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Yaakov

.NET 8 min read

The Changing World of .NET

.NET today is no longer a walled-off Microsoft-only environment. This post explores how it has evolved and how you can evolve your software with it.
Notes 1 min read

Configuring Wi-Fi on Raspbian (Jessie)

All the online tutorials I read were wrong. Here's what worked for me.
Linux 1 min read

NFS on Raspbian (Jessie) at boot

A short guide to auto-mounting an NFS share at boot time.
Development 2 min read

HTTP/2 Header Casing

Do you think all HTTP headers are Train-Cased-Like-This? If so, you're in for a surprise.
Development 2 min read

Vehicular UIs can be dangerously bad

The more "smart" features added to a car, the more distracting and dangerous it can be.
Story 1 min read

The downside of working in a global company

Have I ever mentioned how annoying time zones are?
Development 4 min read

Finding your Operating System version programmatically

Here's how to do it on Linux, macOS and Windows. No surprises, Windows is by far the most complex.
macOS 3 min read

Thunderbolt Networking

Thunderbolt is amazingly fast, but how do you find the host at the other end of the cable?
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