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Thanks in part to recent advances in AI, we have a range of computational mechanisms at our disposal. However, certain universal truths apply to all of them.

Learn how to configure VS Code to enable stepping into external code when debugging a Python Behave test

C# 11.0 expanded high-performance, low-allocation functionality. This post describes the importance of the added support for ref fields, and how the scoped keyword relates.

Recent huge investment in AI has changed the modern computational landscape. Whatever the value of recent AI developments ultimately proves to be, we have some new hardware capabilities as a side effect. What else do these enable?

Power BI's new PBIR format enhances collaboration, version control, and efficiency for developers. Learn key benefits and future implications.

Power BI Projects are a game changer for teams building reports; offering a source-control friendly format, CI/CD support, and the ability to edit in a code editor.

Spark doesn't always interpret JSON how we'd like. For example, if each key/value pair in a JSON object is conceptually one item, Spark won't give you a row per item by default. This article shows how to nudge Spark in the right direction.

This post examines .NET's native support for iterators: IEnumerator<T>, IEnumerable<T>, and IAsyncEnumerable<T>.

This guide captures the essential points that leaders should consider when setting up a new data team.

Use Reactive Extensions for .NET to transform FileSystemWatcher events into a powerful and easy-to-use event stream to deal with file system idiosyncrasies.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - using conversions to map automatically between arbitrary types.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - using unevaluatedProperties to create maps of strings to strongly typed values.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - using oneOf to create numeric enumerations and dispatch with pattern matching.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - using enum to create enumerations and dispatch with pattern matching.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - using const to create discriminator properties for polymorphic types.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - using oneOf for discriminated unions and pattern matching.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - composing interface-like mix-in types with allOf.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - creating tuples with prefixItems and unevaluatedItems.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - Working with tensors by converting to and from numeric spans.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - Creating an array of higher rank using nested items array schema, minItems and maxItems.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - Creating a strongly typed array with items, minItems and maxItems.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - constraining a base type.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - extending-a-base-type.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - object extensibility with open versus closed types.

Common patterns with C# and JSON Schema - how to reuse common schema in the definition of a type.