Technology

A small batch file to compile and execute… Java

Entering a javac (compile) and a java (execution) command seems tedious, so I wondered if those could be scripted into a good old .bat file.

I’ve created a file called yall.bat to help with the process. It has been a while since I’ve been playing around with batch files. I’ve seen my father do it… it still looks like a dark – and ancient – art to me.

How to debug a StackOverflow crash in a .Net application on an IIS (production) server?

Today we had a problem on the server: our app was causing the application pool to crash. Windows error reporting didn’t give a clear result of what was causing a stack overflow exception within the app. No stack-trace, no nothing. So how to solve a problem like this?

Whipping WPExplorer’s Blogger Template into shape

I recently switched to WPExplorer’s Bogger Template, because it is simple and focused on the articles. What’s not to love? But there is still a lot to do to whip this template into shape. To help you out, I’ve created this post.

How to share from your computer to your phone?

I like to browse the web using my computer, but I like to share the content with my friends on social platforms. Is this hard? Not with QR Codes and your mobile…

Increase WordPress performance on IIS

I noticed that the Time To First Byte (TTFB) of my website was taking way too long. First I thought it should be resolved by caching, but I noticed that it couldn’t be the caching, because TTFB kept being pretty high. After some research I found the culprit: IPv6 with the MySQL driver.

Serving SASS files for WordPress theme on IIS

I love SASS. What’s not to love? Well… it can’t be served directly by the web server like CSS. It needs to be pre-compiled before it is served. Fortunately there is a PHP SASS compiler that can be used to make PHP compile and serve SASS. I’m using an IIS installation, so I’ll be explaining how it can be done on a Windows machine.

Compare Files with PowerShell: a faster way

Compare large files efficiently in PowerShell by checking their size first and then processing their contents in buffered chunks.