Archive for September, 2008

Understanding the find(1) Utility

September 27, 2008

The Unix find(1) utility is a powerful tool, yet few people really understand how it works. It may be a bit confusing at first, but a programmer who knows his boolean algebra should be able to wrap his head around the basic concepts without much trouble.

Professional Deployment and Operation of Web Applications

September 7, 2008

There are millions of web applications on the Internet that are under constant development. Paying software developers to work on bug fixes and new features is quite expensive already, but what’s often neglected is the cost for deployment and operation. Well-run organizations invest in their deployment and runtime infrastructure and are rewarded with reduction of [...]