MySQL benchmark of AWS RDS vs EC2 with complete results and instructions on how to recreate on your own for under $0.25. Update 9/15/2013 – Added bar charts to compliment tables. I found a couple blog posts with benchmark data … Continue reading
This post demonstrates 5 examples of Spreadsheet-Fu to make quick work of menial data formatting tasks. Spreadsheet programs have useful functions built into them for string manipulation (concatenation, search and replace, formatting, etc). It used to be just Excel and Open … Continue reading
Require.js is trying to solve the problem of dealing with lots of JavaScript. I have used it with Backbone.js, underscore, Dojo, and jQuery. It works well, but it does take some effort to get it configured and running within your … Continue reading
Sublime Text 2 is my new best friend as an editor. It is fast, it anticipates my needs, and it doesn’t get in my way. So far, every nit I have encountered with it has an easy fix. For example, … Continue reading
I’m currently working on responsive websites that support not only desktop browsers, but also Android and iOS – at any resolution. Testing becomes quite a task when it comes time to stop writing new features and preparing to check in. … Continue reading
Most professional Java developers swear by IntelliJ IDEA. In my new job I use it on a daily basis. I have to agree – it rocks. At $499 it is not terribly expensive compared to other commercial licenses. The free … Continue reading
