Eliminate Render-Blocking JavaScript with Async and Defer
Async and defer are two HTML5 attributes that allow delaying execution of scripts, eliminating blocking JavaScript. A must for performance!
How to Use Chrome Dev Tools to Find Performance Bottlenecks
As one advances through a Software Development career, concerns beyond writing code that works arise. In the world of web development, it becomes pertinent to not only build functional software but to also make them highly performant such that they are able to seamlessly deliver the desired experience while using minimal resources. In this article, we will go through an in-depth consideration of one of such tools; The Chrome Developer Tools.
How To Set Up Continuous Integration Pipelines in Jenkins on Ubuntu 20.04
Jenkins is an open source automation server intended to automate repetitive technical tasks involved in the continuous integration and delivery of software. With a robust ecosystem of plugins and broad support, Jenkins can handle a diverse set of workloads to build, test, and…
How to Set Up a Kafka Producer to Source Data Through CLI
In this tutorial, you’ll create a Java program that produces data into a Kafka topic. You’ll create a Java project using Apache Maven, a tool for building and packaging Java projects, and add the Kafka client library as a dependency.
How To Implement Smooth Scrolling in React
What is smooth scrolling? Instead of clicking on a button and being instantly taken to a different part of the (same) page, the user is navigated there via a scroll animation. It’s one of those subtle features on a site that makes an aesthetic difference.
A General Introduction to Cloud Computing
This conceptual article provides an introduction to the history, features, benefits, and risks of cloud computing. It is part of the Cloud Computing curriculum, which includes beginner-friendly, hands-on tutorials for setting up and securing servers, deploying apps, and sharing code, as well as further conceptual articles on related topics such as open source software and ethical issues in cloud computing.
Oracle Linux 8 — kernel — security and stability fixes — required update (ELSA-2021-2570)
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 6 December 2020 Affected versions: Oracle Linux 8 📖 ~4 min read • Source: ELSA advisory ELSA-2021-2570 Related CVEs: CVE-2020-26541 CVE-2021-33034 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & […]
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Throughput Drops on High Bandwidth Links
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 6 December 2020 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – Primary Fix Solution – Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors & Cross-Refs References & Further […]
Windows Server 2016 — SMB signing and encryption policy mismatch causes file service latency spikes — Fix & Prevention
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 6 December 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]
Windows Server 2016 — DFS Replication service backlog growth and stalls — Fix & Prevention
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 6 December 2020 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~1 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]
