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99.9% uptime: what your cloud provider isn't telling you
What does a 99.9% SLA really mean? Learn how to read the fine print of availability commitments, with real-world examples from AWS, Google Cloud, and Mailjet.
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performancemulti-threadingOS
Spinning around: Please don't!
Embark on a journey about why you should sometimes trust your OS more than yourself.
DMSSaaS
Electronic signatures: the end of unnecessary trips, and much more!
Save time, save money and sign your documents in one click with electronic signatures. At siliceum, we show you how this simple, secure and sustainable solution truly transforms daily work for field teams.
debuggingWindowsprofiling
ETW Events and thread names
Thread names are one of the most crucial information one can get system activity. However Windows ETW does not make it easy to retrieve!
performanceWindowsprofiling
Windows and high resolution timers
While writing test code for an article on sampling profilers, I ended up in analyzing methods for high resolution sleeps on Windows. Follow me into the rabbit-hole of high resolution thread sleeps and wakeups.
rextutorialangular
Angular and RxJS: avoiding memory leaks and mastering reactivity
Practical guide to Angular and RxJS: avoid memory leaks, choose between switchMap/mergeMap/concatMap, manage subscriptions and test your observables.
performanceload testing
Load testing an API: How to simulate realistic traffic?
You've set up a load test. Everything runs smoothly in PREPROD. And then… in PROD, it's chaos. Why? Because your test sends requests like a robot, not like real users.
performance
In performance, the average means nothing (use percentiles)
Why average response time is misleading and how to use percentiles P50, P90, P95, P99 to measure the real performance of your API.
DevOps
Artifact promotion vs code promotion: why I stopped rebuilding in prod
Code promotion vs artifact promotion: detailed comparison, CI/CD pipeline, rollback, tools (Nexus, Artifactory, ECR) and concrete decision criteria.
cmaketutorialC++
Handling dependencies with CMake
Now that you know how to write a modern CMakeLists.txt, learn how to use dependencies in your project!
directxd3d12C++
Optimizing copy of null descriptors in D3D12
Discover how a few simple tweaks can help save CPU time and memory when using Direct3D12 desciptors.
messages brokerarchitecture
Message queue naming conventions: a practical guide
RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS: without naming conventions, a shared broker becomes unmanageable. Template, common pitfalls and broker-specific adaptation.
conferenceperformancecpp
Optimizing Legacy Web UIs in an AAA Game Engine
DevFest Nantes 2025 talk: how to optimize legacy web interfaces to achieve 60 FPS in an AAA game engine.
conferenceperformancetesting
Performance Tests: How to Ensure an API Meets Requirements?
Clermont'ech API Hour #55 talk: practical approaches to performance testing and ensuring your servers can handle the load.
cmaketutorialC++
CMake customization points, how to configure your project?
After covering CMake basics, we now dive deeper. Learn how to configure and add customization points to your project!
cmaketutorialC++
CMake basics, how does one write a good CMake project?
How does one write a good CMake project? We answer this question to make it easier for everyone to integrate any library in a project.