps & Scaffolding
Architectural guide to mastering GORM and Hibernate: cascading persistence, belongsTo vs hasMany associations,…
Douglas Crockford: The Evolution of JavaScript
Deep technical analysis of Douglas Crockford's monumental impact on web engineering: the discovery and standar…
From RequireJS and Dart Dreams to Modern Bundlers: A Retrospective on Frontend Asset Optimization
Back in 2012, I wrote about using RequireJS and Google Closure Compiler while predicting Google Dart would rep…
Decoupling Groovy on Grails with Backbone.js
Architectural retrospective on decoupling Groovy on Grails backends with Backbone.js client-side MV* models, R…
Apache SSL/TLS Deployment: OpenSSL CSR Generation, SNI & Modern Let's Encrypt Automation
Engineering guide to Apache SSL/TLS: OpenSSL RSA and ECDSA CSR generation, Server Name Indication (SNI) multi-…
The Audacious Genius of Cappuccino & Objective-J
In April 2012, I complained about a shell script error when testing the Cappuccino framework on Ubuntu. Lookin…
From Flash & ActionScript to Dart, HTML5 & Wasm
Architectural analysis of the web runtime evolution: why Adobe Flash Player could never be open-sourced, the d…
LessCSS and Object-Oriented CSS (OOCSS) Guide
Explore LessCSS and Object-Oriented CSS (OOCSS): separation of structure and skin, parametric mixins, CSS vari…
The Death of "Don't Be Evil": Data Sovereignty
Architectural blueprint for reclaiming data sovereignty and escaping Big Tech monopolies: building self-hosted…
The Battle for the Open Web: From SOPA to Modern Digital Gatekeepers
Architectural and policy deep dive into the open web: the SOPA/OPEN Act battles, the end-to-end principle, cor…
Configuring Postfix Virtual Mailbox Domains on Ubuntu Linux
Complete systems administration guide to configuring Postfix virtual mailbox domains on Ubuntu without local U…