Microsoft has officially lifted the curtain on SQL Server 2025, and it is shaping up to be one of the most significant releases in years. Rather than just another incremental update, this version brings transformative features around AI, hybrid analytics, performance, and security. In this post, we’ll walk through the highlights of SQL Server 2025 and what …
The Sudden Rise of Generative AI In late 2022, the world witnessed the public release of generative AI systems powerful enough to write essays, produce code, and create art at a level that, until recently, seemed years away. Within months, these tools were in the hands of hundreds of millions of people. The technology’s spread …
The Reckless Race: How Generative AI Could Break Society + read more
750 meters swimming, 25 kilometers cycling, 5 kilometers running. My first sprint-distance triathlon is officially in the books – and what an emotional rollercoaster it’s been. It all happened at the Aloha Tri Traun Triathlon. But to be honest, the lead-up to this day wasn’t promising. Just a few days earlier, during my final bike …
My First Sprint Triathlon: From Doubt to Triumph at Aloha Tri Traun + read more
For several years of my professional life, I’ve lived between worlds – Linux for development, Windows for daily comfort and gaming, and macOS when the polish and ecosystem just made things feel… nice. But I’ve always felt like I was cheating on one platform with another. No single environment ever gave me the full stack …
Designing and debugging your own operating system is one of the most fulfilling but technically demanding projects you can undertake as a systems programmer. You have to build every abstraction yourself – memory management, privilege levels, system calls, user-space transitions, and interrupt handling – all while dealing with the quirks of real hardware and complex …
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