Regex and Performance

Compute power costs money.  This is one reason why it is important that developers write their regular expressions (regex) with efficiency in mind.  It also needs to be written correct so that it functions explicitly as intended.  I was using a SaaS tool to simulate the performance impacts of certain…
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How To Build a System Workbench

With the growth of the Cloud, fewer and fewer people actually put their hands on hardware.  But there are times that a cash-strapped startup, consultant or a frugal hobbyist/entrepreneur will want to get a MVP (Minimally Viable Product) up and running without having the recurring expense of deploying in the…
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