Problem statement: You may receive the following error when you try to open the New Query window in the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio connected to the Microsoft SQL Server instance. Fig 1. The visual Studio component cache is out of date, please restart Visual Studio. Solution: Option 1: …
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Behind the Scenes: Never Trust User Input
This article is the first in a series of posts I’m writing about running various SaaS products and websites for the last 8 years. I’ll be sharing some of the issues I’ve dealt with, lessons I’ve learned, mistakes I’ve made, and maybe a few things that went right. Let me …
Guide to Heaps in Python
In this guide, we’ll embark on a journey to understand heaps from the ground up. We’ll start by demystifying what heaps are and their inherent properties. From there, we’ll dive into Python’s own implementation of heaps, the heapq module, and explore its rich set of functionalities. So, if you’ve ever …
Building a Developer-Friendly App Stack for 2026
Introduction Apps are more complex than ever. You have more tools, APIs, and managed services than you can count, but all that convenience brings new challenges. Microservices sprawl, dependency chains, and flaky CI pipelines can turn simple updates into landmines. How do you scale without everything breaking? How do you …