It’s more than just a hat

There’s a line in showbiz that goes, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” Ian Proulx, CEO of Splitgate 2 developer 1047 Games, has recently learned the hard way that’s not entirely true. Last week, during the Summer Game Fest keynote livestream, Proulx came out to promote his game wearing a black hat that read … Read more

Why Legacy Code Still Runs the World

As the world of software development continues to evolve, much of the conversation revolves around the latest technologies: AI-assisted coding, cloud-native refactors, and the ever-growing microservice movement. But despite the hype surrounding shiny new tools and paradigms, a quiet, powerful truth continues to shape the landscape of modern software: most of the world still runs … Read more

This Lightweight Tool Flags Breaking Changes Before You Ship

In modern Go projects, it’s too easy for accidental API changes or subtle documentation edits to sneak through pull requests or release processes unnoticed. relimpact is a lightweight CLI tool that helps you understand what really changed between two Git refs — with clean, structured, human-friendly reports. Use it in CI pipelines, release PRs, or locally before tagging … Read more

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Network Routers and Switches

Disclaimer: Readers should not infer that Google is using or planning to use any of these technologies in its products or services. Introduction The ever-increasing demand for data-driven applications and services has placed pressure on networking infrastructures. As the primary source for data flow, network routers and switches play an important role in ensuring seamless … Read more

Simplifying Object Creation and Cleanup With IF [NOT] EXISTS in Oracle Database 23ai

Oracle Database 23ai introduces a long-awaited improvement for managing database objects gracefully support for the IF [NOT] EXISTS clause in DDL statements. This enhancement simplifies schema management by preventing runtime errors when creating or dropping objects that may or may not already exist. For DBAs and developers building reusable, idempotent deployment scripts, this feature marks … Read more

What 3,100 Dead Leads Taught Us About AI, SMS and Scalable Follow-Up That Converts

Is your CRM more “graveyard” than “growth engine?” n You’re not alone. Thousands of contacts sit in cold storage: once warm, now silent. Leads you paid for. Leads that once showed intent. Now? Cash purgatory. Let’s be real: follow-up is hard. After two decades selling tech stuff I understand: It’s time-consuming It requires creativity most … Read more