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I can't find my logs in AWS Lambda! (they might not be enabled...)
When you create a new AWS Lambda job, logging is (inexplicably, to my thinking) not configured by default. I'm sure there's reasons for it, but considering this is a service where jobs run headless, it seems pretty important to be able to jump in and quickly see exactly why a job is failing.
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Automate cleaning up your comments using the StackExchange API
Recent events at SE have me thinking about my contributions, and which of those I should/could clean up. Like Twitter, comments on SE have a limited shelf-life, and there's no reason to leave them hanging around. With the help of the Stack Exchange API, you can even automate cleaning them up!...
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SO Vault: What do these new C# 6 features do?
From the SO vault: "The language feature implementation status page of the Roslyn project lists several implemented or planned features of C# 6. I couldn't find any information on what some of them mean though."...
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Hacktoberfest 2019 🎃🖱
It's the end of October and yet another Hacktoberfest. I don't even care about the prizes, which leaves me wondering, why do I even bother? I can think of a few reasons... and they're not all as altruistic as I'd like....
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SO Vault: Are there still BASIC compilers/interpreters that use line numbers?
From the SO vault: "Is there still some BASIC compiler or Interpreter that supports this (obsolete) line-numbering technique? One that is kept up-to-date with the more modern operating systems, that is..."...
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StackOverboard (how to ruin 10 years of goodwill and alienate your users)
Last year, SE decided that the community is not friendly enough and introduced a single network-wide CoC. Then a few weeks ago, they announced a change that advocates a specific ideology and compels the speech of every contributor on their network. Here's a brief rehash and my own thoughts....
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Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the topmost of them all?
Some devs ask how they can make sure their program is the "most" whatever. The first spot in the notification tray, the first service to run, the topmost of the topmost. They want to make sure that their app is first and foremost before all others... talk about tunnel vision....
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A rolling book rack with extra storage
My wife asked for a book shelf for the kids, but something that would let them see the entire book cover instead of just the binding, like a magazine rack in the store....
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