Since Amazon decided all of their requests needed to be authenticated, developers have been scrambling to convert their existing code to work with their new authentication architecture. Here’s an excerpt of the email you probably received: “… signatures will be necessary to authenticate each call to the Product Advertising API. This requirement will be phased… Read more »
Posts By: David Drake
Commands to Easily Reformat Code with Line Breaks Around Curly Braces in Vim
Personal coding styles can be a big thing for some people. It can take a while for some people to figure out what styles are their favorite. For instance: I used to code by putting curly braces on their own lines; I have since changed. Unfortunately, I’m constantly coming across my own code (and the… Read more »
Benchmark Results Show 400%-700% Increase In Server Capabilities with APC and Squid Cache
Our servers are getting ready to be awaken by the masses. As such, we needed to ensure our servers would not simply fall over if we should get a sudden influx of traffic when we open our doors to everyone. When we first released our software, we quickly found that we needed to adjust some… Read more »
Professional Technologist
My name is David Drake. I am a father and technologist who revels in creating things and tackling difficult problems.
Appreciator of the outdoors. Enjoyer of good humans, cooking, aromatic coffee, and plants. Actor for many years. Very fond of science; particularly astronomy and quantum physics. Likes to grow things and travel. Commodore 64 tattoo. Fan of PBS, Apple, and The NY Times. Constantly learning and loves to teach.
Everything I say is my own opinion and not representative of any organization.