I have, as you might expect, authored several versions of this Article, both in my head and on the page, as the most extraordinary weekend of my career has unfolded. To briefly summarize: On Friday, then-CEO Sam Altman was fired from OpenAI by the board that governs the non-profit; then-President Greg Brockman was removed from […]
This week will be heavy on the deals and Black Friday posts. We get it, sometimes these posts can get under your skin, but we’re hoping that at least some of you appreciate the heads-up on these deals. Now, here come the B&H Photo Black Friday Deals. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes These B&H Photo […]
Welcome to this guide on building a REST API with Azure Functions V4. In this guide, we’ll walk through the steps to create a simple CRUD API using TypeScript, Visual Studio Code, and Azure Table Storage. This hands-on tutorial is suitable for both beginners and experienced developers, offering a quick path to creating your API […]
In 2013, when I started Stratechery, there was no bigger event than the launch of the new iPhone; its only rival was Google I/O, which is when the newest version of Android was unveiled (hardware always breaks the tie, including with Apple’s iOS introductions at WWDC). It wasn’t just that smartphones were relatively new and […]
Here we are with another week and, as usual, Netflix is adding a few new shows and movies between November 3-9th. You can also check out what’s and leaving Netflix and Netflix Canada in November if you want to binge those first. Estimated reading time: 5 minutes NOTE: Titles without a 🇺🇸 or 🇨🇦 designation […]
At the beginning of this month, I attended the Devoxx Belgium 2023 event in Antwerp. And there was something to celebrate because it was the 20th edition. In this article I gathered some practical information about the event, and the sessions that were held. Perhaps this gives you more insight in what you can expect […]
The complexity for minimum component costs has increased at a rate of roughly a factor of two per year (see graph on next page). Certainly over the short term this rate can be expected to continue, if not to increase. Over the longer term, the rate of increase is a bit more uncertain, although there […]
Good home theater sound is an integral part of any home theater set up. While many buyers focus on the quality of the TV, they often do not consider sound. I concede that buying a kick butt TV and a sound system to go with it can get expensive. But my recommendation is to find […]
Yesterday Oracle released their latest Autonomous database offering in a container image to try (most of) the Automous database technology without requiring access to the Oracle Cloud (OCI). This helps developers to get used to the Autonomous database and have a quick method of getting started with APEX development. This image is also something you […]
In a recent interview I did with Craig Moffett we discussed why there is a “TMT” sector when it comes to industry classifications. TMT stands for technology, media, and telecoms, and what unifies them is that all deal in a world of massive up-front investment — i.e. huge fixed costs — and then near perfect […]
