Updates
What we have been working on recently. Content additions, guide revisions, and new learning paths.
Linux Kernel 7.0: Sysadmin Test Plan
A practical test plan for evaluating Linux kernel 7.0 before production deployment. Covers boot testing, driver verification, performance baselines, and rollback procedures.
Ubuntu Release Cadence: LTS vs. Interim Releases
Understanding Ubuntu's release model. When to use LTS, when interim releases make sense, and how to plan your upgrade cadence for servers and workstations.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Upgrade Plan: Timeline and Checklist
How to plan your Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrade. Covers timeline expectations, hardware compatibility checks, package hold audits, and rollback strategies.
Zero-Downtime Database Changes: Safe Migration Patterns
Patterns for deploying database schema changes without downtime. Covers expand-contract migrations, backward-compatible columns, and online index builds.
PostgreSQL 18 Skip Scan for Multicolumn Indexes
How PostgreSQL 18 skip scan optimizes queries on multicolumn indexes. Covers when skip scan activates, benchmark patterns, and index design implications.
PostgreSQL UUIDv7: Time-Ordered IDs for Modern Applications
How UUIDv7 solves the performance problems of UUIDv4 in PostgreSQL. Covers index locality, generation strategies, and migration from serial or UUIDv4 columns.
PostgreSQL 18 Upgrade Guide: Performance and Operations
What changes in PostgreSQL 18 and how to plan your upgrade. Covers new performance features, breaking changes, pg_upgrade steps, and rollback strategies.
JavaScript Developer Roadmap: A Six-Month Plan
A structured six-month learning plan for JavaScript developers. Covers fundamentals, async patterns, tooling, frameworks, and building a portfolio project.
TypeScript Modern Checks That Prevent Runtime Bugs
Practical TypeScript compiler options and coding patterns that catch real bugs before they reach production. Covers strict mode, branded types, and exhaustive checks.
Python 3.15 Watchlist: Alpha Features and Regression Tests
What to track in the Python 3.15 alpha cycle. Covers PEP candidates, experimental features worth testing early, and how to set up regression test suites.
Python 3.14 Production Migration Checklist
Step-by-step checklist for migrating production services to Python 3.14, covering deprecation removals, new syntax, dependency audits, and rollback planning.
Caching Strategy for Static and Hybrid Sites
A decision framework for choosing cache headers, CDN rules, and invalidation strategies across fully static, ISR, and hybrid rendering architectures.
Frontend Performance Budgets: Ship Less JavaScript
How to set meaningful performance budgets for JavaScript bundles, enforce them in CI, and make trade-off decisions when budgets are exceeded.
Fix High INP: Long Tasks and Event-Handler Patterns
Practical techniques for reducing Interaction to Next Paint scores by breaking up long tasks, deferring non-critical work, and restructuring event handlers.
INP First: A Core Web Vitals Checklist for 2026
Interaction to Next Paint replaced FID as the Core Web Vitals responsiveness metric. This checklist covers measurement, common root causes, and targeted fixes for production sites.
Web Fundamentals Learning Path Published
A new five-step learning path covering HTML basics through performance optimization. Includes resource links to guides and reading cards at every step.
Pro JavaScript Techniques Reading Card Updated
Expanded chapter breakdown with modern context notes. Added comparisons to current JavaScript patterns and frameworks.
Caching Guide Revised
Updated our Caching for Static Sites guide with stale-while-revalidate patterns, CDN-specific configuration examples, and practical header configurations.
Linux Administration Path Expanded
Added security hardening as a fourth step in the Linux Administration learning path, with cross-references to Counter-Hack Reloaded.
Data & Databases Learning Path Added
New four-step path from SQL foundations through data mining and application integration.
Security Hub Updated
Refreshed the Security topic hub with improved reading list context and updated starter path recommendations.
What Is an E-Book? Guide Published
Comprehensive guide covering e-book formats, the open-access ecosystem, evaluation checklists, and effective reading strategies for technical content.
Editorial Policy Published
Documented our content selection standards, citation practices, update procedures, and editorial independence commitment.